Tag: disruption
In Conversation - Ubooker founder Claudia Wagner + The Bloom Twins
Early in February, we had the pleasure to work closely with the Bloom Twins. The girls have taken both the music and fashion scenes by storm. Since their arrival in London from the Ukraine, the girls have been writing music, producing videos, and shooting magazine editorials and covers. The moment the Twins signed up to our platform, we knew we had to sit down and talk to them, and learn more about their story.
During our conversation on set, the girls shed some light on the level of engagement they have in their work. “We like to be involved in the whole process”, the Twins explained. The girls love to work with creative teams, but are firm to choose the inspiration and help build the look and feel, because it’s “important for you to love it 360 degrees”.
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In conversation with Ubooker models Pauline and Sophie
During our recent shoot in Mauritius, we found some downtime and caught up with the girls on a range of interesting topics. Believing that there is no better way to spread awareness of what it takes to be a model and things we would all like to see change in the industry, we thought we’d film this conversation between Pauline and Sophie and share it with you all. Topics covered included the loss of power they both feel from having no control over what goes up on their online portfolio, or onto comp cards.
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Meet Sophie Totzauer
The volcanic island of lagoons and palm-fringed beaches that is Mauritius provided the perfect backdrop for a stunning bikini shoot.
Claudia Wagner talks about how Ubooker was set up to empower models.
One of the biggest challenges we constantly hear models talk about is the lack of information given to them by their agencies.
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Meet Céline Veller
“I think that modelling was more real before social media came along” - Celine
This French belle’s looks and personality definitely classify her as regal. Celine is wise, elegant, thoughtful and, of course, beautiful! Once we met Celine we immediately knew there was something special about her. She shared more of her story with us as we got to know her better over a coffee during our time together last November. Celine has worked for Lancome, Dior, Promod, KODD Magazine, Boutique Arthur, Dadasport and more. She loves to horse ride, swim, play football and her favourite downtime activity is interior decorating. During her interview, Celine talks about how she thinks social media has changed modelling, and what she thinks about this. She highlights how she sees that modelling has unfortunately become about portraying an unreal life on social media. The importance brands put on influencers and bloggers has drastically shifted the way that fashion brands market their products. Want to hear more? Click to watch her full interview.
Meet Benita Karaliunaite
Late November 2018, we put together a production with a team of talented people including photographer Gianluca Santoro and former Vogue editor Belen Antolin. We were curious to meet Benita, the Latvian beauty, so we invited her to join us in London. Whilst Benita was on set, we got to catch up with her and ask her a few things about her experience as a model. Watch her interview and hear about her most and least favourite thing about modelling, and the one thing she wishes for to improve the industry.
Claudia Wagner talks about the benefits of Ubooker for clients
Did you know that Ubooker charges only 10% commission to clients without comprising a model's day rate? Did you also know that Ubooker has everything in one place - a model’s current location, updated Polaroids, availability and the ability to direct chat to assure quick responses? Watch the video of Claudia’s Q&A with two of our models, Kristina and Andrea, as she discusses with them the benefits of Ubooker for our clients.
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Disrupting age-old industries
Traditionally, designers and brands produced bi-annual collections - Spring and Fall. These brands produced campaigns, which often featured the most well-known, A-list models in the world.