The Idol shoot for collection 9 that's out in shops in the first week of June was heaps of fun yesterday. The shoot took place at Snap studios on the outskirts of Hoxton and everyone arrived bright, albeit a little weary at 9:00am sharp. After a bite to eat and plenty of strong coffee the two models, Oscar Spendrup & Elena Sudakova got down to some serious transformation with top hair and beauty creatives Gow Tananka and Eli Wakamatsu. Between lighting tests, changes and dog playing (yes Lily, photographer Derrick Santini’s dog was back on the shoot) Idol had a good old chinwag with half Swedish – half English model Oscar on the sofa. Oscar is not only extremely handsome, fun and very intelligent he also has the best i-tunes collection for an action-packed shoot and in-between takes even managed to play everyone’s requests!
What do you enjoy about working as a model?Meeting people is the highlight of modelling. Its not exactly what you’re shooting, it's about the people. I am not too keen on the travelling so much…I like to arrive at the destination but do not enjoy the getting there so much! You get to experience people from different backgrounds: models, photographers, stylists, bloggers and dogs who come from all over the globe! As a young person you come from a protective environment, so being a model means that you can meet people from all over and share their life-stories.
What do you think will be the hottest trend for summer?For the festival season I will try and stud my Acne leather jacket (as seen in the pic). I am definitely going to wear my studs this summer it's a stud summer…I’m going to have a rock ‘n’ roll time. I will be going to the festival Roskilde in Denmark, there’s around 120,000 people and it has different musical genres from Country to Cuban, Reggae, Metal, Indie, Electronic to House.
My style really depends on my mood…on how I wake up, I never go for the same look I like to mix it up. I’m a person who likes change, everything is so boring if you wear the same style everyday…so I’ll wear whatever catches my eye in that moment.
What makes you happy?Good music, I also love food. Also meeting a person who is very down-to-earth and easy to talk to.
What are your three wardrobe staples?My Acne leather jacket, I have very many jackets! Also my Hope boots from my hometown, they are Swedish and traditional handcraft…they won a fashion award for Swedish heritage. I also have a cool leather bag its black ostrich leather with a skull on it from Francesca Romana.
Which artists do you admire?I really admire Tom York (singer of Radiohead), he's a genius, he does his own thing, no bullshit and he’s not affected by the bad music of today. His music goes directly to your heart it’s very hypnotic. Just amazing...can't put into words how good he is. All musicians respect him, he’s truly ground-breaking. You could compare him to the Beatles, as his music inspires many people, all the modern musicians today are inspired by Radiohead, thousands of people try to copy them.
I also admire Freddie Mercury - because he’s himself-so true, he did what we wanted from the heart. I would have liked to have been his friend, I could see we could have been very good friends. He loved to put on a show, I am amazed how is lyrics are always in your face, you cannot listen to his songs without knowing the words. I could probably sing all of his songs (laughs). You cannot sit still to his songs. The only time I cry is when I see the Queen musical I have seen it 6 times and I cry every-time!
What would you be doing if you were not a model?Music obviously. I spend all my free-time playing music. I play the piano and I sing, I was in a Prog Rock band with my brother but I got kicked out because I was too busy with modelling work. I have a few projects going on with music at the moment and I’m going to study music at college after modelling. I’m happy to have something other than modelling, it's a fun job but if you don't have any other goals after modelling its kinda sad. Especially those people who have an ego about it, where would they be if they were not modelling? I personally believe that nobody in the world has the right to be arrogant...and if they are, they should think where they would be if they were not doing what they were doing.
Who inspires you?Meeting new people inspires me. Meeting different photographers, artists and vibrant creative people...I like to do weird shit that's out of the box. I did LOVE magazine and got completely spray- painted white and greased-up like a pin-up doll, that was kinda fun. The shoots I prefer are the rock ‘n’ roll ones with all the studs and stuff as I feel I’m being myself rather than something I'm not. Modelling is like acting you get given a plot and act around it, a good model can do that!
I WISH PEOPLE WOULD TAKE MORE NOTICE OF…the things that you walk past everyday that are always there. If you think everything is the same and dull then take a closer look.
I’M GOOD AT…listening
I’M BAD AT…keeping things to myself, I always say what I think about people.
I RELAX BY…being home in-front of the fire with a beer in my hand.
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE…festivals
MY NEXT AMBITION IS TO…create and work with music.
Have a peek in the next few day at our blog where we’ll be interviewing Idol’s female model Elena!!!
