Enjoy a guided visit to a live fashion photo shoot with an IMG model followed by a private lunch with Ivan Bart, President of IMG Models and IMG Fashion Properties, in NYC.
IMG Models is the international leader in talent discovery and model management, widely recognized for its diverse client roster. The agency’s offices are located in six world capitals: New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Milan, and Sydney.
Ivan Bart is the President of IMG Models and IMG Fashion Properties, including global fashion events, Lens and Made to Measure (M2M). An international leader in talent development, Bart oversees the management of IMG Models’ A-list talent roster, including Alek Wek, Bella Hadid, Gigi Hadid, Gisele Bündchen, Kate Moss, Joan Smalls and Miranda Kerr.
After developing his career at leading agencies including Ice, Wilhelmina and Ford, Bart was approached by IMG Models to become Creative Director in 1994. During Bart’s tenure at IMG Models, the agency has developed and propelled clients including Carolyn Murphy, Chrissy Teigen, Karlie Kloss, Lily Aldridge, Liv Tyler and Stephanie Seymour.
After WME acquired IMG in 2012, Ivan was appointed President of IMG Models. In this role, Bart has lead the charge in evolving the global definition of beauty by promoting and encouraging diversity and inclusion. During his tenure, IMG Models has added Ashley Graham, Candice Huffine, Hari Nef, Halima Aden, Jillian Mercado, Precious Lee and Zach Miko to its boards, among others. Additionally, Bart has helped uncover next-generation stars including Hailey Baldwin, Kaia Gerber, Millie Bobby Brown, Presley Gerber, Paris Jackson, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sistine Stallone.
In 2012, Bart relaunched IMG Models’ men’s board and welcomed new faces including Bonner Bolton, Cameron Dallas, Clement Chabernaud, Garrett Neff, Lucky Blue Smith and Miles McMillan to the agency’s portfolio. This same year, Bart launched IMG Models Sydney office, and in 2017, opened shop in Los Angeles.
Deemed the ‘model mogul’ by New York Times’ Alexandra Jacobs, Bart has been named one of BOF’s 500 leaders shaping the global fashion industry.
In May 2018, IMG announced that Bart would also oversee the company’s global fashion events business, LENS and M2M in addition to his responsibilities at the helm of IMG Models. IMG’s fashion events group owns, operates and/or commercially represents fashion properties as varied as New York Fashion Week: The Shows, MADE, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, Shenzhen Fashion Week, IMG Fashion Camp and the Condé Nast International Luxury Conference. LENS is IMG’s youngest agency representing a new era of multi-faceted image makers across art, film and fashion. M2M is the world’s premier fashion video network featuring original programming, classic fashion films and documentaries, and runway shows. Bart’s leadership contributes to the overall IMG fashion portfolio, which also includes Art + Commerce, and The Wall Group.
Bart is a graduate of the University of Albany and native of Brooklyn, New York.