Petite Models

If you have unique looks, ooze confidence, sport a signature style and have the right attitude, petite modeling can be a perfect fit for you. A petite model is generally above 5’ 1’’ and not taller than 5’ 7’’. You must know your characteristic strengths and strong features and use them to your advantage. As a petite model, you would find work in the fashion, commercial, glamour, and part sectors of modeling. Modeling assignments are available for select catalogs, ads, and magazines.

 Glamour Model

The word ‘glamour’ means an attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing. Glamour modeling is a type of modeling which focuses on a model’s appearance or presentation. Glamour modeling is normally intended for commercial use, so images are used in magazines, posters, calendars, and advertisements for beauty and health products. Glamour models need to be a minimum of 18 years of age. Their bodies and appearance need to strictly meet agency standards. The right location can add visual appeal to your glamour photo shoot.

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Fitness Model

Fitness modeling is a highly competitive industry that takes hard work, determination, and dedication. Most fitness models are health enthusiasts. More often than not, fitness models have an athletic background. They maintain a healthy lifestyle, eat clean and radiate positive energy. These models can take on a wide range of roles owing to their versatility. There is a huge demand for fitness models in athletic wear and fitness companies, as well as supplement and commercial manufacturers.

Fit Model

Fit Models work with fashion designers and manufacturers to make sure that each garment has the ideal sizing, drape, fit and movement. Since garment and fashion industries cater to a wider audience, their samples are made considering a variety of shapes and sizes in mind. Their products cannot be shipped without checking the size of their garments. That is where the role of a fit model comes into play. Fit models need not have the editorial and runway figures printed in magazines but their job requires them to be well-toned and maintain consistent body weight,

Parts Model

A Parts Model specializes in modeling for specific parts of the body such as hand, leg, feet, facial features. A parts model works on editorial, advertising, and catalog work. This type of modeling is focused on very specific visual requirements. For instance, for a jewelry brand endorsement, the model is required to have flawless, smooth even-toned skin, with well-trimmed and shaped nails.

Promotional Model

Promotional models are also known as promo models or brand ambassadors. They generally work on assignments by consumer-driven brands. They are part of promotional events, trade shows, digital launches, live shows, and conventions. They must be extroverted and highly interactive as a major part of their job is to drive consumer demand for a specific product or service, by directly interacting with potential customers. This is a popular form of brand advertising or marketing. Besides being conventionally attractive, a promotional model should be articulate, smart, clearly understand the client’s requirement and have in-depth knowledge about the product.

Mature Model

It is never too late to start working as a professional mature model. More than experience, it is important that you are comfortable behind the frame, exude grace and a warm personality and have a professional attitude. A mature model is generally above 35- 40 years of age and is healthy and physically fit. Greys, wrinkles or age spots are not a concern for a mature model. Several high-end fashion magazines, major fashion houses, and high streetwear brands are opening up to the idea of using models of different ages for their campaigns and catalogs. There are also assignments in the health, pharmaceutical, and editorial areas.

Commercial Model

Commercial models can do different hats according to the demands of the clients. They can be of any age, size, shape, and height as their work vary from advertising for a particular product to marketing for a particular service, or promotional events for housewares, food, travel, cosmetics, etc. Commercial models work in the print, digital, retail and television industry. Their job is to fit into retail clothing or to successfully be able to endorse a product or service.

Fashion (Catalog) Model

With the internet boom, catalog models are in demand, more than ever before. They set new fashion trends in Print catalogs and are also taking over the digital world by storm. Catalog models are required to look more like real people, to catch the attention of the client’s diverse audience. Their purpose is to attract customers to purchase products or avail their services, using catchy visuals and well-written content. So they don’t really adhere to the stringent requirements of fashion models. However, they do need to have a striking personality, the right attitude, healthy skin and hair, and a million-watt smile.

Fashion (Editorial) Model

Fashion models are also called editorial models. Editorial or ‘print’ modeling refers to storytelling through pictures. It includes showcasing designers, current fashion or beauty trends, the latest in makeup, hair, skin-care, etc. that are illustrated through a pictorial story.

Editorial Fashion Modeling is one of the most elite items a model can have in her/his portfolio. Being an editorial model means you “have arrived” in the fashion world. Most editorial models are chameleons, they have to change their look at any given time.

As a model your job is to sell the garment, idea or look that the magazine, designer or Ad is trying to display. This is what makes a good model. Read the following about editorial modeling.

Glamour Model

The word ‘glamour’ means an attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing. Glamour modeling is a type of modeling which focuses on a model’s appearance or presentation.  Glamour modeling is normally intended for commercial use, so images are used in magazines, posters, calendars, and advertisements for beauty and health products. Glamour models need to be a minimum of 18 years of age. Their bodies and appearance need to strictly meet agency standards.  The right location can add visual appeal to your glamour photo shoot. So it is important to learn how to choose the right locations that suit your theme, complement your outfit, makeup and blends with your photographer’s style.

Swimsuit and Lingerie Model

Swimsuits and lingerie models are often confused with glamour models, but they are not the same. As the name suggests, swimsuits and lingerie models model-specific garments like lingerie, swimsuit, summer, and nightwear. These models can walk fashion runway shows, appear in fashion editorials and even commercial catalogs for various brands, designers and stores, depending on their skill, type, and versatility. These types of models are required to constantly monitor their diet and maintain proper shape and size.

Child Model

Think wide-eyed babies, grinning from ear to ear, donning the latest kids couture or endorsing a range of products. Agencies typically look for children who are friendly, happy, interactive, crowd-friendly and fast learners. They are generally below 13 years of age. From editorial jobs to advertising contracts, a child model can be employed in various projects. The size and height of a child model vary from one project to another. Agencies have a very skill-based approach when they make a selection. They mostly consider a child who is smart with the ability to interact and work with strangers. The child should be intuitive, adaptive and understanding. Popular celebrities like Brooke Shields, Jodie Foster, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Connelly, Natalie Portman, and Anderson Cooper were all child models. 

Plus-Size Models

With increasing demand in the commercial and fashion industry, there are more opportunities for plus-size models. Most industries and agencies have a separate plus-size division, which is opening up new opportunities in the modeling world. More and more fashion agencies are giving a fresh perspective on modeling by redefining set standards of ‘beauty’ in a fashion that is different from traditional mainstream modeling i.e. tall, skinny and flawless. A plus-size model can walk runways, work on assignments with major fashion brands, do commercial modeling for multiple magazines and media outlets. 

Runway Models

Runway Models or catwalk models are perhaps the most influential, as they popularize a lot of fashion-driven content and adaptations in personal styling.  The height requirements are 5.9 and above for female models and between 5’11” to 6’2″ for male models. The fashion industry is very strict and has high, and sometimes unreasonable standards. Since the requirements are not very flexible, it is a hard industry to get into. Most fashion designers hire models to fit into their collections. Skinny models are mostly preferred. 

Freelance Model

Freelance models are not full-time models. They work on shoots on a project or requirement basis. They are generally not represented by a particular modeling agency or an agent. Therefore, they need to effectively market themselves to attract potential clients. They are responsible for marketing, promotion, branding, and networking. As they are not represented by any agent or agency they may end up with fewer gigs compared to other models. Requirements for freelance models depends on the type of modeling they want to pursue.

Alternative modeling

This type of modeling is a branch of the modeling industry that features models who do not conform to mainstream ideals of beauty. Alternative models often have a personal style that represents subcultures like goth, steampunk, and fetishism.

Pinup modeling

Pinup models first gained popularity in the ’40s and ’50s, with the term pinup referring to a physical photo of an attractive model “pinned up” on the wall. Pinup models of the past were more suggestive than their contemporary counterparts. Today’s pinup models pose in the same manner and outfits of the ’40s and ’50s. Magazines and forums of today are dedicated to this type of modeling.

Art modeling

Art models work closely with visual artists as the subject of the artists’ intended piece. The model is required to pose while the artist interprets and creates a piece of art. Artists use the model as a real-life visual aid in their work. There are many mediums an art model can be asked to participate in. Some of the more common include paintings, illustrations, sculpture, and photography.

Photographic Models

Posing for photographs is right up some people’s ally and they make the perfect photographic models. You will need to have some kind of unique photogenic qualities and even if you think you are plain, just give it a go anyway. You may be amazed at yourself once you are made up. You will need to learn various makeup skills and acting or playing for the camera as part of your modeling course with an agent.