FASHION AND BEAUTY MODELING :
The Garment and Beauty product industries are large users of models. People want to see what clothes or beauty products look like on somebody. Your high-fashion, designer-label garments are designed for what fashion designers view as the “ideal man or woman.” If you are going to work in front of the camera you need to be photogenic, and this you won’t know until you do a test shoot.
On the money – Top High Fashion models (there are just a handful of these folks) make more money then any other models (I have seen incomes as high as 2 crore Rupees a year). By contrast a model doing a fashion show at a local mall may get paid 500 to 2000/-. Most beginners will earn almost nothing initially. This shows the wide range of income one might expect in fashion modeling.
FASHION EDITORIAL MODELING :
Vogue, Elle, Femina, Cosmopolitan, etc. – these and many other magazines today that focus on fashion have lots of editorial pages they must fill each month. Many of these editorial pages feature models wearing what the magazine thinks will be the next trend in fashion.
Editorial work does not pay as well as other types of high fashion modeling but it is great for building a model’s reputation and getting tear sheets for one’s portfolio.
FASHION RAMP MODELING :
Clothing designers traditionally show their new collections twice a year (Fall and Spring) to prospective (store) buyers by sending models down a ramp or runway. How well a model brings the clothes to life and shows important features of the garments can determine how well they sell.
So it is worth it to a designer to have the most ideal models show these collections. Meanwhile this leads to why models have to meet very strict requirements and why they get such high fees for this type of work (5,000 to 50,000/-). These young models tend to be very tall, slender and move very well in clothes.
FASHION CATALOG MODELING :
There are a lot of clothing catalogs produced. These catalogs, whether business-to-business, store, or direct marketing, require models to pose in the clothes they are trying to sell.
FASHION SHOWROOM MODELING: Modeling for buyers in the designer’s showroom.
FASHION PRINT MODELING :
This is fashion and beauty for print advertising. Although it can be display ads or collateral print materials. This is the most demanding work to get but pays the best because of usage and exclusives. These are the ads that can make or break a designer’s reputation. With these ads it is very important that the concept, photo, and model work perfectly to convey the ‘image’ that is wanted.
FASHION TEA-ROOM MODELING :
This once was very popular (the ’80s) in smaller markets. Usually it would be at ladies’ luncheons where models would wander between tables wearing designer clothes from local fashion boutiques. As well as the models describe the outfit they wear and where to buy it. Not big bucks, but a place to start and gain confidence in a small market.
FASHION TEA-ROOM MODELING :
This once was very popular (the ’80s) in smaller markets. Usually it would be at ladies’ luncheons where models would wander between tables wearing designer clothes from local fashion boutiques. At the same time the models describe the outfit they wear and where to buy it. Not big bucks, but a place to start and gain confidence in a small market.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL MODEL?
(1) Having the look and talent that someone needs (generally the client) bad enough for the project they are working on at that time that they will pay you for your time.
(2) Making life easier for the art director and the photographer so they will want to work with you, and not throw you out of their studio. And …
(3) Making sure the client, photographer, and art director know you want to work.
GUIDELINES FOR WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A MODEL.
The first thing you have to consider is what type of model do you want be?
1. If you are trying for high fashion modeling, the runways of Paris, the cover of Vogue, etc., the requirements are very strict.
2. If you are hoping to do commercial modeling (such as product or lifestyle) the requirements are much flexible.
3.If you want to be a glamour, or pin-up model, this area has its own set of requirements.
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