buyers and customers. They appear modelling items in
Fashion Shows
or in photographs for ( Models ) catalogues, magazines and posters.
Show models
- who work through an agency. The agency takes bookings from clients who need models to display clothes at H4>Fashion Shows . They might also work at a
Fashion
showsfashion exhibitions, walking around to show off the clothes, and could demonstrate or display non-fashion items, uch as cars or furniture, at product launches and exhibitions.
Photographic models - are photographed in the studio or on location.
Models
follow the photographer and stylists directions, holding poses or facial expressions. Only a few top models work in the high-fashion womens magazines; more opportunities exist modelling clothes for mail order catalogues, advertisements, newspapers and posters. With experience, they might work in TV or cinema advertising.
Models
with exceptional features such as teeth, hair and hands, can sometimes specialise in this particular work.
Fashion
house
Models
s - are used as live
Models
while designers drape, cut and pin fabric and clothes on the
Model
. They show finished clothes to buyers from shops and wholesalers, to
Fashion
journalists and to individual customers.
Models
might show the collections at fashion shows, and might have other duties, such as greeting visitors or answering the phone.
To be a model you should be:
Able to look after your complexion and figure, even when rushing from one job to the next interested in
Fashion
and trends in clothes, hair and make-up confident and self-reliant, with the discipline to cope with long, tiring days and hectic atmospheres professional with a pleasant personality for working with other
Models
, photographers, designers and so on resilient with the initiative to find work, especially in the early stages of your career able to take criticism and rejection punctual and well-prepared for each assignment
healthy with good stamina to cope with a demanding lifestyle
Fashion
. You do not need any formal qualifications to work as a
Models
, but you do need an excellent appearance and personality. You should have clear and healthy skin, and good teeth, hair and hands. You are most likely to start your career by sending a portfolio of photographs to a modelling agency. Many
Model Agencies
also employ talent scouts, who go out looking for people with the potential for a
