Fashion Model (stage)
Manikins and models are professionals that sell determined products and to do this, a lot of times it’s necessary to model, make some movements and talk in front of small and big audience or photograph camera. All this needs to be done with a lot of grace, elegance and beauty. It is always good to remember that the clothes doesn’t make the manikin but the manikin makes the clothes.
Stage
Face this challenge with security! The 3 firsts steps that you will give, getting on stage, are decisive on your presentation. That’s why its needs to be impressive, defined and straight. You need “to conquer” the audience and establish with it a communication full of involvement. To do this, it’s needed to put in action all your firmly and self-esteem.
Posture
The posture is essential. Making exercises, training and breathing correctly helps to maintain a good posture. Interpretation of several kinds of clothes - The manikin needs to be almost an actress to be able of transmit the essential and the spirit of the clothes that wears. Create a climate through the corporal expression and facial is decisive on the presentation of each clothes. That’s why the model can’t have an unique expression and her attitude must be different and appropriate for the moment.
Quickness is essential
Mainly in the hour of changing clothes during a fashion show. The time is always short and the audience can not wait.
Kinds of stage models
High Sewing Models
They present the clothes of stylists to big audiences. This kind of fashion show uses to be done twice a year, because of the release of the sprinter/summer collection and fall/winter. The preparation of the fashion shows lasts about a month, because of the models selection, trying on clothes, testing, style definition, etc.
Show-room
The models are contracted for the ready-made clothiers for the presentation of each collection. The presentations are practically daily rates and the mannequins parade for the buyers (representatives of stores). Sympathy and communication are fundamental for this work type, due to proximity with the public. Models for boutique parade are contracted for stores or boutiques that accomplish closed parades for their customers. It is necessary a deep identification of the model with the clothes that is dressing and “waist game”, in function of the speed with that the clothes and accessories need to be changed.
Mannequin of proof
Models that work in the great industries. She dresses the clothes, that is being made, so that the defects of finish and fall are corrected, besides the placement of details. For this work, the necessary model to have perfect measure-pattern, however the beauty of the face in this case it is not fundamental.
Comercial (photographic) model
The photographic model, basically, needs to have the appropriate physicist and an appropriate mental attitude for the work. To have talent brings as result, a light that the camera captures and it transforms in success.
Four basic commandments of the good model
Discipline – Punctuality and disposition to repeat the pictures how many times are necessary.
Comunicabilidade – Have a good understanding with the people and the desire of collaborating with them for the work to be perfect.
Ambition – It is that desire that forces the model improving more and more.
Versatility – To be able to adopt different styles, without losing the elegance.
Attributes
The good education and several physical attributes are also necessary. But it is good to remind that a lot of times the charm can substitute the beauty of the lines and that a lanky silhouette can still be absolutely more important than a physicist with measures perfect. In if treating of photographic model, the height is not fundamental.
The smile is his/her more powerful weapon! Therefore workout a lot in front of the mirror. Begin smiling slightly and try to pass for all of the apprenticeships until exploding in a laughter. Meanwhile his/her smile is observed contaminated their eyes (Quite so! You should also smile with the eyes!).
The glance reveals the intentions. Their eyes speak, they laugh, they promise... You should use the glance to convince, to conquer, to sell the product that is announcing. The expression is what differentiates a face of the other. Therefore drive his/her imagination and try to inspire in agreement with the result that intends to obtain. The picture captures a single instant. Always follow the photographer's instructions. Don't speak while he is photographing, but it tries to communicate with him through the glance. Always maintain the column and the neck raised. Adopt the position suggested by the photographer, but it tries to position in the possible most comfortable way for not losing the naturalness.