Model Muse - Sasha Pivovarova

Vogue Paris, April 2008, by Hedi Slimane

Vogue Paris, 2006, by Craig McDean

Vogue Paris, November 2010, by Mikael Jansson

Published in 2008, by Craig McDean

Published in 2008, by Craig McDean

Vogue UK, 'December 2010, Star Girls', by Mario Testino

Vogue Italia, April 2010, by Paolo Reversi

Vogue US, November 2010, by Patrick Demarchelier

Sasha Pivovarova for Free People April 2011

There's no question about it, Russian model Sasha Pivovarova has IT. She's one of the few models who constantly surprises and I am sure will be a very sought after model for years to come. Why? She has a great depth in the emotions and feelings she can convey, in the above photos she is playful, vulnerable, strong, whimsical and serious. But most of all, in her photographic work (as well as runway) you can always tell that she is highly focussed in the moment, hence her presence is piercing and compelling. I would defy you to find any one of her editorials boring or commercial, they are artistic in a large part due to the model herself. As many of you would know, Pivovarova enjoys drawing and painting in her spare time and it so happens that she was studying Art History before she became a model in 2005. Sasha joins this blog's Model Muse cast as one of the strongest and most highly respected members. 

You can find Sasha on Twitter @vovarova

Thanks to Fashion Gone Rogue for the use of their photographs.