In addition to these spring ads, Lakshmi walked in the Spring 2008 Hermes and Jean Paul Gaultier shows.
Lakshmi is a well-known model in India already, who has appeared in numerous Swatch ads (below) and graced the cover of the first Vogue India issue. Let's hope we see more of her in the U.S. and Europe!
photos courtesy of niralimagazine.com
She's a great model in her own right; we Indians should stop nurturing the idea that we've made it only when featured in Western ads.
ReplyDeleteI'm also disgusted by the fact that they used the poor elephants in their ads - first because animals should not be used for commercial purposes and second because it still conveys the old-fashioned notion that India is still an old world of elephants, monkeys and flying carpets.
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ReplyDeleteI think you're right, Lakshmi is already a great model. I think a lot of Indians though, including myself, want and NEED to see more desi female models in the U.S. and European scene. As beautiful as they are, desi women in the U.S. can't always relate to Caucasian models that represent cosmetics lines, etc. I would love to see Lakshmi as a rep of say, Estee Lauder, like Liya Kebede or YSL, like Ujjwala a few years ago!
She is stunning! I love how she retains a distinct desi look - dark hair, skin, etc. And I love the makeup look in that last pic..so pretty without being all tarted up. Just simple and elegant. I agree with the first poster. That stereotypical Orientalist approach is so tired.
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she's gorgeous. one of my favourite desi models (other than the stunning vidisha). yay for desi models making it big
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