Kris Grikaite Explained

Kris Grikaite
Birth Name:Kristina Grikaite
Birth Date:2000 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Omsk, Russia
Nationality:Russian
Haircolor:Light brown
Eyecolor:Blue

Kristina Grikaite (Russian: Кристина Грикайте; born July 25, 2000) is a Russian model of Lithuanian descent.

Early life and career

Grikaite was born on July 25, 2000, in Omsk, Russia. She began her modeling career with Avant Models in Moscow after tagging along with a friend to the agency and was signed immediately.[1] Since S/S 2017, Kris has been an exclusive model for Prada's runway shows. She walked at Prada's S/S 2017 (exclusive), F/W 2017 Menswear, F/W 2017 (opened), S/S 2018 (opened) fashion shows and appeared in Prada's S/S 2017, F/W 2017 and S/S 2018 advertisement campaigns, shot by Willy Vanderperre.[2]

Kris has appeared in editorials for Vogue US, British Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Vogue Russia, Vogue China, Interview Magazine, Self Service and Love Magazine, photographed by David Mushegain, Steven Meisel, Benjamin Huseby, Patrick Demarchelier, David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, Amy Troost, Paolo Roversi, Christian MacDonald, Craig McDean, Daniel Jackson, Steven Klein and Alasdair McLellan. In May 2017, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Russia, photographed by Ben Weller.[3]

She was included in the "Top Newcomers F/W 2017" Industry Selects list by British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful on Models.com,[4] and was ranked as one of the "Top 50" models.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Is Kris Grikaite The New Natalia Vodianova?. British Vogue. 27 July 2018. Newbold. Alice. Condé Nast.
  2. Web site: Who is Kris Grikaite, the new face discovered by Prada?. Vogue Paris.
  3. Web site: Summer Plans Vogue Russia Cover. Fashion Model Directory.
  4. Web site: Top Newcomers F/W 2017: Industry Selects. https://web.archive.org/web/20170412061747/https://models.com/mdx/top-newcomers-fw-2017/ . live. 2017-04-12 . models.com.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223821/https://models.com/rankings/ui/Top50/25084. Top 50 Models. models.com. 20 October 2018. A blunt crop courtesy of Guido Palau was the exclamation point turning this pristine beauty into a vision of Prada perfection at her Spring/Summer 2017 debut. Since then, it’s been Prada, Vogue, Prada, Vogue. Kris’s level of fashion finesse at such a young age is testament to this Russian teenager’s staying power..