[CommanderTMugler]

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Originally Posted by Mariann I some times struggle to distinguish commercial images from high fashion ones. In my experience as a model there are some images in my portfolio of which are high fashion but I think a lot more commercial as I am not travelling yet and doing it locally. Where I am- I would say there is definitely a more commercial style with photographers. I noticed a lot of models start off commercial then get into high fashion, it seems to make it a whole lot easier. Have a look at Irina Shayk's website, it's full of high fashion images. Where as in Google her images are more glamour and commercial. She did a lot of work for catalogues. Commercial photography was used then, now she has done a lot of editorial work for exposure in the high fashion area. The same goes for Mirranda Kerr, Adriana Lima, Gisele and Alessandra- they did a lot of commercial work in their early careers, what about Cintia Dicker, Bambi and Hannah Holman

I'm pretty sure Gisele and Alessandra started in HF first doing crazy amounts of runway then that lead to the exposure and commercial work. Miranda started out more commercial then ventured into HF recently. Adriana might have started in HF as well.

[Mariann]

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Originally Posted by CommanderTMugler I'm pretty sure Gisele and Alessandra started in HF first doing crazy amounts of runway then that lead to the exposure and commercial work. Miranda started out more commercial then ventured into HF recently. Adriana might have started in HF as well.

It's only recent that Miranda got into high fashion? I am sure she did have commercial work and got some big commercial advert at the age of 21, apparently according to the Daily Mail she struggled with bookings when signed with Next at first or something. I know her big break didn't entirely come through until VS and when she was in her twenties or something.

I thought Adriana, Gisele and Alessandra did do a fair bit of commercial work, I think they returned back to high fashion at some point in their careers. Just looking through their pictures, there are a lot of commercial images.

Does any one have any examples of their commercial work that maybe are vintage or not in Google search results?

[theBlueRider]

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Originally Posted by Mariann It's only recent that Miranda got into high fashion? I am sure she did have commercial work and got some big commercial advert at the age of 21, apparently according to the Daily Mail she struggled with bookings when signed with Next at first or something. I know her big break didn't entirely come through until VS and when she was in her twenties or something. I thought Adriana, Gisele and Alessandra did do a fair bit of commercial work, I think they returned back to high fashion at some point in their careers. Just looking through their pictures, there are a lot of commercial images. Does any one have any examples of their commercial work that maybe are vintage or not in Google search results?

Miranda actually did some decent runway shows before VS. Not Prada or anything but she walked for 3.1 Philip Lim etc. Candice was kind of similar.

Gisele did commercial work when she was a young teenager in Brazil but when she went international she started in high fashion. Same with Alessandra and Adriana.

[BetteT]

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[Pitzeria]

I think it's possible to "start" as a high fashion model and peek later at commercial photography - once you're established as a model. But it's much harder to do a lot of commercial work and then chance to the high fashion sector (an exception is, afaik, Ophelie Rupp?).