Models Switching Agencies

[fadedcolours]

They're switching all their "bigger" Women Direct girls to Supreme then. I wonder what this means

 

[cologne_rocks]

Guess that Supreme will rather try to aim on girls with high end commercial appeal that would explain the switches from Ieva Laguna, Maxine Schiff, Katharina Rembi, Bregje and Jacqueline at least. To me rather pretty and versatile than outstanding and totally "unique".
I'm not completely sure if this works and which effects this will have on the other agencies these girls are signed to in Europe, though.

 

[mainstay]

I think it means that they're restructuring to what it was meant to be. Duncan originally tried to make Women-Direct more editorial when that was never its purpose. I think this is just a move that should have happened months ago, like when Dorothea switched to Women.

 

[agee]

From fashionista.com

Jacquelyn Jablonski, however, is staying at Ford for the time being.

Contrary to this report that I posted not too long ago, Jacquelyn Jablonski is on Supreme's web site.

 

[ottawa]

It's weird that they added new girls onto the Supreme site, finally took Meghan Collison off, but haven't removed girls who recently moved to Ford like Tao and Hanne Gaby

 

[mainstay]

^ This probably has to do with law suits or contractual obligations.

 

[fadedcolours]

^^ Don't fret over anything you read on fashionista. I learned from many many instances that it is not to be trusted on most (if not all) of the model gossip

 

[J'ador-DioR]

I wonder why Iris and Rose are not moving to Ford?. Maybe it will happen soon but you'd think 2 of the more in-demand models on Supreme's board would be the first ones to make a switch. Maybe their individual agents have stayed behind at Supreme?.

 

[CharlottefromCA]

well with Chanel, Lakshmi, Jacquelyn at Supreme.. its pretty much complete no?

Its nice they are consolidating their board with the top girls from Women-Direct (Bredje, Alla..) but what exactly happens to Women-Direct now?? O_o

 

[mainstay]

^ They haven't. I am guessing Rose will follow to Ford as Paul and Mohammed were instrumental on her move from Wilhelmina to Supreme initially and of course responsible for making her into the A-list model she's become. Iris I think has more power in the whole situation as one of the worlds most in demand models, not to mention she's more mature & more likely more bsuiness minded than the younger "followers." If she is under contract with Supreme her new agency would have to buy out her contract. Few agencies will do this, but Women, IMG and Next have been known to do it in the past. I wouldn't be surprised to see her with Ford, though, as they orchestrated her come back and relationships with many of her biggest clients.. ala Givenchy, etc. We'll have to wait and see. I'm interested to see where Alana Zimmer ends up as Supreme is her mother agent. It's a sticky situation in that respect, unless she is happy with her new booking team.

The agents at Supreme now are by no means any "worse" than the agents who left. It was smart of the "powers at be" behind Women Group to bring them over. Ford is known for making money and the bookers bring with them a wealth of clients & potential revenue. Although the image was established by Paul Rowland, I'm guessing the new bookers will attempt to maintain it to some extent.. thus pairing the profitability of the "Ford" base with the image of Supreme. It's hard to say whether staying at Supreme or leaving for Ford is better or worse than one or the other. It comes down to personal relationships (model to booker) for the most part. That said.. many of the Supreme girls now at Ford look a bit strange on their board, no? I just can't imagine Antonella or Ranya ever reaching the kind of mainstream "supermodel-dom" all this switch up is supposedly going to provide.

Women-Direct will continue to snap up those commercial bookings that Supreme and Women stick their nose up at, as it was initially intended to. Just because we never hear about what those models are doing, they're working steadily and making money, like Ford, Q, Next Direct, Wilhelmina have for years. The board wouldn't exist if it wasn't making money. It costs money to represent models: pay bookers, website, print cards, books, messenger fees, travel/scouting expenses.. etc etc. If it wasn't profitable I'm sure the power people watching the bottom line would cut it off.

 

[ottawa]

I feel bad for all of these girls! This must be so confusing for all of them. Even the girls at Women Direct. With the stars Alla and Bregje leaving, the other girls are probably questioning the legitimacy of their agency

 

[*Bianca*]

Alina Krasina: Supreme -> Ford NY

 

[*Bianca*]

Olya Ivanisevic: Women -> Women Direct NY

(I think this is recent?)

 

[á la Balenciaga]

Carolina Pantoliano is no longer @ Supreme. Where is she?

 

[CharlottefromCA]

Olya Ivanisevic: Women -> Women Direct NY

(I think this is recent?)

must be pretty recent, I remember seeing her on the women NY board on their site fairly recently

 

[Caroliiine]

I'm interested to see where Alana Zimmer ends up as Supreme is her mother agent.

Alana's mother agent is Toronto-based Elmer Olsen.

 

[mainstay]

^ Incorrect. Hasn't been for the past 6 months.

 

[Caroliiine]

Really? I thought it was Elmer himself who discovered her.

 

[mainstay]

He was, but that means nothing. She was with Giovanni in Canada for the past 6 months until it closed last month. She's no longer represented in Canada as far as I know, unless she is with Push, the agency founded by the bookers from Giovanni. I believe it had to do with a dispute regarding another of Elmer's models leaving Supreme, and Supreme no longer working with him.

 

[lanvinray]

So the rumors at The Imagist are reliable indeed...joining Chanel, Chrishell, Kel & Lakshmi is Jacquelyn and probably Flavia too? these girls are loyal to their agents...blame it on Ford's new "Russian" owner...ugh...he should've kept some agents so that the arrival of Supreme girls at Ford board will only make the team stronger...he should've known better...cant' wait to see the new polas of these girls! Go Supreme!!! Go Ford?! hehe