Jessica Clarke (New Zealand)

Jessica looking great after the Giorgio Armani show in Milan. Jessica also had 3 different looks in the Mulberry FW2011 show, making me wonder if Mulberry will use her for off runway gigs too.

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Maryna Linchuk (DNA, NY)

Edita Vilkeviciute Off Duty (DNA, NY)

Jessica Clarke (DNA, NY): new face to watch

exiting the SS11 Dolce & Gabbana show at Milan Fashion Week.

Amanda Norgaard (DNA, NY)

2 consecutive seasons walking Burberry and a Burberry eyewear campaign to boot! Makes me wonder if her good friend Imogen (from Britain) will get some kind of special Henrik Vibskov campaign for "revenge" :))

Magdalena Frackowiak (DNA, NY): exclusive photo

Kristen McMenamy (DNA, NY) exits Louis Vuitton, looks for her driver

Doing Italian Vogue covers before Frida Gustavsson was even born...married to photographer Miles Aldridge...Kristen is a living legend in the modeling world.

Victoria's Secret Models: Karolina Kurkova, Chanel Iman, Lindsay Ellingson

Karolina Kurkova (IMG, NY)

Chanel Iman (IMG, NY)

Lindsay Ellingson (DNA, NY)

Taryn Davidson Off Duty (DNA NY)

Kelli Lumi Off Duty (DNA NY): exiting Armani Privé couture

sandals -- Armani
dress -- 3.1 Philip Lim
bag -- Chanel

Skye Stracke (DNA NY) in Alexander McQueen shoes

Photo taken on Broadway, near the NYU area. Skye's high end image isn't limited to the May VOGUE Italy editorial she appeared in, but also includes her off duty style as well:

shoes -- Alexander McQueen
top -- Yigal Azrouël
bag -- Chanel
vest -- biker shop
studded pockets, cut off shorts -- Intermix

Anna de Rijk (DNA NY) and Sara Blomqvist (DNA NY)

Anna de Rijk at Milan Fashion Week

Sara B. at London Fashion Week

Besides both having been photographed by Steven Meisel and both being represented by the same NY agency (DNA), they are also roommates.

Magdalena Frackowiak (DNA)

Polish born Magdalena's name in Hebrew origins actually means 'from the tower'. I'd actually say she IS the tower given her January editorial in Italian Vogue with Steven Meisel, her catwalks down Balmain, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Lanvin, and her great outfit as seen here.

Epaulettes: the model angle on the trench coat trend

Liu Wen (Marilyn NY) with a bow tied belt. The first asian model to sign with Estée Lauder. The first asian model to walk the Victoria's Secret runway. Needless to say, the first photo in this post.

Hind Sahli (DNA NY) also with a bow tied belt. If you ask me, she rocks this hair cut. Look for her editorial in the May issue of VOGUE Italia by shot by Steven Meisel.

Tara Gill (DNA) walks Jean Paul Gaultier 7 consecutive shows

The first time I met Tara was when I shot her for Teen Vogue.com at Fall/Winter 2009 Paris shows. Little did I know that then Tara was well on her way to walking 7 consecutive shows for Jean Paul Gaultier, an influential show on the fashion season circuit and most certainly an accomplishment worthy of noting:

Spring/Summer 2009 -- 2x
Spring Couture 2009 -- 1x
Fall/Winter 2009 -- 3x
Fall Couture 2009 -- 2x
Spring/Summer 2010 -- 3x
Spring Couture 2010 -- 2x
Fall/Winter 2010 -- 2x

Natalia Vodianova (DNA) before she opened and closed the Alexander Wang show

Natalia Vodianova arrives at the Alexander Wang show at New York Fashion Week.

Zuzana Gregorova (DNA NY)

3 seasons with Maryna Linchuk (DNA)

Outside the Ohne Titel show at the F/W 2010 show for New York Fashion Week

At the Spring/Summer 2010 shows at Paris Fashion Week

At the Fall/Winter 2009 shows at New York Fashion Week

3 seasons of "history" with Maryna Linchuk--all easily organized for you only here at altamira: models off duty.   Come back as I'll be the only street blogger singularly focused  on providing Models Off Duty coverage from all 4 major fashion weeks from New York to London to Milan to Paris.

Lindsay Ellingson (DNA) leaves Chanel's Couture show

Stay tuned for Models Off Duty coverage from New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, and Paris Fashion Week.

Feb. 2 = Happy Birthday Taryn Davidson-R!! with Skye Stracke-L(both from DNA)

Spunky Skye Stracke as seen with pal and birthday girl Taryn Davidson after a casting today.  It's f-f-freezing right now in New York so if anyone of you is making the trip out here for fashion week, make sure you bring some seriously warm clothes.  Brrr.

p.s. Stay Tuned for an upcoming interview with Sarah Doukas, owner of Storm Model Management in London and the one who discovered Kate Moss in JFK airport!  She'll give her thoughts on the importance of style and press to a models career.