Tag Archives: how to be a model
organize yourself
when I joined Folio Models in Tokyo, I was issued an official agency organizer, containing a handy calender with tiny lined spaces next to each day. I think the idea was that models were supposed to fill it up with … Continue reading
casting: scene four
there is nothing more awkward than being stared (and ignored) by a panel of grey japanese suits….
the casting: scene three
ken, the manager, briefs us on the casting details (this one for a poster and tv commercial) in the last few moments before we’re ‘on’….
Behind the Make-Up
Everyone who saw my first set of testingphotos said the same thing: “ohmygod these photos are amazing…and they look nothing like you!” It was seriously insulting–and convinced me that, as you can see in this video, without a lot of … Continue reading
More pajamas!
I sure didn’t get into modeling imagining a future in flannel and slippers but apparently getting the cover of Vogue wasn’t as easy I’d thought it would be. My favorite part of this shot is that I look like a … Continue reading
Not so pretty in pink
This photo was taken shortly after my first taste of runway (the finale show for modeling school graduation which was held at the local community centre). You’ll notice how I’m trying to hide behind the girl with the white pants … Continue reading
Model School Graduate…
At the end of my two-month modeling course at Silhouette Academy, we had a runway show and one girl was awarded a prize as Most Promising Model. Lets just say I didn’t exactly demonstrate my potential in the New York … Continue reading
death by measuring tape…
There was nothing I grew to dread more as a model than the measuring tape. Bust. Waist. Hips. Bust. Wasit. Hips. Bust. Waist. Hips. I swear modeling agents get some secret satisfaction when the numbers are too high and they get … Continue reading
Your parents are going to let you???
You’re going to Japan ALL BY YOURSELF? The thing people always used to ask (and still do) is how I managed to convince my parents to let me go to Tokyo on my own when I was 16 years old. … Continue reading
Filed under Homesick and Home Free
testing, testing…rounds 3 & 4
I remember once reading how Naomi Campbell was discovered by an agent while shopping with a friend, and then BAM, just like that, the next day she was on the cover of Vogue Magazine. I always wondered if she felt nervous … Continue reading
