Model Jacqui Hooper Describes Her Style as “Floating Fairy Princess”

Reported by Vogue.

Jacqui Hooper was at Reading Festival to see Lana Del Rey when a scout changed the entire trajectory of her life. The 21-year-old Southampton native — who was, at the time, studying forensic psychology at Chichester University — didn't go looking for a modeling career. It came for her. Now signed with Next Worldwide and based in London, Hooper has since walked for Prada, McQueen, and Burberry, fronted campaigns for Celine and Chloé, and built the kind of résumé that most industry hopefuls spend years chasing, according to Vogue.

Her first runway was Versace Fall 2025 — Donatella's final show, styled by Jacob K — and Hooper describes it as a moment she'll carry permanently. But the one that really landed? Spotting herself on a Paris billboard for Celine during fashion week. "That was such a wow moment for me," she told the magazine. Her dream assignment so far: Chemena Kamali's Spring 2026 Chloé campaign, shot on a beach with her actual friends in pretty dresses. As far as aspirations go, she's still holding out for one more: walking as a Chanel bride.

The Wardrobe, Decoded

Off-duty, Hooper operates in what she calls a "comfortable, floating fairy princess" register — which, in practice, means a Chloé Paddington bag, Victoria Beckham sunglasses, beloved cowboy boots, and graphic tees that punch with personality. Her three hero pieces include her British icon shirt, her Paddington, and a pair of blue-light glasses she keeps on rotation for Nintendo Switch gaming sessions on the road. High-low dressing, yes — but executed with the ease of someone who genuinely doesn't overthink it.

For castings, she keeps it grounded: jeans, a comfortable top, a fun belt, statement socks. Fashion week survival strategy? Sleep in every car, every time, even if it's only five minutes. The girl has priorities. And if the whole modeling thing hadn't materialized at a festival gate in the U.K.? She'd likely be somewhere in criminology — just, emphatically, not as a police officer.

Hooper is proof that the most compelling model off-duty looks aren't about performing fashion — they're about actually having a point of view.

Read the original at Vogue.