Everything about Fashion Model totally explained
A
model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of
art,
fashion, or other
products and
advertising.
Modeling is distinguished from other types of public
performance, such as an
acting,
dancing or
mime artistry, although the boundary isn't well defined. Appearing in a
movie or a
play is generally not considered to be modeling, regardless of the nature of the role. However, models generally have to express emotion in their photographs, and many models have also described themselves as
actors.
Types of models include glamour, fashion, fitness, bikini, fine-art, and body-part models. Not all models are beautiful: character models portray ordinary people and humorous types, mostly in print work and in commercials.
Fashion
Fashion models are used mainly to promote apparel. Fashion Modeling generally can be divided into two categories (photographic and catwalk), and into the following sub-categories:
Supermodels
Supermodels are highly paid, top fashion models. These (usually female) celebrities appear on top fashion magazine covers, in catalogues and in
fashion shows.
The first model to pave the way for what would become the supermodel was
Lisa Fonssagrives. The relationship between her image on over 200
Vogue covers and her name recognition led to the future importance of Vogue in shaping future supermodels. Fonssagrives at the height of her career could be both sophisticated and yet a kook, with which every American woman could identify. Her image appeared on the cover of every fashion magazine during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s from
Town & Country,
Life and
Vogue to the original
Vanity Fair. Model
Janice Dickinson, however, asserts that she was the person for which the term was coined. as she popped the term herself while talking to her agent at the climax of her career: "I'm not superman, I'm a supermodel".
Other notable supermodels and top models have included
Twiggy,
Gia Carangi,
Lisa Snowdon,
Karen Mulder,
Tyra Banks,
Christie Brinkley,
Rachel Hunter,
Christy Turlington,
Jerry Hall,
Lisa Butcher,
Paula Hamilton,
Marie Helvin, Huggy Ragnarsson,
Naomi Campbell,
Cindy Crawford,
Linda Evangelista,
Elle Macpherson,
Stephanie Seymour,
Elizabeth Hurley,
Claudia Schiffer, and
Kate Moss. Currently, according several fashion world's personalities as Claudia Schiffer,
Gisele Bündchen is the only true supermodel of her generation, although there are some others famous names as
Doutzen Kroes,
Alessandra Ambrosio,
Carolyn Murphy,
Laetitia Casta,
Natalia Vodianova,
Adriana Lima,
Karolína Kurková,
Daria Werbowy,
Gemma Ward,
Miranda Kerr,
Alice Burdeu,
Ana Beatriz Barros,
Fernanda Tavares,
Isabeli Fontana and
Heidi Klum. Notable male models include
Tyson Beckford,
Marcus Schenkenberg, and
Evandro Soldati.
History of fashion models
The first true fashion model is generally believed to be
Parisian shopgirl, Marie Vernet Worth. She became the first professional mannequin in 1853, to help her
fashion designer husband,
Charles Frederick Worth.
Body type
The Association of Model Agents (AMA) says that female models should be around 34-24-34 inches (86-61-86 cm) and at least 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall. Currently, the height required to do fashion shows has increased. During the last fashion shows in
Europe, the average height was 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in), the average weight was 50 kg (110 lb), with bust between 85 to 90 cm (33.5 to 35.4 inches), waist under 62 cm (24.4 inches), and hips under 90 cm (35.4 inches), to fit the 34/36 size of haute Couture prototypes. Average dimensions for a male model are a height of 180-188 cm (5'11"-6'2") a weight of 64-75 kg (140-165 lb) and a chest measurement of 38"-42".
The unusually thin shape of fashion models has been criticized for allegedly warping girls'
body image and encouraging
eating disorders. Organizers of a fashion show in
Madrid in September 2006 turned away models who were judged to be
underweight by medical personnel who were on hand. In February 2007, six months after her sister,
Luisel Ramos, also a model, died,
Uruguayan model
Eliana Ramos became the third international model to die of
malnutrition in six months (The second victim was
Ana Carolina Reston). Luisel Ramos died of
heart failure caused by
anorexia nervosa.
Glamour models
Glamour photography emphasizes the model rather than products, fashion or environment. Typically the sexuality of the model is emphasized in glamour
photography, while in fashion photography the emphasis is on the clothes.
Early glamour modeling is often associated with "French postcards", small
postcard sized images that sold by street vendors in
France. The early 1900s the
pinup became popular. Pinups depicted scantily dressed women often in a playful pose seemingly surprised or startled by the viewer. The model would usually have an expression of delight which seemed to invite the viewer to come and play.
Betty Grable was one of the most famous pinup models of all time, her pinup in a bathing suit was extremely popular amongst
World War II soldiers. In December of 1953
Marilyn Monroe was featured in the first issue of
Playboy magazine.
Playboy became the first magazine which featured nude glamour photography and was targeted to the mainstream consumer. Glamour models became popular in the early 90s with the Hope Talmons and
Dita Von Teese that created a gateway into the modern neo models like Heidi Van Horn and Bernie Dexter.
Fitness models
Fitness modeling centers on displaying an athletic and healthy physique. Fitness models resemble
bodybuilders, but with less emphasis on muscle size. Their body weight is usually similar to (or slightly heavier than) fashion models, but they've a lower
body fat percentage due to increased muscle mass relative to fat mass. They are usually muscular. The most recognized by name fitness models are
Sebastian Siegel,
Michael O'Hearn, Christian Boeving and Clark Bartram.
Bikini models
Bikini models are similar to fitness models with emphasis on a fit physique and the beauty of the female curves. Bikini models are usually curvaceous and fit.
For women models, usually the models can be shorter- more around 5' 5"-5' 8" (1.65 m - 1.73 m) and need to be about 100 pounds (45 kg) or lighter.
Fine art models
Photographers, painters, sculptors, and other artists hire models to pose for their art.
Alternative models
An
alternative model is any model that doesn't fit into the normal category. Punk, Goth, Fetish, Tattooed, or having a uniqueness outside other model types. These mix with high fashion and art models.
Body part models
Some
modeling agencies have divisions which represent male and female models with particularly attractive body parts. For example,
hand models may be used to promote nail care products, leg models are useful for showcasing tights, and wrist models are used to showcase watches or bracelets. Petite models or females who are under 5' 7" (1.7 m) have found success through body part modeling. An example of a petite body part model is Isobella Jade.
Working conditions
Despite the stereotype of modeling as a glamorous profession, according to the
US Bureau of Labor Statistics the median wage for models was only $11.22 per hour in 2006.
MarketWatch listed modeling as one of the worst ten jobs in America.
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