Save your emotions for when you get home and by that, I don’t mean blast the people involved on social media. Scene. It’s completely understandable that you would want to BUT saving face and keeping a cool head will make you look so much better in the eyes of the designer and the other models. Things happen backstage that could affect your participation in the show. However, Murphy’s Law has a knack for creeping up and it’s not uncommon for models to not have their outfits show up at a show (for whatever reason) or even have one or more of their assigned clothes given to another model to wear (this happened to me before). It’s a team effort and if the production is organized properly, you should have already gone to your fitting in advance and been assigned the outfits you’re supposed to wear. You are one of many models because that’s how a fashion show works. Want to learn how to NOT make friends? Walk into a show as if you’re the supermodel and everyone else is just furniture. Going in cool, calm and collected will always make for a better modeling experience compared to being late or even on time but feeling rushed and panicked.Īnother perk: being early usually means you get first dibs on getting hair and makeup done!ĭON’T: ACT LIKE YOU RULE THE ROOST AND/OR HAVE A MELTDOWN

I’d rather be that early so I can take my time finding parking, checking any last minute emails/texts so that I can put my phone away once I get inside, as well as mentally prep for the event. If your first instinct is, “Dang, that’s so early!” then you clearly don’t grasp why being that early is totally not a big deal for me. I personally prefer to get to my shows 30 minutes to 1 hour early. How early? Depends on how long it takes you to get yourself together. My motto is, “Early is on time and on time is late.” Once you know the time and address of where you need to be, do whatever it takes to get there early. Whether you’re doing a huge show or have the chance to model in a student fashion show or other type of event, the work atmosphere tends to be pretty similar so going in armed with the info below will help position you to be the type of model that clients will want to work with again and again. Remember: you don’t have to be in Fashion Week to use these tips to your advantage. I’ve written numerous topics about the runway walk on this blog but wanted to add this post to break down some of the important dos and don’ts that female and male models can learn from, especially if you’re just getting into the industry.

I can’t say I blame them–there’s something about being in the spotlight with all eyes on you as you strut down the catwalk.

It’s rare that I meet aspiring models who don’t have goals of being in a fashion show and doing their thing on the runway.

Male models ramp walk videos