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Archive for the ‘Modelling Advice’ Category
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How to Survive #LFW…Let’s Hear it from my Model Mates!
So yesterday we heard some stellar advice from Billy Bookings for surviving Fashion Week…But it’s only us models who have really lived through the awful ‘feet on the ground’ experience: the impossibly high amount of […]
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“I Feel so Proud Watching my Girls Walk the Catwalk!” Booker Billy Mehmet on how to Survive LFW…
There are bookers, and then there are bookers. The former get models jobs and sign off at 6:00pm after cursorily sending us our casting details for the next day at 17:50. Bookers, on the other […]
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A Lovely Love Quote by Osho on Valentines Day
Happy Valentines Day! It doesn’t matter if you’re in a relationship or single, because it should all be about self-love anyway. For me it doesn’t go much deeper than an opportunitiy to eat a chocolate […]
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You’re Hired…Again! Modeltypeface’s Guide to Getting a Regular Client
Like the wise old owl I am, I always say: the strength of a model lies, not in how many jobs she books, but in how many jobs she gets RE-BOOKED for. I say it […]
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Peaceful Slumbers: The Top 7 Tips Every Model Needs for a Blissful 8 Hour’s Kip…
Us models need our beauty sleep: it’s the recipe to refreshed skin, the requisite boundless energy on long shoots and that all-important inner glow. It’s a shame our job isn’t really conducive to a good night’s […]
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Dorrit Dekk, RIP
My dear Dorrit Dekk has died, and I wanted to share my memory of this joyful, cheeky and incredible artist with you. She’s someone we can all to look up to as an inspiration to […]
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Modeltypeface’s Top 5 Tips to Help you Beat the January Blues…
I don’t know about other markets, but modelling in London in January is rather slow. There are jobs and castings, definitely – but it’s rarely the most satisfying satisfying month of work. Plus – can I be honest […]
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BREAKING NEWS! Modeltypeface Interviewee Louise Adkins had her baby!
Did you read Louise’s interview with Modeltypeface a week or so ago? She talked us through her battles with her body image and how happy she now is having become pregnant. Lots of people gave […]
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Merry Modeltypeface Christmas!
Hello dear readers- I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas full of food, warmth, love, snoozing over board games, being pissed by Midday and constant bickering throughout. Rebecca xxxx
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Your SOS Model Christmas Survival Guide!!
Christmas is coming, and ‘tis the season to get gout. After a year of hot water with a lemon, ‘explosive squats’ and quinoa, the temptation to let ourselves go and indulge in gluttony, idleness and […]
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How to Look at the Victoria Secret Angels and not feel like Absolute S**t: A Guide.
So, the Victoria Secret Angels have rolled into London and are wafting about, bearing their peace signs, pouts and pertness. This is just like my own girl’s school photo This is wonderful timing, as it’s just […]
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Dealing with…..JEALOUSY!!
Everyone gets jealous in the fashion industry. There is always a girl who’s prettier, has a better body, a more winning smile, a better personality. There’s always a photographer getting more work, or a make up […]
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The 5 Things My Vagina and I learnt from our First Ever Lingerie Shoot
Yesterday, I did my first ever full-on lingerie shoot. I have obviously worn swimwear and the odd underwear set on jobs, but a lingerie client has never booked me to represent their brand. This has […]
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Three Reasons Why Dating a Model is Tough…
To give you an idea of why one might need to think about maintaining a relationship in modelling, let me give you a couple of examples of what my boyfriend, Theo, has had to deal […]
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Ballet: The Exercise ALL Models Need to do!
When I started modelling, the only exercise I did was walking to bus stops. I was, by now, in sixth form, so the weekly hour of humiliation and torture that others like to call PE […]
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The Dark Side of the Glamour: The Tips ALL You Models Need to Know to Stay Safe…
When I started modelling, my mum was scared for me all the time. At the time, I couldn’t see what she was worried about – it was fine! Everyone I met was cool! It was […]
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A Day in the Life of a Model
Hello! I just had to share with you my day so far. It was typical of an atypical day in the life of a model. So it started with a 9am casting. I really do […]
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Body Image, Modelling and Me
I’ve had a big couple of days, in regards to my own body image. It’s all sprung from a very trivial seeming event: namely, #Throwback pictures on Instagram. I put up these pictures, lightly joking/fishing for […]
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AVOID REJECTION!!! How to become a Model #3…Emailing The Agency Your Pics
How is this even worthy of a post? I hear you ask. What possible need for help could a person have to send a simple email?… Well…. Agencies get hundreds of emails every week from […]
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PERSISTENCE!
The most important criteria required become a successful model (apart from the right look, obvs) is persistence. You’re going to have to laugh in the face of rejection – even though you want to cry. […]
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Friendship
As my last blog post on Kendall Jenner being bullied highlighted, models are burdened with misconceptions of bitchiness, backstabbing and hunger-induced nastiness. Apparently we all beatifically fight one another all the time Well let me […]
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It Should all be about LOVE which is why I’m #TEAMKENDALL !!
Hello reader, So far my posts have been fairly witty (I’d like to think), informative and supportive. Well today I’m ANGRY. I just read this rather mean article: http://theblot.com/an-open-letter-to-kendall-jenner-about-her-model-bullying-7725835 Which desperately attempts to justify bullying […]
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Heads Up: Models 1 are Scouting in River Island, Oxford St Today
I’ve already told you how to dress and behave when you get scouted – as well as how it feels – so hopefully you head on down there today and enjoy success! 213 Oxford Street […]
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How to Become a Model #2…Agency Walk-Ins
This is for the brave. You’re putting yourself out there, fully squaring up to the face of rejection, and that’s a very scary thing to do. The good news is: it’s utterly simple. You don’t […]
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Oh Balls! You Can’t Just Be a Model These Days!
All you’ve ever wanted is to sashay down the catwalk in funny hats, and strike a pose like Madonna in Vogue. If that’s your dream, I’m afraid you’re going to have to work a lot […]
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Choosing Your Agency: Big vs. Small
If you’re lucky enough to be in the position to choose which agency you want to join, then it’s worth really considering whether you want to be at a big agency (in London these would […]
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Every Model’s Shameful Secret…
What do… Giselle for Vogue by Inez and Vinoodh, making me want to just give up… And… Kate Moss in Vogue…my of my faves…I saw her in the flesh once and she seemed really smiley […]
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Memories of Random Shoots…#1
I wanted to start a series of posts on the most random shoots I’ve ever done. I’ve done a LOT of random shoots, by which I mean random clients (the hayfever pamphlet), random outfits (oh, […]
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When am I Actually Going to Get My Money?!
People often assume models are loaded. Sadly for me, most of us aren’t. Giselle, Miranda, Kate…if you’re on the ‘surname unnecessary’ list – as well as the Forbes 100 list – then yes, modelling has […]
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NIPPLES
Yes, nipples. Sounds trivial, but it’s something that you need to figure out before you start modelling (or even have a proper think about if you’re an established model). Are you cool with being topless […]
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Modelling & Shame
Oh yes. Shame. If you want to be a model, get used to the feeling of shame, because it’s about 70% of the job. Thought it was all glamour, sexy dresses and being told you’re […]
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What Does Getting Scouted Feel Like?!
I would be lying if I said that, throughout my life, I hadn’t dreamt of getting scouted. There were different ways I got scouted, and it wasn’t always for modelling. Perhaps Tony from East 17…. […]
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How To Become a Model #1: Getting Scouted
There are many ways us models become models. A great deal of us were lucky and got in the easiest way: we got scouted. Where was I found? Well, like most other English models, scouted outside Topshop in […]
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Do You have what it takes to be a Model?
It’s funny, cos I was on the beach in Greece the other day (now back home, I’m sat wearing 3 layers, hugging a mug of tea) (rooibos if you must know) and looking around, admiring […]
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Your Bookers and You…#1
The most important people in your career aren’t the hot shot photographers, it’s not the skilled make up artists who can transform your face, or even the casting directors who can take you from a […]
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Welcome to ModelTypeFace!
I’ve been modelling for 13 years, which is a very long time in model years. If I were a dog, I’d be a grizzled old Labrador with cataracts, ticky hips and no teeth, still making […]