Friday, March 28, 2008

Fresh Faced: Janelle L'Hirondelle

Oh, Canada. There are plenty of times when people make jokes about Canada being our forgotten attic to the north. As far as I'm concerned, Canada is much more than that. After all, in high school it was also the place you could go to start drinking and gambling three whole years before you could at home. No one else had 'Windsor Weekends' growing up? Just me?

Anyhow, I digress. I like to consider Canada more of a non-stop model making institution that always has something new and refreshing to share with the rest of the world. Thus, it should come as no surprise that Mode Models, the agency that brought us Heather Marks, Julia Dunstall, Johanna Strickland, and Meghan Collison, would have plenty of talent waiting in the wings. Take for instance the uniquely charming appeal of Janelle L'Hirondelle:


(all images courtesy of Mode Models)

Are you seeing the brilliantly executed expression behind her eyes? That very sullen and jaded expression works perfectly to form a sharp juxtaposition with her light hair and eyes, and her gamine frame. Sometimes it really is all about attitude, and as far as I can tell from her polaroids, Janelle is more than capable of delivering in that department. From serene, to aloof and back to disillusioned in a matter of three polaroids, she truly is a girl after my own heart.



At 5'9" Janelle comes across as a girl with much more to offer than just a few extra inches in height department (she's also boasting a killer set of 33-23-33.5 measurements). So, let us all take a moment to thank Canada, and the impeccable collective eye of the team at Mode Models of course, for continuing to provide new and refreshing faces.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great to see Janelle here ! I love the shape of her eyes, makes her quite a melancholic expression. The first polaroid is simply perfect, I like how the background fits her look. And she's got a beautiful name (hirondelle in french is a bird, don't remember right now its name in english). Amazing job once again !

Michael said...

I can't speak French to save my life, but apparently it's a type of swallow? Sure. Thanks for the information though Penny, apparently I'm really into girls with bird related last names!