London gave the world many famous and talented personalities. They became decent representatives of different fields of activity. You can come across natives of London everywhere, in politics and economy as well as science and culture.
The fashion industry is probably one of the brightest ones where Londoners took up honourable places.
Cara Jocelyn Delevingne is no exception. She managed to build a career as a successful English model. Many people also know Cara as an actress. However, it was the modelling activity that made her a real celebrity and brought her great fame.
Londonka.uk will tell you more.
Early years and learning difficulties
Cara Delevingne was born in London on August 12, 1992.
Cara studied at Francis Holland School for girls till her sixteenth. After that, the girl began studying at Bedales School.
The learning wasn’t easy for her, as Cara had dyspraxia.
So, in one of her interviews, Cara mentioned that she faced severe depression for the first time at the age of fifteen. She didn’t want anything and the feeling of self-loathing was simply exhausting.
At the age of seventeen, the girl decided to leave her studies for the sake of the modelling business.
The beginning of her career
Speaking about Cara’s career, it is worth noting that her modelling debut took place when she was only ten. It was a shoot for Italian Vogue.
In 2009, the girl signed a contract with the Storm Management agency. That cooperation lasted for a year.
A fateful acquaintance
Later, the girl met Christopher Bailey. He offered her to take part in the Burberry spring-summer collection show.
Thus, her podium debut took place in 2011. During London Fashion Week, she became one of the brightest models of the Burberry collection.
International debuts
The beginning of the 2012 season gave her a unique opportunity to participate in the Chanel Haute-Couture show.
It is worth noting that during New York Fashion Week, the model was lucky to take part in nine shows by such fashion houses as Thakoon, Jason Wu, Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Tory Burch, Rag & Bone and Oscar de la Renta.
After her debut in New York, Cara became a real star of Milan Fashion Week. There, she appeared in shows by Trussardi, Blumarin, Fendi, Moschino and Dolce & Gabbana.
During Paris Fashion Week, the model participated in the shows by Kenzo, Chanel, Nina Ricci and Cacharel.
Fruitful collaboration
After all these successes, our heroine began a long cooperation with Karl Lagerfeld. The chief designer and creative director of Chanel has repeatedly spoken highly of Cara too. He called her unique.
New York catwalk
During International Fashion Month in the autumn of 2012, Cara Delevingne was invited to New York Fashion Week again. She brilliantly presented the new Marc Jacobs and Marchesa collections.
After that, the model took part in the Milan shows by Just Cavalli, Moschino, Iceberg, Anthony Vaccarello and Emilio Pucci.
Another success
In addition, it is worth noting that 2012 was Cara’s debut year in her cooperation with Victoria’s Secret. That year, she took part in the fashion show of this famous brand for the first time.
A grandiose event
In 2013, Cara became a highlight of the Chanel grand show, which was held in Scotland.
Lagerfeld’s collection was dedicated to the Scottish style. Therefore, chequered fabrics prevailed there.
Cara Delevingne presented each product of the collection with dignity and grace. Thus, that event became a real sensation and received a lot of attention from various mass media.
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