Valentino Fall 2011 Campaign

Valentino
Fall Winter 2011/2012
models:Jac Jagaciak, Ruby Aldridge, Caroline Brasch Nielsen
photographer: David Sims

Marvelous! really brilliant campaign! As i see the fall/winter ads are way better than the summer campaign were
dark romantic sensation, so seductive

Jac Jagaciak for Jill Stuart Fall 2011/12 Campaign

Jac Jagaciak (Poland):On Duty jazz hair meets Off Duty rock leather

TREND for SS11: androgynous eyebrows, glamorous metallic eyes, slightly paled out natural skin tone via Pat McGrath. Glossy shine wet look hair via Guido Palau

While editors may have paid attention to how Jac moved to Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona's Te He Visto Pasar while on the runway at the SS11 Prada show, my curiosity made me wonder how she would've looked wearing her own leather jacket while moving to the other soundtrack Eins Fine Grand by It's A Fine Line -- which is what the musicians themselves refer to as non-conformist (and therefore a better match for her Off Duty look)

Life isn't always Black or White: Jac Jagaciak (IMG, NY)

Subdued yet varied. Jac always has something going on style wise besides the ubiquitous all black model uniform.

p.s. I've been tweeting with regularity now, in case you want to follow @altamiranyc

Jac Jagaciak (IMG, Paris) flight 002, departure time post Viktor and Rolf

Smiles! Prepare for liftoff...

I'd keep my seat belt on, there might be some turbulent winds up there

but always a smooth landing with Jac :)

Sorry, but flight tickets for flight 002, departure gate Tuileries, after Viktor and Rolf are no longer for sale.

Jac Jagaciak (IMG, Milan) leaps to life after D&G

Polish stars: Anja Rubik (Next, NY) and Jac Jagaciak (IMG, NY)

Anja Rubik

Jac

For additional shots of Anja

Anja Rubik's street style at the March 2010 Paris shows, Anja Rubik's street style at the March 2010 Paris shows again, Anja Rubik's street style at the Feb. 2010 New York Fashion Week shows, Anja Rubik's street style at the October 2009 Paris Fashion Week shows, and exiting the Viktor and Rolf show at Paris Fashion Week in October of 2009

For additional shots of Jac

Jac Jagaciak's street style with Kasia Struss at the July 2010 Paris Couture shows, the story of Jac before and during the Balmain show at the March Paris Fashion Week, Jac Jagaciak's street style at the Feb. 2010 Milan Fashion Week shows, and Jac Jagaciak's street style the October 2009 Milan Fashion Week shows and more!

Kasia Struss (WOMEN NY) and Jac Jagaciak (IMG NY)

Kasia is wearing a t-shirt designed by her boyfriend.

Balmain. Backstage. Featuring Jac Jagaciak. In House Production by La Mode En Images

Stage 1: before Balmain, on the street

Stage 2: getting hair done, backstage

Stage 3: make up complete

Stage 4: getting dressed, downstairs

Stage 5: first look, backstage before hitting the runway

Katrin Wesolowski, production and model line up for Balmain

When she's not busy casting shows, or scouting new faces Katrin Wesolowski (above with Henry Holland) works with the founder of La Mode En Images (In House Production Company for the Balmain show) founded by Olivier Massart. La Mode En Images also works on other various shows during Paris Fashion Week like Givenchy, Balenciaga, Valentino, and YSL to name a few. Katrin was kind enough to grant me backstage access to the Balmain show, which translated itself into a story revolving around model Jac Jagaciak.

I thought it would be fun to follow the stages of one model from beginning to end for Balmain -- including her street style -- thus I chose Jac, since my experiences with her on the street had been so good. It was an amazing experience overall, documenting the stages a model goes through from start to finish for one of the most prestigious shows Paris Fashion Week has to offer.

Milan Fashion Week: Models Off Duty, Jac Jagaciak sweeps key runway positions

Natasha Poly (Women Milan)

Abbey Lee (NEXT Milan)

Jac Jagaciak (IMG Milan) shoes by Sport Max

Opened Versace, Opened and Closed Gianfranco Ferrè

Anastasia Kuznetsova (Why Not Models)

2 seasons with Jac Jagaciak, 4 different outfits

After the Donna Karen show at Fall/Winter 2010 New York Fashion Week shows

Before the Hervé Léger by Max Azria show at the Fall/Winter 2010 New York Fashion Week shows

Before the Alexander Wang show at the Fall/Winter 2010 New York Fashion Week shows

With friend Frida Gustavsson after the Ohne Titel show at the Fall/Winter 2010 New York Fashion Week shows.

At the Spring/Summer 2010 Milan Fashion Week shows.

Jac Jagaciak (IMG NY) and Frida Gustavsson (IMG NY)

As seen leaving the Elie Saab show together on the third day of the Couture shows.

ON DUTY ANALYSIS: ELIE SAAB'S COUTURE SHOW (for fun)
I'm no expert on runway show analysis, but I'll go out on a limb and say that Elie Saab was a good value show for the models that got to walk it:

--44 looks
--19 different girls, which improves mathematical odds for future face recognition and bookings/casting requests
--each girl walked the runway a minimum of two times, double face exposure time at minimum for each girl
--6 girls walked the runway three times (Karlie Kloss, Jac, Sigrid Agren, Magdalena Frackowiak, Kasia Struss, Karmen Kass)= triple face exposure time for girls lucky enough to walk three times.
--the face of each girl was still recognizable, unlike some shows where the girls face is disguised by makeup and/or costume

IMG's Jac Jagaciak: a Paris Fashion Week FALL 2010 superstar

Jac leaves the Roberto Cavalli show in Milan

Jac is already a huge force both on and off the runway. While only participating in runway shows in New York and Milan, she walked in nearly every key show in both cities (33 total shows): from Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta in New York to Prada and Gucci in Milan -- among the many.

She also managed to really solidify her presence as a strong show Opener by opening a total of 7 shows in both cities including such heavy weights as Calvin Klein, Derek Lam, Bottega Veneta, Marni, Emilio Pucci, Etro, and star Milan new designer Marco de Vincenzo.   Closing Alexander Wang and Gianfranco Ferre is nothing to sneeze at either.

Off the runway, October has been an amazing building block towards her future success with editorials in Italian Vogue shot by Steven Meisel (October 2009), W magazine shot by Paolo Roversi (October 2009) and an editorial in Numero (October 2009).

Provided that no other obligations interfere, I predict you will be seeing even more of her during the next fashion month (FALL 2010) as she turns 16 in January and will be able to fully participate, without technical age restrictions, in the Paris Fashion Week shows.

Look out Paris.