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Anna Maria Jagodzinska and Karmen Pedaru's Lawsuit Against Former Agency Next Models Reveals How Much Vogue, Vogue Paris Pay

fashionologie — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:10:59 PST

>> Back in May, Next Management sued Ford Models for allegedly poaching Anna Maria Jagodzinska, Karmen Pedaru, and Ania Cywinska; then, last week it emerged that the three models in question are suing Next. They are claiming that they left Next for Ford because it was allegedly refusing them their bookings compensation: Pedaru says Next owes her at least $400,000; Jagodzinska says she's out $230,000; and Cywinska says she has yet to be paid $30,000. All three are each seeking $1 million in punitive damages in addition to their earnings in full, and they are also gunning for the right to look at Next's books to identify other victims.

Jezebel obtained a copy of the lawsuit, which includes Anna Jagodzinska's account statement at Next as of April 23, 2010 (the three models left Next that month). Regardless of the suit, it shows what organizations pay their models and how quickly they dispatch said payments. Vogue Paris, for example, owed Jagodzinska a day rate of $125 for a job done almost a year beforehand - in May 2009. And Vogue owed Jagodzinska two day rate payments of $250 each, one for a job done in December 2009, the other from October 2009.

It's well-known that magazine gigs don't pay much, but these are cold, hard numbers to prove it. If money is what you're after, go for a gig with J.Crew (which owed Jagodzinska $15,000 for catalogue work done in January 2010), H&M (which was still on the books for $60,000 worth of work with Jagodzinska in March 2010), or an agency like Laird + Partners (on the hook for $35,000 - Jagodzinska worked with them on Bottega Veneta and Donna Karan campaigns) or Grey Paris (which is listed as owing Jagodzinska $172,500 and works with beauty clients like Dolce & Gabbana, Lacoste, and Escada). Again, it's no secret, but now there's numeric illustration of the gaping disparity between magazine work and catalogue, beauty, or campaign work.

fashionologie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:10:53 PDT

>> Comings and Goings: Layoffs at W, Julia Frakes Signed at Next -W editorial director Patrick McCarthy vowed that the magazine wouldn't be cutting its twelve-month run in half, but the same doesn't go for his staff: features director James Reginato, who has been working with W since the early nineties, has left the magazine; more layoffs are expected next week. Next Model Management, meanwhile, is starting to carve out a fashion blogger portfolio - they signed Fashion Toast's Rumi Neely to their LA branch in April, and just announced representation of BunnyBISOUS's Julia Frakes in New York. [FWD, Next]

fashionologie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:38:29 PST

>> Baptiste Giabiconi Working on an Album? - Lagerfeld recently told W of muse Baptiste Giabiconi: "There is no other model in the business like him. [He's] perfect when dressed and stunning undressed." But what does Karl think about Baptiste's singing abilities? In response to a recent interview request, Baptiste's manager hinted that the model was working on an album: "Baptiste has a very busy schedule for the time being among the fashion shows [and] the preparation of his album . . . he has no time off for the next few months." [Beauty Confessional]

Highlights from Inside the 2009 Costume Institute Gala: Gisele Dumps Galliano for Versace, Carine Roitfeld Showed

fashionologie — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:38:20 PDT

>> Despite all the drama before and after, the Costume Institute Gala itself furnished plenty of notable and quotable moments; for those who were wondering, Carine Roitfeld did attend, even though it was reported that Julia Restoin-Roitfeld would not.

Gisele Bundchen pulled out of John Galliano's table at the last minute, choosing to ride in with the Versace camp instead; it sounds like she might be returning as the label's Fall 2009 face - the New York Times reports that her custom Versace dress "was conceived while she was modeling for [Donatella’s] next ad campaign." Helena Christensen, meanwhile, joked of her Zac Posen dress, which read "Vogue," the V formed by a plunging neckline: “It’s so I can remember whose party I’m at."

And while Kate Moss was on hostess duty (and presumably her best behavior) for Anna Wintour, she still managed to be herself, pulling a big wad of gum out of her mouth when asked about being a muse: “I’m amused. I think it’s quite interesting for somebody to go outside of the box and think that a model actually has had some input into fashion. A lot of the time, the models don’t really get a say.”

But they do have a bathroom fascination »

Christian Lacroix Is Fighting the Good Fight to Make His Fall 2009 Couture Show Happen

fashionologie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:05:00 PDT

>> Last time we checked in with Christian Lacroix, he was remaining optimistic about his bankruptcy situation, and that hasn't changed, despite the fact that he needs to find an investor in the next two weeks or jobs are going to start being cut (possibly including his own). He's taken the opportunity to give up wine and chocolate, he tells the Telegraph UK: "Actually losing a few pounds and having this battle to fight makes me feel that I am undergoing a renaissance."

And fighting he is: "Don't tell anyone, because I'm not allowed to do this, but we absolutely are going to have a show in mid-July, during Fashion Week - and it won't be a funeral: it'll be a fightback."

So how's he making it happen? »

crazy for karlie

philleif — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:23:00 PDT

>> Rumors abounded in January that Karlie Kloss left Elite Model Management for Next Models because her mother agency was paid a large sum of money to have her switch agencies. Three months later, it doesn't look like Elite is quite ready to let go of the girl who burst on the scene with the crazy zombie walk and a Teen Vogue cover.

Elite has filed a suit alleging that Next "through improper means" stole their talent, particularly Karlie. The lawsuit also cites that Next offered Karlie "improper compensation" to lure her away. Sounds like Karlie can't go anywhere without creating buzz - and that can't be bad for her career.

*image: wireimage

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Actrice?

fashionologie — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:22:45 PDT

»Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Karen Elson, and Sarah Sophie Flicker act in a short film for Wren that debuts next Thursday [Style File]

»Which new models are creating the most casting buzz? [TI]

»Instead of farming out its production to cheap foreign labor, Mulberry is made by a young British "iPod-listening" workforce [Racked]

»Wilhemina Models is going public — marking the first agency to ever do such a thing [Forbes]

»Michael Kors's Project Runway fame has translated into five percent of his company's gross [NY Times]

»Style.com is launching a runway-to-iPhone application for fashion week [The Pipeline]

»Why has Erin Fetherston partnered with a cookie company? [Fashionista]

»Viktoriya Sasonkina's September 2008 Vogue Italia cover was inspired by Bette Davis [Women Management Blog]

»Chloe Sevigny, Agyness Deyn to host Christie's art preview; Andre Leon Talley is feting Jennifer Hudson [FWD, FWD]

»A peek into the home of Teen Vogue senior fashion editor Aya Kanai [The Selby]

no, it's not an illusion

philleif — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:44:00 PDT

>> ...although the dress Chanel Iman wears as part of the May Vogue models feature makes you look twice -- the way Meisel shot it, it looks 3-D at first. And then you just want to stare. Okay, I'm focused now. The editorial preview is up over at style.com, and the girls -- Lily, Hilary, Doutzen, Sasha, Caroline, Raquel, Chanel, Stam, Coco, and Agyness -- all ten of them -- are showered in bright colors. There are accompanying little tidbits of information on each -- for instance, Sasha embraces her Russian roots with her current read: War and Peace. But my favorite of it all: the fact that Vogue managed to stay true to its commercial roots even when putting models instead of celebrities on the cover -- those white shirts each girl is wearing on the cover? They're from Gap.

On that note, you'll be interested to know, Internet, that the Vogue article accompanying all this model madness speaks to the issue of clashing art and business in fashion:

Fashion is, obviously, one part art, one part commerce, though there are plenty of people out there who see it merely as clothes for sale. But the one thing that everyone understands about fashion is that it is entertainment. It is show business. And you can't have show business without stars. Fashion needs supermodels. To reject that idea may very well be the best example I've ever encountered of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face.

So suddenly fashion needs supermodels, eh, Vogue? I feel like this stance is a one-time thing -- conveniently appropriate to match with the issue. But what about next month -- will June have a model on the cover? Or will supermodels not be so necessary anymore...