So You Want to Become a Model? (PLEASE READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING)

[style_star]

^Yes, but you are also forgetting that models HAVE bent that rule, as a matter of fact, Felicity Gilbert to name one, among others.

 

[Blunier]

Due to the statistical height distribution (fashion) agencies need to sign some shorter-than-ideal girls too simply because there aren't enough tall girls to represent a very wide variety of faces. If they could choose they would prefer to not sign shorter girls because a tall girl is more versatile and can do nearly all jobs a shorter girl can do but the opposite isn't true.

Of course there are a few successful shorter models around, so t's certainly not impossible. Hitting the jackpot of the state lottery isn't impossible either.

Blunier

 

[vogue28]

Does anyone know the measurements for male models?

thanks in advance.

 

[Fontenrose]

NEWMODELS.COM: For men the situation is very different. It’s still hard to make it if you aren’t the preferred six-footer (up to 6'2", but no more than 6'1" preferred), but the numbers tell a different story. Over 25% of all young men are within an inch of being six feet tall. The average weight for young men of that height is 175-180 pounds – not very different from what the fashion community wants. If it’s true that a short girl can get taken by an agency simply from the difficulty of finding enough tall girls, the opposite is true for men. There is an abundant supply of men who meet the height criteria, so there is little need for an agency to look outside their preferred bounds.

Some male models have been thinner lately. Styles change a bit.

For fashion you must be suit size 40 to 42 Regular or long (US) / 48 to 50 (European).

 

[vogue28]

^ thank you

 

[*DiamondQueen*]

I just went through all quotes posted on the previous pages. Especially Kate's quotes about her beginning in this industry are very interesting and so honest.Thanks for posting Does anybody have more models' quotes about their jobs and the industry? That's a really interesting topic, would be even worth a thread.

 

[Fontenrose]

I love what "Tatiana Anymodel" has to say on Jezebel. (Jezebel.com, type modelslips in the search box) I keep checking back with the search, it's easy to miss her bits when they have so many news items.

I just added one of her columns to "Models Demand Union" on that topic. She has lots of funny descriptions about the awful things that makeup artists, designers, etc. do to her and her colleagues. She writes like Miss Manners.

She returned home nine hours later, hair and body painted silver. The magazine was doing a “green” issue; this eco-conscious theme was enacted in, variously, shots in which the poor Seattle girl had a tulip plant placed in her mouth, shots in which she had to lie on top of a scratchy 8 ft. hedgerow while the photographer shot from a crane, and shots in which she closed her eyes and shards of broken glass were applied to her face. They put dirt in her mouth and glass on her eyelids and painted her silver from head to toe. My roommate showered twice and vomited once that night.
Models have incredibly short-lived careers, and our collective youth, third-world origins, and the instability of the market we work in makes our bargaining positions, individually, weak. For every 15-year-old wunderkind who stalks 40 runways a season and books $100,000 perfume campaigns for college money, there are at least a hundred girls who turn 25 with a few grand in bank at best, realize their careers are over, and that they never graduated high school.

 

[MikChick]

Oh my god.. glass on your face, and dirt in your mouth. Why did I want to become a model again?

 

[*DiamondQueen*]

Thanks for posting That's very interesting to read

 

[Fontenrose]

I once asked a makeup artist how you politely challenge when you spot them doing something they shouldn't, and he said you just have to call them on it.

I didn't ask about dirt in your mouth though. I guess you should be assertive enough to call them on that, or phone your booker and hope she will ream them out.

 

[BetteT]

I just went through all quotes posted on the previous pages. Especially Kate's quotes about her beginning in this industry are very interesting and so honest.Thanks for posting Does anybody have more models' quotes about their jobs and the industry? That's a really interesting topic, would be even worth a thread.

There is already a thread about models' quotes in the Etc's of the Modeling World ... here. Would love to have someone post more quotes there to revive that thread.

But these particular ones were good for this thread ... which is about getting into modeling ... the how to's and, in this case, if you actually want to.

 

[*DiamondQueen*]

There is already a thread about models' quotes in the Etc's of the Modeling World ... here. Would love to have someone post more quotes there to revive that thread.

But these particular ones were good for this thread ... which is about getting into modeling ... the how to's and, in this case, if you actually want to.

Thanks for your info I'll check that thread

 

[LegsXI]

hey guys, i'm looking for some agenices in ireland?

 

[theBlueRider]

I recently started working with a local agency (DC) and I'm in the process of testing. Do most models test with their own clothes? My agency gave me a list of recommended test photographers, hair/makeup stylists and wardrobe stylists. What do wardrobe stylists do--and do they by chance ever supply clothes for shoots?

 

[Fontenrose]

sometimes. for an agency fashion test you just bring some. that's usually just when you are testing for signing. what does the agency want? are you paying? commercial or fashion?

much better to have a stylist, who definitely will want to dictate the clothes. for pics that will look good to clients. really look at the photographers' work. a good photog will know a good stylist. or vice versa.

There is a stylist thread for more info.

 

[cocktaildress]

Are there models who wear glasses? do some models wear contacts during photoshoots?

 

[oxanaa]

do models pay for their comp cards ?

 

[kezme44]

yes but they are generally inexpensive

 

[oxanaa]

oh ok then, what's the reasonable price range ?

 

[kezme44]

around 120 -150 dollars for 100 comp cards