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High Fashion Modeling Agencies
21 agencies listing High Fashion as a specialty — cities, rosters and official submission contacts.
- agencies
- 21
- Cities
- 16
- Countries
- 10
- Oldest since
- 1946
21 agencies in the GetModel directory list High Fashion as a specialty. High fashion is the designer end of the industry — the runway, the houses' campaigns and the covers — and the boards that work it build careers over years rather than booking single jobs.
The largest high fashion rosters are IMG Models, Elite Model Management and Ford Models. The grid below is ordered by roster size; each card opens the agency profile with its city offices, founding year, full specialty list and official submission contacts.
Agencies usually run several divisions at once, so a board listed here may also cover other work — open the profile to see the full list. Browse the whole directory on the agencies hub, or read How to Choose a Modeling Agency before you sign anything.
Largest rosters
IMG Models
New York · est. 1960IMG Models is one of the world's most prestigious modeling agencies, representing some of the most recognizable faces in fashion. Founded by Mark McCormack, the agency has shaped…
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Elite Model Management
Paris · est. 1972Elite Model Management is a global powerhouse founded by John Casablancas in Paris. The agency pioneered the concept of the supermodel era and continues to discover and develop…
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Ford Models
New York · est. 1946Ford Models is the oldest major modeling agency in the world, founded by Eileen and Jerry Ford in New York City. The agency played a defining role in establishing modeling as a…
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Premium Models
ParisPremium Models is an independent modeling agency based in Paris, working across fashion and luxury with separate women's and men's boards. The agency has been operating for more…
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Next Models
London · est. 1989Next Model Management operates across five major fashion markets and has built a reputation for representing a diverse and commercially successful roster. The agency balances…
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Storm Models
London · est. 1987Storm Models was founded by Sarah Doukas in London and is renowned for discovering Kate Moss at the age of 14. The agency has a reputation for spotting raw, unconventional talent…
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21 agencies
NIK Model Management
Moscow · est. 2019 · 400+Moscow400+ models
High FashionEditorialCommercial
NIK Model Management is a modeling agency based in Moscow, Russia, focusing on building long-term modeling careers in the fashion industry. Its official materials describe a…
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Motion Models
Moscow · est. 2020 · 370+Moscow370+ models
High FashionEditorialCommercial
Motion Models is a Moscow-based booking and development agency active in the fashion industry in Russia and internationally. It operates as MOTION model management, working both…
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Premier Model Management
London · est. 1981 · 350+London350+ models
High FashionCommercialTalent Management
Premier Model Management is one of London's leading agencies, founded by Carole White. The agency has been instrumental in launching the careers of some of the most famous models…
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Women Management
New York · est. 1988 · 350+New York, Paris, Milan, Los Angeles350+ models
RunwayEditorialHigh Fashion
Women Management is a globally recognized agency operating in three of the world's most important fashion capitals. The agency has built its reputation on representing strong…
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DNA Models
New York · est. 1996 · 310+New York310+ models
High FashionEditorialRunway
DNA Model Management was founded in New York by David Bonnouvrier, one of the most respected figures in the modeling industry. The boutique agency is known for its carefully…
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Marilyn Agency
Paris · est. 1985 · 290+Paris, New York290+ models
High FashionEditorialLuxury Campaigns
Marilyn Agency is a prestigious Parisian agency that has been at the heart of French fashion for nearly four decades. Founded by Marilyn Gauthier, the agency is known for its…
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Select Models
London · est. 1977 · 250+London, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami250+ models
High FashionEditorialCommercial
Select Model Management is one of London's longest-running and most respected agencies. Founded in the late 1970s, Select has played a key role in shaping the British modeling…
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OpenUP Model Management
Moscow · est. 2018 · 230+Moscow230+ models
High FashionEditorialCommercial
OpenUP Model Management is a professional modeling agency based in Moscow, Russia. It operates as both a mother agency and a booking/receiving agency for models working on the…
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New Madison
Paris · est. 2006 · 190+Paris190+ models
High FashionEditorialLuxury Campaigns
New Madison is a Paris-based boutique agency that focuses on high-fashion and editorial talent. Founded in 2006, the agency has earned a reputation for its selective approach and…
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Zhara Models
Moscow · est. 2010 · 150+Moscow150+ models
High FashionEditorialCommercial
Zhara Models is a modeling agency based in Moscow, Russia, operating under the name ZHARA MODELS and presenting itself as a model agency of Moscow. The agency states that it works…
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POSH Model Management
Moscow · est. 2006 · 90+Moscow, Saint Petersburg90+ models
High FashionLuxuryRunway
Premium Russian model management firm with strong focus on high fashion and luxury brand partnerships. Known for its rigorous scouting process across Russia and CIS.
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Modus Vivendii
Moscow · est. 2004 · 80+Moscow, Saint Petersburg80+ models
High FashionRunwayEditorial
One of the largest Russian model agencies with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Known for discovering international-level talent and placing models at top fashion weeks in…
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AGENT mgmt
Tbilisi · est. 2021 · 60+Tbilisi60+ models
High FashionEditorialCommercial
AGENT mgmt is a modeling agency operating through the website agentmgmt.com and using the Mediaslide booking platform. A third‑party directory lists AGENT mgmt as a Tbilisi‑based…
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Two Models Management
Moscow · est. 2014 · 35+Moscow35+ models
EditorialAvant-gardeHigh Fashion
Boutique agency with a curated roster of unique faces for high-end editorial and avant-garde fashion. Places Russian models with top European magazines.
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Trump Models
New York · est. 1999 · 180+ · Closed in 2017New York180+ models
High FashionCommercialInternational Development
Trump Model Management was a New York-based agency founded by Donald Trump in 1999. During its years of operation, the agency represented a competitive roster of fashion talent…
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How to choose an agency
No fees to sign
A real agency is paid a commission on the work it books. Registration fees, compulsory paid courses and a mandatory in-house photographer are the standard warning signs.
Look at the board, not the promise
Open the agency's own site and see who it actually represents and which clients those models shoot for. A board full of recent work is worth more than any pitch.
Match the market
High fashion, commercial, curve and talent boards want different things. A mother agency in your city that places you abroad often beats a distant big name.
How to submit
- 1
Shoot digitals
Front, side and back plus a close-up. No makeup, no retouching, hair down, plain wall, natural light.
Photographers for the tests that come after → - 2
Write down your stats
Height, bust or chest, waist, hips, shoe size, hair and eye colour, your city and your age.
- 3
Use the agency's own form
Every profile here links the official site and social accounts. Submit through the agency's new-faces form or attend an open call — and never pay to apply.
Last updated: September 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What is a high fashion modeling agency?
- High fashion is the designer end of the industry — the runway, the houses' campaigns and the covers — and the boards that work it build careers over years rather than booking single jobs. An agency appears on this page because High Fashion is one of the specialties it states in our directory — 21 agencies do.
- How do I get signed by a high fashion agency?
- Submit digitals — unretouched full-length, waist-up and face shots with no makeup — plus your measurements, through the agency's own form or open call; every agency here is listed with its website. High-fashion boards look for the measurements the sample sizes are cut to and for a face that photographs distinctively; they develop new models with test shoots before selling them to clients.
- Do high fashion agencies charge models a fee?
- No legitimate agency charges for representation, whatever its specialty: it takes a commission on the jobs it books, usually around 20%. A demand to pay up front for a portfolio, a "registration" or training is the standard scam pattern, and it is just as common around high fashion work as anywhere else.