marloes horst by sam bisso
are scouts dreaming of finding an equally powerful model when they take a train or plane to the netherlands? certainly they do. do they dream to find another marloes, hope not but guess some do. that would be a kind of industrial caricature though. netherlands have offered various beauty type since the country has been labeled a hot modeling spot. going from marloes herself to a tall lanky freckled michelle den hollander, from the loos sisters to lara stone, from a sky-rocketed-to-the-top daphne groeneveld to a valerie van der graf who really starts blossom now that she crossed her 18th birthday like an important milestones. all kinds of looks, all kinds of careers. fast runners on one side while others will go slower and steadier. marloes in between, after she caught attention walking for prada on a september evening. then went her very own way. patience is gold, always, especially when everyone else wants to go so fast. soft and smart are two words that go beautifully hand in hand in today’s fashion world craving for unique characters going beyond looks and stereotypes.
