Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Model behavior
New York is filled with models, which doesn't really contribute to overcrowding, given their width. I think they had a lunch break or something, because a bit before noon they'd flooded H&M on Lower Broadway, as well as the street in front, portfolios in hand. While H&M might seem like slumming for a model, it's not as if they'd use that hour to chase down Mr. Softie. It's weird how, even in a crowd of mainly thin people, some of whom are quite tall, models nevertheless stand out. Part of it is that they look so androgynous, but it's also the extent to which they enjoy gazing into the mirror for minutes on end to see how they look in $3 H&M jewelry. This may have something to do with them being 14 and from huts in the former Yugoslavia or wherever it is today's models are plucked from, or it may be that, consistent with stereotype, they're often more than a bit dim.
"This may have something to do with them being 14 and from huts in the former Yugoslavia or wherever it is today's models are plucked from"
ReplyDeleteThey're recently perfected the technique of growing them in model farms in Moldova. Something about the combination of the soil and the sunshine there is perfect for growing tall 'n' wispy models.
"or it may be that, consistent with stereotype, they're often more than a bit dim."
They're not dim, just strung out on smack. Nothing says pretty vacant like smack.
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Lots of models in the SoHo. In all of the New York, no neighborhood has more models than the SoHo. There are some in the NoHo, some in the Chelsea, and some in the Tribeca. But the SoHo is model central.
I was having a drink with Snooky Lanson at the Stagedoor bar under the CBS headquarters in 1958 when four models walked in wanting to 'get sloshed'. Too skinny, even in those days, so we saved our money. Whoa, just looked left and saw the la bona comment but can't read the bottom. Be right back.
ReplyDeleteDo you know la bona? Screwy question for your blog. Oh well, to each her own. Have fun (sounds like you do so you probably don't need that advice).
ReplyDeleteOne other thing: you are a pretty savvy photographer...some good shots.
ReplyDeleteI don't really understand the abortion comment. Huh.
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