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Claudia
Paris, haute couture, Fashion Week Luxembourg: nearly 24, she looked back on her career. In 2024, she staged her own fashion show.
Text The info-shooting editorial team
Photos Photos supplied by Claudia Stella · Patrick Schanen
Based on articles published by info-lux.com in 2021 and 2024
In October 2021, Claudia Stella is “almost 24” when she introduces herself to info-lux.com readers. She tells her own story as a model, between Luxembourg and Paris.
I’ve been passionate about fashion since I was very little. My mother was a model, so I grew up immersed in that world from a very young age.
Claudia Stella, October 2021
From Luxembourg to Paris
In 2017, she is elected Miss égérie Beauty Events Luxembourg. She also spends a year in Paris, the fashion capital.
I then moved to Paris to pursue my passion, where I worked with big names such as MBC, Katia Sanz and many others.
Claudia Stella, October 2021
In Paris, she walks for the bikini brand MBC, among others, “an interesting experience”, she says.
Haute couture and wedding dresses
Haute couture shows, many designers, photo shoots with photographers, “some of them big names in the world of photography”: that is how she sums up her journey in 2021. She has been the face of a major French bridal-wear brand and of a hair salon.
Shortly before her portrait, she took part in Fashion Week Luxembourg.
I’ve always loved the world of haute couture and fashion.
Claudia Stella, October 2021
The photographers she has posed for include Michel Fouarge, Dave Reuter, Yves Kortum and Luxshooting.lu.
Passing it on
In 2021, she wants to work with new brands, “to broaden my modelling experience”. And she is keen to help those who are just starting out.
I also like sharing my experience with beginners, because it’s a world full of codes and it’s very hard to break into fashion.
Claudia Stella, October 2021
2024: her catwalk show in Dudelange
On 30 March 2024, she moves to the other side of the runway. With Daniel Kasindi, she organises a show at the House of Lux 352 concept store in Dudelange, on the theme “L’insouciance” (“Carefree”).
The show highlights Luxembourg design, made-to-measure pieces and upcycled materials, from classic to streetwear. info-lux.com saw Claudia Stella, drawing on her modelling experience, act as a mentor to young talent. Photographer Patrick Schanen covered the evening.
Claudia in the media
Her 2021 profile, then the fashion show she is co-organising in 2024.
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Model in Luxembourg: Claudia Stella
Their story in their own words, with a wide selection of their photo shoots.
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Dudelange > Fashion show > Photos
The “L’insouciance” fashion show she is organising with Daniel Kasindi. Photos by Patrick Schanen.
Claudia’s gallery
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Photo shoots, shared in 2021
Her model profile: Claudia Stella on info-shooting. To offer her a photo shoot, casting or runway show, write to the editorial team, who will pass it on.
Catwalk show photographer: Patrick Schanen’s portfolio.
On info-lux.com (in French): Modelling in Luxembourg: Claudia Stella (October 2021) and the Dudelange catwalk show (April 2024).
Sources: text and photos supplied by Claudia Stella, published by info-lux.com on 4 October 2021; info-lux.com report of 3 April 2024. Each photo is credited in its caption.
