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TREVOFASHIONISTO
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i love the Miu Miu on her. She has the body for it
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Her face looks so fresh and natural, but that outfit, maybe is not for the occasion.
There's a great interview (in polish) with Magda on the site of lamode.info : http://lamode.info/osobowosci-86/articles/Magdalena_Frackowiak_wywiad.html
Maybe someone could translate it because it's really worth it
Magda talks about her beginnings, working with Terry Richardson, John Galliano, and more
Maybe someone could translate it because it's really worth it
Magda talks about her beginnings, working with Terry Richardson, John Galliano, and more
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You can see Magda striking a pose at the Glamour party in the first video at 00:55-1:03
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There's a great interview (in polish) with Magda on the site of lamode.info : http://lamode.info/osobowosci-86/articles/Magdalena_Frackowiak_wywiad.html
Maybe someone could translate it because it's really worth it
Magda talks about her beginnings, working with Terry Richardson, John Galliano, and more
We are meeting with Polish supermodel Magdalena Frackoiak during Fashion Week in Paris. Evening-time is the only time free to interview on the most well known faces in the fashion world. Today she was working on photos for Isabel Marant fall/winter 2013, and tomorrow she has plans to work for Givenchy.
Magdalena told us about the fashion industry, working with legendary photographers Steven Meisel and Terry Richardson, as well as model friendships.
You are a very well known name in fashion industry, but you didn't get on the cover of Vogue right away. Tell us how what your early career looked like.
I was first noticed by Dariusz Kumos from Model Plus, but there was also a short stint on the Waterproof Model Search contest. Then everything took place as it often does- my mother agency sent me to Paris, Fresh Face polaroids got taken and sent to the casting directors of Fashion Week.
I didn't start walking for the best shows or editorials, it was a long journey through Japan, Paris, and Milan. Personally I do not believe that they are necessary, as any up-and-coming model should start in New York.
How did it look later?
Karl Lagerfeld, Ungaro, Chanel... lots of castings in New York, but nothing. Nothing happened then. It's not that I did on big thing, and it managed to pull along a large amount of success. Everything happened a bit late, but from my point of view today I think that was for the best.
It's not like I can say at the end who I was discovered by. It took a few events, opinions of many people, hard work, and a very long journey.
I've got to admit that one of the brightest moments of my career was working with Steven Meisel, working together for Vogue Italia, as well as opening for Yves Saint Laurent.
Is it true that you are known as the muse of Steven Meisel?
I don't know if I could call myself the muse of Steven Meisel. I worked with him a lot, but I worked as much with Paolo Roversi, Terry Richardson... It's true that Miesel introduces many models to the industry, finds diamonds in the rough. Steven has a very good eye. That's an interesting thing, a girl works for a long time, is known in the industry, goes to many castings, but only after she works with Steven Meisel does everyone want to work with her. Meisel works for almost every brand, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Alberta Ferretti, and for almost every issue of Vogue Italia.
He is able to see the beauty in every girl, create the perfect situation and make a star of her.
What does success in the industry include?
Definitely behaving in a professional manner. You have to be very focused on your work, as original as possible without copying others which unfortunately happens quite often, and it's nice to also be very kind and open.
It's important to work in a good environment with nice people?
Yes, I personally think that's very important. It's true that very rarely one finds people who have found success to be rude and unpleasant. It is also important to fake nothing. Honesty and feeling comfortable are two things that I always keep in mind while working. I never give in, there are many copy-cats who are not all that creative.
You work a lot with Terry Richardson, about whom there are many stories that portray him to being all that professional...
I like working with Terry a lot, as well as meeting with him socially for coffee when in New York. He's a man who lives for photography, and is full of passion for it.
I like his style, sort of pop-art. Maybe he doesn't have a feel for techniques and professional photography, but his style definitely manages to stand out. He is controversial, but from my experience working with him, and I've worked a lot with him, that he is a perfectly normal guy, a very professional photographer. He's not a lunatic!
It's true that some magazines we can cross fewer borders, and there are also some companies that set the boundaries and we must listen to those.
Richardson works not only with models, but also shoots candid, so his photo shoots can often seem controversial. I don't really understand the big deal- models have beautiful bodies, good measurements, and we have the opportunities to show our bodies.
There are many things that are taboo in modelling, from taboos about diet, photo shoots, fashion shows...
Terry is a great guy, who worked very hard for his style to be incomparable to that of his father. He works with the best, is friends with many people, and work for Vogue Paris. Could his career really look like that, if any of the allegations were true?
What does a regular day in the life of a top model look like?
Pretty normal. I know that the fashion industry is pretty closed off, which is why so many people are interested in it. I get up in the morning, hurry to a photo-shoot, where the stylists work on my hair and make-up. When working with many photographers, especially Steven Meisel, one has to look as natural as possible. We usually finish around noon. Unless it's for a brand- with Prada I worked for a week, film a video, 12 pictures, change of make-up and styling.
Working with Polish magazines such as Twoj Styl or Pani require more work from myself than those that are overseas. I really value those who value working with a top model. Sometimes I get the impression that some just want to get what they can from her. It is important to guarantee maximum comfort for top models.
Once I was working with Meisel in a terrible heat-wave near semi-trucks in a beautiful Ralph Lauren gown, and between every change of setting his staff ensured a parasol from the sun for myself.
In your work, you are able to work with the best in the business. Do you have any favourites?
Yes, Alber Elbaz from Lanvin is amazing, and Oliver from Balmain is super professional as well as very young, like Alexander Wang, whose work with Balenciaga I'm following very closely. Riccardo Tisci, who always remembers me and this season gave me an exclusive for Givenchy.
Do you choose which brands you get to work with?
At this level, I am able to pick and choose. I can't allow myself not to work with Prada or in a Louis Vuitton show. One cannot turn away such names.
Editorials, I choose mostly based on their style. If it's interesting, I will do it, and of course sometimes I will choose to work with friends. Lots of people don't understand, that some things and obligations I no longer have to do. For example, a writer working for Vogue Paris will not work with magazines that are not very prestigious.
What do you think about the fashion industry in Poland?
Poland and other countries are really incomparable. The difference is increasing due to politics, as well as my country's history. Poland was communist for a long period of time, during which nobody was thinking about the development of fashion. Communism closed our borders, and didn't allow any one to leave. One can still see effects of this throughout the industry. We don't work with the best stylists or make-up artists, and supermodels very rarely work in Poland.
Lately, after I've spent more time living in Poland, I've noticed that things are starting to happen in the industry. We still lack big-name designers, as well as young people who would study fashion in other countries to create clothing lines. I have plans to start a foundation through which I would help young people successfully break into the market.
Not many models work in their native countires, but many of those who do are Polish. Do you have any rivalry between each other?
There's no chance of rivalry at this level of modelling. I'm friends with the girls- Anja, Zuzanna, Kasia, we chat and enjoy each other's company. But in this industry one can make really strong friendships, like mine with Edita Vilkeviciute, we visit each other when on holidays, invite each other over to our houses. We even plan to meet tomorrow in Paris for breakfast.
It's really nice to hear that, although other things are floating around about people in the industry, from Kate Moss doing cocaine, to John Galliano being let go from Dior...
Everyone has their own level of how much they can handle in this industry, and so things like this are inevitable. What happened with John Galliano really upset me. A man with whom I work with a lot, a great designer, an important figure in fashion history was left ridiculed by the press, and kicked out from Dior. Treated like the worst of the worst. Of course, I agree with the fact with what he said in the Parisian restaurant was not right and he crossed the line, but we're only human. He happens to be someone who has a lot of influence, and those sorts of things should not take place.
Now he is back working under Oscar De La Renta, and I had the privilege of walking in a beautiful dress designed by him. It is unfortunate that he was treated in such a way but the negative repercussions throughout the industry remain...
What do you think of the industry after years of experience?
Lots of things in fashion have changed, I have seen many things, done many photo shoots, ad campaigns, fashion shows... Everything depends mostly on the money. Brands and designers are often forced to work according to sponsors. It's a well known fact that money runs the world. Modelling gives the opportunity for the creation of beautiful designs, with lovely people.
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Is she not with Wojciech anymore?
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looks like she's not with him anymore.
