Lily Aldridge
Lily Aldridge is a fashion supermodel, philanthropist, and newly-minted entrepreneur as the Founder and CEO of her very own fragrance label, Lily Aldridge Parfums.
Aldridge started modeling at age 16 and made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut in 2009, quickly becoming one of fashion’s most beloved faces. She has shot with many of the industry’s top photographers, including Inez and Vinoodh, Daniel Jackson, Lachlan Bailey, and Mert & Marcus. She appeared on the 50th Anniversary cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2014, as well as covers of numerous international editions of VOGUE, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, LOVE, Glamour, and GQ, with editorial features appearing in V, Vanity Fair, W, and many more. A sought-after personality among leading fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands, Aldridge’s advertising campaigns have included the industry’s most renowned brands. Many of her partnerships have also spoken to her creativity and deeply-rooted values.
Off duty, Aldridge is devoted to family, philanthropy, and adventure. A cultural omnivore, she divides her time between New York City and Nashville, Tennessee. Aldridge enjoys traveling internationally to attend museum and gallery openings, food festivals, and rock concerts with her husband, Kings of Leon lead vocalist, Caleb Followill. Aldridge is a generous philanthropist actively involved with St. Jude Children’s Hospital, No Kid Hungry, World of Children, and Everytown for Gun Safety. She has also partnered with VOGUE for the
official Born Free Africa campaign, which aims to end mother-to-child HIV transmission. Aldridge consistently weaves her philanthropic passions into her brand partnerships and entrepreneurial ventures.
Her latest venture has taken her into new territory as Founder and CEO of Lily Aldridge Parfums, an eponymous fragrance collection created in partnership with IMG Models and Inter Parfums, Inc., the world’s leading fragrance producer. Lily Aldridge Parfums’ limited-edition collections first debuted in September 2019. A native of Los Angeles, California, Aldridge hails from a large family of celebrated creative professionals. Her father is the noted English illustrator, Alan Aldridge, her siblings include Miles Aldridge, the fashion photographer, and Saffron and Ruby Aldridge, also models. Aldridge credits her talented and supportive family for grounding her in the values of creativity, hard work, giving back, and putting family first.
The Collection
Get ready to pull out your boarding pass. Weekend Max Mara unveils its new Signature Collection called From Lily With Love consisting of the perfect summer wardrobe to pack: chic, easy, breezy. It is co-created with Lily Aldridge, a celebrated supermodel, passionate philanthropist, and newly-minted entrepreneur.
With a colorful and summery mindset, Aldridge set out to create the ultimate must-pack essentials for a planned holiday or last-minute getaway. Versatile, intriguing and finely detailed, they are suited to all occasions in all the different cities around the world.
True to her roots, an artsy vibe permeates the lineup, inspired by her father Alan Aldridge, a renowned English illustrator. “His art and style! He loved three-piece suits, denim on denim, and bright fun colors and patterns – he always looked cool and timeless,” says Aldridge.
A native of Los Angeles, Aldridge hails from a large family of celebrated creative minds. Besides her father, there’s her brother Miles Aldridge, an acclaimed fashion photographer, and last but not least, her husband Caleb Followill, the frontman of the Kings of Leon rock band. In lending her creative touch to the project, Aldridge bonded Weekend Max Mara’s core values – an authentic Italian lifestyle, a free spirit, and a contemporary vision – with a Seventies hippie-meets-Boho vibe and Californian heritage.
An overall lighthearted airiness flows through via fluid shapes that are imagined to raise the cool factor in the heat from the day to night, from the streets to the sand. The traditional crispness of linen tempers the formality of a vested pantsuit while the sporty aura of denim is elevated by exquisitely embroidered motifs reminiscent of the collection’s prints. Floaty and romantic, dresses are a favorite either in finely decorated eyelet cotton or in gauzy
textures. Similarly, pretty tops and bishop-sleeved blouses billow delicately in the warm breeze. Printed with Alan Aldridge’s floral motifs, a fluid pajama set comprising of shirt and trousers in slinky silk twill embraces an East-meets-West feel with a sunup-to-nightfall versatility. Adding the final touch are the accessories: a new version of the iconic Pasticcino Bag, a hat, silk scarves, and shoes.
“This eclectic mix of pieces with a certain timelessness is a lot like me!” muses Aldridge.
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