Georgia Weeks for PETRIe Magazine

Our model Georgia Weeks is on a roll! Earlier this week we posted about her editorial in Nylon Magazine, and today we have these stunning pictures from her editorial in PETRIe Magazine.  Helen Eriksson photographed the editorial, and she did a really incredible job.  You may remember that Eriksson recently photographed another one of our models, Madison Moehling.

Congrats on another beautiful editorial Georgia! You have some really amazing editorials under your belt, and we are so proud of you.

Liz Kennedy in London

At this point I'm thinking it would be difficult to take a bad photo of our model Liz Kennedy. When we scouted Liz in Minnesota, we knew she had a face like we had never seen, and we HAD to represent her.  We will forever be grateful that she and her family trusted us to launch and manage her career, and now we're thinking there are plenty of photographers, agents, bookers, editors, etc. that are so glad we started her career.  

Over the summer Liz (and her best friend, Olivia Hamilton) spent some time in London, and we have to say the pictures we are seeing from her time over there are some of her best pictures yet!  Lately Liz has a confidence we can see in her photos that we can't get enough of.  While in London Liz is placed with The Hive Management in London, and we think they were a great fit for her.

Photo by Ryan Michael Kelly

 Photo by Rodrigo Carmuega

Congrats to Fusion on Leomie Anderson in the VS SHOW!

Fusion Model, Leomie Anderson

It is no secret how much we love our partners at Fusion Model Management in New York City.  We want to publicly declare our excitement for them about their model Leomie Anderson walking in THE Victoria's Secret Fashion Show that taped yesterday.  Each year walking in the VS Show is a bigger deal as it gets more and more popular, and we are so happy that one of our partners' models was in the show.  You better believe we will be watching when it airs on CBS on December 8th and cheering extra loud when Leomie walks down the runway!  

Jodie and her team at Fusion are some of the best in the business, which is why we trust them with our models.  Congrats to you all, we are over the moon for you!

Jodie Gordon (from Fusion) with Leomie Backstage

Supermodels and Social Media

Liz Kennedy and Olivia Hamilton in Japan

"The impact of the Internet on the modeling industry cannot be overstated." -- VOGUE

Last week Vogue ran an incredibly insightful article about models, the impact of social media on their careers, and how live-streaming will affect their online following.  It is no secret that a model's number of followers on sites like Instagram and Twitter, can be the deciding factor if he/she books a job.  In fact now when we meet our models for their Dolls Model Management test shoots, we discuss social media with them. It is too important not to have a candid discussion with them about it,  especially when it comes to social media safety!

If you're interested in the article, (and if you're one of our models you NEED to read it), click here to read it in its entirety.

Olivia Hamilton for Wonderland Magazine

Over the summer our model, Olivia Hamilton, spent sometime working in London.  While she was there she was photographed by Thurstan Redding for Wonderland Magazine.  The photos were included in Wonderland's 10th Anniversary Issue.  Another one of our models was also included in the same issue, and we'll share whom it is tomorrow.  In the meantime enjoy these pretty perfect pictures of Olivia!

MAJOR MOMENT MONDAY: Georgia Weeks for Nylon Magazine

Today is a happy (major moment) Monday indeed, because we are celebrating our model Georgia Weeks' editorial in the latest issue of Nylon Magazine. If I'm being honest here, I would have to say that Nylon Magazine is one of my favorites, and so to see our model in their pages is pretty awesome. 

While I'm working on getting you all the photos from the editorial, I thought you might get a kick out of this picture from Georgia's instagram. Her mom snapped this picture while picking up the issue of Nylon at their local Target. Seeing yourself in a magazine never loses its excitement, and Georgia we are so excited for you!

Maddie and Holly are on the Move!

Pulse Models, Maddie West (left) and Holly Sherman (right), are two of our new faces that have some exciting opportunities unfolding.  Maddie heads to New York City this weekend, and Holly arrived in NYC earlier this week.  While they are in New York  we have them working with the team at our partner Fusion Model Management.  Their time in New York will be filled with test shoots, castings, and hopefully they will gain enough momentum to book some jobs while they are there.  Good luck to both of you and we are excited to see what comes out of your time in the Big Apple!

Maddie and Stacey 

Holly 

Madison Moehling for Drop Magazine

Do you all remember our model Madison Moehling?  She is one of our newer faces, originally from Minnesota but has been in New York for the past few months working with our partner Fusion Model Management.  These photos are from her latest editorial that ran in Drop Magazine.  Helen Eriksson photographed the shoot, and it was styled by Alison Mazur.  Madison, this editorial looks amazing and we love that we got a rare smiling shot.  It's nice to see your infectious personality shining through!

John Casablancas Movie

Recently an article ran in Harper's Bazaar about the documentary that is being made about John Casablancas. For those of you not familiar with him, John Casablancas is coined as the man who invented the supermodel. He founded Elite Model Management, which turned Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bundchen, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and many more into the household names they are now.  His impact on the modeling industry is undeniable.

Pulse Management President Stacey Eastman, had the pleasure of working with Casablancas for many years.  John Casablancas saw potential in Stacey and over the years they worked together, Casablancas served as Stacey's mentor, and eventually the two were business partners for a number of years.

The link for the trailer to the film is here.  While we don't agree with or condone everything in the movie and the trailer, we want to publicly express our gratitude for John Casablancas for giving Stacey a start in the modeling industry. 

John and Stacey (sorry for the photo quality, it was the best I could find!)

From One Model Parent to Another

Avery Thiemann photographed by Jeremy James

As a model management company there are a lot of rewards to our line of work.  Seeing our models on magazine covers and walking down runways worldwide is extremely gratifying and we love being able to help change a model's life for the better. Hands down though, the best part of managing models is the incredible people we get to meet, and the relationships that we build with them.

At our last Dolls Shoot in New York City, we met some really noteworthy young women and their family members that came with them.  We met some brothers, aunts, and a lot of moms. We get a lot of feedback that the our models and their moms (or whoever brought them) love the photoshoot not only for the modeling experience and the photos, but for the bonding experience it provides them.

The model pictured in this post is Avery Thiemann, who traveled with her mom Amber to New York from the state of Washington.  After the shoot Amber emailed us to thank us for the experience, and we thought it would be helpful for any potential models out there.  So if you're thinking about signing with Pulse please read the feedback below because it may answer some of your questions.  The second paragraph about how Avery is finally feeling comfortable and confident about herself, that alone makes everything we do worth it.  Thank you Amber for trusting us with your daughter, and for letting us share your email.

"To see you and your husband (Shayna and Stacey Eastman) work as a team, to see you as people, as parents, not just email replies. People who love their work are easy to spot. And that was wonderful about the two of you. You compliment each other so well. Getting one on one time to work with posing, posture, walks was incredible. Those are things looking at magazines or tromping thru the kitchen in stilletos can't teach you. Watching other girls and learning from their strengths or seeing their different approach was really helpful. The styling was great. Bringing a bunch of pieces, not knowing what shoots well, colors, textures was something I had no clue how to plan around. And the informational portion was by far the part that FINALLY put my mom-heart to ease. When you start looking into modeling agencies, morality isn't high on their list. It's what impressed me most about you both and Pulse Management. I understand it's a job, but you understand it's my child. She's a person. I appreciated your stands on social media, eating disorders, boyfriends, drugs, alcohol and nudity." 

"Avery came out of this with a new confidence. She's 12 and has been a foot or more taller than everyone her age since she was 9. It's embarrassing as a girl to tower over a crowd of boys. She used to hunch, slouch trying to hide her height just a little. She only wore flats, never anything with a lift to it. Avery has been called stork, giraffe, awkward, gawky- every "insult" imaginable related to her size. I've always told her "someday you'll realize being tall,  thin and blond" isn't the worst thing that can happen to a girl. This opportunity has put that in perspective for her. It's been so beautiful to see her come out and embrace who she is. To feel beautiful. To walk tall, with her head up and know there's a place for her and all her glorious height. That there's an entire industry that loves and devours her size. For that alone, I can not thank you enough for giving her this chance. To put her in a room full of other girls who resemble her, who carry the same self critique and have heard all the same remarks. Thank you for opening her up to who she is." 

Amber and Avery in NYC

MAJOR MOMENT MONDAY: Liz Kennedy for PETRIe Magazine

PETRIe Magazine has only been around for a couple of years, but in that time have proven to be a carefully curated blend of fashion, art, culture, and music.  In their latest issue, our model Liz Kennedy, has a solo editorial that is everything we love in an editorial; it is timeless, moody, beautiful, stylized, and it features one of our models!  The past few months we have seen some incredible photos of Liz, and these are no exception. Congrats Liz, this is another great shoot for your book*. 

*portfolio in model terms

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween today!  We think the our model Natalie Keyser still holds the crown for the scariest shoot that we posted about here.  We wonder if anyone will ever be able to top the scary images from her shoot for Spoon Magazine, and don't get me started on the video that accompanies the editorial.  I am definitely a wimp when it comes to all things scary, but I don't think I'm the only one that is more than a little spooked!  

Hazel and Georgia for Open Lab Magazine

Hopefully you saw our post yesterday about Hazel Eakman and Georgia Weeks being sketched for Badly Drawn Models.  Today we are showing you the editorial that they were in for Open Lab Magazine, that inspired the sketches.

The editorial is titled "Tomorrow's People", which we think is fitting because the entire group photographed are some of the more promising new faces we've seen in awhile, especially Georgia and Hazel. Annelise Phillips photographed the editorial, and we can see why she has also been published in Vogue Paris.

The only thing better than having one of our models in a great editorial, is having two of them in it!  great work Georgia and Hazel!

(this image ran horizontally in the magazine)

Badly Drawn Models

Georgia Weeks and Hazel Graye Eakman

Are you all familiar with Badly Drawn Models? Lisbon-based artist, Sean Ryan, has become a pop-culture phenomenon by posting his sketches of models, designers, and other celebrities online.  Some of his most popular subjects include Cara Delevingne, Coco Rocha, Karlie Kloss, Jourdan Dunn, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Candice Swanepoel and the list goes on and on. Basically its now come to the point that being one of his drawings is a sign that you've "made it" in the modeling world. These drawing have been getting a lot of press lately, most notably in the Huffington Post, Elle Magazine, Refinery 29, i-D Magazine and Buzz Feed.

In a collaboration with an editorial in the latest issue of Open Lab Magazine, two of our models got side-by-side sketches by Sean Ryan himself!  Georgia Weeks and Hazel Eakman have now joined the club of models that have been immortalized (badly), and we think it's awesome.  Their sketches can be found on the Open Lab Instagram.

Ali Stephens, a model we discovered years ago, has also been sketched and is included on the Badly Drawn Models Instagram page.  Ali is one of the most successful models we have ever managed, and it doesn't surprise us to see her on this page.