Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Some questionable model behaviour: being genetically blessed doesn't equal enthusiasm.

Happened to be on full-blown fashion shoot the other day - stylist, art director, assistants, wind machines, racks of clothes, great photographer, digital re-toucher, caterer. The whole shebang.
Oh yeah. And the models. Some young girls who barely should rate a mention, such was the extent of their enthusiasm.
The two on this particular shoot just consolidated the reason why some models are and will never be taken seriously.
Okay, it always sound like we're getting really old when we write one of those 'back in my days' pieces, but really, 'back in my day' I adored my teenage jobs (and nope, certainly not as a clotheshorse!) and did everything I could to make it all work.
So why don't some models, who get EVERYTHING done for them, pull their own weight when they're on a big-paying job? God, for the bucks they are getting paid they should.
It's like they are treating this modelling palaver as an interim gig or a gap year of 'work' before meeting and marrying a rock star or actor.
Models are used to be told how beautiful they are and that is where some think being a human 'being' ends. And yes, they are genetically blessed, but boy, if only those same blessings morphed into their personalities and degrees of enthusiasm!
The vast majority of models know how to work it. They come prepared, in all the physical ways they should, but sometimes, some of them need a good kick up the butt . . .
Just saying . . .

1 comments:

Carly Findlay said...

This is a great post Melissa. I once did volunteer work at fashion week (2005) and while most models were lovely (my faves were Abbey Lee and Lindy Klim) there were some really demanding ones who didn't want to put on their own shoes - they wanted me to put them on for them.

However, I don't think this kind of behaviour is limited to young models - though it's a completely different job, I have encountered young people working in retail with scowls and attitudes indicating they just don't want to be there.

Smile for once while working. We are all really lucky to have jobs, and the models are extremely lucky to be blessed with looks to allow them to model and earn a great wage.