Naomi Preizler | |
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Born | [1] Buenos Aires, Argentina | 12 October 1990
Occupation(s) | Model, artist |
Years active | 2006–present [2] |
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Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3] |
Hair color | Blonde |
Eye color | Green |
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Website | Official website |
Naomi Preizler (born 12 October 1990) is an Argentine fashion model and artist, [9] known for her "longilinear silhouette, long blonde hair and androgynous face." [10]
Although discovered at age 14 by a model scout, Preizler did not begin her international modelling career until she finished high school. [9] She started her national modelling career, however, at age 15. [11] Dubbed the "girl of the moment" by Clarín in 2013, [2] she has walked for Chanel, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Alexander Wang, Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier and Jeremy Scott, among others. [1] [2] [9] She has also been photographed for Harper's Bazaar Argentina , Vogue Russia , Vogue Italia , Interview , Love and Grit. [1] [9] [12] Preizler was the face of BAFWEEK fall/winter 2012. [13] She also sang in BAFWEEK 2013, closing the Desiderata fashion show. [14] [15]
Preizler has also gained recognition as an artist. She studied at the New York Academy of Art and Art Students League of New York. [11] [16] She usually draws while queuing for fashion castings and fittings, inspired by the clothes and the models. [17] Inspired by Expressionists like Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka, Preizler usually draws women, "reflective faces" and self-portraits. [11] Some of her sketches are developed into paintings using gaudy colors and exaggerated features. [9] Jean Paul Gaultier owns a watercolor she made of him and Beth Ditto at the finale of his spring/summer 2011 show. [17] The Argentine brand AY Not Dead launched a collection of shirts with drawings by Preizler, which are tributes to Niki de Saint Phalle who focused on the curves of the female body. [10] [18] She has also collaborated with Vogue Italia and Harvey Nichols on an illustration project for its spring/summer 2012 collection. [16]
Preizler was raised in an artistic family, her father being an architect and sometimes oil painter, and her grandmother a sculptor. [9] [16] Preizler resides in Brooklyn, New York and Buenos Aires. [2] [17]
Preizler is of German descent. [11] She is also Jewish. [19] [20] Her grandparents were Jewish immigrants who went to Argentina fleeing from Nazism. [21] In the romantic novel festival Romántica Buenos Aires, she paid homage to them through a performance in which she read their love letters, shared apple cake that she cooked with her grandmother's recipe, and wore a dress that belonged to her. [21] [22]
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