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Top Model Worldwide Search

SPRING FASHION

The Role of Agencies in Modeling

FASHIONSCOPES

Student Designers

Model to Entrapanour

Model: Yanika AzzopardiMake-up: Jean ZammitHair: Vanusia VellaPhotography: Photo Concepts

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Vogue Model Manage-ment have been in the fashion business for the last 18 years. We are li-cence holders for Miss Model of the World – China, Best Model of the World - Turkey, World Miss University – Korea and Top Model World-wide in London – UK.Vogue are organizers of fashion shows, beauty pageants, fashion events,

concerts and modelling competitions. More than 70 contestants have trav-elled around the world to participate in these in-ternational events many of whom have returned winners or runners up.The agency has also or-ganized events in Libya and Egypt and these fash-ion events have been fea-tured on fashion maga-zines in Egypt, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lebanon and Vietnam. Channel 1, Channel 3, and Egyptian Satellite TV used to air

these events. Special guests included, Ambassadors, wives of the Head of States of all Africa and actors and actress from popular soap operas in the Middle East.It has recently been ap-pointed exclusive licence holders for Top Model Worldwide with the op-portunities for the Maltese models to mingle with the best professional people in the industry in London, where designers scout for models to take part in the London Fashion Week.

A for-mer model and dancer Janice Azzopardi started Vipaj Modelling Centre two years ago. The aim of the agency is to offer al-ternative teaching from what is being offered on the island. Modelling courses are for 12 weeks and cover runways, mod-elling competitions, dra-ma, photomodelling, nu-trition and fitness, image and personality. Moreover in these courses models

are prepared to immerse themselves in the fashion industry. The courses end with a photoshoot which can be used as a model’s portfolio to be used for eventual work assign-ments and castings such as runway shows, edito-rial and commercial work. Vipaj is the licence holder for two licences in Italy ‘A New Star Stelle Per Lo Spettacolo’ and the presti-gous international fashion event ‘Look of the Year.’ 21 Maltese models have already participated in the last two years and half

of them came back with awards or chosen for Ital-ian films that are eventu-ally presented at prestig-ous film festivals. Being a photographer herself, she ensures that each model has a suitable portfolio to present to clients as most of the times these port-folios determine whether a model will eventually be booked or not. Janice’s goal is to achieve suc-cess abroad with Maltese models as she firmly be-lieves in the local talent.

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05 spring fashion

09 model to entrapanour

11 the top model worldwide search- the models

15 the look of the year malta

17 recycled fashion

19 recycled jewellery

31 spring nails

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Write-Ups Lorraine Sultana

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what is top model worldwide search maltaTop Model Worldwide Search is the leading international model search – seeking out the best new model talent from across the globe with a host of titles and awards, great prizes and awards and fantastic career opportunities for the lucky award winners. Each campaign includes a di-verse mix of finalists from runway to photographic, from all nationalities and the TOP MODEL SHOW weekend is one of the premier events of its kind.The Top Model Worldwide Grand Final will take place on the 12/13/14th April at the Hilton Metropole in London as part of an established London fashion weekend and model spectacular. The finalists will appear in a fully choreographed high profile, professionally produced 3 hour runway and entertainment spectacular.Vogue Model Management recently organized a two hour fashion show spectacular in front of a packed audience of guests and VIP’s at the Shadow Lounge venue in St Julian’s where eventual winner Mari-lyse Pace was chosen by a selection panel of judges that included London Fashion Week model, Vogue Italia model and former Top Model winner Lizzie Elliott.Marilyse will now start her journey to model in one of the major cities of fashion, London where designers will also be scouting new models for the London Fashion Week due in Sep-tember.Just like the London shows, Top Model Malta is as much a fashion event as it is the official selections for Top Model Worldwide and the agency will be setting new and higher standards with Top Model Malta year after year.In this first issue we will be showing features of the preparations of this fashion event, the actual event, with the fashion designers that took part. Maria Bezzina was the winner of the ‘Best Designer Award’ Maria will have the opportunity to exhibit her collection in London where it will be photographed by a foreign photogra-pher and a model of her own choice.

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the preparations

Make-up: Clarabelle Fenech - Hair: Vanusia VellaJiav Glamazon

Make-up: Clarabelle Fenech - Hair: Vanusia Vella

Make-up Violet Vella Hair: Dominic Bartolo

Top Model World Wide Search (Malta) took place recently where 19 models where cho-sen to participate in this prestigious event.Models were split into four teams con-sisting of : Hairstylist, Make Up Artist, Photographer and two fashion stylists.All models and teams met up to de-cide which team to be assigned and discussed any issues, styling, make up and clothing, and settled for a studio shoot and a photoshoot on location.The themes chosen for the pro-motional photoshoots were :Front Cover and Editorial spreadsTwo guests from London Ms Julie Short Senior Executive at the Top Model Worldwide and Ms Lizzie Elliott, run-way coach at the London Fashion Week and Teen Vogue Model were present during the night to select the winner.Interviewing them during the night they said, that the quality of the mod-els is quite high and this should be a new era for high fashion in Malta.Rehearsals and interviews took place a day before the actual finals.Winner was Marilyse Pace who will be gracing the international catwalks in London in April.

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Model: Shadey SegunaOutfits: She Fashion Wear MostaAccessories: She Fashion Wear MostaStyling: Anabelle Calafato

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Model: Shadey SegunaDress: She Fashion Wear MostaAccessories: She Fashion Wear MostaStyling: Anabelle Calafato

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1. What is it like to run your own business? It gets stressful at times but fun and great to be my own boss

2. How did modelling help you to run so suc-cessfully your business? I came to know more people in modeling and that’s big part of how my business runs

3. Does modelling give you the fashion back-ground that you need when you come to select your clothes? Not really, but it helps to have cultivate the passion for fashion via modeling

4. A message to all models who want to get into this industry? As in everything in life, one has to give their full attention and dedication in order to succeed

MODEL TO ENTREPANOURAMANDA ZAMMIT - SHE FASHION WEAR

AMANDA ZAMMITSHE FASHION WEAR MOSTA

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THE MODELS FOR THE TOP MODEL

TEAM A

PHOTO CONCEPTS PHOTOGRAPHY

CLARABELLE FENECH MAKE-UP

VANUSIA VELLA HAIR

TEAN B

SNAPART PHOTOGRAPHY

CHANTELLE ALAMANGO MAKE-UP

SCISSORS PALACE HAIR

TEAM C

KITZ KLIKZ PHOTOGRAPHY

VIOLET VELLA MAKE-UP

DREADS HAIRDRESSING

TEAM D

ICAM PHOTOGRAPHY

MAKE-UP BY NAD

GLYNNIS CILIA HAIR

MODEL WORLD-WORLDWIDE SEARCH MALTA 2013

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THE EDITORIAL SHOOTTop Model Worldwide

Search Malta

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Winner - Marilyse Pace

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Look of the Year is organized by EventsWorld which takes place in Sicily with a yearly average of 45 models per event per year. During the week in Italy the models are pho-tographed, groomed and coached by top Italian professional people in the industry. They also scout for new top models. During the fit-tings each designer chooses their own models and usually the good models are chosen by nearly every designer. Scouting agents look for clean and natural looks as much as possible. The preferred age is from 16 to 22 years of age height from 170 cm onwards. Look of the Year is one of the most sought event in Italy.In Malta it shall be organized for the first time ever. Look of the Year Malta will feature 3 fashion nights with designers, makeup artist and hair stylists showing off their work using the participant mod-els chosen from previous castings.The winner of the Look of the Year will travel to Sicily to participate in the international finals. Two other

girls might be chosen depending on the standard of the contestants. There shall be awards also for BEST DESIGNER, BEST MAKE UP ARTIST, BEST HAIRSTYLISTS.This year’s event in Italy will be last week of August in Sicily.All participants, models, designers, makeup artist and hair stylists will have the opportunity to be chosen to be featured on Arturo TV in Italy or other various Italian Magazines.

THE LOOK OF THE YEAR 2012 - SICILY

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Sephora Seychell - Vipaj Modeling Centre Melissa Micallef - Vipaj Modeling Centre

MALTESE MODELS IN SICILYwearing top designer clothes

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Model: Maria GaleaDesigner: Maria Mallia

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RECYCLED JEWELLERY

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An outfit is incomplete without the right accessories to complement it. One never has enough jewellery in her drawer; we tend to buy more and more depending on the current trend. We end up with several old or damaged jewellery which most people throw away. This is how my passion for jewellery design started. I base my designs on transforming old accessories and other relevant found objects into contemporary jewellery. This is not the sole reason why I chose to work with used material. Sustainable design is not only a new trend, but also an important element in the current design industry. We are moving towards an era where pure gold and silver are not the key factors in a jewellery piece. What makes a piece retailed are its unique design, trend and affordable price, and reusing material helps make this possible.

Jewellery Designs & Article by Maria Bezzina

Model: Anabelle CalafatoDesigner: Maria Bezzina

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STYLE @ WORK

Model: Kurt VassalloDesigner: Malcolm Cremona

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STYLE @ EVENTS

Model: Timmy PushkinDesigner: Malcolm Cremona

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THE ROLE OF AGENCIES We all know how small Malta is. And we all know how many people try to scam models alluring them into the modelling scene promising them the world and literally robbing them money, claiming that it’s a lot of expo-sure.

This is where a modeling agency and a model management company come in. A model should always seek to look for a reputable agency. The model or wannabe model must understand that it is in their best interest to have a back up support from a reputable agency. Any paid work assignments can only be guaranteed if it goes through an agency. A model might do a half day or a day’s work promised to be paid however the model ends up not being paid.

Cheap photo shoots are also scams. They are there only for people who want to make money out of models. Photo shoots should preferably go through an agency where the agency will have a list of all reputable photog-raphers on their books. A model should always ask the fee, what does it include and how many pictures will be edited or if so the model wishes printed. A meeting is always held beforehand to discuss what it is expected out of the model, the wardrobe, make up, hair etc to ensure that on the day, the shoot goes smoothly.

Under 18 years of age, models require the signature of her parents or guardians to take part in any modeling work, assignments, modeling competitions and beauty pageants. Any agreements signed by models only, who are under 18 years of age are null and void. It’s illegal for under 18 girls to model in lingerie or provocative pictures. It projects a bad reputation for both models and the agency itself. Model release forms are also impor-tant when taking a photo shoot. This guarantees from both the agency and the models that no photos will be cropped, manipulated, photo shopped or given to third parties without consent.

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Model: Yanika Azzopardi

IN MODELING Cheap contests are also scams. A contest can never be professionally organized when a model pays little money. Usually it turns out to be more expensive than paying for a whole package. A model should always ask for in-formation about the contest and how much does a model has to pay for hair, make up, photos etc….. or if its included in the fee. A model needs to appreciate and understand that agencies pay hefty fees to reserve a place to represent Malta abroad in international events. If a model had to go direct, agencies abroad will first ask you if you are represented in Malta and if are not, they will ask you to get one as otherwise it will prove to be very expensive and impossible. Agencies pay for a licence fee year in year out just to keep Malta’s place. A lot of preparations are carried out behind the scenes, such as booking of flight tickets accommodation, wardrobe preparations, at the expense of the agency. Should agencies not be around, it’s impossible to ever travel to rep-resent your country in international modeling competitions and impossible to ever succeed in establishing a contact or a network of contacts abroad.

Often the agencies take financial risks, not knowing really was it the outcome. So let’s appreciate the work done by the modeling agencies and the fees that are paid on behalf of the models. And appreciate that these are the only pathways that may lead you to something far more important abroad. It takes a lot of hard work to earn the trust of a foreign company, and agencies abroad are very demanding and very professional.

Nutrition and keeping the body in shape is also very important. A model needs to understand that whichever clothes she is wearing she needs to look good in them. When a model goes to represent Malta abroad, she usu-ally finds herself amongst the best models from every country looking prim and proper, slim and disciplined. Sponsors give out clothes to models for them to wear them and they are not interested whether you like the garment on not. For them the model is just a clothes hanger and if a model is a professional, she wears the outfit without redress.

Everyone wants to model abroad, however it takes determination, perseverance, sacrifices and hard work. We all love the glitz and the glamour and to be in the spotlight. It does not come easy!

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Model: Melissa MicallefDesigner: Antonella Montanaro

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Model: Melissa MicallefDesigner: Antonella Montanaro

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Model: Nina IvanovaDesigner:: Chiara Darmanin

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Model: Nina IvanovaDesigner:: Chiara Darmanin

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Model: Michelle ScottoDesigner:Kirsten Camilleri

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Model: Michelle ScottoDesigner:Kirsten Camilleri

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SPRING

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NAILS

Fashion Scopes

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Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19)Stellar Style: You prefer beautifully cut classic pieces made of superb qual-ity fabrics for an overall look that is ladylike with a touch of old-school glamour. Luxurious staples like a taupe cashmere sweater, a cream-colored silk charmeuse blouse, and tailored black pants are the backbone of your wardrobe.

Celebrities With This Sign: Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, Kate Bosworth, Amanda Peet

Aquarius(Jan 20 – Feb 18)Stellar Style: You love expressing yourself through fashion and are a true trendsetter. By mixing pieces from different designers you create fresh looks of your own. Plus, your sense of humor shows when you don whimsical items, like shocking-purple pumps.

Celebrities With This Sign: Alicia Keys, Ellen Degeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Elizabeth Banks

Pisces (Feb 19 to Mar 20)Stellar Style: You prefer soft fabrics, such as silk, chiffon and velvet, and glamorous evening looks that sparkle. High heels may be your first and one true love. You adore heels in all styles, even if you don’t wear them that often.

Celebrities With This Sign: Elle Fan-ning, Rihanna, Drew Barrymore, Jessica Biel, Eva Longoria

Aries (Mar 21 to Apr 19)Stellar Style: You pick up on trends early—adding fresh twists to make them your own, of course. You love color and favor clean, dramatic lines, but whether you sport casual workout duds or slip into a sexy mini, your con-fidence is always your best accessory.

Celebrities With This Sign: Sarah Jessica Parker, Keira Knightley, Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson

Cancer (Jun 21 to Jul 22)Stellar Style: No tomboy, you like to celebrate your femininity through fashion by choosing soft fabrics like silk, satin and liquid jersey. You also favor pieces with subtle luminosity, like a knit tank in shimmering silver.

Celebrities With This Sign: Liv Tyler, Kristen Bell, Giselle Bundchen, Jessica Simpson

Libra (Sept 23 to Oct 22)Stellar Style: A true fashion lover, you are usually the first to try a new look. Overall you favor ultrafeminine, soft clothes like tiered skirts, chiffon cock-tail dresses and French lace lingerie.

Celebrities With This Sign: Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, Marion Cotil-lard, Gwen Stefani, Kate Winslet

Taurus (Apr 20 to May 20)Stellar Style: You’re committed to investment dressing: Classic pieces in neutral tones and interesting textures make up the bulk of your wardrobe. For added sparkle you choose neck-laces made of gold or gemstones.

Celebrities With This Sign: Jessica Alba, Renee Zellweger, Megan Fox, Cate Blanchett, Tina Fey

Gemini (May 21 to Jun 20)Stellar Style: You choose clothes in classic shapes and styles but continu-ally reinvent your look by wearing them with statement pieces from your vast collection of accessories.

Celebrities With This Sign: Heidi Klum, Natalie Portman, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Campbell

Leo (Jul 23 to Aug 22)Stellar Style: You love designer clothes and have very sophisticated taste. You prefer to buy only the very best, like an exquisite vintage tulle cocktail dress or a limited-edition handbag, rather than scores of lesser wares.

Celebrities With This Sign: Charlize Theron, Madonna, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lopez

Virgo (Aug 23 to Sept 22)Stellar Style: You seek out elegant, beautifully detailed pieces, such as an impeccably tailored trench or a well-fitted pima-cotton shirt. Striking de-signs catch your eye, but you shy away from anything too flashy or trendy.

Celebrities With This Sign: Michelle Williams, Blake Lively, Rachel Bilson, Cameron Diaz, Beyonce

Scorpio (Oct 23 to Nov 21)Stellar Style: Versatile, well-cut staples in neutral hues, like luxe leather knee-high boots or a plush velvet blazer, are your fashion favorites. You like to look ladylike but with an edge. This style strategy keeps the focus firmly on you, not your outfit.

Celebrities With This Sign: Rachel Mc-Adams, Julia Roberts, Gabrielle Union, Katy Perry, Anne Hathaway

Sagittarius (Nov 22 to Dec 21)Stellar Style: Relaxed elegance is your signature look. You favor menswear, like tailored trousers, worn with subtly feminine tops. When it comes to ac-cents, you tend to wear one stunning piece, such as an oversize cocktail ring.

Celebrities With This Sign: Katie Holmes, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Katherine Heigl, Taylor Swift

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