While walking through the Cherry Hill Mall with Larry and my cousin, a woman came up to me and asked if I was interested in modeling. At first I told her I wasn't interested and just walked away, but the more I thought about it, the more it started to look very beneficial to my future if I had modeling experience. Eventually I want my own line of clothing something and run my own business, so with this experience under my belt, I could model my own clothing and save money in the future by hiring one. Once this idea struck me I turned around an asked if the offer was still open. She took down my info and said that they'll be calling to evaluate me in a couple weeks to see if I have what it takes to become a model. I'm still a little discouraged in trying the whole thing out. I usually don't see too many black models, so I did some research and found that I'm not the only one who finds this statement true. I read an article in the NY Times,http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/beauty-and-soul/?scp=19&sq=models%20fashion&st=cse, that said the issue is that agencies are simply not taking the time out to find and develop young models since Europe's are developing much faster.
Cuidado ahi! Watch out for the scammers who cruise the malls looking for stylish young people. They're happy to invite you to their studio and charge you up the wah-zoo so they can take pictures to kick-start your modeling portfolio.
ReplyDeleteInteresting stuff about black models.
This sounds pretty cool. I hope everything works out. My sister and mother both model all the time. They find it to be a fun experience. I hope yours is the same.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great cool start with you blog. Looking forward to see more!
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