Ruby Aldridge (Next, NY)

Ruby Aldridge (Next, Paris) exits Chloé

Ask ANY street photographer who one of their favorite models to shoot is and unequivocally, they will nearly all reply 'Ruby!'

I have to agree. Ruby is consistently, predictably friendly and fun to shoot. Despite the fatigue that comes with rushing between shows for a month, the tiredness that comes with early morning call times, and the sleepiness that comes with late night fittings for a month, Ruby almost always emerges from shows with "pep in her step."

Ruby Aldridge (Next, NY)

She introduced me to Casting Director Angus Munro at London Fashion Week, she pointed out other models at Paris Fashion Week, she was in my exhibition for best dressed models off duty in September--Ruby Aldridge.

Tuesday morning with Ruby Aldridge (Next, London)

9:47 am

9:50 exiting the Jaeger show

10:50 exiting Marios Schwab

having fun with Casting Director Angus Munro

Fall/Winter 2010's Best Dressed Rookie Model: Ruby Aldridge (NEXT NY)

At Paris Fashion Week

At Paris Fashion Week in the Tuileries

At Milan Fashion Week

Ruby just completed her first ever full circuit of fashion shows during the Fall/Winter 2010 season in pristine standing. She opened Marc by Marc Jacobs, walked Marc Jacobs, closed Lanvin and even walked the Christian Dior show. And she's already following up on that amazing first season with equally amazing off season results as well: a major campaign with a major photographer and a new feature on Vogue Italy. <--click link to see

But what I'm sure everyone here will really appreciate is her consistent sense of personal style. Whether in trailblazing the Versace show in Milan or racing out of the Christian Dior show in Paris, Ruby always looked good and always had an amazing attitude. She was always willing to take an extra minute to itemize the clothes she was wearing for the photographers and she never did so impatiently either. In the craziness that pervades everything during fashion week, that says a lot about a person.

We'll be seeing more of her in the future for sure.

Ruby Aldridge (NEXT Paris) The Fall/Winter 2010 newcomer to watch

Runway show success during season ideally leads to pages, pages, and more pages of editorial and campaign  success in the off season, which in turn ideally lead to more high end campaigns and editorials.   If runway season first timer Ruby Aldridge's recent show success is any indicator of her future high end editorial assignments, we are sure to see a lot more of her gracing the glossy pages of the world's high end magazines:

Opened -- Marc by Marc Jacobs

Opened -- Erdem

walked -- Just Cavalli, Versace, Gucci, Pucci, Missoni