The story of uber-model Linda Evangelista is legend: she was a semi-successful model with long hair, but it wasn't until she cut her hair into a boyish crop that she became a household name. Her story immediately came to mind when I beheld, in the July issue of Vogue, Iris Strubegger, who I think just may become this generation's Linda. She's been in the modelling game a few years, mostly sporting shoulder-skimming, light-brown locks, and has achieved moderate success. But ever since she chopped off her mane and dyed it a Coco Rocha-worthy fire-engine red, she's steadily on track to become a star. What I love about Iris is that she's not only a throwback to the supermodels of the late '80s and '90s but she's altogether modern too. Her face marries the androgynous and almost masculine features of '90s-era Kristen McMenamy (check out that prominent square jaw) and the wide-set cat eyes and cut-glass cheekbones of Daria Werbowy. Here's hoping Vogue makes good on its anointing of Iris Strubegger as a star (from the "A Star is Shorn" editorial in the current issue) and puts her where she belongs: on the cover.
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