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From the pages in fashion magazines to runway shows, modelling looks like an easy, yet extraordinarily glamorous job to have; one which assumingly guarantee’s large pay checks for simply dressing up in this season’s couture, and sitting in the makeup chair for an hour or two. Not to mention Victoria Secret angels, where their days are spent frolicking on the beach in St Barths; or mingling with A-List performers whilst walking the annual Victoria Secret Fashion Show.
“..sitting in the make up chair for an hour or two..” Behind the illusion and the fantasy of the glossy pages of high fashion magazines and behind each runway show lie a lot of time, dedication and hard work from the entire team to produce a flawless final product.
One of the largest pressuress that models around the world are faced with is to maintain certain measurements, with most clients and agencies preferring their models to fit 34-24-34 inches or less. Although many models are blessed with fast metabolisms, which allow them to reach these measurements with ease, for many, strict diet regimes and intense exercise routines are common; which sometimes even develop into eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
“..preferring their models to fit 34-24-34 inches or less.” One top of the expectation that models must maintin perfect proportions, the modelling shoots they undergo are far from ‘glamorous’. Most fashion magazines shoot their editorials at least three months before the magazine goes to print and in various locations all over the world. This means that you could be shooting a swimwear editorial in the freezing cold or modelling winter wear whilst it’s hot and humid. Alongside these uncomfortable conditions, non-stop travelling is part of a well-established fashion model’s career. Although this sounds idealistic, the tedious hours (a shoot can take up to five or so days, meaning that each shot can take hours to get) and the constant mobility by yourself can be lonely and exhausting.
“..each shot can take hours to get..”
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