Fashion expert Phyllis Brasch Librach, president and founder of SydneysCloset.com, a specialty retailer selling special occasion dresses to plus size women, offers tips to take the stress out of dressing up for holiday parties. An intersting quotation: “Get into the holiday mood wearing deep jewel tones: navy, burgundy and emerald green. Or really shine in a silver, gold or bronze dress. But avoid head-to-toe glitter so you don’t compete with the tinsel on the tree.”
Holiday shopping, cooking and decorating create enough stress without the added anxiety of what to wear to the whirl of year-end holiday parties.
“It is possible to dress up — not stress out — out during the December social season,” says Phyllis Brasch Librach, president and founder of SydneysCloset.com, a specialty retailer catering to women and teens shopping for a plus size dress for special occasions.
Librach shares these fashion trends and dress code tips to arrive in style this party season:
Hue cue:
“Nothing says party more than the perfect little dress and this season it need not be black,” says Librach. “Get into the holiday mood wearing deep jewel tones: navy, burgundy and emerald green. Or really shine in a silver, gold or bronze dress. But avoid head-to-toe glitter so you don’t compete with the tinsel on the tree.”
Not ready to give up that little black dress? Show your cheer with small splashes of color or pattern: a red shawl, animal print shoes or an evening purse in a metallic neutral: gold, silver or bronze.
Dress to impress:
So, you have all it takes to start modeling; all you have to do is turn to the nearest modeling agency, which will instantly appreciate your talent and individuality and sing you up for a lucrative modeling job… Doesn’t that sound too easy? Unfortunately, nothing is that easy in modeling industry and before you sign with an agency, you better invest some time into careful selection and analysis. With so many scams out there, it pays off well to scrutinize you future employers as thoroughly, as they pick models for their jobs. Remember: you are getting picked, but you are also the one doing the picking. Being selective and wise is sure to save you loads of energy, frustration, and consequently, money.
So, before you sign with a model management, get to know the world you’re plunging into.
Essentially, agencies are divided according to their specialization into modeling agencies, who scout out and hire teen models and have an extensive roster of faces; talent agencies, whose work principles resemble recruiting agencies and which are, in fact, mediators; specialization agencies, which only perform certain types of modeling assignment (kids, plus-size, parts modeling, actors, dancers, ethnic, etc.).
Territorially, there are local agencies, which only operate within the city or country of their location and agencies which have offices in cities across the world.
There are major agencies, whose models work for leading designers, pose for catalogs and magazine covers, and whose clientele includes leading companies and trademarks; average agencies that have their fixed clientele and may have top-models in their rosters; small agencies that don’t get many job assignments and whose cast is constantly changing. Such agencies have little or no chance of attracting a serious client.
One thing you have to do before signing with an agency is determine your goals. Ask yourself – what is modeling to you? Do you want a career of a professional model or is it just your hobby? Then, decide, if you have a possibility to work outside your city or country. Next, determine how much time you are ready to devote to modeling; is modeling your priority, or is your school or job more important to you? Once you have determined what you want, start looking for an agency.
Analyse modeling agencies in your area, find out which one has its models taking part in designer showcases, posing for ads and magazine covers more frequently than others (magazines usually indicate the name of a model and an agency). Large and professional agencies often have websites, which list their clients, their rules and requirements , picture galleries and casting calls. Choose several agencies and make an interview appointment.
During your first visit, take a close look at the agency’s office, its atmosphere and surroundings, and the way you are treated during an interview. Ask if you can take a look at the agency’s portfolio, ask about the agency’s clients and the kind of assignments it carried out for them. Then, investigate the correctness of the information you received by talking to the agency’s models (if possible) or, if you were showed magazine covers or spreads, make sure the corresponding issues of these magazines really have those pictures. Use internet forums and discussions to find out all you can about the agency you talked to.
Once you’ve decided who you want to sign with, make another interview appointment to discuss details of your future cooperation. Usually, an agency will offer you a contract - it may be a basic contract, a probation period contract, or a one-time contract for a certain job.
Don’t be turned off, if it is against the agency’s policy to sign contracts with new faces; however, you should insist upon signing a contract for a particular given job. During your probation period, pay close attention to the agency’s administrative staff, its models, its problems and benefits. Remember, that if anything goes wrong, you may stop working with this agency. Just don’t be too fast to make a change, models who change agencies frequently, are treated with mistrust by modeling professionals.
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