Did you know that the best mannequin company in the world makes its mannequins out of casts of real supermodels? And that it has been doing it since the swinging sixties?
Over the course of human history, the female genre has dealt with being labelled gossip mongers and slanderers. The recent release, either intentional or a slip-up, of the model casting photos for Louis Vuitton’s F/W 2010 catwalk show is a case in study of how men are possibly even more eager to be judgmental and downright nasty.
It was just the age when everyone wanted to be a model. I mean isn’t that really every high school girl’s dream? Before the documentary all you ever heard was success stories. A friend of a friend or someone’s neighbor or cousin; they had all made it and were now the target of our jealousy.
Whichever the individual style of their walk, what all the supermodels with the best walk seem to have in common is a well worked swagger or what is more… a haughty swagger, which they never seem to loose regardless of their choice of footwear be that heels, flats, wellies or even flip-flops!
According to history the world of fashion has always responded to the latest tendencies of its time. According to the latest Vogue issue the world of celebrities has always followed these tendencies. But who is more likely to become a trendsetter nowadays? Who spends most of their time with designers, fashion photographers, magazine editors and stylists? Models.
This is obviously a huge market for models, as many clients want to promote their products with the most stunning faces and interesting looks. However the reality inside the industry is far more complex and it’s not enough to just be a pretty face.
Like most jobs for models in the visual media industry it [...]




