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First-Ever Plus-Size Show Hits N.Y.C. Fashion Week!
Sep 16th
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People Magazine’s Thailan Pham reports: ‘It wasn’t all stick-thin models ruling the runways during New York Fashion Week, as curvy stars like Nikki Blonsky, Gabourey Sidibe and model Emme sat front row yesterday to take in the first-ever plus-size show during fashion’s most high-drama week. “This is a milestone in the plus-size community. We’ve never had anything like this,” Blonsky said at the OneStopPlus.com presentation on Wednesday. “To be in New York City Fashion Week, which I think is the biggest fashion week in the world, to be here is just a huge thing for us.” And plus-size model Emme, couldn’t have agreed more: “You have to join forces to make a statement and to be part of a revolution. It’s monumental in its reach,” Emme told PEOPLE, adding, “I think the big statement that’s going to be made with this fashion show is not only going to be made within the full-figured community but I think it’s going to talk to the bottom line of design houses, designers, and business people involved in fashion,” she said. “Why don’t we make clothes above a size 12? Why don’t we load heavier in sizes 14, 16, and 18 in stores? Just change More >
New York Fashion Week’s garden variety: Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan & Barbara Tfank
Sep 14th
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LA Time’s correspondent Booth Moore reports on the NYC Fashion Week experience:
Maybe it’s the grow-your-own food movement, the popularity of farmers markets, or simply the fact that these are spring collections, but botany is sprouting up as a theme all over the runways.
Carolina Herrera took colors, prints and floral appliques from 18th century botanical plates for her collection, which included a gown hand-painted with the image of a flower, along with its name and species.
For her Garden of Eden-themed collection, Monique Lhuillier worked with cherry blossom print taffeta, draping it into a pleated A-line cocktail dress and a ball gown. (Also spotted: “sage green,” “mint floral” and “poppy” organza.)
At Donna Karan, shoes were decorated with leather leaves and gauzy long slip dresses were “saffron-stained” and “tamarind-distressed.” A rough-textured, jute-colored nubuck jacket was reminiscent of a seed sack.
Jenny Packham, who is fast becoming a favorite of the red carpet set for her lovely gowns — many of which have sleeves, for those who care about that sort of thing — tapped wallpaper specialists de Gournay to design the moody, hand painted florals for her finale gowns, one in a silk crepe de chine with a beaded tulle shoulder.
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New York Fashion Week: Marc Jacobs’ ’70s show
Sep 14th
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The LA Times’ Boothe Moore breaks down the Marc Jacobs show @ NY Fashion Week:
At Marc Jacobs’ spring/summer show, the look was unmistakably Jodi Foster from the 1976 film “Taxi Driver.”
Which is not to say that the models looked like preteen prostitutes exactly — but that they looked like bright lights in the dark city.
Hearkening back to the 1970s, these are clothes for strutting your stuff and looking like you’re living large even if you’re not — long, floaty halter dresses in geometric prints; slinky, one-shoulder striped jersey gowns; puffy sleeve blouses worn with even puffier long skirts cinched with leather sashes and finished off with overgrown corsages; zigzag patterned metallic knits and enormous straw hats with the rims turned back.
Suiting was a focus, but it was glam suiting, such as a cropped butterscotch satin jacket and matching short-shorts, a sorbet pink satin pants suit with flared trousers, or an over-sized blazer embroidered with bands of silver and gold sequins, worn atop fluid cream silk crepe trousers.
It might not have been the most thought-provoking Marc Jacobs collection, but it was exuberant, from the pink, purple, black and gold color palette to the glitter-dusted platform sandals. Top it off with great-looking structured, flap-front handbags, More >
How much money should you expect to invest in your new career?
Mar 3rd
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New talent will need to invest money in their career in entertainment. Though no one can be sure how much money you will spend, you should focus spending on specific things like talent development and increasing opportunities.
You may need professional training, which means you will have to invest in acting classes or an acting coach to boost your chances at being successful in a career in entertainment. New talent always needs some kind of direction; how much you spend on it is up to you.
Headshots and comp cards will cost money too. New talent interested in pursuing a career in entertainment will absolutely need comp cards. The headshot is the centerpiece of the comp card, and a good one could cost you a lot of money. You may also need to spend money on new clothing and makeup for your photoshoots.
Breaking into a career in entertainment will also require networking; this may mean that you will have to spend money to attend events. You will also need to spend money on transportation if you want to get to your auditions and other meeting.
What should you expect in a talent agent’s contract?
Mar 3rd
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When a talent agent presents you with the opportunity to sign a contract, you should first understand all the elements of the contract before you commit to it. Make sure you are serious about pursuing your career in entertainment and ask yourself if you feel confident that this agent will help you obtain acting opportunities.
Is the contract exclusive or non-exclusive? If the contract is exclusive, you will not be able to pursue acting opportunities with any other talent agency until your contract expires. If the contract is non-exclusive, you are free to develop your career in entertainment by working with any other talent agency; however, doing so is discouraged.
Study the terms of the contract. Will your agent receive commission even when they don’t directly provide you with acting opportunities? How much will your agent earn? The typical percentage that agents earn is between 10 and 15 percent. What is the duration of the contract, and how will this affect your career in entertainment? Talent agency contracts usually last 12 months, but some can last up to 24 months.
Make sure you ask lots of questions; learn the contract like the back of your hand and consider all the pros and cons. More >
Managing School While Pursuing Your Acting/Modeling Career
Mar 3rd
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How do you juggle your career in entertainment with school assignments? One of the biggest challenges that young actors face is finding time for both acting/ modeling opportunities and homework.
Not only will you have to study for tests and write essays, but you will also have to study your industry and work on your talents and image. A career in entertainment can seem like an education in itself. You will need to learn about everything involved with auditions and promotions.
Most teachers won’t accept auditions or modeling opportunities as valid excuses for not completing homework. You don’t want your grades to suffer while you’re pursuing your dreams. You never know how you will feel about your career in entertainment in the future, and you want to make sure you have lots of opportunities if things don’t work out for you.
Some young actors choose homeschooling instead of the traditional school route. Home-schooling gives young actors a more flexible schedule, which means more time to pursue acting and modeling opportunities. Juggling a career in entertainment and school will be a challenge, but it’s a worthwhile one if you’re serious about your dreams.
What Kind of Work Can a Child Actor Book?
Mar 3rd
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Children pursuing a career in entertainment will want to know what type of work is easiest to obtain. When they are first trying to become an actor or an actress, will it be easier to get cast in a commercial, a film, or a television show? Well, some of it depends on luck.
Auditions for a commercial casting may be more competitive than auditions for films or television shows. To become an actor or actress in commercials, you should understand that a lot of people are involved: agents, advertisers, and numerous directors.
When working on your career in entertainment, know that each situation will be different. Try not to set your heart on any one type of work because you never know what will happen. It’s difficult to say which type of work will be easiest to obtain. So much depends on the child’s talents, experience, and the people making the decisions.
Researching an Agent
Mar 3rd
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Before you meet an agent, let alone agree to work with one, you need to do your research. Find out everything you can about the talent or modeling agency. If you really want to become a model, and you’re serious about a career in entertainment, you should be a well-informed.
If you have access to a computer with an Internet connection, you should have no problem researching talent and modeling agencies. Most agencies have websites with all the information you could ever want to know about pursuing a career in entertainment.
Websites like Yelp and Google Local offer forums where customers to post reviews; you want to know if clients have had good or bad experiences. Also, don’t be afraid to ask to speak with the agency’s other clients. You are interviewing the agency as much as they are interviewing you.
The best agencies will help you become a model and develop your career in entertainment as long as you are willing to work for them too. Come prepared with a list of questions that you want to ask the agent. Show them that you’re serious about your career, and they will treat you with mutual respect.
What is a talent agency?
Mar 3rd
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At a talent agency, agents help launch acting careers by finding jobs for actors and actresses. If you are interested in pursuing a career in entertainment, you will want to try to secure a first meeting with a talent agent and then prove to him or her that you are a worthy candidate.
Agents earn a living by claiming a percentage of the money their clients make. It is to an agent’s advantage to choose the best clients and get their clients work. Acting careers can be made or broken by agent contracts so make sure you trust your agent and his or her ability to get you work. A career in entertainment is definitely enhanced by a hard-working talent agent.
What agents are looking for is the newest, freshest talent, and they will ignore your lack of experience if you can really impress them. They find new talent interested in pursuing careers in entertainment by recruiting hopefuls. Some agencies accept portfolios while others only approach talent that has been referred to them. Rarely is new talent scouted on the street.
If you’re serious about your acting career, you should know the “big four”, four of the biggest entertainment talent agencies. These talent More >
