Bhavitha Mandava [
@bhavithamandava ] has always been the kind of woman with her nose in a book—curious, observant, and attuned to the details others miss. What she didn’t see, less than two years ago, was her own fashion potential. Then a NYU student, she was scouted while switching trains at the Atlantic Avenue platform, en route to get biryani. Now, that fateful moment reads as thorough-line to her
@chanelofficial era. As a newly appointed ambassador, Mandava has become a defining muse of
@Matthieu_Blazy —opening Métiers d’Art, closing couture, and landing covers for
@BritishVogue ,
@i_D , and
@ThePerfectMagazine . Shot during a frigid New York Fashion Week, Irene Ojo-Felix [
@iojofx ] meets her in a rare lull, with no shows and plenty of time to show us where it all started. Director Will Pippin
@will_pippin retraces her origin story that’s already hardened into fashion folklore. Watch the full interview on YouTube or head to #modelsdotcom.
#MDXInterviews
Editor-in-Chief: Stephan Moskovic
@themoskovic
Editorial Director and Interviewer: Irene Ojo-Felix
@iojofx
Director: Will Pippin
@will_pippin
Cinematographer: Steve Mastorelli
@s.mastorelli
First Assistant Camera: Luis Jaramillo
@k.a.l.b.o.9.9.9
Assistant Video Editor: Oscar O’Neill
@0scar0neill
Composer: 22
@22tunez
Colorist: Jake White, Company 3
@jake.m.white
Special Thanks to 28Models and Christopher Michael at Egos & Icons
@28models /
@chrimichael