MDC: Watching you on camera I can’t believe you’ve
only been doing this for four months. Most models would still be testing
at this stage!
Julia: Well I’ve been modeling professionally only since January
when I finished school but when I was a little girl, for seven years
I did commercials with children’s agencies. It was catalogues
but nothing major and professional. The photographs I did were more...you
know…happy and smiling commercial pictures but it has made it
easier for me to relate to the camera. Standing before a camera isn’t
intimidating. It's more comfortable for me. I enjoy it now. I’m
more aware of what to do.
Still it’s a big leap from that to shooting for Vogue. Do
you feel pressure when you land a gig like that?
It's pressure but it’s a pleasure to work with a great photographer
like Steven Meisel. I was nervous at first because I wanted to do
everything right but it's so easy to work with him because he is so
nice. He knows exactly what he wants. He tells you exactly what he’s
looking for in the shot.
What do you think about when you’re on set shooting?
I don’t think... I just do. Some people say to me,
“You seem to be so shy but when you’re in front of the
camera, you’re a totally different person”. I don’t
think of myself as shy, but that’s the perception. But when
I’m on camera you have to just feel the emotion of what the
story is about. You could be a rich woman in her beautiful house or
a girl in a club and you just have to tap into that.
Opening the YSL triggered a lot of “Who’s That Girl?”
emails about you.
Every show makes you nervous and excited but when you open and close
the show then that’s a bit of pressure. But at the same time
it was such an honor for me. I was there to do my fittings and I look
at the board and I’m Look 1. I couldn’t believe it.
Tom Ford must have liked what you did for you to book the campaign.
Tom Ford is amazing. He’s such a smart guy and so incredible
to work with. I’m not allowed to tell you what the concept of
the campaign was like but it's going to be great!
So what’s your gameplan as a model?
I have to see how it develops. I’m not putting pressure on myself
as to how my career should be or shouldn’t be. I can also do
other things. I could one day go back to college and study. I don’t
have a problem with this. I want to accept what’s coming and
not try to plan the whole thing out. Right now it's great and it's
quite new for me and exciting. What more could I ask for? In many
ways I think of what I do as a job. Like a job in an office. I have
to be professional and punctual and I have to work hard at my job.
Speaking of school, what were you studying in school?
I was planning to study…it doesn’t translate literally
into English but it's abbreviated BWL in Germany. It's in the area
of accounting.
Excellent. You’ll be very good with your money.
Lol.
What’s the toughest part about being in this business?...
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