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The world awaits her Karolina Malinowska, a 19-year old secondary school graduate from Lódz and one of the world’s top models will be soon departing to Paris, where she will be working with biggest pręt-ŕ-porter designers. People from modelling business are confident that Karolina will make a world career. Twój STYL: Why do you smile so rarely when doing the shows? Karolina Malinowska: My mother always complains to me about that. This is because designers decide how we should act on the runway for most of the times. They usually tell us not to smile and I think they’re right. In shows like Dior or Givenchy, smiling just doesn’t look good. And apart from that, when you’re doing a sixth show in one day, you simply don’t have a power to pretend enthusiasm. You’re like “It’s NOT alright, I’m tired, and I’m not going to throw fake smiles around.” TS: Maybe you’re also tired with your career? KM: So far I made a career only in Poland, while in the rest of the world, I’m only “recognised”. People from the modelling business talk about me as a “top model”, as a highest category, but that’s not enough for me. I’m waiting for more. For example, a cover photo for “Vogue”. They say that the American edition is of the highest prestige, but the French edition would satisfy me. TS: You managed to work as a model and learn in school at the same time, but are you putting your university studies off? KM: As long as I can work as a model. When that ends, I’m going to study law. TS: But two years ago you said that you’re going to study medicine? KM: I have been dreaming about WAM (Academy of Medicine in Warsaw) since the end of the primary school - I wanted to be a pediatrist. But later I figured out that job like this is in fact not a job but a devotion. It needs a lot of sacrifices from your side to become really good at it. And I want to have family some day, and to have the time for my kids, so I grew up from the “miss doctor” dream. TS: Wearing top designers’ clothes is what your job’s about. What clothes do you wear when you’re not at work? KM: It depends. I have a large collection of Arkadius, Marni, and numerous clothes found in second-hand shops. I’m trying to dress up like a casual teenager, but at the same time I try not to look like everyone else. I’m bored and embarassed with watching all those “clones” on city streets: wearing all the same clothes as her friends, her friends’ friends etc… Of course, I’m in a better situation than an ordinary teen. I can do the shoppings in Milano, were exclusive clothes are often cheaper than normal clothes are in Polish shops. TS: Linda Evangelista once told that she won’t even get up from bed for less than $10,000 for a session. Do you have similar requirements? KM: No, but I do hope that I will have a chance to say something like that one day. Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington or Claudia Schiffer are the women who already achieved everything that could be achieved in that job. This is a season-job, after few years you have to leave this business, forever. These women know their value, and the other people keep them in confidence that they’re right, so why shouldn’t they use that knowledge? I respect money very much so I wouldn’t be able to behave the way they do. It happens that I work for little or even no money, if I the idea appeals to me. TS: Are you still willing to work in Poland after four years of international career? KM: Yes, I am, and I always will. Because I owe really much to Polish photographers: Marcin Tyszka, Magda Wuensche, Jacek Poremba, and to the boss of Model Plus Darek Kumos, who lead me through my career. Without them, I wouldn’t be the person I am now. And after all, I’m a Polish model, and I’m happy that my mom in Lodz can buy a magazine with me on the cover. It’s a small thing, but it’s really significant to me. |