Mijo Mihaljcic

[AriLove]

Loewe fw13 - Paris

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Céline fw13 - Paris

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[Ed..]

I love her and am so happy she has had a fairly impressive showlist! I really want to see how she does in editorials though because for me in shows she couldn't handle heavy make-up very well

 

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Zadig & Voltaire fw13 - Paris (O)

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Elie Saab fw13 - Paris

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[have_une_nice_day]

Does anyone know what age Mijo is? x

 

[Naen]

^ 20 years old.

 

[have_une_nice_day]

Thanks x

 

[Vitamine W]

Oh boy, saw a yet to published editorial of hers already today. Girl is smokin in print.

 

[Marc10]

#10 at Style.com's Top 10 New Models of the Season:

AGE: 20

FROM: Belgrade, Serbia

SHOWS WALKED: 47

WHY SHE MADE THE CUT:
Speaking of strong beauties, Mihaljcic's dark features stood out from the get-go in New York, where she walked Altuzarra, Narciso Rodriguez, Rag & Bone, Theyskens' Theory, and Proenza Schouler. After keeping up the pace in London, things slowed down a bit for the tomboyish Serb in Milan, but she ended the month on a high note in Paris, opening Maison Martin Margiela, and turning up at Dries Van Noten, Céline, Rick Owens, and Haider Ackermann.

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[Stereo_Flo]

Fitting the au courant androgynous aesthetic to a T, it’s no surprise that top designers, including Chanel, Proenza Schouler and Céline, clamored to cast 20-year-old Mijo Mihaljcic for their fall runways. Mihaljcic, on the other hand, was a bit perplexed. “I was really confused — I couldn’t believe this was all happening,” the Serbia native says of her success. And while she may be new to the biz, Mihaljcic knows how to be tight-lipped when it comes to industry name-dropping. WWD sat down with the IMG model in an attempt to pry some insider information about her unbelievable first season.

WWD: How did you start modeling?
Mijo Mihaljcic: I modeled in Serbia, but I cannot compare that [to what I’m doing now], so I just say I started in November. It was the end of November when I first came to New York by myself to meet with IMG. Then I came back for the shows. I always wanted to do shows, but I didn’t expect that much.

WWD: Were you interested in fashion before you started modeling?
M.M.: Yes, of course. That’s why I was really excited when I started doing shows. You see these girls or designers or photographers in magazines and then you meet them in real life.

WWD: Who were you most excited to meet?
M.M.: I can’t say one person. It’s nice when you come to castings or fittings and meet really famous models. Then you know you’re in the right place.

WWD: Do you remember your first casting?
M.M.: Not really. On my first day, I had like 15 castings. I was nervous because I didn’t know if anything would happen or not. After I got my first show, BCBG, I was cool.

WWD: Did you get nervous walking for a big show?
M.M.: For me, I don’t see a difference between big shows or small shows. Of course, if the designer is big, there are more people around and you feel much more powerful. Every single show I did was special though because it was my first season.

WWD: How much sleep did you get during the collections?
M.M.: Not that much. In New York, I was sleeping only five hours per day, and then I got to London and I was sleeping one hour per day. That’s why you’ll always see models with a huge coffee. I can drink a lot of coffee, which is not that good. And I’m doing that even when I’m not working.

WWD: What was the hardest city for you?
M.M.: London. It was hard in the way that you couldn’t get sleep or free time. And then Paris was hard, because it’s the last city. There are a lot of important designers and important shows and every day you have to be happy and fresh. But you know that it’s just a few days so after that, you’ll remember everything in a good way and have time to sleep.

WWD: What were you most surprised to learn?
M.M.: I learned not really about fashion, but about life — how everything is possible. You really need to be patient and learn how to wait. Just believe in yourself. Before all this happened, it was my biggest dream to do fashion week and to work with all these designers.

WWD: Do any of the shows that you walked stand out?
M.M.: Maybe Chanel because they had the planet! It was really exciting. I was so happy to be there. When we came to the set for rehearsal, we were all shocked. It looked amazing.

WWD: What was it like to work with Karl Lagerfeld?
M.M.: Every designer that is famous and successful, they are really nice and normal people. I thought they would be more like stars. That really surprised me, in a good way.

WWD: Are you looking forward to next season?
M.M.: I miss it a lot! I feel like last season was 100 years ago. Things are quieter now, but at least I’m going to bed really early.

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[Stereo_Flo]

What a standout season!

Model Mijo Mihaljcic Truly Misses Fashion Week
BY HILARY MOSS

Growing up in war-torn Belgrade, Serbia, walking the runways of New York, London, Milan, and Paris seemed to be an impossibility — but not for someone as persistent as Mijo Mihaljcic. Always the tallest in her class, she booked a series of local shows before her mother agent sent her to meet IMG in Manhattan. And since then, the 20-year-old's career has taken off: She took turns for 48 designers and brands during the fall collections (among them: Chanel, Christopher Kane, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Altuzarra, Proenza Schouler, Céline, and Dries van Noten), opened for Maison Martin Margiela, Richard Nicoll, and Sass and Bide, and closed for BCBG Max Azria, Sass and Bide, Damir Doma, and Zadig & Voltaire. She was also the first Serbian to join Burberry Prorsum's modeling ranks. Mihaljcic recently stopped by the Cut's offices to talk about legitimately missing fashion month, being inducted into the complimentary Céline bag club, and listening to Lana Del Rey.

Tell me what it was like to grow up in Belgrade.
I was born in 1992, so I grew up during a period of war. I have an older brother, a younger sister, and a dog — [laughs] he's a member of my family — and our childhood wasn't perfect because we were born in the wrong time. But my parents tried to protect us as much as they could. We each finished high school and go to university; in Serbia, finishing university is important. Now, everything is much better in Belgrade, but usually, when I say that I'm from Serbia, others get scared, like we're a violent people. It's not like that at all.

Growing up, was modeling on your mind?
When I was young, I was a tomboy — I dressed like a guy and had really, really short hair. Of course, I would play Barbies with my sister, but usually when people would see the two of us on the street, they'd say, "Oh, what a cute girl and boy!" It didn't bother me, though. I wasn't that calm of a child — I was always making some sort of mess and getting into everything. But after I matured a bit, I wanted to be a stewardess like my mom. And after that, I decided to be a lawyer. Now, I'm studying law, and in my second year at university.

How do you balance modeling and school?
It's hard, but I like feeling a sense of accomplishment, especially when things seem impossible. Though last season, I brought my books with me and I didn't have time to open them, and when I go home I will probably have to take some exams. I might have to stop my studies for a bit, but being a lawyer is my passion — maybe international law.

So, let's back up a bit: Tell me how you were discovered.
When people ask how I was discovered, I love to say I discovered myself — nobody scouted me. In school, I was always the tallest and skinniest one, so others would say, "Maybe one day you're going to be a model," and I started thinking about it. And something that stuck with me was from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: If you really want something and if you believe in it, the cosmos and the world will help you. When I was a teenager, I made one really small show in Belgrade and I kept trying locally. Finally, I found my mother agency, and they advised me to come to New York and meet with IMG. And so I came here and started working. I thought, Maybe, if I'm lucky, I'll have one or two shows in every city.

Your first show was BCBG and you closed. Were you nervous?
I'm never nervous on the runway, because I'm there, I'm confirmed, and I'm trying to enjoy the moment for as long as I can. I'm more nervous at castings!

What was one of your favorite shows of the season?
One was Burberry — I wasn't expecting to walk in it because I heard that it was really hard to get that show. There were so many big models there who book good shows, and campaigns, and Vogue covers. But I am the first Serbian model that ever walked for Burberry. I was really proud of myself.

And tell me about the Céline show.
It was really nice, and I was happy to work with Phoebe Philo, and the collection was filled with romantic colors that I love. But all of the models were excited to get Céline bags — I didn't even know we would be getting them. I remember that we were backstage, and it was like, Oh, bags! Bags! Bags are coming! And I got mine and have been using it since.

How did you feel at the end of the month?
Like all of the other people, I was really tired, but one or two days later, I said, "Oh, I miss it." Really! I want it again. During the month, all you think is, Let's finish this, and go back to a normal sleep schedule, but I did miss being around all of those people — the casting directors, designers, everyone. It was so strange.

And how about some of your interests? What type of music do you listen to?
I love listening to Lana Del Rey. It's the kind of music that makes me feel emotion, and I think she's a great singer. Of course, I also listen to house music and pop, but when I really want to relax, I listen to Lana or another artist similar to her.

So, what words of advice would you give to someone who wants to model?
To think twice. Usually people don't realize you have to be responsible to do this job — you're away from your family and you have to find a good agency to believe in you and protect you. And with this job, you have to be patient. You have to wait — sometimes one year or two years — you have to wait for your time, but it worked out for me.

the full interview [here]

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That last polaroid kills me.

 

[Srdjan]

Vogue Netherlands May 2013: denim supplement

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[Vitamine W]

^The whole ed is classic VP quality actually..

 

[jacquelineo]

She really reminds me of Jessica Miller in that shot. What a fantastic photo