Lily Cole (born May 19, 1988) is an English model and actress. She is a common sight on the catwalks of the international runway circuit and has walked many top shows — Chanel (Chanel handbags ), DKNY, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace (Versace handbags ), Alexander McQueen (Alexander McQueen handbags ), John Galliano (John Galliano handbags ) , and Louis Vuitton (Louis Vuitton handbags ), to name a few.
Lily Cole
Cole was born in Torquay, England, and raised in London. A chance encounter began her modelling career when she was fourteen. She was walking through the streets of Soho after a hamburger with friends when scout-turned-actor Benjamin Hart approached her about becoming a model. Cole ran away, but later changed her mind and was signed on with Storm Models, the mother agency of models such as Kate Moss.
Cole's big break came in 2003 when she caught photographer Steven Meisel's eye. It was on that photo shoot, her first 'only girl' story for Italian Vogue that Cole was catapulted into the spotlight as one of the leading new faces of the year.
Cole is featured in top fashion magazines such as Vogue (American, Italian, British, Japanese and Korean), Citizen K, and V. She has also appeared on the cover of Numéro and three for British Vogue. In November 2004, the British Fashion Awards named her 'Model of the Year'. Additionally, Cole has appeared in advertising campaigns for designers such as Chanel (Chanel handbags ), Christian Lacroix, Hermès (Hermes handbags ), Longchamp (Longchamp handbags ), Cacharel, Topshop, and Anna Sui Cosmetics, as well as being the face for Moschino's perfume 'I Love Love.'
Cole is an ally for Western Shoshone, an environmental organization. They specialize in working to halt gold and diamond mining, which is alleged to displace indigenous people worldwide and alleged to create excessive amounts of mining waste and toxins. She has also been seen wearing the £5 eco-friendly Anya Hindmarch handbag with the slogan "I'm Not A Plastic Bag ". She also wrote the foreword for Tamsin Blanchard's book Green Is The New Black.
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