Ugly Models: no ridiculously good-looking people at this niche agency, just extraordinary ‘characters’
Like any such agency, Ugly manages the careers of its models, putting them in touch with employers of all stripes, from Burberry to Mercedes to Jack Daniel’s
Long necks, large chins, flapping ears, crooked noses: welcome to Ugly Models, a London modelling agency of a different stripe, where imperfections are celebrated.
Fashion Week opens in the British capital Friday, and among the legions of models strutting down the catwalk, several will come from Ugly.
They make eye-catching additions to the perfectly honed or androgynous models that typically feature at fashion’s annual showcase in London.
“It’s celebrating diversity really and it’s bringing a bit more light to fashion instead of just using the bog-standard models,” agency owner Marc French said.
He describes it as a “character” model agency – “from fat, thin, to large to small: you name it, we’ve got it”.
He cited the example of French actor Gerard Depardieu.