In short
- The catalogue has three agencies in Leipzig: Katabama (since 2003), pure models (since 2016) and Juno Casting.
- Boards: women and men (pure models, Katabama), commercial and talent (Juno Casting).
- The nearest large market is Berlin, with 32 catalogue agencies and a fashion week.
Modeling work in Leipzig
Our catalogue lists three agencies in Leipzig, and each works differently. pure models calls itself Saxony's model agency and production studio for fashion and beauty faces. It has operated since 2016 and its office is on Waldstraße. The agency says it places models for campaigns, fashion shows and editorials, and shoots its models' digitals and comp cards itself. The clients and partners named on its website include Berlin Fashion Week, RB Leipzig and Strenesse. The agency also warns that it never asks for extra pictures through social networks and that its scouting costs nothing.
Katabama has operated since 2003, with an office on Rückmarsdorfer Straße. Its core service is themed fashion shows for trade fairs, wedding fairs, city festivals and company events; it also books its models individually for fashion presentations, photo shoots and commercial filming. According to its website, the agency is looking for women aged 18–80 who are 172–180 cm tall and men aged 18–80 who are 182–195 cm tall.
Juno Casting is a model and casting agency on Lützner Straße. It places models and performers from its own files in advertising, film and television; in 2024 the agency marked its fifth anniversary. It takes on people aged 6 and over who live in Berlin, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt or Thuringia, and applications go by e-mail. The agency writes that applying and the comp card shoot that follows cost nothing at first, and that once you are cast for your first job it withholds a one-off €50 comp card fee from that first fee.
You can browse the agencies by board on the pages women, men, commercial and talent.
The nearest markets
- Berlin – 32 catalogue agencies and Berlin Fashion Week; the next one runs from 29 January to 1 February 2027.
- Chemnitz and Augustusburg – one catalogue agency each in Saxony.
- Erfurt – two catalogue agencies in Thuringia.
How to get started
- Take simple digitals in daylight and write down accurate measurements.
- Apply through each agency's official channels. A genuine agency does not charge for applying or for a casting; being asked to pay upfront for registration or a shoot is a sign of a modeling scam.
- For fashion work, pick a few agencies in Berlin or Hamburg and only travel once you have been invited to meet.
- Contracts, commission, tax and the rules for minors are covered in the guide Modeling agencies in Germany.