Yet another model turning to design? As Claudia Schiffer celebrates her 21st year as a supermodel, she’s hinted she may be ready to dabble in design.

One of fashion’s favourite supers, Claudia Schiffer – admitting she still wants to “continue in this role [modelling] as long as possible – has decided she’s ready to create a collection under her own name.

“I’ve been in this business for so long and developed my name globally, but I have no product to show for it. And I would love to develop it now, said Claudia, who stepped down from the catwalk recently.

Whilst there’s no specific deals in the works, it seems her dream is to have an investor, a fashion house and a small design team all working under one fashionable roof, WWD reports.

“I have no definite first product in mind, but I would love to do cashmere. It’s something I wear all the time myself, but I’d love to do something a bit more price-friendly. Plus a lot of cashmere lines are very classic and timeless, while I’d want to do it a bit more fashion. Or I could imagine doing handbags, said the supermodel.

Claudia would follow in the footsteps of fellow model-turned-designers Mila Jovovich and Kate Moss, who have both successfully launched fashion lines (though, granted, the latter forms part of a concession at Topshop rather than her own label).

We’re watching this space, Claudia.

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What is it with all these models making the transition into acting? It seems to be the hottest career combination, that’s for sure, as news has just hit that Agyness Deyn is the latest model to make the move.

Following in the footsteps of Cindy Crawford, Mila Jovovich and Lily Cole , who recently starred in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus , the British supermodel is set to star in a short film directed by Peter McGough alongside Law and Order‘s Linus Roache, reports Vogue UK.

The news comes as the Lancashire lass recently made her move to New York, and after revealing she doesn’t really ‘do’ fashion, perhaps this career change was always on the cards. “Fashion isn’t me, even though I work in it, she said. “I just want to do whatever makes me happy.

Details surrounding the film have been kept schtum for now, so we’ll be keeping our ears perked to listen out for any more updates.

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