Amalie Gassmann is a dynamic power of creativity. As a author, mannequin, photographer, artistic director and filmmaker, she brings a multifaceted imaginative and prescient to life by means of her ardour for storytelling.
“I attempt to be a multi-hyphenate when it comes to the artistic house, as a result of I actually love every thing,” she tells us once we converse earlier than her Hi there! Trend cowl shoot.
For Amalie, who remains to be solely 28, all of it started on the age of 12, when she attended a Christmas occasion in Paris together with her mom and caught the attention of Jeni Rose, head scout for IMG Fashions. Though legally she couldn’t signal to the company till she was 16, this encounter marked the start of her diverse profession.
Amalie was born in San Francisco and raised in Paris by dad and mom who valued creative expression. Her mom, Homosexual Gassmann, is an artwork guide and style author; and her father, Uli Gassmann, likes pictures, portray and structure. “We’re a really artistic family. Rising up, I used to be at all times attempting out various things.”
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“Rising up with all these totally different cultures I’ve needed to develop into higher at observing, I assume.”
Along with being a multi-hyphenate multitasker, Amalie is multilingual (English, French, German and Japanese) and comes from a multicultural background. With a German father and a Japanese mom, she embodies a fusion of influences that undoubtedly enrich her perspective and creativity. And understanding totally different cultures has clearly helped Amalie together with her profession.
“The mannerisms undoubtedly have. Rising up with all these totally different cultures I’ve needed to develop into higher at observing, I assume.” Including an extra layer, after all, was her early begin in modelling, which offered precious insights into the workings of the business. “I actually was capable of have the expertise of being in entrance of the digicam. And that actually fed into my information of styling, lighting and composition.”
After spending a niche 12 months modelling in Australia and New York, Amalie enrolled in a movie manufacturing diploma course at Bard School in Annandale-on-Hudson, Upstate New York, about 90 miles north of New York Metropolis.
“I like that it’s a liberal arts college as effectively. I actually love its full programme. Additionally, I actually take pleasure in being in nature. I used to be shut sufficient to New York Metropolis that I may go at any time when I wished to, however it was like a breather when it comes to full-on shifting into town, which is fairly loopy.”
“Dior was my first style present and so I have been going to its reveals for the previous 11 years, since I used to be 17.”
Since graduating in 2019, Amalie has created quick movies and a “quick film-slash-music video” she made for one in all her pals in Los Angeles. Her background in modelling and pictures, teamed with immersing herself in nature, have undoubtedly added an ethereal contact to her work. She is represented by the distinguished Ridley Scott Group, which is behind big blockbusters together with Alien and Blade Runner.
For the shoot, Amalie was dressed by Dior, a model she has had a relationship with for over a decade. “Dior was my first style present and so I’ve been going to its reveals for the previous 11 years, since I used to be 17. It’s been a tremendous relationship. They’re so loyal. They’re fantastic. And I imply it’s a very, very iconic model to be related to.”
Subsequent up for Amalie, who’s at the moment based mostly in London, is the quick movie she has began writing, however it’s early days; “I really feel now’s about specializing in my writing and my craft.”
The total interview with Amalie Gassmannn seems within the June/July challenge of Hi there! Trend, out now…
Photographer: @timokerber
Stylist: @hannahbeckstylist
Hair: @themanestyle
Make-up: @francescaleachmakeup
Nails: @_by_reme
Artwork Director: @marion_reilly
Manufacturing: @clarepenners
Videographer: @leanneperrinsfilms
