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Sukie in the Graveyard
01/15/09

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I wish I could go to work with my hair up like that...

Why can't jeans be normal work attire? What is wrong with a pony tail 5 days a week?

I've seen more bad khakis here than bad jeans. :(

Damn you Apollonia, and your cute, cute kerchief.

Now I'm bitter and I've already had my "I'm Bitter Twix" Where's my "Back Off Bucko M&Ms"?
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Blueberrypie
01/15/09

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I did ONE modeling/television spot while living in Asia-never again! The shoot went 6 hours over, was soooo boring you have no idea. I cannot imaging doing it for a living (although, I wasn't exactly getting wined and dined with jewelery,clubs, etc so it could at least have its perks in that respect...)
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gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy
01/15/09

@Blueberrypie: Har. I did some bikini/beach clothing modeling for a few surf shops here back in my twenties, and the most I got for it was a bikini and some flip-flops.

I guess it was supposed to be for the fun of it, and god I wish I had photos. My fat ass could use some encouragement right about now.
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sportz.star
01/15/09

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It's amazing to see how many people and how much time it could take to sell something as uncomplicated as panty-hose.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
01/15/09

@sportz.star: Your pantyhose are uncomplicated? I'd like to buy mine where you buy yours.

Silky, control-top, reinforced-toe, sheer-toe, all-day, energy sheer ... *goes away muttering*
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the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
01/15/09

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I want to see this!! And it's not in Netflix. booo
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the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
01/15/09

@Andalucian Chic: eh screw it. I'm gonna buy the DVD
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Sukie in the Graveyard
01/15/09

@Andalucian Chic: well, crap. I was just about to head over to Netflix!

They aren't the most reliable source for documentaries, it seems. (there are others I have tried to get)
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Tara Incognita
01/15/09

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I had a boss like this guy once. If you got trapped by the mail cubbies with him you were a goner.
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BabyJane
01/15/09

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I seem to remember that Sandra Bernhardt was a Zoli model too, although I could be wrong.
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Penny
01/15/09

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Thanks for the heads up on this, I will have to rent it.

I will, always and forever, loved Unzipped. And I consider Funny Face to be a Fashion Film.
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sassyredhead
01/15/09

@Penny Plastic (Archetype): Ahhh, Unzipped is a fantastic documentary.
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BabyJane
01/15/09

@Penny Plastic (Archetype): Funny Face is one of my favorite movies!
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emilyanne
01/15/09

@BabyJane: one of mine too. And it is a fashion film.
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Penny
01/15/09

@BabyJane: @ChildBride: That whole "Ring A Dem Bells" song and dance is one of my favorite musical moments.

@Macloserboy: Yep, namely Domiva. And the fashion editor and photographer are meant to to be Vreeland and Avedon - although I am sure you know that ;-)

You should read "Diana Vreeland," it's a good book. That woman had mad style.
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cirocco
01/15/09

@Penny Plastic (Archetype): Itty-bitty correction: her name's Dovima, not Domiva.
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Penny
01/15/09

@cirocco: Thanks! I Googled it because I could not remember and just grabbed from a source...

@ChildBride: I never saw Infamous, but I loved Factory Girl, and Douglas.
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TheGirlWithTheGoldenEyes
01/15/09

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God Tatiana!

It's almost sad that you must be gorgeous on the outside - because you are so talentedly gorgeous on the inside. I bet few in your modeling world even know that about you.

And for all the hard things a model has to do and see, I'm glad there's one out there who's not a 13 year old uneducated Lithuanian - but is instead thoughtful, intellectual, inspired, mature.

All this stuff is just fuel for the fire, fodder for your book. Your true calling is so completely obviously writing my dear, not pouting!
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Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka
01/15/09

@TheGirlWithTheGoldenEyes: Late to the game, but def agree.
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Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred)
01/15/09

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That was a fantastic article, if heartbreaking. I had never heard of her before today, either.
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ObtuseIntolerant
01/14/09

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I agree, Tatiana, you are ACES!
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misspell
01/14/09

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Thank you for this. It's beautifully written, and it brings out the real pain and sickness of something that the general public prefers to see as a sort of glamourous tragedy.
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Sukie in the Graveyard
01/14/09

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God Damn It! Wiki has no article on Wallis. Bastards.
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littlebunnyfoofoo
01/14/09

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You're a hell of a writer, Tatiana. Keep planning that book and taking notes ("bewildering curlicue of moments" - wow!) because I for one will be first in line to read it!

Am off to read the VF article now.
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PhillyLass
01/14/09

@littlebunnyfoofoo: Seconded. You *must* write that dreamed-of book. I'll definitely buy it.
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msAnthrope
01/14/09

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They all knew, and nobody directly intervened.

but wallis made clear over and over again that she accepted the treatment from claude and that she loved him. it seems unlikely anybody would've been able to help her. she would've just returned to him again and again.
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TheUptightMidwesterner
01/14/09

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Modeling sounds like it is so dehumanizing and horrific..why keep doing it?

I mean, if you see it eroding your sense of self, and you are treated like an object, why not get out?
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sportz.star
01/14/09

@TheUptightMidwesterner considers North Face and Sorel high ...: It's not my profession, but it seems from this and other postings Tatiana has done, that the balance of interests tends to continually fall to continuing, because quitting means giving up a job that others envy, that pays well, and that doesn't require a lot of "work." It also always seems like inertia plays a heavy role.

But, this is just what I get from reading other people'es stories.
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Sukie in the Graveyard
01/14/09

@sportz.star:

@TheUptightMidwesterner considers North Face and Sorel high fashion:

this might help:

[jezebel.com]

and maybe this:

[jezebel.com]

and she might laugh at the "pays well" part. And the "work" part. And I'm gonna guess the "envy" part.

For her, I'm guessing from reading all her posts, it's a job she just loves. There are good parts and there are bad parts. The good just outweigh the bad.

Tatiana, I hope this is all okay and I'm not speaking out of turn.
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TheUptightMidwesterner
01/14/09

@Sukie in the Graveyard: I understand that, and I have read all her posts, but I still don't understand the benefits versus the sacrifice. Maybe I was just asking out loud, I don't know. I cannot wrap my brain around it, and my primary job is one of the most stressful in the world..
Honestly, I just don't think I could take being a model with all that she describes..

Tatiana you are a much stronger woman than I...
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