still hip as ever

so beautiful!nice weekend

She's gorgeous!

Carmen.xx.

is that your book she's holding?

she looks great but i like the then better than the now

Wow, the pictures are different, but I like both.
Love the leader jacket.

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through her timeline she is still looking great

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A cool chameleon, but least the crossed arms offers a bit of continuity.

P.S. I heart this blog!

it reminds me of the sandy transition in grease, but opposite.

At one point I must say she used to look better….The hair's better…

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pretty badass looking jacket "then" i like it

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So chic! xx

Hmm..first softer hair, harder jacket, then tough hair with softer jacket – but the same stance in both. I think I like earlier look better but it's great to try new things!

I remember this older photo! I like her hair better wavy but her outfit in the first is a lot more my taste. She's gorgeous.

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Nice, I love her white shirt collar. Apart from this I prefer her previous look, but she still looks good anyway. She likes crossing her arms !

Looked good then, even better now.

Both photos are engaging- she got the attitude!

Great looks, great jacket!

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I agree with dana. I probably like the style better in the second/older photo, but her eyes look so much happier in the first/newer photo and that completely changes everything. Happiness is far more attractive than a beautiful dress.

Her "then" photo was definitely sexy with attitude. Her "now" photo is so refreshing. There's so much clarity in her new style it's almost preppy. It's just much cleaner. I hope she alternates. I think people should always change themselves; it surprises people.

Now is cool, but then is truly gorgeous.

Her eyes look so seriously bored in the first image and so doefully awake in the second. It's great that her style between the two shots can't be compartmentalized. She's very striking!!!

same mannerisms, same girl – but worlds different simply because of her haircut. how interesting that sometimes that's all it takes….

i love this post.

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So cool ;) now she looks woken up!
Relating to her sense of expression… her presence (and may I add, my opinion is that in the current photo – her simple ensemble does not diminish her individuality or appeal). x

My goodness, that's more than a style change, it's an attitude change — there is a real smile on that face which makes whatever she's wearing look great.

She has moved from ingenue wanna be to writer and director of her own life..Bravo

She looks more polished now. And she is carrying THE book!

did you shoot her twice by chance?

It truly is ALL in the attitude. The sparkle in her eye, in the first photo is so subtly charming. The blue gleaning of her eyes, with her facial roundness, effortlessly pouted lips, chopped hair and that buttoned collar, she strikes me with a welcoming youthful charm; this integral feeling to what ever and where ever she's going with her day… and to wonder… what she's reading…

And in the progression, well we may not be so quick to answer… but I wonder if she broke into laughter after she was photographed.

prefer look1

The change is not bad, but I prefer the then.

Love

S

Looks fresher and younger, but she's a peach anyway, and she'll always be gorgeous.

She looks like January Jones now, love your pictures, hold on!

I love her new hairstyle!!! :D
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Johanna

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Love both of the looks!
x. Cate
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Her cute new hairstyle is Vika inspired perhaps? I like her old look alot too, looking at them together its like two sisters, the studious one and the party girl!

Would love it if you did more of these "year apart" pieces – with folks of many different ages/periods in their life: pre-divorce; post-divorce…

In the older shot, she looks like she hasn't quite grasped the chalice, or set her compass; in the second, she is grounded, clear-eyed, and ready for biz.

Amusing and entertaining because I'd bet you're getting viscerally polar takes on this pair.

Looks like this lady has learned a lot in a year.

I think I like the "old" hairstyle better but she still looks very very good.

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The short hair in the first pic looks so unflattering on her! The 2nd one is much better. Love the jackets she's wearing though!

this is so cute. i loove her new hair!!

how lovely the light hits the edges of the collar on the furst picture…

LOOK 2 is flawless. See how much can chnage in one year?

ah-mazing!!!

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She looks great in both photos but a little sad in the second one. I hope it has been a good year for her.

love her hair right now!

Now wins hands down!
:-)

She's adorable in both photos but somehow I like the recent one more. She appears far more self assured now with the way she looks, clear eyed and amused, straight down the lens of the camera rather than peaking out in an almost bored way from behind her hair as she did a year ago. This young woman looks ready for any adventure, a willing, engaged, joyful participant in life.

Now less to prove and more to do…the tough girl wants to be taken seriously. She still has the edge with the "popped" collar, crossed arms and even moreso with the straight glance now.

I lke her in both pictures but the hair really compliments her in the "now" one… It gives her face such a geometrical character that makes her beautiful face stand out… imagine the first pic with the new hair and you'll see what i mean. BTW she's holding the book!! :D

BEAUTIFUL !!!

What a gorgeous woman. What a wonderful, observant photographer you are. These photos and looks are almost timeless. I am in love.

both looks are so classically cool but her now look shows that she has matured in her style this year. Love how shes holding her arms the same way in both pictures

I like the way she has strong style. And I also think both her looks go with her personality kinda- she is quite shy.

Very strong, typical Russian features. Outstanding!

lovely how she's progressed but i can see retention of elements. that's what personal evolution is all abt.
did u shoot her in a similar pose intentionally though?