I think a lot of people suspected the six-day absence of Addison Gill from the New York runways could only mean one thing; a Calvin Klein exclusive.
That is indeed what happened Thursday, as the 16-year-old Sutherland/Chantale Nadeau model made her catwalk debut on a Manhattan platform that has been the launching pad for many a successful model.
The Imagistalluded to it Thursday afternoon, with a post from backstage revealing "...The V Magazine/Supreme Search winner is here, sparking Addison off to an audacious start..."
Just an hour before showtime, it seemed all that was left was the waiting...
Then, as more backstage shots started to appear online there was the hint of another Canadian making a Calvin Klein exclusive.
Unlike fellow Torontonian Gill, who is in her inaugural season, Bojana Reljic got the second big break of her career Thursday (the other being first runner-up at Ford Supermodel of the World, three years ago), when she came in completely under the radar to walk in the week's most scrutinized lineup.
The 17-year-old Elmer Olsen model was not in the IMG New York show package, neither is she in the Paris one, so it will be interesting to see where the momentum carries her.
Judging by the European showcards coming out now, expect to see much more of Gill in the coming weeks.
