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November 1, 2007

How To Dress For Fashion Modelling Jobs

I have just got a fashion modelling job. I really don’t know why, because I have never put a lot of energy into my looks. I don’t really care that much how people look at me. As you could probably guess, this is not the attitude most common among fashion models. Fashion models love clothing, and obsess about body image. I just happen to be gifted with a thin body and a winning smile which, combined with my sensational sense of poise, is enough to get a fashion modeling job.

Girls who set out to become clothing models rarely have what it takes. They are too obsessed with the way people look at them, too driven to be liked, and in general to needy. In the short term, these types of fashion models can be very successful, but over the longer run they tend to burn out. They are the ones who fall victim to all of the pitfalls of the fashion model world. They get into drugs or end up in the hospital with a bad case of anorexia or bulimia. Whatever the case, they are not the runway fashion models who are remembered for years to come.

You really need to be a tough girl with lots of confidence. There are literally tens of thousands of fashion models competing for a fraction as many jobs. Don’t get me wrong – if you stick around for long enough, one gig or another will come around – but it is seldom enough to pay the bills.

The real tragedy of it is that a lot of fashion models have their sense of self-esteem tied to whether or not they are accepted into these jobs. Not only do they put their lives on hold while they look for fashion model jobs, but their self-esteem suffers each and every day. It may look like glamor from the outside, but in reality it is not a very good life for fashion models. If you are needy, find some other way to boost your self-esteem!

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