I don’t think words can ever adequately convey how much of a tremendous influence Laetitia Casta has had on my life. I just adore her so much. From the very first moment she became a model, she’s always done things her way. She’s never fit into anyone’s mold. It didn’t matter that she was too short, too shapely and her teeth were crooked. She refused to change or conform to anyone’s standard.
As the Marianne of France, Laetitia is the very definition of the 21st century woman. She’s smart, caring, ambitious, strong-willed, her femininity isn’t a weakness and she’s not ashamed of her beauty. I think Laetitia has a lot in common with Shirley Mason, the lead singer of Garbage. They both have larger than life personalities and completely revolutionized how women were viewed in their fields.
And what’s even cooler is Laetitia’s birthday is the same as the international release date for Garbage’s iconic Version 2.0 album. So many of those songs make me think of Laetitia. To the hard rock riffs, trip-hop, electronic sounds, to Shirley’s aggressive and melodic vocal deliveries, it embodies all facets of Laetitia Casta’s unique versatility.
Laetitia is probably the coolest Taurus around and she’s my favorite model. Happy Birthday Laetitia, words and images hardly do justice to show how amazing of a person you truly are. She’s one of a kind and truly special ♡
Channeling the great Brigitte Bardot and her modeling idol Linda Evangelista, the Dutch powerhouse Birgit Kos has already ascended to the heights of the modeling world since getting her start in 2014. Before being discovered at the age of 15 at a shopping mall in Amsterdam with her parents, the tomboy and outdoorsman had no lofty aspirations of modeling at the onset:
Birgit began 
shooting with a local agency, but was told she had “too much hips.” “They said I could come back when my hips were smaller, says Kos, I was done with it after that.” Birgit’s father saw an advert for the Elite Model Look competition and urged her to give modeling another shot.
Birgit didn’t win 
but she landed a contract. Her first two years were slow, doing only commercial work, but Birgit was still grateful for her slow start. “I didn’t do much editorial or walk in any shows, but I am really thankful for that slow start, as it gave me time to really hone my craft.”
Birgit’s career really started to get its legs in 2016 when she landed her first magazine cover for Glamour France January 2016 and scored her first big fashion campaign for Giorgio Armani: “When I started modeling, [Armani] was really the king of fashion for me,” she said. “It was nice to get that [campaign] because after three years of working, you see that you’re going somewhere.”
Birgit walked her first and only show in 2016 for Miu Miu S/S 17. But for 2017, Birgit would go on an Attila the Hun-esque fashion siege, walking upward to 60 SHOWS for everyone from Alberta Ferretti, Fendi, Moschino, Versace, Etro, Saint Laurent, Chloe, Isabel Marant, Tom Ford, Michael Kors, Ralp Lauren, as well as gracing some of her first covers for Vogue Japan, Germany and Russia.
“At first I was really relaxed about it and thought, ‘OK, I’ll try the modeling thing for a bit.’ Then when I started getting contracts, I was like, ‘Holy shit! I can actually do this.”
“I called my mom and said, ‘Do you know who I’m doing a commercial with? What if it’s like Fifty Shades of Grey?’ ” She laughs. “But Jamie is so cool, it wasn’t that way at all.”
“It’s impossible to pick a single career highlight. Honestly, I am just really grateful for every job I get.”
model should be. She is a chameleon and can step into any character. I always hear from all the great photographers that she inspired them enormously. That’s what a model should be, a muse.”
But one of the things Birgit adores and cherishes the most, is fellow model and best friend, the one and only Luna Bijl! The two have been friends for years and they first met during a shoot for H&M in Mexico. Luna: “It immediately clicked between Birgit and me.” Birgit: ‘Luna is super social. She talks easily, so it was fun from the first minute. ” Luna: We have the same standard when it comes to working.
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