MAJOR MOMENT MONDAY: Hazel Eakman for Kenneth Ning

Hazel Eakman had quite a week last week during NYFWM 2016. We posted on Friday about her in the Cadet show, and today we have the photos from when she was in the Kenneth Ning show. First of all the hair and makeup could not be more perfect. In fact, Janice Marino (the makeup artist who worked on Hazel for the show) might have don't the most perfect smokey, but not too smokey, eye that I have seen in a long time. Of course the look probably wouldn't look nearly as good on anyone but our stunning Hazel, but that's beside the point. This show was for New York Fashion Week Men, but we think our girl Hazel stole the show!

Hazel Eakman for Cadet

New York Fashion Week: Men's Fall/Winter 16/17 is going on, and our model Hazel Eakman has been busy! She walked in the show for Cadet, who was a CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Finalist last year, so designers don't get more up-and-coming than that. Judging from these photos Hazel held her own among the men on the runway. Walking any runway is can be intimidating, let along walking one during NYFWM. Great work Hazel, we are so proud of you!

MAJOR MOMENT MONDAY: Liz Kennedy for Dolce and Gabbana

The other day, our model Liz Kennedy, posted an airport selfie where she mentioned she was Italy bound with "poofy" hair, that I'm assuming is leftover from a photoshoot. The airport coif-caused embarrassment was worth it though, because in Italy she walked in the latest Dolce and Gabbana Haute Couture show in Milan. For those of you keeping track this is the second time Liz has walked a runway for Dolce and Gabbana and we are beside ourselves with excitement! Congrats Liz, this is a huge accomplishment and we couldn't be more proud of you.

video reposted from @martinazuccala

Liz's airport selfie

NYFW is Coming Up!

Alisha Judge in Jenny Packham

Now that January is here it means that New York Fashion Week is just around the corner. (Official dates are February 11-18) A new year, a new fashion season, and we will have some new models in New York this year. We are also looking forward to seeing which shows our more experienced models book now that they have had a few seasons to develop their skills. 

The above photo is from last February when our model Alisha Judge OPENED the Jenny Packham show. Jenny Packham is one of the best designers out of the UK in a while, and her popularity skyrocketed when the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton herself, started to wear Packham's designs regularly. Having Alisha open such a big show was one of our fashion week highlights last year, and we can't wait to see what this February has in store for us. Stay tuned everyone, we'll keep you all updated here!

Fusion's Leomie Anderson in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Were you all amongst the millions of people who watched the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last night? If you did you saw our partner, Fusion Model Management's Leomie Anderson walk the runway. Booking the Victoria's Secret fashion show is one of the biggest jobs a model can book, and the fact that Fusion had a girl in the show is HUGE! We are not surprised because both Fusion and Leomie are amazing. We have nothing but confidence in Fusion's abilities, which is why we have so many of our models placed with them in New York City.

Leomie is rightfully getting all kinds of buzz right now because of the fashion show. We loved this article about her in i-D Magazine. Our favorite part is when she said, "I just believe people will continue to work with you because you've got a good personality and you're good at your job. I am not interested in being a one season girl." This is exactly along the lines of what we tell our models all the time!

We can't issue a big enough, heartfelt congratulations to our partners at Fusion and to Leomie for such a major accomplishment!

Congrats to Fusion on Leomie Anderson in the VS SHOW!

Fusion Model, Leomie Anderson

It is no secret how much we love our partners at Fusion Model Management in New York City.  We want to publicly declare our excitement for them about their model Leomie Anderson walking in THE Victoria's Secret Fashion Show that taped yesterday.  Each year walking in the VS Show is a bigger deal as it gets more and more popular, and we are so happy that one of our partners' models was in the show.  You better believe we will be watching when it airs on CBS on December 8th and cheering extra loud when Leomie walks down the runway!  

Jodie and her team at Fusion are some of the best in the business, which is why we trust them with our models.  Congrats to you all, we are over the moon for you!

Jodie Gordon (from Fusion) with Leomie Backstage

Recap of Sophia Skloss in the European Shows

Fresh off of a whirlwind New York Fashion Week (that we posted about here), our model Sophia Skloss hopped on a plane to Europe to be in the shows there too.  Here is a recap of the shows that Sophia walked in while she was in Europe.  Also, please keep in mind that these fashion shows are the top designers in Europe, and there are no bigger runway shows than those during the show season in New York, London, Milan, and Paris.  So each picture and show listed here is a major accomplishment for any model, let alone one model! (Each link with the designer name will take you directly to the writeup and photos of the show from Vogue.com)

Paul Smith

Margaret Howell

Margaret Howell (Second Look, and she closed the show)

Anteprima 

Anteprima (Second Look)

Giamba (Gambattista Valli)

Damir Doma

Hazel Eakman and Madison Moehling for Rivini

New York Bridal Fashion Week (or #nybfw) just finished, and we loved seeing pictures of a few of our models in the shows.  Madison Moehling and Hazel Eakman both walked in the show for Rivini, and we loved all of the behind the scenes pictures we saw from these two.  It makes us so happy to see two of our models, cast in the same show, and enjoying the experience together!  We also love getting to share with you any backstage and close up hair and makeup pics. Great job ladies, you look stunning, and we're glad to see you're having fun.

NYFW: Sophia Skloss' Whirlwind Week

3.1 Phillip Lim

Our model Sophia Skloss is currently in Milan walking the runways for Milan Fashion Week, but we have to catch you all up on the rest of the shows she walked in for NYFW.  When we met up with Sophia and her mom, she was telling us about finishing one show, and the running through the city to make it on time to the next show, and as you scan through these pictures you can see why she had such a crazy pace.  Sophia was not only walking in a lot of fashion shows, she was walking in some of the biggest shows of the entire season!  Sophia, we can barely keep up with just writing about you, and that makes us so proud!  Keep up the good work in Europe, we will be posting about all of your London shows next week, followed by your bookings in Milan. (Each link with the designers' names will take you to the Vogue review of the show)

Tibi

Maiyet

Adeam

Suno

MAJOR MOMENT MONDAY: Sophia Skloss for Delpozo

Sophia's first look in the show

Last week while some of the Pulse Management crew was in New York City for Fashion Week, we  had the pleasure to watch our model Sophia Skloss in the Delpozo Spring 2016 Ready-to-wear show. We went to dinner with Sophia and her mom Karin, the night before the show and she was telling us all about how chaotic fashion week had been, but also about how much she was loving it.

It was such a treat getting to watch Sophia walk the runway, especially at a show as beautiful as this one.  One of the things I loved the most about watching this particular show, is that the hair and makeup wasn't over the top, it just allowed the models to look like themselves.  (My front row seat (!!!) also helped me see all of the details of the clothing, bags, and shoes that may have been harder to catch by viewing the pictures online later)

While we were waiting for the show to start we had the opportunity to chat with Sophia's mom, and I have to say how impressed I was with both her and Sophia.  She mentioned that as parents, she and Sophia's dad prioritize Sophia's education and her grades.  When she wanted to go to this NYFW, her dad said she would only be able to go if her grades were at a certain level. So Sophia worked hard and got her grades where they needed to be so she would be able to walk in the shows.  Sometimes being a model looks glamorous (which it can be), but there is also a lot of work that goes into it, including keeping up with your school work, and it shows a lot about Sophia that she is willing to put in the work so she can continue with her career.

Sophia is currently in London walking the runways for London Fashion week, and we will keep you updated on all of her exciting bookings there. In the meantime enjoy these photos and videos that will give you a behind the scenes and up close look at this amazingly beautiful fashion show.

Sophia's second look in the show

Pulse President, Stacey Eastman backstage admiring Sophia's looks for the show

Part of the watercolored line-up for the show

 Sophia in hair and makeup

 Look at the team all working to get her ready for the show!

Lisa and Stacey waiting for the show to begin

Sophia's first look coming down the runway

Up close look of Sophia

  

 Lisa sitting front row capturing some of the looks

Bergdorf's (the famed department store) instagrammed this pic, and if you look really closely you can spot Lisa sitting front row!

 Lisa (PR), Stacey (President), and Nancy (Scout) after the show

NYFW: Sophia Skloss for Rodarte

Our model Sophia Skloss is having an incredible week.  Yesterday she walked the runway at the Rodarte Spring 2016 show, which over the past decade has turned into one of the most anticipated runways of the season.  We had the pleasure of having dinner with Sophia and her mom Karin tonight, and hearing her tell all of us about her castings, and racing from one runway to the next.  She mentioned that at this show Anna Wintour came up to her to inspect her Rodarte ensemble.  We couldn't get over the fact that this High School student that we discovered in Oregon, was sitting across from us telling us about walking the runways and being inspected by Anna Wintour herself!  Sophia is really coming into her own as a model and a young adult, and we are so proud of her. 

We have a lot more to update you about NYFW, but we will have to save that for another day because we have to go try to catch Sophia's next show!

Major Moment Monday: Sophia Skloss for Yigal Azrouel

Happy Monday everyone!  Fresh of off the NYFW catwalk is a pic of our model Sophia Skloss, stomping for the Yigal Azrouel Spring 2016 RTW show.  Sophia looks fresh-faced in the best way, and we love the look of that dress with her willowy frame. Pulse Management models are no stranger to the Yigal Azrouel, last February our model Liz Kennedy walked in their show.  We posted about it here, just in case you missed it.

Congrats on another great show Sophia, we can't wait to see what else Fashion Week has in store for you!

NYFW: Sophia Skloss for Zac by Zac Posen

Zac Posen's diffusion line Zac by Zac Posen kicked off fashion week today, being touted as the first major designer's show of fashion week.  Our model Sophia Skloss walked down the runway with models like Coco Rocha, and we are so pleased!  Sophia got a taste of fashion week in February when she walked the Burberry runway in London, and now she's set to take the city of New York by storm.  We can't wait to bring you a lot more updates as Fashion Week kicks into high gear.  We have a couple of exciting announcements for you all, but we'll save that for another day. Today we're all about celebrating our girl Sophia's walk down the runway!

Sophia (far right) backstage

Backstage at the show (photo from here)

Backstage Hair and Make up at the Zac by Zac Posen show (pic from here)