Sam Rollinson

Sam Rollinson
Rollinson at New York Fashion Week, September 2013.
Born
Samantha Jane Rollinson

(1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30)
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
OccupationModel
Modelling information
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Hair colourBrown
Eye colourBlue
Agency

Samantha Jane Rollinson is a British fashion model.

Early life

Rollinson was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and has an older brother called Ben.[2] She began modelling at 13, after she was scouted by Select Model Management at The Clothes Show Live, and after signing a contract in London, she was sent on test shoots.[3]

Career

At age 15, Rollinson shot her first campaign, photographed by Mario Testino, for Burberry; alongside model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and actor Douglas Booth.[3] Her first runway show happened in 2012, walking exclusively for Balenciaga and closing the show.[4] After her debut, Rollinson walked in over 63 shows[3] for designers including Chanel, Altuzarra,[5] Stella McCartney, Chloé, Hermès, Celine, Saint Laurent, Emilia Wickstead, Dior, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Victoria Beckham, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Roberto Cavalli, Christopher Kane, Jil Sander, and Marni.[6][7][8]

She has appeared on the cover of British, Serbian, Japanese, and Singaporean editions of Harper's Bazaar, Wonderland,[9] and i-D[10] as well as campaigns for Chanel, Balenciaga, and Mulberry.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sam Rollinson - Model". models.com.
  2. ^ MacAlister-Smith, Tilly (7 April 2016). "Angel of the North: Meet model Sam Rollinson". Evening Standard.
  3. ^ a b c Fisher, Alice (4 September 2015). "Sam Rollinson: 'You need a thick skin; it's about how you look and there's not much you can do about that'". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Sam Rollinson". Vogue Italia. 26 October 2012.
  5. ^ Altman, Jennifer S. (25 September 2014). "Fashion Week: The Runway Revisited". The New York Times.
  6. ^ a b Dove, Rachael (17 March 2015). "Model interview: Sam Rollinson". The Telegraph.
  7. ^ "Where to eat in London, according to its top models". CNN. 12 September 2019.
  8. ^ Karmali, Sarah (28 May 2013). "Sam Rollinson Catwalk CV". British Vogue.
  9. ^ "MODEL SAM ROLLINSON COVERS WONDERLAND SPRING 2021 ISSUE". Wonderland.
  10. ^ Issue 325, 'The Time is Now, Summer 2013