Style Icon: Camille Bidault Waddington

After posting Ursina Gysi as a Style Icon in April (and admitting I could find almost nothing about her life), I received a comment informing me that Miss Gysi is the assistant to Camille Bidault Waddington. Thank you commenter for this knowledge, and for leading me down the dark hole of the internet into the life of Camille Bidault Waddington, who I will now also add to my list of Style Icons.

Via SHOWstudio.com

Camille Bidault Waddington moved to London from Paris in 1997 where she began her career as a freelance stylist. A continuing relationship with Martine Sitbon and Self Service magazine enabled her to remain part of the Paris fashion industry. Bidault Waddington’s unique style led her to work with photographers Nick Knight, Juergen Teller, Mario Testino, Terry Richardson and Horst Diekgerdes for publications such as Dazed and Confused, The Face, and Pop. Her international reputation has led to her collaboration with designers in London, Paris, Milan and New York. She is currently consulting for Marc by Marc Jacobs, Byblos and Pucci and is Fashion Director at Self Service magazine, as well as contributing to Vogue Italia, Vogue Nippon and Vogue China.

And although I do love Waddington’s personal style, I am truly inspired by her work as a stylist. Trolling through her thread on The Fashion Spot I realized that quite a few pages from Elle magazine that I’ve had taped to my wall in the last year are pulled from the editorials she styled.

US Elle March 2010

US Elle December 2009

US Elle September 2009

See more of Camille Bidault Waddington’s work on Models.com and check out a recent shoot for AnOther Magazine styled by Waddington in which her assistant Ursina Gysi models here.

posted by: Tricia Rock