Shelby Naomi Coleman (born February 19, 1992) is an American fashion model. She is currently with New York Model Management;[1]
Coleman was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was raised in Skokie, Illinois. In 2007, was discovered in Chicago by Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli at a women's wear showing at Saks Fifth Avenue. The designer soon booked her as an exclusive for his Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear show in Paris for fashion week.[2] She was signed to IMG Models New York in 2008.
In January 2009, Coleman was once again featured as an exclusive for Giambattista Valli's pre-fall 2009 show in Florence, Italy.[3] She also appeared in the Akris Resort 2009 line.[4] Coleman has since walked for Tori Burch, Christian Siriano, and Sophie Theallet.[5][6][7] She appeared in Marie Claire UK Beauty in August, 2013, by photographer Jason Hetherington.[8] Coleman was highlighted in New York Magazine's "Meet the New Girl" in February 2009,[9] and has been featured in "Beauty is Diverse.com, Celebrating the Diversity of Beauty;[10] in Oprah Magazine in May 2012; and "The Bold and the Beautiful: 3 Women Who Paved the Way for Black Models."[11]
In 2011, Laura Mercier signed Coleman as a face for their 2011 Fall-Winter and 2012 Spring-Summer beauty campaigns. She also appeared in Cole Haan's 2011 Fall-Winter campaign.[12] She has worked for Kate Spade, Topshop, Clinique, Gap UK, American Eagle, and New York and Company magazines.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
References edit
- ^ "New York Model Management : Homepage". Newyorkmodels.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Giambattista Valli Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear - Collection - Gallery". Style.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Giambattista Valli Pre-Fall 2009 - Collection - Gallery". Style.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Akris Resort 2009 Fashion Show: Complete Collection". Style.com. 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Tory Burch Fall 2009 Ready-to-Wear - Collection - Gallery". Style.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Christian Siriano Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear - Collection - Gallery". Style.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Sophie Theallet Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear - Collection - Gallery". Style.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Shelby Coleman | Marie Claire Beauty UK August 2013 | Ford Models". Fordmodelsblog.com. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ James Lim. "Meet the New Girl: Shelby Coleman - The Cut". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Shelby Coleman Archives – Beauty Is Diverse ™". Beautyisdiverse.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "African-American Models - Pat Cleveland - Bethann Hardison-Alva Chinn". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Shelby Coleman - Model Profile - Photos & latest news". Models.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
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- ^ "Clinique Even Better Makeup SPF15". YouTube. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Shelby Coleman - Fashion Model - Profile on New York Magazine". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "New York & Company's Photos - New York & Company". Facebook. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2015-03-02.