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04-25-2019 03:16 PM
@sidsmom wrote:Don’t understand.
Shouldn’t a S/M/XL on a professional model looks the same
as on a customer? What would be the difference?
Yes it does make a difference. Professional models whether plus or regular sized have certain specifications that have to meet which ensures they look good in the clothes they model. It's not like every size 4 has a model's body because they don't. Same goes for missy sizes and plus sizes. If saw the jumpsuit on a plus size model who was 5'10 with lean legs, that would not have had the same effect as seeing it on a 5-6 wom dimples and rolls who wasn't in 6 inch heels. That makes a big difference. I don't know if this is something special, I saw a customer-model yester day too or if it's something new they are just rolling out.
04-25-2019 03:57 PM
Oh goodie! I could use a free trip to Florida. Don't know what kind of clothes they could put on me, tho. I'm "extra short". Maybe I could sell pots and pans..............
04-25-2019 04:20 PM
@chrystaltree wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:Don’t understand.
Shouldn’t a S/M/XL on a professional model looks the same
as on a customer? What would be the difference?
Yes it does make a difference. Professional models whether plus or regular sized have certain specifications that have to meet which ensures they look good in the clothes they model. It's not like every size 4 has a model's body because they don't. Same goes for missy sizes and plus sizes. If saw the jumpsuit on a plus size model who was 5'10 with lean legs, that would not have had the same effect as seeing it on a 5-6 wom dimples and rolls who wasn't in 6 inch heels. That makes a big difference. I don't know if this is something special, I saw a customer-model yester day too or if it's something new they are just rolling out.
Then you would have a zillion different scenarios for zillion different sizes
Size 4: busty
Size 4: hippy
Size 4: short waisted long legs
Size 4: long waisted short legs
Size 4: cellulite
Size 4: apple shape
Size 4: pear shape
Size 4: athletic shape
...and on & on. And this is only size 4 in petite.
The set would get really crowded with all those models.🙃
I’ve said this before in other posts...at a certain point in one’s life,
you should know what looks good on you. I would think my 59yrs
of Life buying clothes which I feel good in or get compliments on
will be something I will purchase again & again. And for those things
I want to try ‘180’...I really don’t give a rat’s-patooty what someone
else thinks. A professional model is just presenting the item, showing
the colors, showing the ‘hand’ of the garment. No more; no less.
It really doesn’t make a difference if the model is pro or ‘real.’
Most of us have lived a long life buying clothes out of catalogs,
buying dress patterns & otherwise buying clothes without a model
of any type...and those clothes were still purchased & looked good.
Why has this formula changed in the TV Shopping Era?
04-25-2019 04:24 PM
Colleen had a customer model on for the jewelry show a few nights ago. Sheryl Crow's line had a customer model on a year ago. Fun idea, not sure if they really help sell. they are usually short ladies, hunched over standing rooted to one spot with the fig leaf pose.
04-25-2019 04:26 PM
That's pretty cool. I would never be able to be comfortable doing that though.
Christopher and Banks has fashion shows with customer models too. I have been asked to model several times. It is not my thing and I declined. I do like the idea though.
04-25-2019 06:03 PM
HSN is celebrating Customer Appreciation Month...it ends the last day in April. It's been explained over & over that's why customers are models on the shows & appearing in film clips.
04-25-2019 07:47 PM
@kitcat51 wrote:HSN is celebrating Customer Appreciation Month...it ends the last day in April. It's been explained over & over that's why customers are models on the shows & appearing in film clips.
I didn't know this and there are probably others who didn't know this as they don't watch much if at all.
But I doubt that HSN (or any on air retailer) would do this if they didn't think it would increase sales. Whether it does or not I don't know.
04-25-2019 07:54 PM
Seems like a stupid idea to me. But then a lot of what happens on tv falls into that category as far as I am concerned now.
04-25-2019 07:55 PM
@Sooner wrote:Seems like a stupid idea to me. But then a lot of what happens on tv falls into that category as far as I am concerned now.
When I buy a car I want to see it clean, shined up and without junk on the back seat. Not the way my car might look at times.
04-25-2019 08:43 PM - edited 04-25-2019 11:24 PM
Using customers as models isn't a good way to evaluate a design. Models are super thin so you see the shape of the piece, not the shape of the model.
For example, if a woman modeling has a large waist, of course the item will have to fit her. How can you compare yourself to her? Only women with her body shape can identify.
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