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Rate card
The rate card is a model's official pricing for different types of services (runway show, photoshoot, advertising). These rates may vary according to experience, notoriety, destination, and contract duration. The rate card serves as a negotiation basis but final prices can be adjusted according to circumstances. It's generally managed by the agency that negotiates on behalf of its models.
Runway
The runway is the elevated platform on which models present creations during fashion shows. Mastering the runway means knowing how to walk with elegance, rhythm, and attitude, in perfect harmony with the collection's universe. Each designer has their own vision of the show, and models must adapt to these varied aesthetic codes.
Modeling agency
A modeling agency is a specialized company that handles the promotion and professional development of its models. It ensures the connection between models and clients, negotiates and drafts contracts, manages accounting and administrative aspects. The agency works in service of its models and not the other way around, in exchange for a commission taken from their contracts. It plays a crucial role in career building and protecting the interests of its talents.
Mother agency
A model's mother agency is generally the first agency that discovered them and with which they began their modeling career. It defines the strategic direction of their career, places them in foreign partner agencies, and manages any difficulties (such as image rights recovery). The model may change mother agencies during their career. The mother agency receives a commission on each contract performed by the model, even abroad.