2019-10-01 Cosmopolitan

They are killing the fashion

game—and deserve Gigi/Bella-level

recognition for it.

By LAUREN ADHAV

Make these

the new

It Models,

please

You can’t go five seconds these days

without hearing “inclusive” and “diverse” when

talking about fashion (thank god). But true

inclusivity isn’t just about sizes and races—it’s

about opening up major moments to

m o d e l s w it h dis a b ilit i e s, t o o, like t h e s e f o u r p ro s

who are becoming serious forces in the

industry. Get to know them now before you

see them everywhere later.

Her signature

lewk: “Tomboy-

ish, and I love

mixing high-end

with vintage.”

Why she’s excited

about stilettos:

“Since losing my

legs, I haven’t

worn heels. But I

actually just got

the prosthetic feet

that will allow me

to put them on,

so I’ll definitely

be wearing them

very, very soon. I

can’t wait!”

WHO

Lauren

Wasser, 31

NOTABLE

CAMPAIGNS

Nordstrom,

Kenneth Cole

On her almost

disastrous runway

moment: “When I

did my first show

with Chromat, I

was still learning

about different

prosthetics. I was

using a suction

socket at the time,

and I was, like,

dying because the

Doc Martens I had

on were heavy

and pulling on the

legs as I walked. I

was really nervous

that they would

fall off during the

show and I’d have

to be like, ‘Yo,

golden legs on

the runway!’”

Her fashion crush:

“Designer Rick

Owens. You

always want to

know what he’s

going to do next.

And he’s kind of

crazy with his

shows and the stat-

ues he has in his

stores. But you also

barely see him. I

love the mystery

behind him.”

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50 Cosmopolitan October 2019

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