Picture Me: A Models Diary
Yesterday i watched the documentary about a Model called- Sara Ziff who has modeled for people such as Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger and other top brands, She starts a documentary of Model life- and what really happens behind the glam and glits of these out of this world people.
I was really intrigued by this because this is is excatly what i need for my FMP, I took a lot of notes and quotes from In my book. I will write a few that stood out to me.
-"Do you think that models are overcritical of themselves?"
"Yes...Definitely"
"Why?"
" I don't know, not one single model says i have a perfect body i love it- not one"
"people have slapped my thighs and said that they are too fat"
"It becomes a competition, i can be skinner than all the other models"
"you become the living doll"
"That's the worst part being treated like a robot not a human being"
"Being Skinny is the one thing you can control"
The thing about modeling is that they get scouted at the age of 12 or younger and than when they turn 15/16 they are modeling they drop out of school and model, when they get to the age of 27 - people don't want them unless they are top models, what do they do after that?
"'We would put her in this outfit except her butt is a little bit to big for it lets put it on her' than you starat thinking my butt is two big- you heat it often enough and you really start to believe it"
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