Lwandle Ngwenya

Wenuri De Silva

Cassidy Hudson

Jordan Hickman

<div>Iconic fashion designer and Creative Director of Balmain, Olivier Rousteing sat down with Vogue to recount a life changing journey to South Africa, to film a fashion film and documentary debuting the visionary collection with Disney for The Lion King.</div><div><br /></div><div>Olivier speaks candidly about the journey of self-discovery, tracing his roots back to Africa and what it meant to him to connect with the continent of his birth heritage.</div><div><br /></div><div>In an emotional interview, he shares a moment with our very own Carmen Hickman that resonated deeply with him and which he will carry with him forever.</div><div><br /></div><div>Carmen is not only a model, she is a mother and inherently maternal figure; and so it was a natural improvisation in a tender moment with Olivier that led her to share words that shaped his experience whilst filming.</div><div><br /></div><div>Herewith a few exerts from the interview with Vogue.</div><div><br /></div><div>&quot;The Disney x Balmain: The Lion King collection has been immortalised in a short film by Nigerian director Femi Oladigbolu. Shot across the Western Cape region of South Africa, Rousteing takes on the leading role. The film stars a selection of models wearing his designs that were cast from all over Africa; countries including Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda and Tanzania. As Rousteing puts it, this furthers the cultural impact of the collaboration, “giving local people the chance to shine”. The film itself focuses on the concept of destiny - and in a similar vein to the narrative of The Lion King - Rousteing experienced a personal full-circle moment while filming.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Actor Carmen Hickman, when playing the wise older Black woman who’s supposed to reveal his future, decided to improvise on set. “She said to me: ‘Don’t forget this is your continent, this is where you come from, and you are loved here. You will always be loved,’” Rousteing explains, hand on heart. “It was magical.”</div><div><br /></div><div>We are incredibly proud of Carmen, not only for a career defining campaign, but for sharing a part of herself with Olivier, adding depth and purpose to his experience in Cape Town.</div><div><br /></div><div>Carmen&#39;s daughter and Future Face Jordan Hickman also features in the short film and campaign images, as well as accomplished fashion model Sisipho Ntsabo.</div><div>A client of this calibre shooting in our Mother City was not only uplifting to the careers of the models at ICE, but also to the film and fashion industry in Cape Town as a whole.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>For the full article please visit https://www.vogue.co.uk/bc/disney-and-balmains-the-lion-king-collection</div><div>As well as the Balmain website https://us.balmain.com/en/experience/disney-x-balmain-the-lion-king</div><p>This project was proudly cast by Cape Town based casting director Iain Milne of Casting Co and facilitated by Groundglass production company.<br /></p><div><br /></div>

Iconic fashion designer and Creative Director of Balmain, Olivier Rousteing sat down with Vogue to recount a life changing journey to South Africa,  to film a fashion film and documentary debuting the visionary collection with Disney for The Lion King.

Olivier speaks candidly about the journey of self-discovery, tracing his roots back to Africa and what it meant to him to connect with the continent of his birth heritage.

In an emotional interview, he shares a moment with our very own Carmen Hickman that resonated deeply with him and which he will carry with him forever.

Carmen is not only a model, she is a mother and inherently maternal figure; and so it was a natural improvisation in a tender moment with Olivier that led her to share words that shaped his experience whilst filming.

Herewith a few exerts from the interview with Vogue.

"The Disney x Balmain: The Lion King collection has been immortalised in a short film by Nigerian director Femi Oladigbolu. Shot across the Western Cape region of South Africa, Rousteing takes on the leading role. The film stars a selection of models wearing his designs that were cast from all over Africa; countries including Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda and Tanzania. As Rousteing puts it, this furthers the cultural impact of the collaboration, “giving local people the chance to shine”. The film itself focuses on the concept of destiny - and in a similar vein to the narrative of The Lion King - Rousteing experienced a personal full-circle moment while filming. 

Actor Carmen Hickman, when playing the wise older Black woman who’s supposed to reveal his future, decided to improvise on set. “She said to me: ‘Don’t forget this is your continent, this is where you come from, and you are loved here. You will always be loved,’” Rousteing explains, hand on heart. “It was magical.”

We are incredibly proud of Carmen, not only for a career defining campaign, but for sharing a part of herself with Olivier, adding depth and purpose to his experience in Cape Town.

Carmen's daughter and Future Face Jordan Hickman also features in the short film and campaign images, as well as accomplished fashion model Sisipho Ntsabo.
A client of this calibre shooting in our Mother City was not only uplifting to the careers of the models at ICE, but also to the film and fashion industry in Cape Town as a whole. 

For the full article please visit https://www.vogue.co.uk/bc/disney-and-balmains-the-lion-king-collection
As well as the Balmain website https://us.balmain.com/en/experience/disney-x-balmain-the-lion-king

This project was proudly cast by Cape Town based casting director Iain Milne of Casting Co and facilitated by Groundglass production company.

Olivier Rousteing Balmain Lion King Collection in Cape Town with models Carmen Hickman Jordan Hickman Sisipho Ntsabo featured in Vogue

Olivier Rousteing Balmain Lion King Collection mentions C...

BALMAIN // LION KING COLLECTION | Carmen & Jordan Hickman; Sisipho Ntsabo

Nandy Alexander

Talia-Ann Tifflin

Isis Nour

<div>International models and couple, Isis and Emeke were captured so beautifully by German photographer Marina Geckeler.</div><div><br /></div><div>Clifton beach, cool shades and beautiful people; is that not Cape Town summed up?</div><div><br /></div><div>#capetown #summer #icemodels #icegenetics</div>

International models and couple, Isis and Emeke were captured so beautifully by German photographer Marina Geckeler.

Clifton beach, cool shades and beautiful people; is that not Cape Town summed up?

#capetown #summer #icemodels #icegenetics

Isis and Emeke ICE Genetics photographer Marina Geckeler Clifton Beach

Isis and Emeke ICE Genetics Shoot Clifton Beach

ISIS & EMEKE | Marina Geckeler Clifton Sessions

Roos Delwig

Jade Paul

Sema Akar

Rafaela Lima

<p>ICE pride ourselves on representing models that have so much more to their allure than meets the eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sit down with us as we get to know Rafaela.</p><p><br /></p><p>Q - How did you get into Modeling and what were you doing before?</p>  <p>A - I have been modelling for&nbsp;three years, and before that I was a&nbsp;pharmacist. I finished my pharmacy college in the middle of this year. I’ve always loved fashion and everything about modelling, but I never felt like I was enough to the industry so I never tried before, and then one day I realized that I was throwing away my dream without even trying.&nbsp;That is when the things started to happen!&nbsp;I went to an agency in Brazil and started to work weekly with huge brands that I could never imagine that I would be their face one day. So, believing in my dreams and working hard brought me here to Cape Town!</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - What do you like to do in your free time? </p>  <p>A - I love running and workouts in general, I’m always doing some kind of sport like boxing or Muay Thai, but the part of me that likes to mix training and art loves pole dancing.</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - What is your most memorable trip and why? </p>  <p>A - When I was in London with my best friend 6 years ago, I was just an adolescent without my parents in another country trying to learn English. It was so exciting! It made me feel that I could go anywhere I wanted to!</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - Do you have any bucket list adventures you would like to do one day? </p>  <p>A - Yes! and some of them are here in cape town like paragliding, going up&nbsp;Table mountain&nbsp;and do some boat trips around the city.</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - Who is your favourite musician?</p>  <p>A - I don’t have any specific one but I really love some songs of Lana del Rey as she talks about getting over all the challenges of life.</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - What is your favourite movie and why? </p>  <p>A - I have two, Pretty woman and Burlesque. Pretty woman make dream about impossible love and Burlesque shows the story of one girl who worked hard and risked everything for her dream, just like I did.</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - What is your favourite food? </p>  <p>A - Italian food in general, but I really love salad bowls too.</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - If you could master a skill, what would it be? </p>  <p>A - I guess I really would like to have the skill of flying, to feel the freedom of it.</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received and who was it from?</p>  <p>A - From my mom. She told me that I can never in my life live in fear of my dreams.</p><p><br /></p>  <p>Q - What is a dream campaign you would like to book one day? </p>  <p>A - Fenty Beauty or Charlotte Tilbury</p><p><br /></p><p>Model - Rafaela Lima ( @_rafadlima )</p><p>#Fashion #modelstyle #model #beauty #fashionphotography</p>

ICE pride ourselves on representing models that have so much more to their allure than meets the eye.



Sit down with us as we get to know Rafaela.



Q - How did you get into Modeling and what were you doing before?

A - I have been modelling for three years, and before that I was a pharmacist. I finished my pharmacy college in the middle of this year. I’ve always loved fashion and everything about modelling, but I never felt like I was enough to the industry so I never tried before, and then one day I realized that I was throwing away my dream without even trying. That is when the things started to happen! I went to an agency in Brazil and started to work weekly with huge brands that I could never imagine that I would be their face one day. So, believing in my dreams and working hard brought me here to Cape Town!



Q - What do you like to do in your free time?

A - I love running and workouts in general, I’m always doing some kind of sport like boxing or Muay Thai, but the part of me that likes to mix training and art loves pole dancing.



Q - What is your most memorable trip and why?

A - When I was in London with my best friend 6 years ago, I was just an adolescent without my parents in another country trying to learn English. It was so exciting! It made me feel that I could go anywhere I wanted to!



Q - Do you have any bucket list adventures you would like to do one day?

A - Yes! and some of them are here in cape town like paragliding, going up Table mountain and do some boat trips around the city.



Q - Who is your favourite musician?

A - I don’t have any specific one but I really love some songs of Lana del Rey as she talks about getting over all the challenges of life.



Q - What is your favourite movie and why?

A - I have two, Pretty woman and Burlesque. Pretty woman make dream about impossible love and Burlesque shows the story of one girl who worked hard and risked everything for her dream, just like I did.



Q - What is your favourite food?

A - Italian food in general, but I really love salad bowls too.



Q - If you could master a skill, what would it be?

A - I guess I really would like to have the skill of flying, to feel the freedom of it.



Q - What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received and who was it from?

A - From my mom. She told me that I can never in my life live in fear of my dreams.



Q - What is a dream campaign you would like to book one day?

A - Fenty Beauty or Charlotte Tilbury


Model - Rafaela Lima ( @_rafadlima )

#Fashion #modelstyle #model #beauty #fashionphotography

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