Even so, Lawley immediately fell for him. “You know how you can just tell with some people? I don’t know… I almost stood by him and felt like he was my best friend instantly. It was very much that love-at-first-sight feeling, yeah,” she says fondly. “I did not expect it. I thought I was going to be single forever in New York. Woo!” she adds, with a fist pump. Along with modelling and food work, Lawley has designed a swimwear range for curvy women, with Australian label Bond-eye, that will soon hit the market. And she DJs professionally in her spare time. She explains, “I’ve always seen myself as an entrepreneur. Even when I was little, I was a Monopoly addict. I was like, ‘I’m going to own everything and do everything.’ With the swimwear design, my team listens to me… I’ll say, ‘I want that print, let’s secure that print.’” Bond-eye managing director Steve Philpott says the first thing he noticed upon meeting Lawley was her maturity and poise. “I was very impressed with Robyn, actually,” he says. “She held herself well, she’s really intelligent, she seems a lot older than she actually is. When Chelsea [Bonner, Lawley’s agent] told me she was 23, it was hard to reconcile.” “She’s got strong opinions and she can articulate them well. She knows what she wants. She’s got a really good design idea. It’s edgy and it’s a different way to approach things. It gelled with me. “I don’t want to do what everyone else has done. We really want to bring fashion and on-trend swimwear to girls who just can’t get it [elsewhere],” he explains. Lawley describes herself as a “tomboy” but she also loves fashion, particularly Australian designers such as Josh Goot, Dion Lee, Willow and Sass & Bide. An early adopter of Mary Katrantzou, she says, “I love finding the new designers who are going to be the next big thing. That’s why I tend to buy a lot of their stuff and keep it on my rack at home. I will eventually get a storage cage. I’m not a hoarder or anything, I just think fashion is an investment for me.” She might be the perfect person to launch a range of fashionable swimwear because she is her own (frustrated) demographic. “It’s unreal,” she says excitedly. “ I can’t wait. I swim all the time and I have not been able to buy a nice swimsuit for years. [The range] is so fashion-forward and it’s chic, it’s classic, we’ve got edgy stuff for young girls, we’ve got more sophisticated stuff…” Before the easygoing Lawley trots off to her car, backpack on, to squeeze in some family time, we joke about how her budding- lawyer boyfriend, raised by a “hippie mum” with no electricity, has ended up with her, smack-bang in the middle of Manhattan’s financial district. “I know, it’s so weird,” she says. “How did a boy like him get here? But I guess how, too, did a girl from western Sydney get here?” FOLLOW ALICE ON TWITTER @ALICEWASLEY Robyn Lawley Swim is available for pre-order at robynlawley. com and launches in David Jones stores on September 1. MODELS MAKING SMART MONEY MIRANDA KERR The owner and founder of the Kora Organics skincare line has also written two books. ELLE MACPHERSON She’s made workout videos, has the Elle Macpherson Intimates range, a beauty line and hosted Britain’s Next Top Model . HEIDI KLUM She’s host and producer on Germany’s Next Top Model and Project Runway , as well as designing clothing, trainers, jewellery and perfumes. Oh, and she’s written a book. TYRA BANKS Banks created and hosts America’s Next Top Model , has a talk show and a production company and has written books. BUY THE SUNDAY STYLE IPAD APP FROM ITUNES mTO VIEW THE FULL ROBYN LAWLEY SWIM RANGE 19 “I WAS ON A PERMANENT DIET FOR YEARS AND IT WAS SUCH A WASTE OF MY TIME” SURF CHICK Robyn is the perfect advertisement for her own swimwear line. COVER GIRL Robyn (right) graces the cover of Vogue Italia in June 2011 with fellow plus-size models Tara Lynn and Candice Huffine. ROBYN WEARS Roland Mouret dress, from Land’s End, (02) 9331 2656; J Farren-Price necklace, bracelet and ring, (02) 9231 3299; Fairfax & Roberts ring, (02) 9232 8510. HAIR: MICHELE McQUILLAN FOR TIGI. MAKE-UP: VICTORIA BARON FOR TOM FORD. OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY: ROBYN LAWLEY BOND-EYE AUSTRALIA, VOGUE ITALIA, GETTY IMAGES, SPLASH, CORBIS MSM28JUL13p019 19 7/19/13 5:39 PM
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Even so, Lawley immediatelyfell for him. “You know how youcan just tell with some people? I don’tknow… I almost stood by him andfelt like he was my best friendinstantly. It was very much thatlove-at-first-sight feeling, yeah,” shesays fondly. “I did not expect it.I thought I was going to be singleforever in New York. Woo!” sheadds, with a fist pump.Along with modelling and food
work, Lawley has designed a swimwearrange for curvy women, with Australianlabel Bond-eye, that will soon hit the market.And she DJs professionally in her spare time.
She explains, “I’ve always seen myself asan entrepreneur. Even when I was little,I was a Monopoly addict. I was like, ‘I’mgoing to own everything and do everything.’With the swimwear design, my team listensto me… I’ll say, ‘I want that print, let’ssecure that print.’”
Bond-eye managing director StevePhilpott says the first thing he noticed uponmeeting Lawley was her maturity and poise.
“I was very impressed with Robyn,actually,” he says. “She held herself well,she’s really intelligent, she seems a lot olderthan she actually is. When Chelsea [Bonner,Lawley’s agent] told me she was 23, it washard to reconcile.”“She’s got strong opinions and she can
articulate them well. She knows what shewants. She’s got a really good design idea.It’s edgy and it’s a different way to approachthings. It gelled with me.
“I don’t want to do what everyone elsehas done. We really want to bring fashionand on-trend swimwear to girls who justcan’t get it [elsewhere],” he explains.Lawley describes herself as a “tomboy”
but she also loves fashion, particularlyAustralian designers such as Josh Goot,Dion Lee, Willow and Sass & Bide.
An early adopter of Mary Katrantzou,she says, “I love finding the new designerswho are going to be the next big thing.That’s why I tend to buy a lot of their stuffand keep it on my rack at home. I willeventually get a storage cage. I’m not ahoarder or anything, I just think fashionis an investment for me.”She might be the perfect person to launch
a range of fashionable swimwear becauseshe is her own (frustrated) demographic.“It’s unreal,” she says excitedly. “ I can’t
wait. I swim all the time and I have not beenable to buy a nice swimsuit for years. [Therange] is so fashion-forward and it’s chic, it’sclassic, we’ve got edgy stuff for young girls,we’ve got more sophisticated stuff…”Before the easygoing Lawley trots off to
her car, backpack on, to squeeze in somefamily time, we joke about how her budding-lawyer boyfriend, raised by a “hippie mum”with no electricity, has ended up with her,smack-bang in the middle of Manhattan’sfinancial district.“I know, it’s so weird,” she says. “How did
a boy like him get here? But I guess how, too,did a girl from western Sydney get here?”
Follow Alice on TwiTTer @AlicewAsley
Robyn Lawley Swim is available for pre-order at robynlawley.com and launches in David Jones stores on September 1.
models makingsmart money
miranda kerrThe owner and founder of theKora Organics skincare linehas also written two books.
elle macphersonShe’s made workout videos, has the Elle
Macpherson Intimates range, a beauty lineand hosted Britain’s Next Top Model.
heidi klumShe’s host and producer on Germany’s NextTop Model and Project Runway, as well asdesigning clothing, trainers, jewellery andperfumes. Oh, and she’s written a book.
tyra banksBanks created and hosts America’s Next Top
Model, has a talk show and a productioncompany and has written books.
buy the sundAy style ipAd App from itunes mTo view The Full robyn lAwley swim rAnge
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“i was on apermanent dietfor years and itwas such a wasteof my time”
surf chick Robyn is the perfect advertisementfor her own swimwear line.
cover girl Robyn (right) graces the cover ofVogue Italia in June 2011 with fellow plus-sizemodels Tara Lynn and Candice Huffine.
robyn wears Roland Mouret dress, from Land’sEnd, (02) 9331 2656; J Farren-Price necklace,bracelet and ring, (02) 9231 3299; Fairfax & Robertsring, (02) 9232 8510.
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