La Nuova BELLEZA

Confident, sexy, and at the height of the fashion world. Italian supermodel Vittoria Ceretti demonstrates how to dress for seduction in spring's sheer.feminine slipdresses and body-conscious looks from luxury labels in Italy and beyond.

- Véronique Hyland

The living room of Casa Cipriani is suffused with a fireside glow. It's the moment before sunset, when light bounces off the Hudson River at such an angle, you might think you're alongside a Venetian canal. Inside, the haute private members club is packed with beautiful people, the surroundings cozy and art-filled.

But Vittoria Ceretti has something else on her mind: teeth.

"I don't think I've ever told anyone this in an interview, but I have this obsession," the 25-year-old supermodel confides. She harbors dreams of becoming a dentist, "which is completely, fully random, but for some reason, it's something that fascinates me so much. I love going to the dentist. It's freaky. It's weird, but I love it."

She must not be prone to cavities, I say, with no small amount of jealousy. "It's not like I enjoy going to the dentist, like, 'Oh my God, I'm going to sit in the chair for three hours!"" she clarifies. "But I'm so fascinated to hear what's going on. I wish I could watch it when other people go to the dentist."

These are not the musings you might expect to hear from someone who regularly walks the runway in Milan, Paris, London, New York, and the various far-flung outposts of cruise shows; whose face adorns billboards and glossy pages; and who's dating Leonardo DiCaprio. But Ceretti is sui generis, from her interests (snakes and, apparently, dentistry) to her fears (ants, seaweed) to her casual-cool uniform of an oversize gray hoodie and flat boots. (Her one fashion rule is "no heels during the day.") Her demeanor is just as casual as her off-duty attire, her affect pleasantly quirky-more like that of a thoughtful college student than a jet-setting member of the fashion pack.