Referred to as a safety net bond which helps protect the court from frivolous appeals that cost the court time and money, an appeal is always posted by the losing party in a court case. In an appeal, a court case is brought before a higher court.
IMG Models, which has offices in New York, Milan, Paris, London and Hong Kong, represents some of the biggest names in the business, from the world number 1 and 2 Lara Stone and Joan Smalls, to Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen, Daria Werbowy and, outside Australia, Australians Miranda Kerr, Ajak Deng and Montana Cox.
It has consisted of numerous branded events, such as Olympus Fashion Week New York, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York and MADE Fashion Week, and many independent fashion productions around town. Producers of New York Fashion Week include IMG and FTL Moda, in conjunction with Fashion Week Online. A centralized calendar of citywide events (including those affiliated with WME/IMG) is kept by the CFDA, and was acquired from calendar founder Ruth Finley.