I saw this on my friend Hartje’s Facebook and just had to share her story. #DearNYFW – when I had my weight down to nearly 100 lbs, my hip circumference finally measured 34 inches, and […]
So! As I’m away, I had to self-tape my own commercial casting for a VERY big job, as I’m not here for the actual casting (completely typical!) I’ve never done this before, but having done […]
Many models have a unique and questionable ability to experience many cultural varieties of catcalling. My most hated location was Milan, where I felt that it was acceptable and open. Men, old and young, would […]
Keen readers may have seen my previous post on TheYogaProduction, in which I focused on how great Yoga is for models. For the Manuka Blog, I sent Hollie a few more questions about her journey […]
So, I headed off on a beautiful sunny day to my casting, and sat inside a the dingy bit of Spring Studios. Spring Studios is the fanciest of studios, where the top photographers and companies […]
It’s been a while, but here’s a new entry for The Modeltypeface Dictionary: PRETTY VACANT Every model must perfect their ‘Pretty Vacant’ face for the enormous raft of times that we have to grin and bear […]
I was on my shoot yesterday and we started talking about how things used to be. I thought some of the newer models starting now might be curious as to how modelling was ‘when I […]
Yes I know, Pop Idol was ages ago, but so was this Day in the Life of a Model. Events proceeded as such… Aged 17, I walked into my then agency with my Mum, who […]
“I’ve been thinking about what animal you look like,” my wonderful boyfriend said to me. Possibilities ran through my mind. I’ve been called gazelle, a faun, a kitten…and a newborn foal still covered in amniotic […]
This tip has been the SAVIOUR of my skin countless times. Regular readers of Modeltypeface will have seen me allude to it on a previous vlog on stressed show skin – it’s using Manuka Honey […]
Hello! So yesterday, I filmed a little video for Pixi Skincare, focusing on their wonder product, Glow Tonic. It’s amazing. Getting the Pixi Glow ‘Make Under’! I’ve been using it for about a year now, […]
Hello all! I hope you enjoyed blogger Margie Broadhead‘s recipes yesterday – I know I can’t wait to get stuck into some of those recipes, plus I’ll be switching to eggs for breakfast…She’s right, oats […]
Hello all! Here’s my vlog on how to care for your skin during THE most stressful part of a model’s career: Fashion Week. Of course I know when FW is amazing. When you’re out on […]
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 […]
Hello readers! Next week is very exciting: it’s the run-up to London Fashion Week! I want to give my readers a whole week of advice from the experts before the madness descends, so I’ll be treating […]
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 […]
Here we have it, my final instalment of the mini-series ‘Poses I Don’t Get’. The poses we models pull out that make no sense, but that we know will go down a treat with the […]
Here we are again, looking at the model poses that baffle me…Even as I find myself doing them. And today, we have… Look 3: P*ssing in the Street! I diligently developed these bright white ankle […]
Hello everyone and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Perhaps your skinny jeans feel as tight as mine (the words gastric band spring to mind) (and probably the words ‘camel toe’ to everyone else’s…). […]
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 […]
Believe me – I take problem skin really seriously. Having had acne three times in my life so far (at 16, 19 and 21), I realise what it’s like to walk around feeling ashamed of […]