The 15 New Faces That Ruled Fall 2016 Inline
Photographed by Kevin Tachman1/15Dilone
(DNA)
Hometown: Long Island, New York
Season highlights: Balmain, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Versace
Follow her: @_dilone
Dilone’s momentum had been building since the Pre-Fall collections, and the native New Yorker used this season to follow through on all her positive buzz. A rapper with a gamine look and ease in front of the camera, Dilone proved herself to be a versatile commodity, garnering impressive shows in every single city. Not every girl can be an haute hippie for Anna Sui and then transform into one of Donatella Versace’s vixens, but Dilone managed to pull it off. Already booking the covers of independent magazines, she is certain to be on designer short lists once campaign season rolls around.
Photo: Aitor Rosas / Indigital.tv2/15Mali Koopman
(Women)
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Season highlights: Valentino, Chanel, Céline, Balenciaga
Follow her: @malikoopman
Australian cool girls were trending this season, and Koopman embodied the look. An elegant presence on the catwalk for some of the world’s most prestigious labels, she made strutting for Valentino, Chanel, and Balenciaga appear effortless. A screenwriting student back home in Sydney, Koopman appealed to designers with intellectual leanings, even snagging the opening spot for Phoebe Philo at Céline.
Photo: Sonny Vandevelde / Indigital.tv3/15Charlee Fraser
(IMG)
Hometown: New South Wales, Australia
Season highlights: Rodarte, Marni, Prada, Dior
Follow her: @charleefraser
By trading her long curls for a Louise Brooks–esque bob in a familiar crimson right before the season began, Fraser reinvented her look and immediately caught the eye of every casting director in town. This makeover made her the ideal choice to open Marni, strut for Prada, and even take Demna Gvasalia’s first Balenciaga collection for a spin. With her doe eyes and sculpted cheekbones, Fraser is destined to make waves in editorials, too.
Photo Peter White / Getty Images4/15Selena Forrest
(Next)
Hometown: Long Beach, California
Season highlights: Proenza Schouler, Marc Jacobs, Loewe, Louis Vuitton
Follow her: @selenaforrest
Last season, Forrest opened Proenza Schouler and then promptly headed back to California. For Fall, she made her way through the full circuit, following Proenza with appearances at every show worth talking about. She even got to meet her fave celeb, Zendaya, backstage at Louis Vuitton. A skateboarder with attitude to spare, Forrest may just be the next tomboy model photographers become obsessed with.
Photo: Sonny Vandevelde / Indigital.tv5/15Alanna Arrington
(Next)
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Season highlights: Chanel, Altuzarra, Off-White, Lanvin
Follow her: @alannaarringto
A Midwestern girl with international appeal, Arrington arrived on the scene with a vengeance, kicking off NYFW with an opening spot at Altuzarra and following it up with one impressive booking after another. By the time she showed up in Paris on Nicolas Ghesquière’s Louis Vuitton runway, a star was born—not bad for a self-confessed Harry Potter nerd!