It's not easy to be a supermodel [Comprehensive British American American Entertainment]

Letty's expression of "you're blind" is quite unbearable: "Interview."

NO.15's eyelids twitched, and he almost went mad with anger.

Do you know what you are doing!Still so righteous!

There are many people nearby, and there are different nationalities. No. 15 dare not call out every single Latino. Maybe the female models next to them who look white are also Latino.

Everyone knows some unspoken rules in the fashion industry, but it's another matter if you say it in public.

Fashion is originally a thing for the middle class and the upper class. They have strong purchasing power and can afford clothing that starts at hundreds of dollars.Not only fashion, but any fashion-related products, such as fashion magazines, target these people.

Taking the United States as an example, the market for high-end fashion comes from the WASP group, that is, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants.They are Protestant European-Americans with huge economic and political power, and they have firmly occupied the upper class and upper middle class of the United States since the early 19th century.

Not to mention couture, one piece starts at [-] euros, and there is no upper limit. There are only about [-] to [-] couture buyers in the world. Who would spend hundreds of thousands of euros to buy a piece that is only worn once? clothing?Royal families from all over the world, social elites, big coffee stars... more people are just renting, so the use of white models is also to cater to their tastes.

If you're black, unless your status is as high as Naomi Campbell's, it's extremely difficult to walk the catwalks at couture.Even so, the chances of an Asian model appearing at a high show are even slimmer than a black one.

So no matter how you look at it, NO.15 thinks that she has an advantage over Letty. At any rate, she has debuted for two years, walked through hundreds of shows, and also photographed for many magazines.

Even she is not sure about today's interview, there are too many competitors, Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week represents the highest level in the fashion industry, she does not believe that Letty has a better chance of winning than her!

Letty knew what NO.15 was thinking just by looking at the expression on her face. She almost had all her thoughts written on her face.

The short-haired girl smiled instead of anger: "I really hope we can be selected at the same time, but it's unlikely."

NO.15 I can't understand the meaning of her words, why is it so easy to talk all of a sudden?

Even though he was a little puzzled, NO.15 still gave her a very hostile look, "It's good that you know! This is not the place for you!"

The other party turned around and left after leaving this sentence. Letty watched her leave with a smile on her face, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.

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The French Haute Couture Association has set strict standards for high-end fashion. All brands that can hold fashion shows at Paris Haute Couture Week are members of the association. In addition to local brands such as Chanel and Dior, they will also invite non-local brands As the brand is an overseas member, it is not necessary that only local brands can participate in Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.

Valentino from Italy is one of the few overseas members.

The current designer of Valentino is Mr. Valentino Garavani, the founder of the brand, known for his luxurious and luxurious style.

Valentino became famous in the 1960s, when Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary Hollywood superstar at that time, met Mr. Valentino because the movie "Cleopatra" came to Italy for filming.In the following year, when Elizabeth attended the premiere in Rome, she wore Mr. Valentino's beige dress, which quickly spread the name of Valentino in Hollywood and high society.In addition, he also designed costumes for one of the heroines of the movie "Night", and even Audrey Hepburn wore Valentino's clothes and appeared on the Italian version of "VOGUE".

This brand with a romantic name is one of the eight red blood brands, and it is quite important. If she can win the Valentino show, the exposure rate will definitely increase.

It's just that this wait is just one night.

Like other models, she waited until she was about to fall asleep, but she was afraid that the staff would suddenly call her in to try on clothes, so she didn't dare to sleep soundly, she slept for a while and woke up for a while, and finally heard her name in the middle of the night.

When Letty entered the fitting room, it was busy. There were quite a few people in the room. Apart from Letty, several models were fitting clothes at the same time. The selection director and several staff members were walking around. The selection director looked like Tired, I didn't even say hello, I just beckoned her to come over.

Designers are generally not present for interviews, and the director's job is to choose the models that best suit the style of the collection.

The director took her model card, glanced at it casually, and then looked up at her: "Just signed the contract three weeks ago?"

"Yes."

"No catwalk experience?"

"Yes, sir."

That's a bad enough conversation.

The other models who were trying on clothes all cast their gazes, as if wondering why an inexperienced newcomer appeared here, Letty stood there with her chin slightly raised, letting them look at her openly and openly.

After working all night without a break, the exhausted director began to feel a little irritable, muttering: "A pure rookie? Are they treating this as a training class for newcomers? Or is it because I'm not busy enough to give Am I getting a job?"

This is a haute couture fashion show!Or Valentino's haute couture show!He has worked for the brand for so long, and he has never seen a newcomer who has not even gone through the four major online weeks before running around so arrogantly!

He cursed a few words in French, and stood right in front of him without paying attention to Letty. Although Letty didn't understand French, he could still deduce from his tone and the joking expressions of other models that it must be something bad.

Finally, the director waved his hand: "Forget it...the one over there, give her a set of clothes!" He took a look at Letty's complexion, and said: "The one in the trouser pocket, hurry up!"

The staff quickly brought her a set of clothes, and with their assistance, she changed them carefully. This is a high-end dress, and she can't afford to pay for it if it is damaged.

Fortunately, the clothes barely fit, and the more conspicuous breasts were covered by the small dress jacket. If she went to the interview without even wearing clothes, she might be directly blacklisted by Valentino.

No underwear will be worn under the clothes, even if it is transparent gauze, the entire chest will be fully displayed.In fact, this is not a hard and fast rule, but a designer's request. The outline of underwear will affect the display of clothes, especially deep V and backless clothes. Isn't it awkward to expose the bra?Not wearing underwear can make the model's own curvaceous beauty better integrated with the displayed clothing.

In addition, the time to change your clothes backstage at the fashion show is extremely short, and it takes a lot of time to put on and take off your bra, so you don't wear it at all for convenience.

Letty only put on light makeup today, the kind without eyeliner and eye shadow, even with light makeup, her face can be regarded as outstanding among all the female models who came for the interview.

Especially since she cut her hair short, her image has become more recognizable, with personal characteristics rather than stereotyped beauty.

It's just that good looks don't give her any advantage.

The requirements for the appearance of catwalk models are generally not very high. On the contrary, the requirements for the proportion of the skeleton and body are relatively strict. Fashion shows are about clothes, not faces. Being too beautiful will distract the audience's attention from the clothes. Clothes in fashion shows It is the protagonist, and what the models want to show is the clothes, not themselves.

There is one exception, though, and that's the Victoria's Secret lingerie fashion show.

Before the director could speak, Leti took a step for him automatically.

The momentum changed all of a sudden.

When she is still, she looks like a sword in its sheath, putting away all the sharp edges and hiding them under the scabbard. Her deep double eyelids make her look indifferent and indifferent to everything in the world.But once it is switched to dynamic, it is like a sword drawn out of its sheath, showing its sharpness!

The hair on both sides fluttered like two fans, her eyes were sharp, she was extremely confident, she didn't pay attention to anyone at all, she walked on her own, her high heels knocked on the ground rhythmically, as if she wanted to step through the floor Similarly, the chilly aura immediately caught everyone's attention, and the slightly chaotic studio suddenly became her catwalk!

At this moment, everyone else stopped their work and focused their eyes on the short-haired girl in unison. All the noises disappeared, only the sound of buckling the heels was left.

The director's eyes subconsciously stuck to her body, and there was a little more weird eyes in it. He took another look at her model card. He was not dazzled. It was true that he only signed the contract three weeks ago, and he had never been to any formal scene. fashion show.

... Are you kidding him? !Isn't this the rhythm of killing other newcomers? !

The director, who was originally disgusted, put away all the underestimations. He has been the selection director for so many years, is there any supermodel he hasn't seen?But this Latina girl can definitely rank among the supermodels in terms of step strength!

Hell, did he meet some kind of genius who is rare in a hundred years?

Of course, Letty is not a genius. What she has is experience that others do not have. Talent accounts for a part of it, but hard work is the decisive factor.

Taibu has long been integrated into her flesh and blood.

After walking for a while, she asked, "Do you want to go again?"

"...No need." The director first wrote something on her mockup card, and his tone was much gentler than before: "Go over there and take some photos."

He suddenly had a very funny idea, when everyone thought that a newcomer caught in the middle of a pile of great gods would not do well, how many jaws would she drop when she stepped on the catwalk? !

He's just not sure if Mr. Valentino likes Latinos, it seems that he needs to communicate with him first...

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Letty tried on a few more outfits, each look was photographed, and then she was able to leave.

The result of whether she was selected or not cannot be known in real time. The purpose of the photos she just took is for the director to choose again. If she is interested in hiring her, she will first contact her agent, that is, Martin. Both parties need to go through a process. A round of negotiation, such as whether it will collide with her other schedules, and appearance fees.

It was almost dawn, and Leti didn't even have time to rest, so she hurriedly ate breakfast and went to the next interview venue.

She went to eight interviews within a week, and slept only three to four hours a day, most of the time she slept directly in the fitting studio.

Today was the last day in Paris, and Letty didn't have time to take a good look at it, and she had to go back to New York early tomorrow morning.

Martin was waiting for her at the door of Chanel's haute couture studio. When he saw the black-haired girl who had just finished the interview, he stepped forward. The first thing he did was not to ask her how the interview was, but to ask: "Did you bring formal clothes?" Is it?"

She nodded: "Yes."

"Very well, put it on tonight, let's go have a meal with Marc Jacobs."

"Is he in Paris too?"

"Correct."

Speaking of which, Marc Jacobs was the one who introduced her to the fashion world, but she never had the chance to thank this benefactor.

This pony brother is not only the art director of LV, he also founded the brand "Marc Jacobs" with the same name as himself. The history is not as long as the old brand, but it is also a young and new force in the fashion industry. It is one of the many brands participating in New York Fashion Week. one.

In other words, he holds the power of the two brands, and his influence in the fashion industry cannot be ignored.

Martin specially arranged for them to have dinner together. The purpose couldn't be more obvious. He wanted to win over Letty and Mark and pave the way for her future journey in HF.

After all, Letty was recommended to Martin by him, wouldn't he not take care of his own people?

The manager added: "I will arrange for some tabloid reporters to take a few photos of the meal, and it's fine for you to behave naturally, don't be too obvious."

Letty understood his intention in an instant.

If a model has dinner with a famous designer in the fashion industry, it means that they have a good relationship and are valued by that designer.

Maybe let the name "Leticia Lopez" get more attention.

This is a good public relations method, but she is not sure if it will work for her now.

If it is a rookie with good prospects, this photo may make people wonder if they are going to cooperate, and the exposure rate will naturally increase.

But Letty hasn't officially shown her face in HF yet, even if she was photographed eating with Mark, she wouldn't think in that direction, would she?

"Are you sure these photos work?"

While typing something on the PDA, Martin replied: "So those photos won't flow out immediately. You don't have any reputation yet, and that photo won't help much, but it will always be useful."

Letty raised her eyebrows: "Isn't he your friend?"

The uncle raised the corners of his mouth high, revealing his big white teeth, and smiled treacherously and cunningly: "Friends just want to take advantage of each other."