Lauren Wasser's Bionic Beauty for Madame Figaro July 12, 2024 by Matthew Brookes
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With Schiaparelli-Inspo Legs, Lauren Wasser Is Model of the Year for Glamour Germany
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Lauren Wasser [IG], the courageous, striking, sexy woman who emerged as a symbol of strength and resilience after surviving toxic shock syndrome, is the “Model of the Year 2023” for Glamour Germany. We know Wasser for her golden legs, captured in these images by Daniella Midenge [IG] in Paris.
As Wasser reaches wide recognition in fashion world, she is to AOC a public representation of the ancient myth of a phoenix rising from the ashes AND Nike, the goddess of victory.
Lauren Wasser’s Luxury Brand Legs
The challenge with beauty standards is not to jam them down people’s throats. And to keep them wide and varied. In her presentations, Wasser is quick to name multiple personal attributes that are far more important than physical beauty.
In her case, Lauren Wasser has shattered societal beauty norms with a pair of luxury legs that could be out of the house of Schiaparelli.
Read MoreSam Spence Captures Lauren Wasser's Modern Elegance for Glass Magazine China #16
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Model Lauren Wasser is styled by Shaojun Chen in cozy sophistication for Glass Magazine China Issue 16. LA-based Korean-American fashion and fine art photographer Sam Spence [IG] is behind the lens.
In her bio Spence says that she is the second youngest photographer in history to shoot a Vogue cover. Adopted from Korea as a baby, and raised in the Midwestern United States, Spence became a creative at a young age, frustrated by a lack of diversity in her circle of people. Her training as a contemporary dancer has influenced her love for capturing movement and the human body in its unique form.
Read MoreLauren Wasser Is Harper's UK Model of the Year 2022 by Richard Phibbs
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Lauren Wasser regularly forgets that she doesn’t have legs. "All the time," she says, laughing. "And my girlfriend forgets, my mother forgets... When I’m wearing trousers, you can’t even tell." In fact, her gleaming gold prosthetic limbs have become an integral part of her identity.
The Paris sitdown takes place exactly 10 years to the day since the golden girl Wasser was first hospitalised with toxic-shock syndrome [TSS]. The model went into organ failure, had a heart attack and underwent a double-leg amputation.
Lauren Wasser is back now as ‘the Girl with the Golden Legs’, working with luxury brands including closing the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2023 show in San Diego, Wasser’s birth place.
Read MoreWomen's Health Warrior Lauren Wasser Covers ELLE France April 28 by Sofia & Mauro
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In her ELLE France cover story, Wasser — the “girl with the golden legs” — is styled by Hortense Manga in Prada on the cover, following up with Bottega Veneta, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, The Row, Valentino and more on the inside pages. Lauren Wasser is lensed by Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello.
It’s great to see Lauren Wasser on the cover of ELLE France April 2022 issue, Wasser’s story has been well-narrated on AOC in our coverage of her leadership on tampon safety in the period-products industry. Tangentially, learning about Wasser’s story and activism took us into the drive for period justice for women living in every nation of the world. We are speaking of America in this discussion, where many women cannot afford to buy their monthly menstruation-protection products — a reality called “period poverty”.
Read MoreLauren Wasser, Rep. Carolyn Murphy: Advocates for Women's 'Period Justice'
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