Lili Sumner

Lilian Sumner Gilbert is a New Zealand fashion model based in New York City.

Lili Sumner
Born
Lilian Sumner Gilbert

(1994-06-24) 24 June 1994
Ponsonby, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationModel
Parent(s)Barbara Sumner-Burstyn
John Gilbert
Modeling information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Agency
  • MIKAs (Stockholm)
  • Chic Management (Sydney)
  • Bon Image Corp. (Tokyo)
  • Next Models (worldwide)[1]

Early life

Sumner grew up between Wellington, Auckland and Napier, New Zealand with six sisters and one brother[2] Her mother is film producer Barbara Sumner-Burstyn. Her father is New Zealand film editor and Academy Award winner John Gilbert.

Career

Sumner started her career in London at age 17.[3] She made her official runway debut at Yves Saint Laurent.[4] She has walked the runway for Sonia Rykiel, Miu Miu, Kenzo, Haider Ackermann, Lanvin, Vionnet, Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, Diane von Fürstenberg, and Céline.[5][6]

Sumner has been on the cover of Numéro, Vogue Ukraine, Vogue Czechoslovakia, Modern Matter, Double, Purple, Zoo, Document, 10 Magazine, Arena Homme + and more. .[7]

Sumner wrote and directed a short film in 2019 titled Lucan Asks Why starring Coco Gordon-Moore and Lilac Cianciolo.[8]

gollark: And?
gollark: *Among* the worst, probably.
gollark: New Zealand seems to have been doing pretty great in terms of *direct* impacts, but I think had big economic problems.
gollark: The US does not have completely free speech either.
gollark: It's not some sort of conspiracy-theoretic thing to say that the US has ridiculously broad surveillance, there was Snowden and everything else.

References
  1. "Lili Sumner - Model".
  2. "Girl Gangs, Tooth Gaps, & Drones: Lili Sumner Isn't Your Typical Model". Refinery29.
  3. "V'S CLASS OF 2018: LILI SUMNER". V Magazine.
  4. "The Ultimate Saint Laurent Muse Is a Thrift-Shopping Master: A Model Shares Her Secret". Vogue.
  5. "Model Lili Sumner Bleaches Her Own Eyebrows Using Jolen". W.
  6. "Lili Sumner on Saint Laurent, Tarte Tartin and Paris". Viva.
  7. "Cover story : Lili Sumner photographed by Miles Aldridge". Numéro.
  8. "Lili Sumner Makes a Powerful Directorial Debut, with New Film 'Lucan Asks Why'". Love Magazine.
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