PHOTO: What A Month Of Shows Will Do To A Model’s Feet

by Verena von Pfetten | 3:29 pm, October 11th, 2011

People really like to complain about fashion week. Because it’s so hard! We have to skip meals sometimes. And work long hours! And watch pretty clothes come down a runway on prettier people while even prettier people sit six rows in front of us. Fashion week is hard! But you know who it’s really hard on? The models.

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First of all, while we all think we’re busy, they’re going to almost as many shows and getting a head-to-toe makeover between each one. Take, for example, the exchange Women’s Wear Daily had with model Chrystal Copland, who opened Louis Vuitton this season.

What was the most not-fun thing about doing the shows?
The hair pulling. I’ve lost half of my hair in the past month because it just gets ripped out. But it’ll grow back. I mean, you just have to think you’re there to work and that’s part of your work. That’s how I get through it.

Emphasis ours. But even worse are their feet. Their poor feet! Our feet hurt after a week of shows and we almost categorically only wear flats. Now imagine your feet were shoved into a different pair of heels five times a day, none of which fit you because who cares? Now imagine doing that every day for a month. Are you done imagining? Good. Because this is what your feet would look like.

Louis Vuitton, Spring 2012, via darklamb.tumblr.com.

Modeling’s not the hardest job in the world, but it certainly isn’t easy.

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I get really irritated by people that complain about attending fashion week (whatever city). Seriously find another job if you despise it that much. Others will take your seat gladly if they actually thrive over beautiful garments and viewing collections. Models… I don’t think they complain that much getting to walk at a fashion week.
Jennifer Fitzgibbons

I think it it horrible what the fashion industry does to the poor model’s feet. They are going to have screwed up feet for life. Most models are tall, most models have bigger feet since they are tall, They need to start sending a variety of size shoes and mainly tall ones. I don’t know how the poor girls walk in high heel shoes that are way too small for them anyway. The fashion industry shouldn’t be able to mutilate models feet just for fashion. They shouldn’t be ripping out their hair either. If it’s causing them pain and causing them to have deformities for the rest of their life then it’s not ok. Model or not, they should have rights like other US workers. Most of them are young, who is going to speak up for them?
iHEARTfash-on

That is soooo grossssssss
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Thanks very much for post, I may observe I did the matching thing when I detected the identical difficulty like the one who is speaking.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bette-Ann-Libin/1624072978 Bette-Ann Libin

Do the models put make up on their feet, ankles and legs when they work?
I have never seen this extent of extreme trauma on anyone!
I thought I may have seen the worst (I am a classical ballet teacher/former dancer)~
This is hideous, raw and brings out the demonic side of modeling, and then some.
I mean, who would buy these shoes as is?

PHOTO: What A Month Of Shows Will Do To A Model’s Feet

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