platinum blond underwood vs. pink.

CATE UNDERWOOD photographer. Model. Kiev.

I already have everything that cannot be bought for money.


Show me a man that is capable to open a door in front of you, bring a breakfast into bed and get a star from the sky.

Actually, I’m ready to fight for a couple of hardcore hills on a bargain sale.

"Everybody lies." I’m not an exception.


My last astonishment was a mestizo with eyes of different color. It happened in New York. For the first time in my life I dared to approach a stranger, just to look into those extraordinary eyes – one was of transparent-grey and the other one – of depthless-hazel. Most of the people would consider it a flaw, but I never saw anything so perfect. In some time I got hold of a book with description of devil’s appearance – Lucifer had the same eyes. It gives me the creeps even now.


I can hardly live without a camera, pack of Parliament and freedom.


It is perfectionism that annoys me most in myself. It is like a disease that progresses day by day and sometimes just drives me crazy.


Since childhood I was told that I am beautiful. Actually I just sublimate well enough. Now days, when lines between beauty and ugliness are erased, I like to balance.


The sexiest things in man are: fingers, scrub and culinary abilities.


I’m damn lucky. But simple luck won’t get you far.


The best gift in my life is my daughter.


NYC – is a city that never sleeps. From Monday till Sunday included. And Halloween is another reason to have fun. “New Yorkers”, dressed in costumes go to work, walk the streets, children “trick-or-treat”, top managers work 19 hours per day and when I take a taxi to return home and get some sleep at about 4 a.m., I can see them through the big windows of a gym already (or still) on exercisers.  

Fashion is a kind of lifestyle. It is not necessary to be in trend all the time. Just don’t betray yourself and live how you like to.


I am superstitious. By no manner of means pour me anything when I hold the glass in the air.


I am drawn to self-confident and moderately punctual men that smell of good perfume and tobacco.

Last December on catholic Christmas Eve, we decided to celebrate my departure to Paris. It all ended up doing a handstand, and I boarded the plane with a broken finger. My hand was in plaster up to the elbow. On the way back I spent two days in French airports without a penny in a pocket, and the New Year itself was celebrated with a shiner under my eye.

It was very funny when friend took shots of me sitting on a cooktop with a burning picture in my hands. I just didn’t notice how the burner turned on.

If I was offered to become a president of Ukraine, believe me, my election campaign would stick in everybody’s memory.


After a trip to Paris I understood: I’m never bored when I’m alone. Eventually I’m bored with people.


Photography: Cate Underwood. (link)

English version of the short interview for LOOK AT ME.

Фотография

Cate Underwood. Фотограф. Модель. 

Вряд ли я смогу обойтись без камеры, пачки парламента и свободы.

Добавил treskoff, 5 января 2012 в 15:09

Text: Jurij Treskow. (link on his site)

Wanna go out?

Cate Underwood and Heidi Harrington for ICONIC MANAGEMENT.

captured by great guys from THREE SINGLE MEN fashion videography: Philipp Wolff, Uli Jason Ulbrich, Daniel Kundrat.

This how I made it in America.

"По просьбе ТОП10 украинский фэшн-фотограф Кейт Андервуд поделилась снимками и впечатлениями о своем пребывании в Нью-Йорке, где она прожила два месяца и куда отправилась в качестве модели агенства New York Models Management. Комментарии публикуются в том числе и на английском языке, чтобы сохранить всю специфику того периода, а также для зарубежных друзей Кейт."

"By the request of TOP10 Ukrainian fashion photographer Cate Underwood shared her photos and impressions during her stay in New York, where she spent two months and worked there as a model. She is represented by New York Models Management."

1)    Manhattan с окна моих апартаментов. Остановилась я на Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, у самого берега реки и меня никогда не покидало ощущение, что я таки в Нью Йорке, именно в том городе, о котором я грезила уже пару лет и мои надежды были оправданы. Это любовь с первого взгляда и желание никогда с ним не расставаться, ни на секунду.

This how I see Manhattan from the window of my apartments. I have stopped on Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, on the shore of the river so I never loose the feeling that I am in New York, in that city, about which I had been dreaming for a couple of years and at last my hopes were justified. It's a love at first sight and will never leave this city again, even for a second.

2) Dali на Broadway под названием La Basket, совсем недалеко от офиса моего агентства, где, в промежутках между кастингами, я могла курить прямо на летней площадке/читать книгу/изучать прохожих. Но самое главное достоинство этого места - вкуснейший запеченный лосось и sauté из морепродуктов.

А теперь представьте. Первая неделя в Нью Йорке подходила к концу, пятница. Закончив все кастинги в этот день, очень голодная, оступившись, и по-этому, собственно, хромая, в расстроенных чувствах, что только я могу  так нелепо нанести себе увечья, таки добралась до всех моих благ. Как раз в этот момент меня застал врасплох господин Шуман.

Dali on Broadway named La Basket, close to the office of my agency, where, in between of castings, I can smoke right on the summer terrace/read a book/discover passers-by. But the main advantage of this place - delicious baked salmon and seafood sauté.

And now imagine. First week in New York is coming closer to the end, Friday. After finishing all the castings that day, starving, with twisted ankle, and that’s why, actually, limping and frustrated that just I can make self-mutilation in a such ridiculous way, still made it to all my blessings. At that moment I was caught unexpected by Mr. Shuman.

4) Go/see в Calvin Klein, Uptown. Я тогда была очень возбуждена. У меня всегда так, когда я вижусь с людьми, которые меня действительно вдохновляют или когда я вижу предмет своего вдохновения. Иногда даже не вериться, что все это происходит со мной – Нью Йорк со всеми его перспективами, количеством новых отличных знакомств, этой невероятной энергией. Можно просто сойти с ума.

Снимок справа – бесспорно тот Нью Йорк, которым мы привыкли его видеть в кино. Но признаюсь честно – Downtown меня привлекает намного больше.

Go / see in Calvin Klein, Uptown. I was very high. I am always like this when I meet people whom I really inspired by or when I see the object of my inspiration. Sometimes I stop for a minute and think that it couldn’t be truth - New York, with all its challenges, great meetings and incredible energy in the city. Just driving crazy.

On the right: real NY, which we are used to see in the movies. But honestly - Downtown attracts me much more and this is real New York.

5) С Эвелиной мы познакомились на показе Литковской в Киеве. Забавно что в следующем месяце мы обе оказались в Нью Йорке и пересеклись на кастинге в нашем, как оказалось, общем агентстве – New York Models.

We’ve met with Evelina on Litkovskaya show in Kiev. It's funny that next month we both were in New York and hooked up on the casting in the agency, as it turned out, mutual - New York Models.

6) Model tests: Cornelia@New York Models. По сути моя первая съемка в Нью Йорке. Именно этим она меня и трогает. Знаете, это как еще один шаг на встречу к желанному.

Model tests: Cornelia @ New York Models. In fact my first shot in New York. That's why it’s quite touching. You know, this is just one more step to the desire.

7) November, 31. Provocateur night club.

NYC – город, который никогда не спит. С понедельника по воскресение включительно. А Halloween – еще один повод для веселья: одетые в костюмы «нью-йорковцы» идут так на работу, ходят в таком виде по улицам, дети просят конфет, а топ-менеджеры работают по 19 часов в сутки и когда я в 4 утра еду на такси домой спать, то вижу их через витрины спортзала уже (или еще) на тренажерах. Люблю Нью Йорк. (линк)

November, 31. Provocateur night club.

NY is the city that never sleeps (from Monday till Sunday inclusive). Halloween is just one more reason for  “cheers”: dressed New Yorkers going for work, walking like this on the streets, kids are asking for sweets, and top managers are working 19 hours per day and when I am in the cab on my way back home to sleep (details: 4 a.m.), I can see them at the gym through the big windows. I love New York. (link)

8) Karina, одна из моих room-mates. Пленка.

Моя память как огромная галерея из таких «картинок», я бы даже сказала, она намного больше, чем было снято на камеру. Любое воспоминание как личная драгоценность, которую никто никогда не сможет у тебя отобрать, что-то по-настоящему вечное. Цените.

One of my room-mates, Karina. Taken with film camera.

My memory is a huge gallery of "pictures" like this one. I would say, it is even much bigger than was captured with camera. Any recall as a personal treasure that no one can ever take away from you, something truly eternal. Appreciate this.

what's up?

Die Antwoord - absolutely awesome band, after Peaches of course.

Cate photographed by Ben Hassett.

http://www.benhassett.com/

beware of uglywood.

Halloween in NYC.

three-floored cover for L'Officiel.

Cover shoot with Masha Kirsanova by Cate Underwood for L’Officiel Ukraine 2011.

"Fetish Darling – Masha Kirsanova lets her freak flag fly in the November cover shoot of L’Officiel Ukraine lensed by Cate Underwood. Wearing the fetish inspired designs of Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Tom Ford and Diane von Furstenberg styled by Julie Pelipas, Masha is a striking sight in fall makeup by Natali Strilchyuk and feathered locks by Andrew Jablonski." - FASHION GONE ROGUE, where you can see full editorial.

tests.

photographed by Jonathan Waiter.

NYC online diaries. day #3.

Drinking coffee with skim milk outside in New York Muffins in new fur and with new umbrella because it's been raining all day long.

Litkovskaya spring-summer 2012.

hello!

Woman is the Nigger of the World.

JUST TRY ON. for Sezony Mody october'11.