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Friday 5: The Most Overused Poses in Modeling
The word “model” may conjure up images of glamorous, gazelle-like women with never-ending legs, perfect bodies and flawless faces, but why do so many models pose like they are part of a circus act? Awkward, overdone, or just bizarre, photographers love to capture these infuriatingly perfect creatures in such odd poses that it’s become a cliché. So listen up ANTM Cycle 48, and stop teaching the following overused model tricks to the newbies.
1. The “I Have Cramps”
This ever-popular pose has women bending or arching their hands on their hips in what looks like pain. We get it. Pain is fashion. And it makes you look skinnier- as if that’s cause for concern with your toothpick frame.
(Images = cloud.lomography.com; victoriabrookes; smosh.com)
2. The “Chew My Finger”
They may be going for sexy or coquettish, but it looks like hunger. Hungry or not, it seems like something even Tyra shouldn’t endorse.
(Images = celebitchy; data.whicdn)
3. The “Wallflower”
Do walls at photo shoots need extra support? Or after hitting a growth spurt in the 8th grade and towering over all the boys, do statuesque women naturally-awkwardly cheat their height?
(Images = blogspot; blogspot; deviantart)
4. The “No Really, This is Totally How I Lie Around the House”
No one said fashion was about comfort. But does it really sell boots and bags when a woman looks like she landed on the ground after a hit and run accident?
(Images = blogspot; huffpost; andreamatone)
5. The “I’m Not Modeling, I’m Smoking”
It’s hard to convince kids smoking isn’t cool when every beautiful person makes it look pretty cool. Obviously, standing around in beautiful clothes is difficult, and models need a smoke break. Too bad it’s considered art.
(Images = fashionisingpictures; royaltyframe; kingofthecoolkids)
Did legendary supermodel Jean Shrimpton ever do the “I have cramps”? Find out for yourself; tune in to the Ovation Original movie We’ll Take Manhattan, premiering Saturday, March 3rd at 8pm on Ovation! We’ll Take Manhattan explores the relationship between groundbreaking British photographer David Bailey and his model and muse Jean Shrimpton, particularly during their legendary New York photo shoot for British Vogue in 1962. The film is the story of that wild week, of their love affair, and how they, changed the world of fashion photography forever. The film stars Aneurin Barnard (Olivier Award winner for Spring Awakening) as David Bailey and Karen Gillan (Doctor Who) as Jean Shrimpton.
Claudia Maittlen-Harris is a writer and comedian based in Los Angeles. She is the co-creator of the how-not-to dating/relationship blog, The Zeros Before the One.
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