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Elite World Group to launch avatar models in collaboration with Igoodi

Fashion talent management company Elite World Group (EWG) has announced it will be introducing photorealistic 3D avatars to its offer in collaboration with Italian avatar firm, Igoodi. The metaverse-based tool, which utilises Web3 technology, aims to create avatars that portray a lifelike digital version of a physical person. The feature...

Business

CMA accuses JD Sports of illegally price-fixing football merch

The UK’s Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has “provisionally found” that Elite Sports and JD sports may have broken competition law by illegally price-fixing select Rangers Football Club merchandise. According to the government organisation, Elite Sports and JD Sports had potentially been carrying out the...

Fashion

Elite World acquires Women Model Management in Milan

Elite World, the parent company of Elite Model Management has acquired the Women Model Management agency in Milan. The company represents talent including Maria Carla Boscono, Monica Bellucci, Lea T. and Carla Bruni. Elite World already owns the Paris and New York agencies of the Women Model Management Group, and the latest acquisition sees the...

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Top model agencies fined in France for price fixing

Some of the world's top modelling agencies were hit Thursday with a 2.4 million euro fine (2.7 million US dollars ) for price fixing by French competition authorities. Elite, IMG and Next -- who have some of the biggest catwalk stars including Gigi Hadid, Kate Moss and Karlie Kloss on their books -- actively "distorted the basis for commercial...

Design

Elite’s next top model

This Thursday will see the grand final of the Elite Model Look, its Elite London’s second annual search for the UK’s supermodels of the future. Following a 12 date national tour of the Samsung Diva Elite Model Look the model contest announced its 12 finalists. The girls will take to the catwalk in front of over 500 media, celebrities, Elite...

Fashion

Elite London launches men’s division

A new male division of Elite London opened its doors. The men’s board will stay true to the high standard of Elite model talent that has set a precedent within the industry with Elite’s male faces leading top campaigns and of Elite model talent that has set a precedent within the industry with Elite’s male faces leading top campaigns and...

Fashion

Is elitism in fashion?

Fashion has always been associated with elitism. So what, you may ask? We wouldn't have luxury labels without out such superciliousness, and what would we aspire to if Harper's Bazaar, Tatler and Vogue were to disappear from bookshelves and Chanel opened a discount shop in the middle of Oxford Street? It would be fashion misery, of course. Which...