CAN ONE MAKE IT AS A FASHION MODEL?

A fashion model is a person who practices modelling as his or her profession, that is he or she uses her body and face to display clothes and become what the designer wants her to be and what he wants the model to represent, and the model is paid for that. In an ideal world we would all be at least six feet tall with slender bodies and immaculate looks. The fashion model is the depiction of the fashion designers preference and therefore will posses physical attributes that are out of the norm. If you succeed, a career in fashion modelling can be highly rewarding with the chance to meet the best professionals in the industry, with opportunities to appear on the covers of top fashion magazines and promote top brands' products, the possibilities are endless.

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Can one make it as a fashion model?

A model is a blank canvas on which the designer's fantasies and creations are painted upon, and the models who achieve this brilliantly are the most often used. During a catwalk show the fashion models will move along the catwalk, walking and turning to display clothes in front of an audience. In photographic and advertising a fashion model will pose for photographers in a studio or on location and follow directions from the photographer. A fashion model works closely with stylists, hair and make-up artists, producers and directors. However, fashion modelling is not always as glamorous as it seems. A fashion model will also spend much time going to castings for jobs, keeping in contact with the fashion model agency and looking after his or her apperance. I honestly think  that one can make it as a fashion model if they are determined, hard working and also have interest in fashion.

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Here are three designers that I believe are the best in South Africa:

1. JJ Schoeman is one of South Africa's top Fashion Designers since the 90's.
2. David Tlale is an award winning and Johannesburg based Fashion Designer who stands out from the crowds.
3. Gert Johan Coetzee is a former recipient of the Cape Town Fashion Festival's award for Most Promising Designer in South Africa.