We hear from a model agent that Karlie Kloss is making the move from Elite to Next, effective pretty much immediately.
“They offered her family a lot of money to switch,” says the source, “And they couldn’t turn it down.”
Next represents some incredible talent (Petra Nemcova, Anja Rubik, Catherine McNeil, Joy Bryant), and adding Karlie to their stable will undoubtedly make their women’s board even stronger.
But Elite’s recently gained a reputation for nurturing new talent, with Coco Rocha skyrocketing from nowhere under the tutelage of her Elite managers, Ali Stephens booking the new Chloe campaign, and Darla Baker morphing into indie fashion’s go-to poster girl.
We love Next; we love Elite; we love Karlie; we can’t wait for Fashion Week.
But we’re also smitten with this extra bit of news:
Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, former face of Dior, and now-legal bombshell, is at Elite’s New York agency… and what’s more, she’s in their show package.
Riley on the runways for Fashion Week?! It’s too good…