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violet · 17-01-2005

I didn't get from your first post that the requirement/standards for HK models WERE to be short, only that you said HK models tend to be short. I thought tall models was ideal pretty much everywhere in the fashion world, because the clothes hang better on them but obviously I thought wrong.

oicicup · 17-01-2005

http://www.oldorientgalerie.com/gal12.html this lady was gorgeous!@!

yourbestfriend · 17-01-2005

tiffany looks like a cousin of mine

posterchild · 17-01-2005

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Originally Posted by violet

I didn't get from your first post that the requirement/standards for HK models WERE to be short, only that you said HK models tend to be short. I thought tall models was ideal pretty much everywhere in the fashion world, because the clothes hang better on them but obviously I thought wrong.

No no no no... like the "trend" is to haf short models... short n cute... u no how internationally we have models who are 16 but look like 20... in HK they want girls who are in their 20s but look 15... Like these girls. Charlene Choi... and Gillian Chung... both model turned singer/actress.. they r in this group called "twins" but they are actually not twins of course...Gillian (right hand side) actually won some modeling contest n that was how she got in the business... both girls are 5,3 and 5,4

Oh n follow up on my 5,7.5 friend story.. turns out she is 5,8 and she went to the casting of "stareast" models in HK... she was recruited by some agent person on the streets on HK but was rejected with her height being the reason...

zzz · 18-01-2005

i think often asians mix the model industry with the entertainment industry. For example, Twins are really not models but actresses. In Taiwan, it is very popular the girls modeling for shows and editorials, but not so popular for the runway. Lin Chiling is known as one super model because she has done several runway shows such as Chanel, etc.

cessylicious · 18-01-2005

just to clarify some of the height issue in HK, anyway i'm 5'4 1/2 (i find myself small) and a lot of my relatives in HK find me tall already. whenever i go back to HK and visit them, my cousins would just rave on how i should try modeling in hongkong. so there! that's just my opinion based on my experience though

eternitygoddess · 18-01-2005

Man they all look the same to me.

All the girls are 'cute'. UgH. They're ten a penny. I have never yet seen a classical asian beauty.

oicicup · 18-01-2005

mean

Golden_butterfly · 18-01-2005

Tiffany is absolutely stunning,such elegance

I love Hong Kong models, so pretty & mesmerizing !
Keep posting pics people

Akelaika · 18-01-2005

I am Chinese too, and I think alot fo HK models do purvey that "cutesy" look. It's so catalogue-ish. To me, a Super Model is someone who is a chameleon in her pictures, where she can transform her emotions and body in front of the camera. Alot of the pictures here are very one-look types. Cute.

My favourite "Asian" model is...well, she's 1/2 American and the rest (I think) are German & English.

DEVON AOKI

Kimkhuu · 18-01-2005

Those girls are terribly boring they lack the "coolness" factor of Ai and Devon.

zzz · 20-01-2005

Taiwanese model

Luxy · 20-01-2005

ZZZ,

do you post on FashionGuide as well??
if you do, we've talked in one of the threads like a month ago about school programs (statisitcs and act. sci).. but I have different user name so you probably don't know who I am ~

zzz · 22-01-2005

hi luxy... I do recognize your name from fashionguide

jaijai · 04-03-2005

models like Maggie Q and Rosemary are only well known in HK for their association with famous people, they are not consider top models by people in the HK fashion industry.
If you go to see some HK fashion shows, you'll see most models are around 5'10- 5'11 and most are from mainland China. I think the criteria for models are the same wherever you are, but the criteria for beauty in the eyes of the teens in Asia is a little different. They tends to admire the western culture more than their own, hence girls with mixes features becomes instantly more attractive to this age group. As for modelling I think anyone with mixes or eurasian features has very little chance of being a sucessful model outside Asia. Most top fashion houses will only hire asia models with strong chinese/oriental features, which is understandable if you think about it.

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zzz scenester Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Gender: femme Posts: 52	i think often asians mix the model industry with the entertainment industry. For example, Twins are really not models but actresses. In Taiwan, it is very popular the girls modeling for shows and editorials, but not so popular for the runway. Lin Chiling is known as one super model because she has done several runway shows such as Chanel, etc. Last edited by zzz; 18-01-2005 at 10:05 AM.

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violet front row Join Date: Jan 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 319	I didn't get from your first post that the requirement/standards for HK models WERE to be short, only that you said HK models tend to be short. I thought tall models was ideal pretty much everywhere in the fashion world, because the clothes hang better on them but obviously I thought wrong.

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oicicup tfs star Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NY Gender: homme Posts: 1,981	http://www.oldorientgalerie.com/gal12.html this lady was gorgeous!@!

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cessylicious front row Join Date: Dec 2004 Gender: femme Posts: 227	just to clarify some of the height issue in HK, anyway i'm 5'4 1/2 (i find myself small) and a lot of my relatives in HK find me tall already. whenever i go back to HK and visit them, my cousins would just rave on how i should try modeling in hongkong. so there! that's just my opinion based on my experience though

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eternitygoddess V.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2004 Gender: femme Posts: 7,938	Man they all look the same to me. All the girls are 'cute'. UgH. They're ten a penny. I have never yet seen a classical asian beauty.

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Akelaika windowshopping Join Date: Dec 2004 Gender: femme Posts: 8	I am Chinese too, and I think alot fo HK models do purvey that "cutesy" look. It's so catalogue-ish. To me, a Super Model is someone who is a chameleon in her pictures, where she can transform her emotions and body in front of the camera. Alot of the pictures here are very one-look types. Cute. My favourite "Asian" model is...well, she's 1/2 American and the rest (I think) are German & English. DEVON AOKI

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Kimkhuu V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Gender: femme Posts: 15,872	Those girls are terribly boring they lack the "coolness" factor of Ai and Devon.

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Luxy windowshopping Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	ZZZ, do you post on FashionGuide as well?? if you do, we've talked in one of the threads like a month ago about school programs (statisitcs and act. sci).. but I have different user name so you probably don't know who I am ~

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zzz scenester Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Gender: femme Posts: 52	hi luxy... I do recognize your name from fashionguide

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jaijai windowshopping Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 30	models like Maggie Q and Rosemary are only well known in HK for their association with famous people, they are not consider top models by people in the HK fashion industry. If you go to see some HK fashion shows, you'll see most models are around 5'10- 5'11 and most are from mainland China. I think the criteria for models are the same wherever you are, but the criteria for beauty in the eyes of the teens in Asia is a little different. They tends to admire the western culture more than their own, hence girls with mixes features becomes instantly more attractive to this age group. As for modelling I think anyone with mixes or eurasian features has very little chance of being a sucessful model outside Asia. Most top fashion houses will only hire asia models with strong chinese/oriental features, which is understandable if you think about it.