I Tried To Become A Runway Model at 5’2”

a lot of young girls come up wanting to be like them the

model

s are usually tall and skinny you're not tall i'm 5 foot 2 and i'm supposed to walk on one of the biggest catwalks in the world miss ellie is the shortest person we know any Once I've had a great day here at London Fashion Week. I hope the clothes are coming off. It's a madhouse. I'm really frustrated with this video as a girl who only buys new clothes every three to five years. The concept of parades is something I've had. I never really understood. I have a lot of questions why in this an outfit that was

model

ed on a couture

runway

actually generated more sales for the designer.

What is the practical purpose of a

runway

show if there are print advertisements on the Internet also on the runway? The shows are super exclusive in terms of model casting, why do the models have to be tall and infinite? But at the end of the day, I can't help but admit that like many other girls, I have really fantasized about what it would be like to be a runway model to prepare for a fashion show and have that moment on the runway for the past year. I have taken some steps towards that dream last year, I trained as a Victoria's Secret model and did a photo shoot, I also

tried

a little of my runway at the beauty pageant I did last summer this time I will take it to the next level isn't it? no secret I'm very short I'm 5ft 2in I actually love being short I have no problem with being extra short rubbing my legs on a plane is something I've never had to consider buying before, plus I'm a great little spooner the only problem I I have is that apparently it's not good if you want to be a catwalk model, so for this challenge I'm going to try to do the impossible.

I am a 5 feet 2 inches tall female. I'm going to try to

become

a runway model for a real show, so today is day 1 of family prep and this morning I was doing a little research. I read an article by McKenzie 20-17 that says the fashion industry is worth two point four trillion dollars, so today my goal is to understand a little more about the industry and the history before applying to

become

a fashion model. Cynthia Harvey Browne runway. She is a fashion expert and designer with over 20 years of experience. She has created original designs for celebrities such as Janet Jackson and Muhammed Ali.

Today she will explain to you what I am getting into. You have to expose yourself as a designer. and one of the ways to do this is to produce a fashion show. It is an opportunity for the press, the industry to see your work and your products and often buyers will attend these shows. It also brings life to the collection of designers who can see the colors. They can see the movement of the fabric and although people buy online, people really need to touch, feel and see the history of displaying clothing that really began in the mid 19th century.

There is a designer named Charles Worth who was the first designer to show. his designs on real models the first turned out to be his wife, he was also the first designer to put his label on the garment before, whether they were rich or poor women, they hand sewed most of their clothes, things have changed with the years, but that's where it started. I always see every year these crazy, cool photos of interesting outfits, people using an inflatable pool, a lot of times designers do that for the press, they want to get attention, it's a show, it's a production, so you have to give the audience the entertainment value that they are looking for, so I'm going to try to become a runway, oh yeah, how do I start?

It's not easy and you will find that they find it difficult to accept the fact that you are not tall as a model. As an actress, you're going to have a lot of nose, but that's not something that should stop you or stop you from pursuing it, so today I'm going to practice on my pointy tops, which are my shoes that had the pattern on them, I know. I need to practice walking in front of strangers, this is really embarrassing and I want to do it now, go home, you need to be able to walk in front of a group of people, so what better way to do it than a public park.

I'm sure I can do this, continue, what do you write in my models table? They have a face that you know, like a model face. Garrett, why are we here on earth? If you can dodge a key, you can dodge a ball and if you can walk on uneven ground, you can walk on a catwalk, you have to climb the tree, Garrett, you're great, but I don't think you're a good catwalk trainer, the models of runway just have this extreme confidence and power over them, I want to be able to walk into a room and feel like that because I don't know the moment right now, especially as a woman walking into meetings.

I just want to feel comfortable with my confidence because right now I feel like if I walk into the room. and I'm sure people will think that Michelle has an ego about herself or that she's full of herself. I don't need to worry about that and the runway models don't seem to care which top models should just go out and really be game I think. I need that, I really need it if I'm going to have any chance of being in a show, I need to put on my runway show. savannah wicks is a professional runway model and multiple pageant winner today she is going to kick my butt and get going. my runway ready walk we met when I did the pageant series and you totally crushed it like that so specifically your walk I was blown away because that was the hardest part for me and the most frustrating part for me.

I walked for Betsey Johnson. Roberto Cavalli, some Chanel modeling for the runway is very much like if you were doing a play or a musical instead of a film with photographs, you can ask a photographer to edit the photos, you have all these lights set up very particular to make you look a certain way and have several shots with runway modeling, you have a chance. I already feel challenged by height and the heels were the most challenging part of the pageant for me too. Many of the comments on the contest video are like her. Great, except what she was doing when she walked down the runway.

I feel like this is a little bit of a redemption for me from that video, which is that we have this nice walk down the runway, that ferocity. I would love to see you walk. where is she now that was pretty salty Lynott I couldn't tell I didn't think about it all the time I don't look good word breathe take it out can you do lunges yeah look at her you're doing so well? Yes, and that's what you do. I just want you to get comfortable with transitioning the weight to one foot and then go out with the one with less weight, so if you come from this direction you move, wait here, yeah, yeah.

Okay, I felt a little scared, so when you get to the end of the walkway, walking back is so epic and getting intimidating, everything is like while you can, yeah, with your arms, when you walk, brush your arm a little behind From your butt, my favorite tip Savannah taught me was to angle the way my arms swung at my sides. I looked at my hike before and after and the difference was crazy. The touch at the top would be facial expressions. I'll watch you play a little. give them some nice eye movement yeah, I feel like I finally have a key understanding of how to walk the runway.

I think I used to think it was just being confident and strutting and now I realize there are real techniques to moving your body. differently to give that look, so for about three months after the parade experience, it's been a little difficult. I've been working out a lot and dieting for this video and applying for a lot of shows, then I actually got more responses than I thought. I would like the conversation to always move in a really positive direction until they find out what I'm like and suddenly people aren't interested in having me on their show, that's been a hard thing to deal with and something I didn't expect to be so big. big thing from my research I discovered that there are petite models Kim Kardashian is 5:3 Priyanka Chopra is five five but they are not actually necessarily classified as runway models, so what exactly is it about a runway show that requires the models to be easygoing models?

They are usually tall and thin because there is a standard size that is used when cutting samples. All designers have to create what they call a sample collection, it is the first real prototype of the clothing and that sample has to be a specific size so that when they sample it. is sent to New York for New York Fashion Week a model can wear that outfit she's still a model in Paris that's very interesting because I always assumed that people in the fashion industry only wanted tall, thin women because that It was what they thought was beautiful.

Do you think designers should have a responsibility to show more diversity in their shows? I think so and they know it and you're starting to see a little bit more of that, you're seeing more women of color in the shows. I'm even seeing women who are shorter, so I think it's just a matter of those who are persistent and don't take no for an answer. High fashion modeling is all about the star's clothes and clothes, meanwhile, at pageants, you're the star I went to. a cast and unfortunately I had been training too much and I had gotten more muscle in my legs in my butt because I had those differences they didn't put me in a cast so you had to fit in they told you that to your face I have already been told it on multiple occasions by multiple clients It was very difficult for me to process at first, but I had to deal with the fact that that's what the industry wants, it's not about you.

Thank you so much Connie, this is amazing, okay, bye, my goodness. I'm walking in a parade. I'm going to be the shortest person. The parade is cancelled. They couldn't get the funds to make it happen, so I like my videos. Usually it's more or less like a review of the activity. It will never be like this. The video is really over, you know what I mean? I don't even know what to do we can't have a runway video when I started working for Michelle a while ago she was so determined to do a challenge accepted video where she was at.

I was going to be a runway model and walk in fashion in the show. She got rejected so many times that I think she gave up on the idea that she could one day walk on a runway, so the other day I saw that one. One of my best friends, who is a Norwegian designer, announced that she will be showing her new collection at London Fashion Week in February, so for the last few days I have been working with her and Michelle will be walking at London Fashion Week . in February, so Anakin just called me to tell me that Michelle will still be walking at Fashion Week.

We will surprise Michelle with a video telling her the news. Michelle. I am so proud of you for everything you have accomplished. I know how long you've been here. I've been working on this video. I know how important this video is not only for you but for all the women it could affect. It's happening, it's finally happening and I feel so honored to do it here with you. Hello Michele. My name is Penélope and I am the founder and designer of Capasso. I'm so excited to tell you that you're going to be walking through the Capasso fashion store at London Fashion Week.

We are so excited to have you and see you in heaven. If you said what, oh boy, this video is dead, we're going to London for real here at the airport getting ready for our flight to London Bentley, this moment feels a little surreal, finally being at the airport where everything else wants: all the TSA workers who are during the shutdown thank you, thank you for keeping us a very, very important segment, snack time with G, it's night with me, just pull the red tap once you're safely off the plane, inflating more, don't you want the mouth?

I feel like I'm like the newest tourist, can't find anyone shorter than me who has walked the runway, yet last fall a robot walked the runway, is this a joke? This walked on the runway before a short person did, what is it, he is definitely shorter than him, oh. Today's robot is amazing. I loved all this bling. I love the bling. I'm mad at this robot, honestly, he wasn't even wearing clothes, he was just standing there. Hello, I'm Fernando Festa in 2012. I started passing. Our design is always playful and strong. and feminine I love colors so I always try to incorporate colors into the collection when Anakin came and asked me, I was very excited and I thought Michelle suited Cabasa very well, we love diversity so we try to incorporate that into our models and then different. sizes so we have the largest size range of all the fun brands, it's always been important to me to show different sizes because I've been bigger and I felt a little embarrassed about it and I want to show those that are very my clothes and that you no You don't have to be one size fits all, just be you.

I really like this outfit, so it makes me feel very safe. The shoes are the part that dresses me. Yes, the hardest part can be walking in high heels and then just having the confidence to occupy the space. and own the whole thing, but I think Michelle loves things, soToday will be a walk in the park. We are going around London taking some photographs at some of the key sites of the new Cocozza line. I'm very excited about this. Many models who are here for Fashion Week often also shoot for the designers. It's the night before the stash.

I can not believe it. I'm walking at London Fashion Week. I've been sitting here preparing everything for tomorrow. and something hit me at the beginning of this challenge about nine months ago. I guess I got a coach. I was following a very strict diet. Sometimes I would work out several times a day to try to get that runway model body and experience what it is like. I liked being a runway model when I got rejected all the time and initially abandoned the idea of ​​this video. I stopped doing it because I thought the video was dead and suddenly I'm dead and he really loves an exciting fashion show and I didn't really have time to diet or exercise or try to sculpt my body into a runway model body in so short time, but for some reason I'm here the night before the show and I don't really care.

I'm really at peace with my body and how it is right now and I think that's why ultimately when you read this video I won't include any of the training. or diet, I have this newfound confidence and I'm going to improve it tomorrow if I'm able to walk down a runway in high heels with hundreds of people looking at me and cameras pointed at me and then own my confidence. I'm going to see that as a success of this video, it's the day of the fashion show, now we go to the venue to do a final fitting and get our hair and makeup done.

The robot has a robot, it has already become like this. Busy here I always know when a model has walked into the room because there and even modeling for a year so do you really feel comfortable on a catwalk? you wanted to get the date, let me make it ready Isola can't believe that I'm here, you know, because I was rejected by many because I was too short and now I'm like not short, I don't know five two, my name is Deborah and I'm the CEO of Spanish fashion. I've been presenting shows for emerging designers in London for 10 years.

Michele is the shortest person we've ever had. We've never had anyone past probably five and six pointed because apparently my gait is I'm okay, that's great, so inhale six feet. stand out, which is fine, but you know you can still bring the power, so usually when you're a professional model hired by a fashion show on the day of the show, you're brought into a group of models and the designers They carefully choose you to model. a variety of different shows sitting here relaxing and this guy comes it's like we're the right size, let's go and it was like he already knew he was just going to walk through a Plaza and he wasn't actually supposed to be included In that group, two models, let's try this now.

I'm a little bit nervous. I just got placed in a butterfly show. I have no idea what I'm wearing. There were things that everyone was picking up, so I went with a third designer. and I was actually very excited because I love the clothes and the colors, but it was too low compared to being swapped with someone else. Which is so cool to be considered. I don't think that's right, but I understand why. All models must be the same size. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised by the diversity of models at the fashion show in terms of skin tone and ethnicity.

There was even a model that had a prosthetic leg. Kiara Boardy is a professional model among the top three finalists. Miss Italy, USA, who competes, we thought Yanik was going to be the shortest model to ever walk. Yes, I'm very nervous. I haven't done this before. I know you have to walk. I've been saying this all. week but honestly, I'm just excited. I've thought about why I'm not more nervous. I tripped at the beauty pageant. What could happen here? Something that all of these challenges in this particular series have taught me is confidence a year ago.

If I had done this challenge, I would have been a complete wreck of nerves all week and at this point I have been pushed to overcome my fears over and over again, but it's honestly where I feel comfortable now that I have the option, if I actually do it. . I'm nervous that I only have 30 seconds to make it look amazing and I have to be perfect or whatever, or I can choose to just have fun, I can finally do a challenge in this series where I can enjoy it. It has been a great day. here at London Fashion Week people come in droves to see the fashion here bloggers models photographers fundamentally buyers and at the end of the day there is a lot at stake here for the last nine months so a lot of people told me you're not allowed to do that being a catwalk model, anyone should be able to walk that way it was and here I am, I love it.

I am very proud to say that I am the shortest model to ever walk with the best of fashion at London Fashion Week. This experience taught me a lot about confidence. owning my power and proud of who I am. I highly recommend other designers to be more open to the idea of ​​including more models of all shapes, sizes and colors in their shows if medium to small sized brands like pupusa can be inclusive in this. capacity there is no excuse for bigger brands not to follow suit next. I went to some non-traditional models that I think are incredibly inspiring, confident and deserve more attention, so be sure to check out their pages and give them a follow if you guys enjoyed this video, this is just an idea to do it, if you enjoyed it, give it a thumbs up. thumbs up, comment below what challenge I have to take on next and as always, subscribe.

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