
It's time for more Model Memoirs. This week Rachel talks about the role of agencies and how they can be both necessary and productive and also emotionally destructive and frustrating.
Episode Guide:
02:40 What is a modeling agency? What do they do?
04:00 How did I get signed to a modeling agency?
07:15 Other ways to find an agency
09:15 Make a copy of your contract and keep it somewhere you can find it!
11:00 Conditions of a contract
14:10 So you've been signed to an agency, now what?
17:45 Lessons I have learned from my experience working with agencies.
20:15 Anonymous messages from other models about their experiences with agencies.
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Jan 16, 2020
21 min

These Model Memoirs come with a trigger warning. This episode tackles creeps in the industry, specifically photographers.
02:10 Rachel's experience with sexual misconduct
06:00 What does the word "professional" mean in an industry that can be very informal?
11:50 Sunnaya Nash braves the storm
13:40 Ariana Grande in response to criticism of Marcus Hyde
14:40 Kim Kardashian in response to criticism of Marcus Hyde
16:00 Mario Testino somehow "shocks" the fashion industry
Additional Reading:
https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a29943977/kim-kardashian-mario-testino-north-west-diet-prada/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/14/mario-testino-and-bruce-weber-models-claim-fashion-vogue
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a15156038/mario-testino-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-multiple-models/
https://www.vogue.com/article/anna-wintour-responds-mario-testino-bruce-weber-sexual-misconduct-allegations
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/style/mario-testino-bruce-weber-harassment.html
https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/marcus-hyde-photographer-allegations-sexual-assault-everything-to-know-1203225790/
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/instagram-takes-down-marcus-hyde-account
https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/five-models-accusing-bruce-weber-of-misconduct-in-federal-case-to-be-identified-1202993817/
https://www.thecut.com/2019/07/ariana-grande-kim-kardashian-respond-to-accusations-against-marcus-hyde-photographer.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kim-kardashian-photographer-marcus-hyde-nude-photos_n_5d37630fe4b020cd994af55f
Safe spaces to report creeps:
https://www.vox.com/a/sexual-harassment-assault-allegations-list/mario-testino
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Dec 26, 2019
20 min

Join your host Rachel Reed as she talks about living in model apartments and partying in the industry.
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Dec 19, 2019
25 min

This week on Model Memoirs Rachel talks about test shoots and showroom jobs.
Episode Guide
01:10 Test shoots, dearest test shoots. Are they a waste of your time? Do you even recognize yourself? Are they amazing and exactly what your book needed?
Test Shoot Team
04:45 Photographers
06:50 Make-up artists and hair stylists
08:30 Stylists
Showroom
10:45 Welcome to the showroom
16:24 story time
Original song Model Sample by Hannah Suggs
Additional Music provided by the YouTube Audio Library
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Dec 12, 2019
23 min

This week on Model Memoirs, Rachel answers some questions and addresses some assumptions about her modeling career.
Episode Guide
The Questions
00:45 How did you get into modeling?
01:50 What are your least favorite parts about modeling?
03:00 What are some unwanted questions and objectifications?
03:50 What is your favorite modeling moment?
05:18 How has modeling changed you?
The Assumptions
06:30 Models just get paid to be pretty
08:13 Models are mean, stuck up and entitled
09:20 Models are confident and perfect
10:48 All models are rich
11:55 Models go to cool places all the time
13:00 Models don't eat
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Dec 5, 2019
15 min

Welcome to Model Memoirs. In today's episode, your host Rachel Reed discusses two important aspects of professional modeling: digitals and castings.
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Nov 28, 2019
18 min

The Official Trailer for Season 1 of Model Memoirs, a new weekly show about being a professional model in the fashion industry. Coming November 28th 2019!
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Nov 21, 2019
39 sec