FASHION NEWS
AUTUMN / WINTER 2016 / 17 Kristian Schuller brought together Carmen Dell’ Orefice, Iris Strubegger and Ilva Heitmann – together they represent the individuality of the modern AIRFIELD woman.
Ode to the super woman
HERbST / WINTER 2016 / 17 Kristian Schuller inszenierte Carmen Dell’ Orefice, Iris Strubegger und Ilva Heitmann – zusammen stehen sie für die Individualität der modernen AIRFIELD-Frau.
Austrian fashion label AIRFIELD celebrates the contemporary Super Woman in all her different facets by bringing together the fascinating Carmen Dell’ Orefice, Iris Strubegger and Ilva Heitmann: three striking women, each with her own very distinctive and extraordinary look.
Last winter top model Iris Strubegger caused quite a stir when she visited the Island’ s capital Palma de Mallorca. The muse of many a great fashion designer, she was on the Island for a private shopping event at AIRFIELD on Calle Jovellanos where she modelled the current collection for an exclusive group of customers and also did a photoshoot for DELUXE Mallorca Magazine. This fashion label from Austria has added two further icons of the modelling world to this year’ s campaign. Sophia Bitter, CMO at AIRFIELD, said of the special selection of new faces for the autumn / winter campaign,“ Iris, an international top model with Austrian roots, highlights the sporty, feminine look of AIRFIELD. Carmen is simply the epitome of high fashion. An extraordinary woman who has been a radiant star in the fashion world for 60 years. Ilva completes the picture with youthful lightness.” The setting for the photographs was kept deliberately pure and clean, so that the emphasis is on the variety of colour themes in the new winter collection and on the strong characters of the‘ leading ladies’. In DELUXE the 84-year-old American Carmen Dell’ Orefice talks about modernity and balance.
How often do you come to Europe? Well, I was engaged several times and my fiancés brought me to Europe regularly. And now I want to thank AIRFIELD, this wonderful company, for bringing me back here where people are respectful to aged and modern women.
What is your fashion secret? I see many changes in the world, and there is one thing I can tell you: keep it good and simple! Haute couture is very uncomfortable to wear. It takes a lot of time and women today are not just the concubine or the piece of eye candy on a man’ s arm, are they? Today it is more about taste than money. Don ´ t copy anyone, have the courage to express your own personality. AIRFIELD has wonderful pieces that fit into my wardrobe and my lifestyle, whether I’ m going to the palace to see the Queen or simply going to the supermarket.
What is your mantra? Balance. Balance is what it’ s all about. It wasn’ t until my forties that I really understood how important that is. My favourite word from ballet is balance( laughs). As a child I used to be a fantastic ballet dancer. AS SEEN AT AIRFIELD IN PALMA DE MALLORCA, CALLE JOvELLANOS NEAR PASEO bORNE
CARMEN HAS WORKED AS A MODEL FOR 60 YEARS
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