Models at Home: Get Inspired by Nadine Leopold, Ryan Keating, Tanner Reese, Anais Garnier
As the writer Henry Miller once said, the only thing we can never get enough of is love. Especially at this present moment when love – or as we like to say here, L’Ove – is a much-needed balm for our souls. So as we continue to spend more time at home, L’Officiel Singapore is spreading more feel-goodness around by spotlighting 16 international models we L’Ove over 16 days, through exclusive, remotely shot videos and images, as well as short interviews.
Head to our Instagram page every day to see model behaviour at its best, and get inspired by how these runway regulars and campaign stars are staying creative and picking up new skills at home.
Nadine Leopold
Austrian model Nadine Leopold has over 800,000 followers on Instagram and has walked for Roland Mouret, David Koma, as well as Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows in 2017 and 2018.
What’s one fun skill you’ve picked up or improved on whilst spending more time at home?
While spending more time at home I have definitely picked up and worked on my cooking skills. I've bought an air fryer, so it has been really exciting! I have been trying new dishes and I basically cook every second day now, and it has been really really fun.
What has been your little guilty pleasure to keep your spirits up while staying at home?
Whilst staying at home, my little guilty pleasure has been playing with a Nintendo Switch I own. Just taking time to feel like a child again playing videogames has been really fun: I have to limit my time on it, but it has definitely been my little guilty pleasure.
Looking on the positive side, what’s the best thing that has happened since spending more time at home?
The best thing about spending more time at home and also a positive thing during this time has been taking time for myself, which is something I invest a lot of time into: I have been reading, I have been FaceTiming my family and friends more, which has made me feel a lot closer with them whilst in quarantine than when we are living our busy lives. And that is surely really really nice.
Anais Garnier
Belgian stunner Anais Garnier has been in countless editorials, and has also walked to runways for the likes of Zuhair Murad.
What’s one fun skill you’ve picked up or improved on whilst spending more time at home?
Some of the talents that I developed whilst in quarantine are my cocking skills, which have now made me an amazing cook.
What has been your little guilty pleasure to keep your spirits up while staying at home?
My guilty pleasure while staying at home has been allowing myself to have time to relax by the pool and working on my tan.
Looking on the positive side, what’s the best thing that has happened since spending more time at home?
Since spending more time at home, the best thing that has happened was finally being able to focus on studying for my driver's license.
Ryan Keating
Ryan Keating who was scouted at the age of 18, has featured in campaigns of Iceberg and Calvin Klein, and landed a L’Officiel Hommes Italia cover. These days, he’s spending time at home with model girlfriend Rozanne Verduin.
What’s one fun skill you’ve picked up or improved on whilst spending more time at home?
While at home in quarantine, I've really improved my golf game. I got a training program called "George Gankas Teaching Swing Tips" and I spent a lot of time practicing golf.
What has been your little guilty pleasure to keep your spirits up while staying at home?
My guilty pleasure in quarantine is natural wine. When in New York I drink a lot of natural wine, but here in Toronto, Canada, many liquor stores are provincially run so they don't carry natural wines. So I have gone to the extent to reach out to an importer and have natural wine imported, and that's mu major guilty pleasure while in quarantine.
Looking on the positive side, what’s the best thing that has happened since spending more time at home?
The best thing that has come out of being in quarantine has definitely been spending time with family. Normally being a model means traveling around a lot and always being on call, whether it's for the flight next day going to Madrid, or working in two days somewhere completely random that you don't know. And it makes it hard to plan and to spend long periods of time with family and friends: quarantine has definitely given me that.
Tanner Reese
Tanner Reese is a Brooklyn-based model and artist with edgy art pieces and charming good looks who’s often seen in Dior. He has currently amassed over 202k followers in Instagram. For this project, he is featured with his model girlfriend Liv Solorzano.
What’s one fun skill you’ve picked up or improved on whilst spending more time at home?
I feel like one skill I have perfected during quarantine is definitely being creative on the inside of my apartment. Interior design has definitely improved into one of my now most favorite hobbies. We're not allowed to really go outside right now to be creative, so I guess through that we decided to stay creative inside, and then you start seeing things that are missing, you start perfecting your own space and this is what you get for it.
What has been your little guilty pleasure to keep your spirits up while staying at home?
I would say one of my guilty pleasures, just to stay sane during this time, is playing videogames. For me, it's kind of a great pass time: when I can't really think of anything else to do at the moment, and I'm just very bored, I'd definitely be turning on the PS4 and start playing videogames until I think of something else to do.
Looking on the positive side, what’s the best thing that has happened since spending more time at home?
The best thing about spending more time at home for me is - I thrive better in my own space a lot of the time, so being kind of secluded in my own space these past few months without the blessing of going outside too much, I got a lot of time to work on projects. I definitely started putting more effort into a certain amount of projects that typically I wouldn't have the time to put that effort into, so I'm definitely trying to use this time to be very tactical and get myself ahead for when this is all over, so I won't feel like I just wasted three months of time, but that I'll have used that time wisely.
Credits
Editor-in-Chief Ian Lee
Producer & Casting Simone Bronzi
Photographer & Videographer Steve Harnacke
Stylist & Art Director Alessandra Bloom / Corne Fashion Management
Stylist Collaborator Maria Bernardi
Models Nadine Leopold / IMG New York
Tanner Reese / Wilhelmina Los Angeles
Liv Solorzano / Wilhelmina Los Angeles
Anais Garnier / D'Management Group
Ryan Keating / Heroes Models NYC
