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model tracker
February 28, 2012

Kati Nescher Is Milan Fashion Week’s Top Model

By James Lim

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Milan Fashion Week has a reputation in the modeling world as the toughest fashion week for newbies to book, so it came as no surprise to see Kasia Struss and Karmen Pedaru — both in their eleventh seasons — open and close several of the city’s biggest shows. Struss scored opening looks at Gucci, Alberta Ferretti, Moschino, and Salvatore Ferragamo, while Pedaru closed at Bottega Veneta, Gucci, and Etro. But in a twist, Milan’s win goes to the breakthrough model of 2012: Kati Nescher. The Russian-born, German-raised Nescher opened both Fendi and Versace, and her closing slot at Raf Simons’s final Jil Sander show cemented her status. See all Milan’s key opening and closing looks in the slideshow ahead. 

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N°21 OPENER: Ava Smith CLOSER: Julia Nobis
Gucci OPENER: Kasia Struss CLOSER: Karmen Pedaru
Prada OPENER: Vanessa Axente CLOSER: Iselin Steiro
Blugirl by Blumarine OPENER: Saara Sihvonen CLOSER: Suzie Bird
Alberta Ferretti OPENER: Kasia Struss CLOSER: Marte Mei Van Haaster
MaxMara OPENER: Saskia de Brauw CLOSER: Daria Strokous
Fendi OPENER: Kati Nescher CLOSER: Patricia Van Der Vliet
Iceberg OPENER: Ava Smith CLOSER: Daria Strokous
Versace OPENER: Kati Nescher CLOSER: Lindsey Wixson
Les Copains OPENER: Cara Delevingne CLOSER: Suzie Bird
C’N’C Costume National OPENER: Katlin Aas CLOSER: Katlin Aas
Just Cavalli OPENER: Carolina Thaler CLOSER: Julia Suszfalak
Etro OPENER: Daria Strokous CLOSER: Karmen Pedaru  
Moschino OPENER: Kasia Struss  CLOSER: Cara Delevingne
Emilio Pucci OPENER: Daria Strokous CLOSER: Lily Donaldson
Jil Sander OPENER: Nastya Kusakina CLOSER: Kati Nescher
Antonio Marras OPENER: Franziska Müller CLOSER: Franziska Müller
Bottega Veneta OPENER: Frida Gustavsson CLOSER: Karmen Pedaru
Emporio Armani OPENER: Unknown CLOSER: Sasha Luss and Siri Tollerod
Sportmax OPENER: Bette Franke CLOSER: Jourdan Dunn
Versus OPENER: Elena Bartels CLOSER: Marte Mei Van Haaster
Aquilano e Rimondi OPENER: Nimue Smit CLOSER: Elsa Sylvan
Salvatore Ferragamo OPENER: Kasia Struss CLOSER: Zuzanna Bijoch
Missoni OPENER: Katryn Kruger CLOSER: Marte Mei Van Haaster
Dolce & Gabbana OPENER: Bianca Balti CLOSER: Constance Jablonski
Marni OPENER: Marte Mei Van Haaster CLOSER: Katryn Kruger
Trussardi OPENER: Arizona Muse CLOSER: Aymeline Valade
Roberto Cavalli OPENER: Magda Laguinge CLOSER: Naomi Campbell
Dsquared2 OPENER: Bette Franke CLOSER: Ymre Stiekema
Giorgio Armani OPENER: Coco Rocha CLOSER: Tanya Dziahileva
Gianfranco Ferré OPENER: Daria Strokous CLOSER: Suvi Koponen
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