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Ruby Aldridge

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Ruby Aldridge
Aldridge at the Fall-Winter August 2012
Born
Ruby Rose Aldridge

(1991-08-26) August 26, 1991 (age 33)
Occupation(s)Model, singer
Parents
Relatives
Modeling information
Height5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Hair colorRed
Eye colorBrown
Agency
  • IMG Models (New York, London)
  • Traffic Models (Barcelona)
  • Modelwerk (Hamburg)
  • MIKAs (Stockholm)
  • Bravo Models (Tokyo)[1]

Ruby Rose Aldridge (born August 26, 1991) is an American fashion model and singer. During the years of 2008 - 2012, Ruby Aldridge was the "face" of brands such as Coach, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Valentino, and Calvin Klein. During the 2011 fall fashion week, Aldridge opened four fashion shows which placed her, at that time, 7th in terms of the number of these appearances in a given fashion week. As of this date,[when?] she has walked in nearly 200 fashion shows, including for top designers[2] such as Alberta Ferretti, Missoni, Sonia Rykiel, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, and others,[not verified in body] and has appeared on the covers of Harper's Bazaar, L'Express Styles, and L'Officiel,[not verified in body] and in major magazine spreads in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and in the Vogue editions of several countries (e.g., Italy, the U.S., China, Russia, and Latin America).[not verified in body] Ruby Aldridge is the daughter of former Playboy playmate Laura Lyons and artist and graphic designer Alan Aldridge, and younger sister of fashion model Lily Aldridge.[3][4]

Early life

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Aldridge is the daughter of former Playboy playmate Laura Lyons and British artist and graphic designer Alan Aldridge.[3] She has an older sister, fashion model Lily Aldridge.[3] She also has two brothers, Franco Aldridge (known as Franco Evans) and artist Miles Aldridge.[3] Her half-sister is fashion model and freelance journalist Saffron Aldridge.[3]

Career

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Modeling

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Aldridge was discovered in 2005 when her sister, Lily Aldridge, introduced her to the fashion world.[5] She is currently[when?] signed at NEXT Model Management, Modelwerk and Chic Management [it] agencies.[6][7][8]

Aldridge became the face of Coach in 2008, the face of Marc by Marc Jacobs in 2010, of Valentino in 2011, and of ck one cosmetics in 2012.[9]

During the fall fashion week in 2011, Aldridge opened 4 fashion shows, placing her 7th after Arizona Muse, Daphne Groeneveld, Karmen Pedaru, Caroline Brasch Nielsen, Alana Zimmer and Karlie Kloss in terms of the number of these appearances in a given fashion week.[verification needed][10]

Ruby Aldridge has represented the brands of Marc Jacobs,[9] Zac Posen,[citation needed] Calvin Klein,[9] Theory,[citation needed] Urban Outfitters,[citation needed] Valentino,[9][11] Carolina Herrera,[citation needed] Nordstrom,[citation needed] Just Cavalli,[citation needed] Coach,[9] Lacoste,[citation needed] and Emporio Armani.[citation needed]

As of this date,[when?] Aldridge has walked in nearly 200 fashion shows, including for such brands as:[12]

Aldridge has appeared on the covers of Harper's Bazaar,[when?][citation needed] L'Express Styles (April 3, 2013),[14] and L'Officiel (August 2013).[15] She has also appeared in major spreads in the following magazines:[when?][verification needed][citation needed]

Music

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Ruby Aldridge is part of a band called Texture[16] alongside artist Bozidar Brazda.[17]

Television

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In 2008, she appeared in The Young and the Restless.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "StackPath". models.com.
  2. ^ "List of world's Top 20 fashion designers". 2011-11-29. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "IMDB Bio". IMDb.
  4. ^ Bulgari Names Lily Aldridge Ambassador for Latest Campaign hollywoodreporter.com
  5. ^ James Lim (April 13, 2010). "Meet the New Girl: Ruby Aldridge". nymag.com. New York. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Chic Management".
  7. ^ "Modelwerk".
  8. ^ "Next Model Management".
  9. ^ a b c d e "Ruby Aldridge". nymag.com. New York. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  10. ^ "Ruby Aldridge". fashiontv.com. Fashion TV. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Model Behaviour: Ruby Aldridge". dazeddigital.com. Dazed & Confused. 4 December 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  12. ^ Ruby Aldridge on Models.com Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ a b c d e Sarah Harriss (October 14, 2011). "Runaround Ruby". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  14. ^ "L'Express Styles April 3, 2013 Cover (L'Express Styles)". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  15. ^ "Ruby Aldridge for L'Officiel Paris August 2013". Design Scene. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  16. ^ Hilary Moss (April 19, 2014). "More and More Models Continue to Nurture Their Music Careers". nymag.com. New York. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  17. ^ Chioma NNadi (April 18, 2012). "Ruby Aldridge on Performing Live—and Her Favorite Summer Playlist". vogue.com. Vogue. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  18. ^ Kris De Leon (September 23, 2008). "Ruby Aldridge Guest Stars on 'The Young and the Restless'". buddytv.com. BuddyTV. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
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