Meeting the Face of AFF: Supermodel Tao Okamoto

“Known for her mile-long legs and arresting eyes, catwalk darling Tao Okamoto is the face to open for the Missoni A/W 2011 show.”

Just a few hours before Audi Fashion Festival (AFF)’s opening show with Italian fashion house Missoni, LumDimSum met with Ms. Tao Okamoto – the fashion festival’s star model and one of Asia’s top models.

Only 24 years old, Tao Okamoto is a Tokyo native who made her debut in the S/S 2006 Emanuel Ungaro show in Paris and is now one of the most in-demand faces in fashion – she’s been on the cover of Japanese, American and French Vogue, fronted campaigns for Zac Posen and Ralph Lauren and has opened and closed for Marc Jacobs, Antonio Berardi, Vera Wang and Philip Lim.

Elegant and beautiful, Tao’s demeanor was both graceful and delicate in person and so much so, that it was almost unexpected to see the trasformation of her style as she walked Missoni’s fashion runway with such intense focus and strength. She has such a tall and slender figure and perfect, luminous skin, it’s no wonder she’s shot to the top of the fashion world.  She was absolutely stunning in person with a kind and soft personality to match.

Tao Okamoto interviewing with China’s Top Fashion TV host, Tian Yuan and Indonesian Cosmopolitan editor

The Faces of Japanese Supermodel Tao Okamoto:

So even with 4 inch heels, Tao still towers over me…just one of many reasons why Tao is one of the world’s top supermodels.

*Stay tuned for Missoni’s Opening Show for Audi Fashion Festival (AFF).

Audi Fashion Festival (AFF) is one of four main pillar events of Singapore’s Asia Fashion Exchange (AFX) Fashion Week.