The story of Sterre

As you have probably noticed, most LoFff models are with us for a long, long time.
I do not like professional models, so we search in our close surroundings for girls that are true and proper LoFffely. And - they all work for LoFff only.

Whenever we come together for a fotoshoot, they are all giggly and happy to see eachother again. Some go to the same school and see eachother frequently, others only meet during the fotoshoots. But they are always the best of friends... And one of them always brings a toy, or a stuffed animal, which right there and then becomes everyones favourite and most sought after object of the day... Leading to very amusing situations.
And I really enjoy including these in the photo's. Like here.

In the last years, I have experimented with various professional photographers. And though their pics were technically far better and more professional, they hardly ever exuded the atmosphere that to me is so essential in presenting my collection. Which is why I started taking the pics again from the S11 collection onwards.

What I try to show is not so much the collection, but more beauty of these girls in the way they play, walk, hold their hands, their posture, their smiles, their deep concentration when completely focussed on something. Like here, where Doutsen is counting the number of crystals hanging from my kitchen lamp.

 

And that is why they hardly ever pose, but they play. And when they play together you mostly get the best results. But I also talk to them while I take the pictures, we have good conversations, we joke, they run, I run after them.... and I so enjoy that.

And the other good thing about working with the same models year after year is that you can enjoy seeing them grow up. And Sterre has been the longest ever LoFff model. When she came to me for the first time, she was not even 4 years old. A very shy little girl, but once she got used to me being around her, a very sweet and playful girl. This is what she looked like then. And her name - which does mean little star - was so fitting to this girl.

W2006-07

So very serious and sweet. But I saw her grow up, and every half year or so when we met, I saw the changes. She became more outgoing, more secure, was laughing more, talking more - and she thoroughly enjoyed the times we had together. This is how she developed over the years.

W2006-07

S2007 - East meets West

W2007-08 Frozen Fruit and Wild Animals

S2008 - Nature Calling, Stars Falling

W2008 ''my feet want to dance" collection

W2008 ''my feet want to dance" collection

S2009 Magic collection

W2009 Arctica collection

S2010 Good Food collection

W2010 - Maria Fjodorovna collection

S2011 - Africa collection

W2011 - Corners and Curves collection

S2012 - Below the surface of the ocean

W2012 - on finding happiness

And now she is almost 10 years old, and the day that she cannot fit into the LoFff samples any more is coming closer. Every season now I think it will be the last one we do together - but that is OK too.
It is like raising kids - there comes a time when you have to let them go, where they start their own adventures. And that is a good thing. Because you have loved them, helped them and enjoyed them on their way to that indepedence.