Magdalena Jasek

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OMG, darling... Will we ever do this right?!

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Pop Mgazine, Spring/Summer 2013
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Valentino Eyewear Spring/Summer 2013
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TFS Top 50 Models January-March 2013
(Campaigns, covers/editorials, runway)

50. Nastya Kusakina
49. Iselin Steiro
48. Catherine McNeil
47. Sui He
46. Kendra Spears
45. Freja Beha Erichsen
44. Magdalena Jasek
43. Hanaa Ben Abdesslem
42. Anna Selezneva
41. Magdalena Frackowiak
40. Esther Heesch
39. Raquel Zimmermann
38. Alessandra Ambrosio
37. Ginta Lapina
36. Marie Piovesan
35. Toni Garrn
34. Caroline Brasch Nielsen
33. Bianca Balti
32. Edita Vilkeviciute
31. Natasha Poly
30. Adriana Lima
29. Frida Gustavsson
28. Tilda Lindstam
27. Juliana Schurig
26. Candice Swanepoel
25. Julia Nobis
24. Sigrid Agren
23. Lais Ribeiro
22. Karmen Pedaru
21. Miranda Kerr
20. Bette Franke
19. Arlenis Sosa
18. Carolyn Murphy
17. Hilary Rhoda
16. Edie Campbell
15. Nadja Bender
14. Malgosia Bela
13. Daria Strokous
12. Arizona Muse
11. Constance Jablonski
10. Liu Wen
9. Suvi Koponen
8. Kate Moss
7. Daria Werbowy
6. Kati Nescher
5. Cara Delevingne
4. Doutzen Kroes
3. Joan Smalls
2. Saskia de Brauw
1. Karlie Kloss

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This is my favorite newcomer in this season! She is amazing! I keep my fingers crossed for her!
And here's her photo from Love Magazine s/s 2013!

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she's becoming one of my new favorites! i'm such a sucker for redheads

 

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Magdalena Jasek after Valentino Fall 2013 Show



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Magda for J. Brand Jeans

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Proenza Schouler backstage by Josie Miner

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Magdalena Jasek - portrait by Tibi Clenci



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^Beautiful photos!

Found a long interview with Magda ->@ lamode.info (in Polish).

 

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Banana Republic F/W 13.14 NYC

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After I've noticed some hideous mistakes made by a translator, I decided to translate the interview myself. (But sorry for the grammar.)
I cut off the weight talk parts.

Part One:

Interview with a rising star of modeling. It took place before the f/w 13 shows in New York.

Why did you choose modeling?

I just wanted to try. I've send my photos to "Victor Junior". Yes, this is a magazine for teenagers. I don't even remember why did I do it, but inside the magazine there was always a note that if you want to be on the cover you can send your photo along with the description of your hobbies. I've send it and I got my first cover. I wrote a note about my hobbies - it was quite long- and I attached the photo. Now, when I look at it I just can not to be amused how ugly it was.

Do you still have this very first cover?

Yes, I have it somewhere. My mom keeps an archive and collects everything about me, wherever I appear.

What was your age at that moment?

I was 13 and it was the beginning of everything. I've send my photos to the agency, they didn't write back. I've send it again and after that they invited me to a photoshoot. The photographer had known someone who worked for the Free Models Agency, which I'm still with, and send them photos of me and that's how it began. At first I made only some test photos, maybe one or two photos for "Joy" and that sort of magazines. But my first important priority was an education. Everyone have always told me "remember, this is just an adventure, the school is more important"

Did you treat it as an adventure? So it wasn't an idea for a future?

No, because I've always paid a very big attention to my education. You know- good marks etc. I've never thought about being a professional model. I've always thought that I'll make some photos and it's fun, but nothing more. And after that it just happened. I started to get better and better options. And finally I went to Paris and everyone said "wow".

How did your first job abroad look like?

At first I went to Greece to build up my portfolio, then I went to New York. It was just before high school- 3-4 years ago. I had only a tourist visa and overall I didn't like New York. And I didn't like my booker. His atitude was horrible and he'd repeat over and over that I was *** *** and wear wrong clothes. Then he'd bought me too big shoes and told me to walk in them, and I just couldn't. Then he'd send me to the casting. Overall it was a very negative experience.

And it was your first major job/departure?

Yes, unfortunately. For a month I was sitting down doing nothing and missing home.

But you didn't give up.

After thatI just didn't want to come back there, to do anything abroad. That's why I was so nervous when I arrived to New York this year. But this booker is no longer working here and it's completely different now. I wasn't ready back then. I was too young. After that I went to Paris where I think I did better.

I've made a couple of seasons but the last one was the most significant. Before, I thought that I'll do some work and go back to school. I did only Paris FW, because it took place during the winter school break. I didn't do fall/winter 2012 season at all because of the high school-ending exams which were going to take place in May.

You wanted to give it up?

After this negative experience in NY I thought that I'll never ever go anywhere. That I can do something only in Poland. I didn't do any fashion shows back then. Besides, I used to hate them. I couldn't walk. The first time I wore high heels was during the Free Models Agency meeting. I've walked as a duck through the photoshoot set.

What are the most noticeable differences between the conditions of work in Poland and the other countries?

When it comes up to a photoshoots there are no noticeable differences, because every single of them is different in terms of the conditions of work, atmosphere or the length of the photoshoot. Everything depends from a client, the stylist, photographer or some other factors. For example length of the photoshoot depends on what's the main concept of the photos- if the shots have to be totally perfect.

And abroad?

Abroad, a model is able to do 5 shows and even a couple of fittings during 13 hours. I'm talking about extreme cases here, but it's possible. The standard calltime during the shows around the world is about three hours (before the show). With that difference that the day before we have the fittings, to fit perfectly every single piece of clothing. If it's necessary, the clothes have to be customized to fit an individual model. In 95% of the cases there is something to tuck, narrow etc.

In Poland those fittings take place in the morning, and if something doesn't fit, the models exchange the clothes until every of them look good in the outfit. It's because the models arrive from many different cities and they are not able to arrive a day before to do the fittings. And even if they are, for them it's an additional cost and a waste of time. Abroad, all of the models stay in the city during the fashion week, so the designers don't have such a problem and it's normal that the fittings end at, for example, 3 am (my personal record is 5 am).

When it comes up to the overall conditions - it depends from the show, but the most frequently between 9 and 16 there is nothing to eat or there are only sweets. Then they serve us not a very tasty dinner, so I've learned to bring my own food (laugh).

In Poland you are mainly known for a Bohoboco campaign.

The designers have found me In Lodz, where they presented they collections. They wanted me to work with them.

You were their face for two seasons in a row. (Now- three in a row)

Yes and once I was a blonde. But it was a wig, and honestly I liked it - I thought it looks really good when I wore it for the first time. Maybe when I'll start to go grey I'll return to this hairstyle.

But your current hair color really helps you.

Of course. The competition is small, because there are really few redheads. I stand out and it's definitely easier.

Did you have a moment when you didn't want to have red hair?

Yes, but only in childhood. When I was in kindergarten I was wearing glasses, I had red hair, so it wasn't an easy time for me. By the way, I have to make a correction. I had recently an interview for "The Cut" in the US. I mentioned there about my childhood, but someone translated it incorrectly and wrote that I was fat. But I never was. I just wasn't as slim as I am now. And a second thing about my grand-grandma. They wrote that she'd always told me that red-haired people' life is more difficult- but she didn't. In the interview I told that my grand-grandma's hair were red and she felt guilty that I have red hair too- because redheads are always teased by others. And they wrote that redheads' life is worse. And that's it.

(Some weight talk)

So are you able sacrifice yourself for a modeling?

It depends which job I'll get. I usually cannot choose. The clients know how I look and they don't care if I'll change in any way until a photoshoot. They only look at how do I look now. They don't expect anything else. And that's an irritating aspect of the industry- nothing really depends from me. I look how I look and the only thing I can do is to work on my my body shape or muscles. I will not tell them " don't look at this now, I'll change that in two weeks". Of course, you always want everything to be the best. At the moment I really care about modeling, I want to achieve something.

Coming back to hair. They're your trademark. Would you allow somebody to change them?

When it comes up to hair they cut. They love to cut. (laugh) But of course they always ask for a permission. They wanted to cut my hair for a shoulder-length at Balenciaga. But I refused. Then long negotiations took place. They told me about it already in New York. The negotiations lasted so long that even my mother agency told me that maybe I should agree and cut them...

At that time I only walked for Marc Jacobs and nobody knew how my career is going to look. If I'd lost Balenciaga and wouldn't walk any other decent show it wouldn't be a good sign. So they told me that it would be a good idea to agree for a cut. But I just couldn't. I couldn't imagine myself with short hair and I didn't agree.

And eventually they didn't cut them.

Exactly. I walked the show nonetheless. They booked me without cutting my hair, although before they told that they'll book me only if I cut them. They wanted to cut my hair at Celine too, but I was already booked for Saint Laurent Paris and they didn't agree. So Celine couldn't change them in any way. Now they cut my hair at Giambattista Valli and Valentino- just a bit.

Which job was the most pleasant for you?

Celine, because it was the first show which I opened. And I even didn't know about that. When I left the fittings I was sure that they don't like me and I'll be cancelled. I thought that they will not book me. So it was a huge surprise when they booked me, and even bigger when I found out that I'll open the show.

How do you usually find out about the final decision?

There are the fittings, they say "thank you", sometimes "see your soon". Sometimes they don't say anything. So you never know. Generally, I find out that I'll be at the show the day before, when they give me a next day schedule. But still, you can always be cancelled- even on the day of a show.

At Celine, I found out that I open during the rehearsal. Before Celine I did Kenzo and I arrived just after the show. At the last minute. And they put me at a first place. I thought that is is some kind of a mistake, that some girl is absent.

It was a remarkable difference?

There were such a huge emotions! Thank God that I had flat shoes. With a fur, so they were super comfy. It's very strange to open the finale. I had a feeling that there are some girls behind me who have high heels and they might have a problem with walking as quick as me.

Is there something like a stress before the show?

Yes, but mine is not as big now. But there always is. Especially, when you wear uncomfortable clothes or shoes.

What are you thinking about when you walk?

Earlier it was something like that- when somebody told me not to wave so much with my left hand- and I had a time when I waved a lot, so when I walked, I thought about not doing it. I was like "remember not to wave your left hand, remember not to wave your left hand!". And after that it was "don't keep your sight so high". And now, I just don't know. I just switch off. I walk careful of my sight not being too absent, to show the emotions which they expect from me. And if the dress is somewhat complicated I also think "don't trip, don't trip". But, assuming that the dress and shoes are comfortable, I think about the right emotions.

Being a model is sometimes like being an actress?

I'm not sure, but I've heard that somebody put it that way- modeling is like acting, but without words so it's more difficult. But for me it's easier. I don't want to be an actress for sure. I participated in a school play once and it was pretty much all I was able to do. I'll never try again. But I'm able to do some promotional videos, like for a Bohoboco campaign, but when it comes to acting- no way.

Whose presence on the audience amused you the most?

I think mainly the editors. But, thank god, I don't look at the audience when I walk. Maybe because of that I didn't see Anna Wintour. (laugh)

When you are on the runway do you realize that the most important people in the industry look at you?

No, I cut it off. I don't think about it, otherwise it would be too much. I only think that if I'll spoil the show the designer will not book me again.

Which designer's personality do you like the most?

Marc Jacobs, he's really cool. Very funny. Giambattista Valli is very nice too. Generally, all of them are- in their own way.

Was there someone who totally demotivated you?

No, but there are stories of models crying because of a designer. I never did. Well, I might feel sorry because for example, they cancelled me in London. But I'll never find out why, if it was because of the clothes, that I didn't fit, or if it was a stylist or a designer who decided.

Is there a person in the fashion industry who you met and realized that you're already a part of this world?

I think Marc Jacobs and Steven Meisel are such persons, but also models. At the beginning I wasn't really interested in fashion. Sure, I recognized some models, the major brands, but not that I checked every collection season after season. My girlfriends were more interested in fashion than me. Now it's nice to see myself in a magazine. Especially when your peers were laughing at you- and suddenly it turned out that I'm not that ugly.

You choose modeling to show them that you can achieve something?

My self-esteem had definitely improved when I started to succeed. I started to believe in myself. Even this very first Victor Junior cover was a success for me. It really was very cool. For the first time I proved that I can achieve something. Even tough my friend told "Magda, I'd never say that some day you will be a model!" Thanks! (laugh)

You more wanted to prove something them or yourself?

I think myself. Of course mom, grandma and the whole family always say that you're beautiful- so they were saying that I should give it a try. Many people told me that a red-haired girl is such a unique beauty, that I just have to try, maybe something will come out of that. But I'd never thought about that in this way. Especially on a such a huge scale.

Do you have some modeling dreams?

Of course, a Vogue cover- American, Italian etc. Every model dreams about even one photo inside this magazine. I remember my first, Brazilian Vogue, it was such a huge luck! I don't even dare to dream about a cover!

And when it comes up to campaigns? Shows?

I really wanted to do Louis Vuitton and I made it, although I didn't expect it at all. And when I got an offer from Valentino, I couldn't believe they even thought about me! So at first I've got Valentino, then I came back to New York and it turned out that I've got also LV. Pure happiness. I thought it's too beautiful to be true.

 

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Part two

You're here in NY, with Monika Sawicka and Asia Piwka. How's that with Polish models, are you friends?

Of course. With some girls we're closer, with some not that much, but that's how the life is. It's awesome that me, Asia and Monika are in the same agency and can live in the same flat. But living separately don't prevent us from creating friendships, especially during fashion weeks, when we spend together hours at castings, fittings and shows. You only have to add someone on facebook and check if he's also in town which are you in.

Apart from the girls, which you live with- is there jealousy between the models?

No, there is no rat race. Of course, there are some girls who act like that. But we try to stick together, because the industry gives us a hard time often enough and we don't have to fight and demotivate ourselves even more.

Do you like New York now?

Yes, my first negative impression passed away. It's really great. But still my home is in Poland, only a year passed since my departure. I have most of my friends there- here there are the people from the industry, but they also travel around the world, so it's hard to be friends when you're constantly abroad and meet only from time to time. I'm away from home for too short period of time to feel like in home anywhere else.

Exactly - only a year had passed and your life really started to speed up.

I wrote my high schood exams in May, in June I had holidays. I worked in Paris and Japan. And after that time it just started to speed up very quickly.

So you probably think about living abroad in the future?

No, not yet. Currently I want to live in Poland. I like my home too much.

Are you a family girl?

Yes, totally. Sometimes I laugh that my parents are too good for me and because of that I miss them too much. If I'd have a bad time there I could have a better time here.

Do they accompany you sometimes?

My mum was with me in Paris once. It was fun. It was actually my favorite journey. Totally different. You always have a support, while when you're alone you don't even care about sightseeing. Now it's better because I met many great people, made some friendships and we can go out together- ice-skating, or something like that. The beginnings are hard, you sit in an apartment, not knowing anyone and you think "I want to go home".

If there wasn't modeling, than what?

I really don't know, I have no idea. After modeling maybe I'll study, something with maths. Now I'm a model because I'm not sure what else I want to do. It's not like I don't imagine anything else, but in the moment I don't have any other ideas. I had to decide if I want to go to the college or if I want to be a model. One of the main concerns was that I wasn't sure where I want to study. That I don't know what to do with myself yet. So I decided to take a break and think about it.

I've heard that during fashion week you prefer to sit in home with your slippers on your feet.

Exactly. During FW we have over a dozen castings a day, then around 10pm we have fittings. Sometimes earlier, but mainly they take place after castings. Earlier, everyone say that there are castings, so they are not able to do the fittings. The fittings may end even at 2 or 3 am. Then there are shows and again some fittings, sometimes you have to appear before the morning show (for example LV) at 3 am, while your fittings ended at 2 am. So you have to go straight from the fittings to the show. Honestly these are moments when you just want to take some rest, sleep and do nothing. A year ago I had such a situation only in Paris, because I didn't do so well in the other cities. But that's how it looks when you're having an intense season.

Coming back to your interest in fashion. How's it looking now, you're still not interested in it? You're looking at what you wear during the show?

Yes, now I have to (laugh). I'm being regularly schooled. Sometimes Monika laughs when I ask her "What's that casting for?". And she answers that I really should know it. That's how it was before, now it happens only occasionally.

What do you like to wear? I bet the designers give you many clothes.

This (s/s 13) season I made such shows that I actually didn't get any clothes. In NY most of the designers "pay" with clothes. If they give us a gift card which can be used in their store I think it's cool- or if they allow us to choose something we like from the wardrobe full of clothes. But sometimes there are situations when they send clothes in the wrong sizes to the agency- or clothes which I can only wear when going to the casting, to show myself in a positive light. But sometimes it's really better to get the clothes, because, on the other hand, we need them for castings, where they take us some pictures and pay attention to the clothes we wear. If they'll pay with the money sometimes I just don't want to spend a big sum on, for example, the jacket. Moreover, they often pay with a sum which is not enough to buy a decent jacket, so anyway I regret that they didn't give us some past season clothes. I need them because I can't still wear the same clothes. I should have new clothes every season and constantly add new pieces to my wardrobe.

So that's not only a payment, but also an investment?

Yes, in a way. Clothes we don't like we can always sell in a second hand, because here there are specific places where you can sell designer clothes.

Do you ever go shopping? Do you have a time for it?

Of course, but currently I can't afford luxury clothes. (laugh) And honestly I don't have a lot of time for shopping.

Do you save the money?

Yes, I try not to spend all my money on ridiculously expensive clothes or bags. But let's don't overstate the sums of my earnings. I don't earn that much.

Is there something you'd like to buy for your first big sum of money?

A Chanel bag would be cool. But the one I've got from Celine is enough for me. Sometimes after the show they give us a gift along with the money, like at Balenciaga. At Celine, after the show every model had a gift handbag on the hanger. Coming back, I'd like to buy a flat, but maybe later. In Warsaw of course. I'll be able to afford it more likely than in New York.

Do you think travelling is a good part of your work?

It's great, but tiring. Especially when you, for example, fly from New York to Paris and you have to work at once. Then you come back and you have another job. I had such a problem when I came here in January and then I had a flight to Germany to shoot a Hugo Boss lookbook. I came on Saturday morning and I had a photoshoot on Sunday. I was already very tired at 10 am, but I decided I'll try to survive that day and after that I'll get some sleep. But I had some problems with sleeping and I wasn't able to fall asleep until 4 am, then like a zombie I went to the photoshoot. Two days in a row! When the photoshoot had ended I had a flight to Paris! Straight from an airport I went to the Sonia Rykiel lookbook fittings. I was there at 10 pm and the photoshoot began the next day at 8 am. It lasted three days. On the last day we were shooting outdoor, at the bridge, with 0 C degrees temperature. I was wearing summery, ethereal dress- you can imagine how cold I was! And the next day the haute couture castings have started. After couture, a day before my flight to New York, I was so happy that I'll have a time to get some rest, that I have a day off. And the same day I've suddenly got eight castings. That's how a model's job look like. (laugh)

How do you recover after such an intense period of time?

A weekend in home it's all I need. Just when I arrived to NY Monika wanted to go ice-skating and I thought "no, please, leave me alone". That was the weekend when I wanted to lay in bed and order food by phone. That's why I love NY - you don't have to leave your home - they'll deliver everything straight to your apartment.

So what's a model Magda Jasek eating?

Well, I'm not really good at cooking. My favorite dish is toasts with butter or cornflakes with milk. But in my hometown I like to make a feast - I love crepes, chicken and so-called "fooled cutlets" made by my mum - without meat. Rice with cheese covered with breadcrumbs and fried. Gosh, they're so tasty!

What are another benefits of your work?

One of the biggest advantages is English, which I've learned thanks to my modeling journeys. Earlier, in primary school I didn't learn English at all because I was in a judo class (!!!). The parents of my schoolmates decided that we don't have to learn English at all, that we should focus only on sport. After 2 years I moved to another school, because I couldn't stand it. I've always been very tall and they've always put me in the
group with the tallest boys- and I didn't like it. The boys vs me (laugh). In new school I had English lessons, but I was already behind the other children. So from the beginning I lurked to my friend's tests and wrote her answers. Time had passed and the gap between me and the rest of my schoolmates was bigger and bigger. That's when I realized that learning English is really important. I was already in 5th or 6th class. I went to the English school camp, but it didn't help me that much. I was able to write and I had less problems with the grammar, but I was terrible at speaking. And, thanks to modeling, journeys, I managed to learn it. That's definitely a big advantage of my job. Another one is that you can meet great people...

You don't meet Marc Jacobs every day...

I'm talking about the models. Or, when the celebrity comes backstage. When I did Balenciaga Kristen Stewart came. And that was cool. That was the first moment when I thought that that's the big world of the huge fashion industry. Same when me and the other models were looking at the runway screens backstage at Marc Jacobs. There were three screens - on the first one we could see a catwalk, on the second one the whole backstage space and on the third one we saw a journalist who asked the invited guests some questions. We were looking at those celebs thinking how many famous people will look at us in a moment. And that's when my stage-fright was huge. We were like "oh gosh, look who's sitting right here!"

What irritates you the most in your job?

It's irritating that the client can cancel you every moment, and we can't do anything with it. For example once my friend might have get an exclusive but she was already confirmed for some other show so she couldn't accept the exclusive deal.

The order matters.

Yes, and they can always confirm, cancel you, invite you for the 50th time to the fitting, told you to stay from 6pm to 4 am and you have to smile and say "no problem, no problem". And this is such a disrespect for us and our time. There are cases when the girls wait three hours on a casting and they make themselves a two-hour lunch break. So they have to wait, hungry, not able to leave.

Modeling myths annoy you? That models constantly go to the parties *etc*?

Yes, that's annoying. I could feel it even in my school, people were saying such things.

Do you have some tips for the girls who begin their modeling career?

Yes, to take it easy. At first I was worrying too much, while very often many things didn't depend on me. So you don't have to worry all the time.

We just saw you in "Interview" and "Love Magazine". Where else we will see you?

In Vogue Ukraine, Vogue Spain and Japanese Numero. That's all for this moment but I can reveal that I have some great offers, but they're still offers so I don't want to confirm anything yet. The lookbooks time is behind us and after the fashion week the campaigns shooting time will start, so we'll see how it'll look this season.

Now you're having a career breakthrough.

That's why I'm terribly stressed, that the following season will be very important. I don't have the feeling that I'm a fresh face anymore, that everyone are admiring me. An important time is coming. The worse part is that so many things don't depend from me. In school it was easier, I could always study a few hours longer and that could've help me with getting better marks, and with the modeling this is not that easy. I can practice my walk, but people tell me that my walk is ok. So everything I can do is to take care of myself.

Do you feel the pressure?

Yes. The bookers tell me "Everything's gonna be all right. You have some good options and that's ok" During my first season everyone were saying "Fingers crossed", but no one said that everything's gonna be all right. Now everyone just expect a success from me. So the stress is even bigger, even when everyone tell me that I shouldn't worry so much.

You are a lucky girl?

I think so...

...your're sitting in New York, the fashion week is coming...

I cannot tell that I'm not lucky (laugh). That's a luck for sure. And the fact that I was born looking how I look.

And you're telling this?

Yes! Before, my look was a bad luck for me, but now it's definitely not. Everything is a matter of coincidence. I'd never have thought that I'll be a model, that I'll flip through magazines which I'm in. I only wanted to appear in "Victor Junior" magazine!

 

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I loved how honest that interview was. Really really nice.

 

[MoniqValentino]

Magda Jasek for Bohoboco, S/S 2013 campaign !Photos of this campaign reminds me of Juergen Teller photos! Cute campaign, and Magda looks phenomenal!

Model: Magda Jasek
Ad Campaign: Bohoboco, Spring/Summer 2013
Photographer: Marcin Kempski
Stylist: Bohoboco
Hair & Makeup: Aneta Kostrzewa

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