Photograph of the Month - December 2008
Past display archive
1 December - 31 December 2008
Room 39
Free
Lily Cole
by Miles Aldridge, 2005
© Miles Aldridge
'Like a Painting' Fashion model. Born in Torquay and brought up in London where Cole was spotted aged fourteen and signed to Storm model agency. In 2003 Cole was photographed by Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue and rose to prominence, becoming Model of the Year in 2004. Since then she has been photographed by leading photographers including Craig McDean, Nick Knight and Juergen Teller for prominent advertising campaigns including Chanel, Christian Lacroix and Marks and Spencer. Cole is an ambassador for children's charity Global Angels and is an ally for environmental organisation Western Shoshone. She is currently reading history of art at King's College, Cambridge.
London-based photographer Miles Aldridge is the son of illustrator and designer Alan Aldridge. Miles began his career shooting editorial assignments. His creative and commercial success led to frequent shoots for publication including Italian Vogue and The New York Times and international exhibitions.
