- Joined
- Mar 30, 2019
This is absolutely true. There's no way anyone asked AL to model anything. Did any shops even have super plus sized clothing aimed at a teen demographic at this time?And what company/designer would have wanted her to model as a teen? This was an era in modelling when anorexics graced the runway in the big shows. Plus sized models were those in the 10 - 14 size range & those sizes were smaller than they are now. Modelling is about showing the product, not your duck lips or any camera eye fuckery. VERY few models are spotted or coincidently run into a photographer who tells them they'd be great in the business. It's hard graft getting in. She can't walk, doesn't know her angles or lighting & I have trouble believing she could have made it in the most generic type of modelling - store catalogues. Another 1 of her baseless fantasies.
My cousin was asked to be a teen model for a local fashion showcase/exhibition around this time. As a size 10-12 and standing 5'8", she was easily the largest model in the show. She and the one taller girl (7-8 and around 5'10") got to wear several different shops clothing/shoes because they were the only big/tall sized models. They were both chosen specifically to fill these spots in the show.