Marc Jacobs' New Muse

Lefteris Pitarakis / AP Photo Model Daisy Lowe (daughter of rock star Gavin Rossdale and frock star Pearl Lowe) on ignoring mom’s advice, being Marc Jacobs’ muse, and yes, saving the world.

“I met Marc Jacobs today, and I was like, ‘Oh my God I love you, I’m going to cry,’” model Daisy Lowe says from a Manhattan music studio where her boyfriend, Will Cameron Jr., is rehearsing with his band, Holly Miranda. The exceedingly loud guitar riffs filling the air around her do little to muffle Lowe’s unabashed excitement.

“I think that the female form is a beautiful thing and not something to be ashamed of. I like getting naked; it makes me feel like I’m 2 years old again. It’s definitely freeing.”

While Jacobs is notorious for garnering similar accolades from fashion alumnae and Middle America alike, Lowe’s sentiment is surprising. After all, the brunette beauty is currently the face of Jacobs’ namesake diffusion line, Marc by Marc Jacobs (a seat previously occupied by Victoria Beckham). While Lowe’s brand of unbridled enthusiasm could easily be misconstrued as disingenuous, even a five-minute encounter with the doe-eyed model easily proves otherwise. If anything, Lowe is as sincere as she stunning.

Still, whatever you do, don’t call her an "It Girl." “I really hate the term,” the Williamsburg-via-London mannequin says of the phrase that has, as of late, perpetually preceded her name in print. Granted, the 20-year-old model has become increasingly ubiquitous on both the catwalks and in the ad campaigns of some of fashion’s biggest names. In addition to Marc Jacobs, she is currently starring in ads for DKNY and Pringle of Scotland. During the last Fashion Week she walked exclusively for Anna Sui in New York, as well as Vivienne Westwood in London. Not to mention, Lowe has received Teen Vogue’s official endorsement: She’ll be seated at the title’s table at next month’s Vogue-sponsored Met Costume Gala for which she’ll wear a Jacobs dress (the impetus for the pair’s aforementioned meeting).

As for her personal life: the daughter of Bush front man (and Gwen Stefani’s husband) Gavin Rossdale (from whom Lowe is estranged) and singer/songwriter-turned-fashion designer Pearl Lowe has become a U.K. tabloid favorite, thanks in part to her bevy of headline-grabbing friends (TV presenter Alexa Chung, music scions Peaches and Pixie Geldof, and one-time producer boyfriend Mark Ronson included).

“When I think of 'It Girl,' I think of someone who is privileged, someone who has everything given to them. My parents don’t have loads of money. I’ve been looking after myself, paying my own way since I was 17,” says Lowe, emphasizing the fact that she’s no Paris Hilton with a brazen earnestness. “I’ve worked for every penny I’ve ever earned,” she adds.

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