New faces modeling agencies in Italy

This catalogue lists 26 verified agencies in Italy, including Crew Model Management, Brave Models, Independent and I Love Models Management. Only agencies with a current licence or professional-association membership, or confirmed by at least two independent sources, are included.

No. Italy has no specific licence for model agencies like the one in France. An agency operates as an ordinary company and signs a mandate contract without representation with the model. That is why our catalogue includes only ASSEM members, or Italian companies whose VAT number is valid in the EU VIES register, which show a live board and are covered by at least two independent professional sources.

ASSEM (Associazione Servizi Moda) is Italy's only association of model agencies and is based in Milan. Under its statute, only companies whose main business is model management can join, and they must have been registered with the Chamber of Commerce for at least 3 years, have had a turnover of at least €2.5 million in the previous year and employ at least 7 full-time staff, whose staff must have completed competition-law training. In October 2026 it had 21 member companies.

There are two commissions. One is paid by the client on top of your fee; the Italian competition authority AGCM found that from 2007 to 2015 the agencies jointly kept it at 20%. The other is deducted by the agency from your fee and is set in your contract. According to AGCM it depends on how established the model is and on the agency's prestige, and for the best-known models it can be 0%.

No. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens need no visa and can work freely. Other nationals need a work visa, which is issued only after the Italian employer has obtained clearance (nulla osta) from the immigration office. The Italian agency or client normally starts the paperwork.

Yes, but only with authorisation. A child under 15, or still in compulsory schooling, may be employed in advertising, fashion or other artistic and entertainment work only with authorisation from the local labour inspectorate and written consent from the parents. The client applies for it. Work may not go on past midnight, at least 14 hours of rest must follow, and the child must be examined by a national health service doctor before starting.

If you are not tax-resident in Italy, a final 30% tax is withheld from fees for self-employed work done in Italy. Lithuania and Italy have a double tax treaty in force since 1999, so ask the agency whether it can apply it. If you are resident in Lithuania, you also declare this income there.

No. Agencies earn commission on your jobs and the commission paid by clients. An agency may advance travel, the apartment or test shoots and deduct them from your fees later, but a fee for registration, a place on the website or a compulsory photo shoot is a warning sign.