ELLE Canada, April 2011 Fashion Special - Interviewed Claudelle Perreault (p 7)

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FASHIONAnniversary Special

O ur cover girl, Amanda Laine, is helping us celebrate our 10th birthday, even though she has

missed her own birthday for the past three years. “I did New York Fashion Week on my birthday again,” says the in-demand model, who turned 19 on February 12, “but I’m not complaining!”

Since a scout spotted the then 15- year-old working at Webers, a ham-burger joint near her hometown of Orillia, Ont., Laine’s life has been in overdrive. She has gone from playing post on her high-school basketball team to walking runways for Prada and Alexander McQueen.

While she is known for her edgy, androgynous look, she loves shoots that show off her romantic side. “I was just in Morocco for Chinese Numéro maga-zine. It was shot on top of a mountain, and it was just me and a tree. The tree was supposed to be my lover,” she says with a laugh. “It was hard at first, but it was actually a sen-sual and very beautiful shoot.”

Next up, Laine is hoping for a little downtime in her East Village apartment, which she shares with two fellow mod-els. “I want to hang out at MUD—where they know my standard order is Greek yogourt with granola and fruit—meet new people, visit museums and maybe join a summer soccer league. There is just so much to do!” CHRISTINA REYNOLDS h

2011AMANDA LAINEHometown Orillia, Ont.Now based in New York

“Amanda is extremely sweet and very professional. We shot two versions of this cover in less than a day because she had to catch a flight back to New York at 3 p.m.” – Denis Desro

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My favourite fashion words are... “That’s a wrap.” My designer crush is... “Christophe from Balmain—forever and always.” My model crush

is... “Lauren Hutton.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trend is... “More colour and graphic patterns.” I was discovered... “When I was 14. The mother of a friend of mine was an agent.” My signature modelling move is... “Blue Steel.” My craziest moment in the past decade was... “Sailing across the Atlantic.” The top three highlights of my modelling career are... “Getting my star on Canada’s Walk of Fame (I’m still surprised), getting my Lancôme contract and being able to travel around the world.” My favourite trend from the past decade is... “I’m so glad that grunge is back!” Right now, I absolutely love... “Surfing and visiting Ireland.”

My least favourite fashion words are... “Fierce, chic and edgy.” My designer crush is... “Jean Paul Gaultier. He is a very sweet man.” My model

crush is... “Doutzen Kroes. She’s the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen and shockingly gorgeous in per-son.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trend is... “Dresses with tail hems—they are longer in the back than the front. I also love jumpsuits and playsuits.” I was discovered... “At an Irish dance competition by Mr. Charles Stuart in Vancouver.” The runway outfit that got away was... “I would have framed and put anything by Alexander McQueen on my wall.” My signature modelling move is... “My open mouth, loved and hated by many.” My best feature is... “My thumbs. They are breathtaking.” My craziest moment

in the past decade was... “When I woke up one day in New York and all the news-paper headlines were asking ‘Is Coco Rocha too fat for the runway?’ My dress size is head-line news?” My top three fash-ion trends from the past de-cade are... “Furs, long boots and flowy dresses.” h

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Hometown Mississauga, Ont. Now based in New York

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“This was my first cover with my new hair colour,

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I’m in a magazine in Europe or Asia, but after the ELLE Canada cover came out everyone was

calling and emailing to tell me they saw it.”

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My favourite fashion word is... “Straight-forward.” My designer crushes are... “Dries Van Noten, Alexander Wang and Martin Margiela.” My model crushes are... “Guinevere Van Seenus and Malgosia Bela—they’re ab-

solutely gorgeous.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trend is... “Simplicity.” I was discovered... “When I was 15 years old. One of my sisters arranged an appointment for me at the Folio agency in Montreal.” My signature modelling move is... “Patience.” My best feature is... “My eyes.” My favourite Canadian fashion moment is... “My long-term contract—10 years!—with the cosmetics company Marcelle.” My top three fashion trends from the past decade are... “Skinny pants, high boots and silk tops.” Right now, I am... “Working on my own art

projects: directing short movies, creating art-video installations and co-directing—with Yves Sheriff— a documentary on American artist John Lurie.” h

My favourite fashion word is... “Fabulous.” My designer crush is... “Olivier Theyskens.” My model crushes are... “Caroline Winberg, Lily Donaldson and Christy Turlington—I think she’s the most beautiful model ever.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trend is... “The classic white shirt at Michael Kors.” I was discovered... “At IKEA, by another model.” The runway outfit that got away was... “A Givenchy Couture spring 2008 white dress with black trim.” My signature modelling move is... “Big, wide eyes.” My craziest moment in the past decade was... “Seeing the Juicy Couture ads in Times Square—all five of them. When I went and took photos in front of them, none of the tourists realized it was me.” On my 10th birthday... “I was with my family at home, eating leftover turkey. My birthday is between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.” Right now, I am... “Working full time on an undergraduate history de-gree at Columbia University while still modelling.”

Hometown St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que. Now based in Montreal

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“I remember I was just coming back from Argentina. ELLE Canada called me at the

last minute to ‘rescue’ a shoot that wasn’t going well. I arrived on set at 1 p.m. and

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“I remember this shoot very well because the

photographer’s assistant put the wrong soap in the

dishwasher and the bubbles went everywhere! We had to finish early so that I could fly back to New York to avoid a

blizzard. I managed to get out, but Geoff [Barrenger], the

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My favourite fashion words are... “It’s a wrap.” My de-signer crush is... “Ann Demeulemeester.” My model crush is... “Jenny Shimizu.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trend is... “Military goth. I might be mixing trends, but, oh well, I’m wearing it!” I was

discovered by... “My sister.” My signature model-ling move is... “Not falling.” My best feature is... “My wife, Laura Wilson.” My craziest moment in the past decade was... “If I told you, the French government would have my head!” I can’t remem-ber my 10th birthday because... “What I did on the last 21 birthdays has erased any recollection of my 10th.” Right now, I am... “Growing my own organic food, playing music and weaving.”

My favourite fashion words are... “Oh, très chic.” My designer crush is... “Olivier Theyskens.” My model crush is... “Natalia Vodianova. She has a for-ever-baby-faced look.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trend is... “A Mackage leather coat.” I was discov-ered... “By my high-school teacher, who gave me the number to call Next

Canada. And I did.” The runway outfit that got away was... “A Dolce & Gabbana green runway dress from fall 2004. They had to resize it on me to make it perfect. It was great.” My signature runway move is... “Hand on the hip—and a little head kick.” My craziest moment in the past decade was... “Two years ago, I had to climb a cliff in Hawaii for a shoot with Madison, an Australian magazine.” My top three fashion trends from the past dec ade are... “Christian Louboutin shoes, Mackage coats and my Swatch watch with Swarovski diamonds.” Right now, I absolutely love... “Learning Italian.” h

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“Tasha’s an enormous talent. I booked her for

her first editorial fashion shoot at the beginning of her career. I remem-

ber she arrived on-set in Gaspésie [Que.] after

a 16-hour bus ride, yet she was as fresh as a rose.” – Denis Desro

“When I first went to Toronto to work for ELLE Canada, I was 18 and hadn’t learned to smile in front of the camera. I remember Denis [Desro]

asking me to ‘smile with my eyes.’ I didn’t understand at first, but it was a unique moment when I figured it out! ELLE Canada was a part of

me growing up in this business.”

“Vanessa is the funniest

model I know. She has the

best sense of humour, so

it’s always a party on-set.” – Denis Desro

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a great shoot in Montreal—one of my absolute

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My favourite fashion word is... “Iconic.” My designer crush is... “Tom Ford.” My model crushes are... “Jon Kortajarena and Daria Werbowy.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trend is... “The biker look.” I was discovered... “In Toronto, by a makeup artist named Jerry on Queen Street West.” The runway outfit that got away was... “A hot-pink dress with a very low neckline and a hood that I wore in Jean Paul Gaultier’s Couture show in 2004. The out-fit screamed creativity.” My best features are... “My eyes and neck.” My top fashion moments from the past decade are... “Being featured in

the all-black issue of Italian Vogue, participating in Canada’s Next Top Model and working with Steven Meisel.” On my 10th birthday, I... “Baked my own cake. It turned out so hor-rible that even the neighbour’s dog—who ate everything—wouldn’t touch it.” My top three fashion trends from the past decade are... “The return of skinny jeans, the iconic red Louboutin sole and Ray-Ban police glasses.” Right now, I am... “The ambassador for The African Future, an organi-zation that works with doctors in Africa to provide needed equipment and proper sanitation.” h

My favourite fashion word is... “Cunning.” My designer crush is... “Tom Ford.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trends are... “The colour nude and animal prints.” I was discovered... “In Calgary, by Kelly Streit of Mode Models.” The runway out-fit that got away was... “The Chanel Couture leather pants that were also boots; I wore them at my first runway show ever.” My signature modelling move is... “Blue Steel.” My craziest moment in the past decade was... “I went skydiving twice last year.” My top three fashion trends from the past decade are... “Military, combat boots and denim.” On my 10th birthday... “I dressed up as a cowgirl for a cowboy-themed birthday party in my backyard in Calgary.” Right now, I absolutely love... “That I stopped eating meat about six months ago; you wouldn’t believe what a good cook I’ve become!”

Hometown CalgaryNow based in New York

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“This was a shoot during the early

stages of my career. I was 15

at the time. It was my first time in Montreal, and I

remember having so much fun.” “I loved doing

this shoot with Heather. Her

eyes are so expressive, and

she exudes an incredible sense

of innocence and purity.”

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“This is one of my favourite pictures. I see the innocence of being new to the industry on my face. I remember thinking ‘How can I nail this picture?’ I was so

new! I didn’t have the comfort level I have today.”

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My favourite fashion word is... “Gorgeous.” My designer crush is... “Phillip Lim.” My model crushes are... “Kate Moss and Freja Beha Erichsen.” My favourite spring/summer 2011 trend is... “Pastel colours.” I was

discovered... “By my manager, Jean-François Leroux.” My signature modelling move is... “I move my arms a lot.” My craziest moment in the past decade was... “My first runway season: 97 shows in three weeks!” My top three fashion trends from the past decade are... “Rock ’n’ roll chic, bohemian chic and boy meets girl.” On my 10th birthday... “My mother threw me a party at my house with friends, family and a huge cake.” Right now, I absolutely love... “Making music.”

My favourite fashion word is... “Fierce—just kidding!” My designer crush is... “Dolce & Gabbana.” My model crushes are... “Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista.” My favourite of-the-moment trend is... “Faux fur.” I was discovered... “In Vancouver, by a Next model scout—and gently pushed by my mom.” The runway outfit that got away was... “Everything I wore in the Chloé show by Stella McCartney.” My best feature is... “My natural, girl-next-door look.” My craziest moment in the past decade was... “Breaking my ankle while jumping off a dock on a remote island in Tahiti. I’ll do anything for fashion!” On my 10th birth-day... “I probably ate my weight in cake—

if only I could still.” My top three fashion trends from the past decade are... “Christian Louboutin shoes, Hervé Léger dresses and Converse All Stars.” h

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“I remember the beach in

the Caribbean where this photo was taken and

jumping in the sea at the end

of the shoot. Mascara

was running down my face

and Patrick Shaw—whom I love working with—took a

shot of it.”

“This shot was taken at the time of the statuesque supermodels; Rachel was

a big part of that trend. She looks super-healthy and full

of energy.” – Denis Desro

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C laudelle Perreault was a rising star in the modelling world when she appeared on ELLE Canada’s first cover in the spring of 2001. Fresh off the runways of Valentino and Christian

Dior, the then 19-year-old had just walked 60 shows in three weeks. At the ELLE shoot, she waited patiently with famed photographer Gilles Bensimon while her Paris and New York agents decided wheth-er she could cut her super-long locks into a short shag. Fast-forward 10 years and she is still blissfully happy with that decision. “No, no re-grets at all!” she says. “I’ve actually just gone back to that length.”

A year after that shoot, Perreault surprised everyone by taking a hiatus from the modelling world. “I wanted to be closer to my horses,” says the native of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. “I also wanted to be with my family and friends.” She stud-ied anthropology and psychology at the Université de Montréal and later trained to be an air-traffic controller. She started directing planes at the Montreal Air Traffic Control Centre and also did some part-time modelling. Her passion, though, was being with horses: Perreault had ridden them since she was nine and bought her first foal when she was 20. “That experience really made me learn a lot about the true nature of horses,” she says. “I realized how important it is to use trust rather than forced submission. And that’s what I want to learn and promote.” For several years, she has been taking ethology courses with a private mentor and horse trainer to “become the next Cesar Millan, but for horses,” she says with a laugh. By 2012, Perreault and her boyfriend, Sylvain Milette, hope to open Espace Equestre, a nat-ural and holistic horse-boarding stable in Boucherville, Que. “Horses are almost an addiction now,” she says. “They teach you to be in the moment because you have to learn to listen, understand and react to the feedback they give you.” AMANDA WENEK

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“At the time of this shoot, Claudelle was the best-known Canadian on the international runways. It was a bit of a risk to put such an unconventional beauty on the cover, but it paid off!” – Denis Desro

Perreault with her horses Zozo (left) and 5@7

How she went from runway model to air-traffic controller to horse whisperer!

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ELLE Canada, April 2011 Fashion Special - Interviewed Claudelle Perreault (p 7)