Hirari Ikeda, a well-known Harajuku street fashion personality, on the street in Shibuya. (Photo by Tokyo Fashion)

Pierre Gonnord started by photographing his neighborhood but soon left France for Spain, where he lives since 1988. Italy, Portugal, Japan, United States are just some of the countries where Pierre Gonnord has gone in search of models.

A model showcases designs by Twenty Seven Names in a photograph as part of New Zealand Fashion Week 2011 at a Newton Gallery on August 30, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway at the Elie Saab fashion show during Paris Fashion Week on March 9, 2011 in Paris, France.

Colonel Roscoe Turner, the pilot of an American Boeing plane, showing his wife a model of the plane, at the airfield in Mildenhall. (Photo by R. Wesley/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 19th October 1934

Models present creation for the 7th Hosa Cup China Swimwear Design contest and Hosa Swimwear Trend fashion show on day five of China Fashion Week A/W 2011 on March 28, 2011 in Beijing, China (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

Singer Vlad Topalov and model Victoria Lopyreva wear creations by designer YanaStasia on day 5 of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2011/2012 at the Congress Hall on April 4, 2011 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Models pose backstage ahead of the Gary Bigeni show during Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011/12 at Overseas Passenger Terminal on May 4, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)