Fall/winter 17 was a big season for Luna Bijl. Spreading her wings from New York to London, Milan to Paris, and walking for the likes of Alexander Wang, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel, the Dutch model continued to capture the fashion world’s hearts after her debut at spring/summer 16. Not only that, earlier this year Luna B was shot in Miami by Theo Wenner and styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois for i-D’s Family Values Issue and for the cover of French Vogue by David Sims and Joe McKenna. Underneath this beautiful face is a tomboy who is into into quad biking and motocross. Here’s ten things you need to know about this rising star.
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1. She comes from humble beginnings.
“I grew up in the countryside of Holland. I was always playing outside with my friends when I was younger.”
2. Before modeling, Luna took part in Quadcross.
“I was always with boys and busy with completely other things than fashion. I was always covered with dirt and I didn’t care so much about the way I looked.”
3. Her favorite designer is Isabel Marant.
“I wear a lot from Isabel Marant. Why? Because she always has something in her collection that I like. Very dangerous for me!”
4. If she wasn’t a model, she would be doing something creative that includes a lot of traveling.
“I always watch vlogs from people. The ones on YouTube where people film their day or journey, etc. So maybe something like that — traveling and doing crazy, fun things!”
5. Her career highlight so far are pretty major.
“Shooting my first cover for Vogue Paris with the amazing David Sims and Emmanuelle Alt.”
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6. She can be quite reckless when it comes to hotel bathrooms.
“I recently broke the bathtub in a really expensive hotel in the middle of the night after I came back from a party, oops.”
7. She doesn’t take people’s bad advice.
“The worst advice I have received was to change myself so that someone would like me.”
8. She still does motocross/quadcross when she’s able to.
“I do it when I’m free in Portugal with my dad. I love the combination of modeling and motocross because they’re very different and I love both so much.”
9. To Luna, beauty means more than looks.
“Having a good heart.”
10. Her hopes and dreams for the future are to keep exploring.
“I want to still be working with amazing people and to show the world what I have, and how much I appreciate it.”
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Credits
Text Milly Heane
Photography Theo Wenner
Styling Julia Sarr Jamois