September Catalog Sneak Peek: Who’s That Girl?

Our September catalog was shot by Guy Aroch, who captures model Martha Hunt on the streets of London in a paparazzi-inspired style. Based around the concept of the modern “it girl” whose every move is documented, Martha dodges the camera as she does everyday things like taking out the trash and going to yoga, working on set and going out at night with her boyfriend, played by model Danny Fox. We love this book and the story it tells, and can’t wait for it to drop on Tuesday along with our new site for Free People UK! Here’s a sneak peek. :)

free people september catalog

free people september catalog

free people september catalog

free people september catalog

free people september catalog

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WENDY
11 years ago

Her outfits are beautiful but she is way too skinny!!!! It is disturbing to look at her!!!!

Devin
11 years ago

I think she’s skinny but she looks healthy. Some people are just naturally like that and plus, she is tall. Beautiful photos.

Gurley Girl
11 years ago

Can’t wait to see it!!! I want the leopard print coat soooooooo badly

Maura Grunheidt
11 years ago

I liked it a lot / / / / /

11 years ago

OMG OMG OMG dying over those patchwork flares!

11 years ago

Love the concept for this catalog. City girls ftw!

megan
11 years ago

feel like i went back in time for just a moment while looking at these photos! :)

Boho
11 years ago

Sorry but those black and grey stipes look like a prison uniform. Really!!!! Bad idea.

11 years ago

Very cool!!!!

Casey
11 years ago

Martha’s beautiful. To those making negative comments about her body – do you like it when people make negative comments about yours? Her body isn’t a threat to you.

Lu
11 years ago

i adore it, i adore you ♥

MARTIIN
11 years ago

muy flacas esas chicas , no tienen gracia casi insulsas , se luciria mejor la ropa en chicas mas normales

marie
11 years ago

I agree with Wendy, she is definitely way too skinny. But I guess I can see why they chose here: she’s built like a coat hanger.
Devin, if that’s what healthy looks like to you, you must be living in Ethiopia or something…

Carmen
11 years ago

i just love all your clothe. i have recently placed my first order with you and look forward to receiving it very soon! i hope the sizing is perfect :)

Bear
11 years ago

Let me start off by saying I am NOT trying to
Bash this model because of her body. I am just saying she appears to be thinner than mOst of the models Free People typically features. I would have expected better from a company I love. The way the clothes fit her give most of the female population no help in deciding if things would look good on them. Please feature healthier looking models in the future. Again, I am
Not saying this woman has any problems, I guess I just prefer to see a bit more filled out models.

cat
11 years ago

I really like some of these clothes but I wont be buying any of them unfortunately.
The model is very pretty but she in no way reflects my body type – I am very fit and healthy and while I have a lean body from exercise (run 50km+ each and 3 sessions of hot yoga a week) I have a lot more flesh and muscle then her. Because of this difference I cant visualise how the clothes would look on more fleshed out bodies like my own. While I acknowledge that she may well have a healthy lifestyle her slim frame is a long way off that of the average woman, meaning that there is a chance that your target market has been missed…. hope this isn’t the case and happy to be proven wrong by fantastic sales on your behalf… looking forward to the next catalogue and my fingers will be crossed for some items that I can see myself in :)

LK
11 years ago

In the same spirit as Bear and cat, why not do an entire catalog featuring the FP Philly home office girls? I can relate to their bodies more than I can with super models.

Casey
11 years ago

:| Good God. I’m 5’7″ and 150lbs – am I one of few women who knows what will look good WITHOUT having to see it on someone with a body like mine? It’s really not that hard. Most of FP’s fans should know what pattern, cut, and overall style will best suit their body — and they should definitely know whether or not they have the confidence to wear something, without having to be negative towards somebody else about it. If you’re choosing to NOT buy from a company simply because you’re not seeing your “clone”, you may as well stop shopping and make your own clothes. I’d hate to be modeling clothes for a company only to have a hoard of women complain about how they’re 4’11”, or 220lbs, and that the company needs to replace me with somebody like them; people who, for some odd reason, lack the ability to decide what to wear simply because we don’t look alike. That’s really a sorry excuse. :T

I don’t feel threatened or discourage by models. Just because you look differently from them doesn’t give you the right to condemn them for how they’re built (or to try and define what the “average” body looks like). Women bringing women down, over clothing – of all things, is probably the most unattractive thing.

Narissa
11 years ago

I couldn’t agree more with Devin and Casey. Some people are naturally born with that type of body. My grandma and mom included. Their pants size are 23.. sometime smaller.

rose
11 years ago

Stunning model! Total Kate Moss beauty! I am slender and a ballet dancer for god’s sake and not THAT thin. I was at one point that tiny and clothes hung COMPLETELY different. A super tight dress looked scary as oppose to now where it looks sexy. It can be very difficult to determine how something will hang on your frame when you’re more filled out. I believe that Free People shouldn’t adhere to the typical high fashion standard of tiny models. I agree their other models are slightly more filled out and easier to determine how clothes will look on women such as myself. But don’t get me wrong she’s a beauty!

Brianna
11 years ago

Martha Hunt is gorgeous. But don’t kid yourself people, she is wayyyyy too skinny. I feel bad for her.

Nina
11 years ago

I’m the same size as the model, possibly even smaller (5’11.5″ and 120lbs). I don’t have an eating disorder, and I am perfectly healthy. I just have a skinny body type. People say shame on free people for using a skinny model but I see nothing wrong with it. As many people above mentioned, they don’t stick to one particularly body type for their models and for that they should be applauded. No one is one particular size. Just because this model doesnt look like you doesn’t mean that she doesn’t look like someone else. So when you say that there is something wrong with how she looks and her body type you are doing the same as what you preach against. How about instead of bashing on my body type and telling me there is something wrong with how I look, I think time would be better spent making an effort to make sure that all body types are represented by the clothing companies we buy from. I have no problem viewing photos of clothes I want worn by people of different body types and really you shouldn’t either. It’s about type people start moving beyond blaming people for the way they look. Theres nothing wrong with me and there’s nothing wrong with you. Get over it.

11 years ago

These are all beautiful outfits, especially the outfits in first and fourth photos. And yes, she is thin, but she is not too skinny. In fact, I think she is very very pretty, like Kate Moss.

meKCA
11 years ago

You know what? Some people are skinny. Some people are skinny and can eat donuts everyday and still stay skinny. Some people are skinny and healthy. Deal with it.

Liz Holmes
11 years ago

The problem with any emaciated model being held up as beautiful is that Free People clothes are marketed to young women — who battle a culture that tells them every single day that they are too fat — and that the only way to be beautiful is to be a size 2 or smaller. I just received this catalog in the mail — and there is not one image in it of a lovely woman with a body type that reflects the real world. Yes, the world contains skinny women — and short women and athletically built women and plus-sized women. Where are they in this catalog?. It’s ironic, because when my daughters and I go into a Free People store, we can always find clothes that fit and look beautiful on both of my girls (one a 5’10” ballet dancer and the other a 5’7″ softball player — and both with the stereotypical body types of their sports).

But if you can look at this particular image and not see that she is unhealthy (that is, of course, if the image has not been photoshopped — another insidious way the fashion industry poisons the minds of our daughters) then you are in denial about what constitutes a realistically healthy body type. I would be more inclined to agree with the “she just happens to be skinny” argument if there were even one photograph in the catalog of a woman wearing anything larger than an American size 4.