In short
- The catalogue has one agency in Lherm, Mode&You Management.
- It is a placement agency near Toulouse with women's and men's boards.
- The agency sells paid training for beginners.
- The main market is Paris.
Modeling work in Lherm
Lherm is a small town in the Haute-Garonne department, south of Toulouse. The jurgita.com catalogue lists one agency here: Mode&You Management. On its website it presents itself as a placement agency that is in contact with many French and international agencies and offers models assignments from half a day to several months. Catalogue lists are on these pages: women, men.
The training arm
Alongside placement the agency has a training arm. It offers beginners training programmes with theory and practical classes: photo shoots, mock castings, runway and showroom presentations, and the building of a professional file with a photo book and comp card. The training is sold through the site's shop.
Before you pay. Ask in writing whether the agency will place you with other agencies without the training, and what the whole programme costs. Under French law advice about becoming a model is free, and an agency can recover what it spends on your career only through deductions from your pay. Compare with agencies that take no money from applicants.
The nearest markets
- Montpellier – Bilbokid and Sunlit Models.
- Lyon – four catalogue agencies; one of them, VIP Models, says it also works in Toulouse.
- Paris – the main market, with the fashion weeks and 94 catalogue agencies.
How to get started
- Take simple digitals in daylight and write down accurate measurements.
- For commercial work in the region, start with the local agency; for fashion work, pick a few agencies in Paris and only travel once you have been invited to meet.
- Apply through each agency's official channels. First check on the agency's profile whether it charges applicants and how much. In France advice about becoming a model is free by law, and an agency can recover what it spends on your career only through deductions from your pay.
- Before you sign, ask the agency for its licence number: the licence is compulsory for every model agency in France. The profile shows whether a licence number and SYNAM or FFAM membership are known.
- Watch out for pressure to decide or pay on the spot and for contracts that renew automatically; more warning signs are in modeling scams. Contracts, tax and the rules for minors are covered on the France agencies page.