tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post4150305249662506438..comments2012-03-17T14:43:19.822-07:00Comments on Anarchistic Couture: Is there room for new blood in the fashion industry?Morgain Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15172690730860671619noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post-22419345299206708272011-10-10T14:18:25.041-07:002011-10-10T14:18:25.041-07:00You make a very good point Laura! I hadn't see...You make a very good point Laura! I hadn't seen that aspect of it. I myself and many of my peers are very new to the industry so we don't realize what is possible in this career. Most of us have been led to believe that the payment is the free outfit we get to showcase for a designer. Though the great outfits ate an amazing payment, many of us spend a small fortune styling them in order to do our jobs in properly showcasing these garments without any compensation for it. It often feels like we are paying them for the privilege of working. Hmmm...I wonder if that is truly how it works or if we have been mislead.Morgain Le Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172690730860671619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post-3155044756129573932011-10-10T09:14:44.622-07:002011-10-10T09:14:44.622-07:00Models age in SL too. They stop keeping up, they g...Models age in SL too. They stop keeping up, they get worn out, the stress gets to them - there are many burnouts in our field. Also, the market asks different things now than it did when I started in 2007. If you lose touch, most likely you'll never gain it again. But I do agree in one point - some names keep popping up and always have. As a long time manager and mentor, I see many new models try to make it. I think there is room for new blood. The rules of the game are somewhat warped in that newer girls get stuck in a vortex of non-paying work, from minor "agencies" who don't charge designers for the job, and sometimes designers can't tell a good model from a bad one. This attitude of your work isn't worth anything has to stop. The competition is there, it should be for designers and agencies, not only models. Sometimes the young girls while skilled don't make it because of these mechanisms more so than because they don't have the name or the skills.Laura18 Streeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07136071613975280885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post-42982782230803948482011-10-05T17:26:22.325-07:002011-10-05T17:26:22.325-07:00Ladies glad to see I'm not a lone voice in the...Ladies glad to see I'm not a lone voice in the metaverse. :)Morgain Le Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172690730860671619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post-74346965092209606852011-10-05T17:25:04.407-07:002011-10-05T17:25:04.407-07:00Pale rider I salute you for keeping it realPale rider I salute you for keeping it realMorgain Le Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172690730860671619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post-80969671424908451922011-10-05T14:09:52.811-07:002011-10-05T14:09:52.811-07:00This is why I use myself in my Ads... its so much ...This is why I use myself in my Ads... its so much simpler then waiting for an available model, and my model has a common shape, I made, I have a tooshie and curves... that doesn't mean my clothes wont fit other avis, its just the one I use.Palerider Darkwatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397214095799900238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post-51895847728100635402011-10-05T11:37:24.385-07:002011-10-05T11:37:24.385-07:00SL has supermodels???!!!SL has supermodels???!!!Wayward Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391013638059342307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post-59961829856079068812011-10-05T11:37:13.074-07:002011-10-05T11:37:13.074-07:00I couldn't agree with you more Morgain, I am t...I couldn't agree with you more Morgain, I am tired of the same "super"-faces everywhere and will avoid certain agencies that use them like the plague. After all - the term supermodel so nineties lol as anyone with the slightest knowlege of RL fashion would know. As a designer I treasure fresh, diverse - and lesser known "names" in my shows. Rock on!HoneyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833273919626417157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911251669725142974.post-81156269925164586782011-10-05T11:23:41.654-07:002011-10-05T11:23:41.654-07:00Wow, darlin....you got THAT so right. Where are t...Wow, darlin....you got THAT so right. Where are the opportunities for the models who may not have that 8 foot, telephone pole frame, with legs that go forever? Some don't want it, and there should be a way for models who don't have "model" shapes to work more.<br /><br />Let the long knives come out....<br /><br />OlyviaDuchess Of Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469699902890428970noreply@blogger.com