<![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes" - Jezebel Comments]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes" - Jezebel Comments]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Honestly, this feature is just superb. I'm obsessed with fashion but I am cursed with a total hatred for bad writing. What's more, I do not give compliments lightly... or frequently, for that matter. But I am posting this comment to say that TATIANA IS PHENOMENAL and please never ever ever let her stop blogging. This is gold. The wit! The gossip! I love it.

3dsunglasses

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @imnotsureibelievethis: Really? Everywhere I go, I seem to be able to latch onto the bright, funny models. Like we have model Gaydar or something. There are far more girls who are natively sharp-witted rather than intellectually trained, of course. But the girls who have it, have it. And they make any job so much fun.

Tatiana_Anymodel

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Just piping in to say that I loved this feature. More, please?

whynotshesaid

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I like you lots! More, please.

cricketchicka

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Fantastic. More please!

@kantwait: It's not just the glamorous stuff either. In my (non-glamorous) line of work, I pitch for a lot of jobs. Some I get, some I don't. I put the same amount of work into all of 'em, though.

thespider

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> "tatiana": your eloquence is impressive. something i have never seen/experienced in my 10 years in the industry (except once, while shooting a catalogue when I was 15). Rarely does one meet a model who researches non-peer-reviewed studies on eating disorders, or is aware of the ramifications of willingly objectifying herself; someone who is "complicit" in her own "objectification". This is someone who knows how to write, and provide supporting examples, a skill that is generally aquired in college. You are surely not a high school dropout. i guess my main question is: why are you anonymous? I'm a bit of a skeptic; mainly because of my own experiences in this vapid business, full of "girls" who go to casting after casting without a thought passing through.
Thanks for writing this column. It sheds much light and answers people's questions. I guess my main question is: where were the Tatiana's when I was working? It would have been a much less lonely job.


imnotsureibelievethis

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> more please

jessthink

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @Archetype: Yeah I was thinking the same thing. My sister is a model and I feel awful for her (yeah...poor her, right? haha) because she gets asked DAILY how much she eats. She's been 5'10" since middle school and she got picked on more than the 300 pound kid did. People act like tall skinny people have it all, but we don't. We get gawked at, put down, and despised for no reason other than we have good genes. Sure, I don't expect people to feel bad for us, that's just ridiculous. But it's along the lines of telling someone they're too fat. When people joke and call me a "skinny bitch" or tell me to stop barfing after I eat, it's not friggin' funny! I think it's awesome that people have become so aware of eating disorders, but not all skinny people have them. I can gaurentee that I've stayed up and cried for boobs and hips more nights than others girls have stayed up and cried to be thinner.

AnnaWintwhore

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @geisha1010: I'll respond to this here, since it's more of a personal question. No, you're not over the hill at all. As many fourteen year olds as there are crowding this industry, there are also plenty of oldies. Personality, a large part of which is of course life experience, won't get you jobs alone. But if you have the right look, and come across well in person/seem like you'd be fun and interesting to work with, you might just beat that teenager for the job by a nose. Also: lie! Lie shamelssly. I do. And so does Agyness. [www.dailymail.co.uk]

I was talking to a booker from a top Milan agency just this weekend, and he said he had recently started a 23-year-old with no prior experience. Just on the basis of some killer polaroids. So don't worry so much about being twenty.

You mentioned you were working on your measurements - that's the important thing. There is no real market for women slightly larger than runway models, but smaller than true plus girls (the size 6-10 bracket you mentioned). It's one of the industry's many blind spots. So your choices are size down or size up.

If it makes you feel better, I had to lose two inches off my waist and hips to start modeling, and it actually wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. And once I had the 24-inch waist, agencies started biting. Despite my also being well post-teenaged!

Tatiana_Anymodel

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @Reluctant Financier: No, but I met Tatiana Usova once. At a casting in Milan. She is breathtakingly beautiful and her portfolio fills not one, but two big, black books. Also she has 35 inch hips, like a certain someone! Russell Marsh, the casting agent for Prada, Miu Miu, Dries, and a slew of other top labels, came over to her and sais, "Darling, I get shivers up my spine just holding your book."

Tatiana_Anymodel

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Steingarten ftw! He also kicks ass on Iron Chef. Ain't afraid to pick fights.

Love the piece, Anonymodel.

Tisiphone

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> this is making me sad.
i am "fat" and a bad writer. i guess the world is not fair after all.
my mom lied.



bjchilipepper

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @srslyallie: Totes. Someone give this girl a column.

Directly OT: I generally refrain from snark on a given name (unless roundly deserved/sorely provoked).

But if your last name is Van Assche, your prospective customers should have fair warning, yes?

Rooo sez BISH PLZ

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> oh. my. god. you are my new favorite. besides doutzen.
whatever.

last post i metioned how hard i'm working to make it to at least where you're at.

so question,
no agency sets written weight/size limits, but what are they really? in all honesty, is there anyone out there who would hire a model between a size 6 and a size 10? and does every model need to start when she's a child? i'm 20...am i over the hill?

geisha1010

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Do the models have to pay all their airfare and rent, trainfare? If not, do their agents negotiate it for them? I read that agency fees in Paris are 70%, it seems you'd be paying to model if you also had to pay living expenses. It also seems the agency should earn their keep somehow!

Mrs. DeLesseps To You, Dahling

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> i can haz regular feature?

srslyallie

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Easily one of the best Fashion Week articles I've read. Thoughtful and insightful. More of this person please!

cardinal

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Most?

it takes a lot to laugh

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: ohh How can you hate Paula Deen? I watch her show even though I am a vegetarian. I want her to be my neighbor so I can borrow sugar and just hang out in her kitchen.

Tatiana you are fab. My ex was a model in the 90's (he did the CKone ads!) and I made him read this. He agrees w everything and says you hit the nail on the head w your descriptions.

kaylinda

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> God, this was awesome. Definitely one of the best things I've read on this site. Rock on!

vivresavie17

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Great feature, I look forward to reading more of this. I have a (dopey) question for Tatiana: Have you watched America's Next Top Model, and if so, does any of the advice and training they give have anything to do with being a working model? I prefer to think that Tyra is just crazed with power, obvs, but would like to hear your take on it.

NotEvenSlightly

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @westvillagegirl: Hee hee. I like that he makes it easy for people to understand what meats you should cook forever and what meats you shouldn't. And anything he does on pork is awesome, especially since he's southern.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> i can haz alton?

lesleykat

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> i super-heart you all for talking foodnet. i have a non-sexual crush on Alton... ok... maybe it's a little sexual but not as much as the rest of you!

lesleykat

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I just love how this post about modeling turned into a comment thread about celebrity chefs. Yeah food.

Heidiismyrealname

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: @ineffable.me: Also, I love his "cow" model ... I would gladly volunteer to be the back end if it meant being near Alton.

westvillagegirl (exhiled in chicago)

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: I completely agree with you re: Giada and Ina. Though I will say that Giada cooks some insanely fatty stuff, and that's the only way she stays so thin.

@westvillagegirl: Feasting on Asphalt is really good. There are two different series, and he goes out on the road with a crew on his motorcycle and visits various restaurants, most of them "road food." It's really good, and it's fun to see him in an unscripted environment.

Also, his was of cooking steak is the best way to do it, for sure. He can be anal, but the majority of the time, he's right on about cooking. My husband occasionally yells at the TV because he'll make statements about meat that aren't entirely correct, but yeah, he's good.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: Yeah, I agree her food is somewhat ridiculous, but I am all on board with your Alton Brown love. I have not seen this Asphalt thing of which you all speak, but I must admit I am intrigued by the idea of Alton in leather.

I use his technique for steaks, and I seriously have never had a better steak than the ones I make at home. The only problem is that you MUST have a vent or really good ventilation, or it's smoke-alarm city.

westvillagegirl (exhiled in chicago)

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: yea that broke my heart haha

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: I hate ina garten but have to admit that her food is just soooooooooo delicious looking. i just hate her whole "barefoot in the kitchen in the hamptons cooking for my possibly gay husband thing".. giada annoys me, but some of the stuff she cooks is good, other times im like wtf. thats not a meal! also she gets on my nerves because she seems too girly, i was watching that wedding cake marathon yesterday and she took a bite out of a truffle and it was the tiniest most "im just scraping the chocolate with my teeth" thing and it pissed me off. EAT IT DUDE, EAT IT!

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: Did you see the one where he spun out and broke his clavicle? I was like, "Oh noes!" Whereas when Tony Bourdain (though I do love that jackass) almost died on a four-wheeler, I just kind of laughed. Because I am an asshole.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> like this. real and well written.

pizza

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @westvillagegirl: I can understand that. And I'm not from the South, but it's seems like she says "y'all" for affect a lot, and exaggerates her accent because it's her shtick. Her food is insane. If I'm going to have more of the comfort food stuff, I'm going to turn to Ina Garten. Giada de Laurentiis is pretty good for comfort food, too.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: ditto. hahaha. but mmmm alton in a leather jacket on a motorcycle? sign me up!

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: OMG! I have sex dreams about him allll the time! It's crazy, because I don't think he's particularly attractive, but there's obviously something I like.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: Maybe my southern Grandma softens Paula's voice for me. I feel all homey when I hear her voice. But you're right about the fried butter. I once saw her make a bread pudding ... out of KRISPY KREMES. But, I have to say, it did look fucking delicious (notwithstanding its crime against the culinary arts.)

westvillagegirl (exhiled in chicago)

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: Feasting on Asphalt made me fall in love with him and is the possible cause of a deliciously dirty dream wherein me and alton had sex in the counter of the good eats kitchen.

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: Paula Deen made some nasty-looking cream cheese chocolatey thing on a stick, and they did cotton candy and some other stuff, and it was obvious that the Florence/Irvine stuff was better and much more subtle.

I was just looking up that episode to see if I could find out any details (it was around Christmas time), and I came upon an article that quoted Cora as saying that she wanted to challenge Gordon Ramsay. He would absolutely wipe the floor with her.

The thing I love about Alton Brown is that he's much snarkier (did you ever watch Feasting on Asphalt?) than he's normally portrayed, but you can see it come out every once in a while. And chill, lady, that's how a lot of people say "moussaka" (I don't know if that's right, either). Most people don't walk around saying "cwasaaaahn," either. Except maybe Ina Garten.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: There's never a good reason to be an ass to Alton Brown. Yup.

bifteck-frites

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: sorry if i dont know how to spell MOUSSAKAAAAAH

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: haha, did you see that episode? Alton said something about moussaka and she goes MOU-SSA-KAH and alton is like yea, moussaka and shes like M-O-U-SS-A-K-A-H.

I WANTED TO PUNCH HER IN THE FACE
(and so did alton, i think).

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: haha,no i didnt watch that one! which is weird, cause the food network is on at my house 24/7.
shes all like im greek, im greek, look at my greek food but its all poop! my boyfriend is half greek and we had greek easter with his family, and let me tell you, i bet you all the food there tasted 4573499879 times better than the crap she cooks, it certainly looked better.

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: Also, do NOT fuck with my boy Alton. Kevin Brasch, that's cool, but not Alton.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: She's TERRIBLE. I hate how she does all those crappy gimmicky foods on ICA, like we're supposed to be thrilled that she put some hot dogs in a basket or some shit. Ugh. Did you see the episode where she teamed up with Paula Deen against Tyler Florence and Robert Irvine? And she and Paula WON??? I mean, I know Tyler Florence is doing stuff for Applebee's now, but give me a break.

(PS--I'm a total food nerd.)

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> That was fantastic, but i am a little perplexed by this:

"Luckily enough my boyfriend has no issues with my chest appearing in the occasional fashion magazine. "

Tatiana sounds truly right-on; articulate, insightful, and smart as heck. I imagine she can hold her own. So I do not understand why we need to know what her boyfriend thinks of the nudie shots. I would, however, like to hear more about the Hammer pants.

centaurfarm

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I adore this feature! Thank you!

SniperAndAPastryChef

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: Ah! I'm so glad I've found another Cat Cora hater! hahaha. I bet you I could kick her ass if I went on that show, she makes gross food, shes rude to her peeps AND alton brown, which i do not forgive and her food is just lame. I wish they would put someone else there. She just gives women chefs a bad name.

@lesleykat: I dont even know what id do if i saw linda in the flesh. probably let out a little yelp.

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @templedrake: Yet another example about how poor economics in Eastern European countries is problematic. Americans are light-years ahead in terms of frozen bikini jail conditions. I'm sorry you had to go through that!

braak

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @fluffybudgie: Thanks. I was beginning to think I was the only one and thought there was something wrong with me.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @braak: Youre telling me! I had to serve time for this shit.

TempleDrake

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @BiscuitDoughJones: i agree. great section.
ps. I saw linda evangelista this weekend buying makeup. she's amazing in person. and she had a 3-ft long reciept from the store.

me = jealous.

lesleykat

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Love this. Keep 'em coming!

SheilsBabe

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Did anyone else read the WWD article Tatiana references above? I am curious...
Really interesting article! Thanks!!

kai1984

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: Word. I absolutely loved his food columns in Vogue, then he started appearing as a judge on Iron Chef America. What a disappointment- how could the guy who wrote such succulent words be such a poncy, condescending asshole in person?

Sigh.

fluffybudgie

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @westvillagegirl: Her love of putting mayonnaise in EVERYTHING and regularly making what appears to be butter deep fried and coated in mayonnaise. Also, her voice is equally annoying as, if not worse than, Rachel Ray's.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @templedrake: Well, that makes sense. They have very strict rules about how you treat your vegetation in frozen Russian bikini jail.

braak

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @bifteck-frites: @TruculentandUnreliable: Hate Paula Deen? Why, because of her love of butter? I'm sorry to disagree, but I kinda think she's hilarious. Now, Rachel Ray, I'd totally throw her into the yawning black hole of Yummo that she created.

westvillagegirl (exhiled in chicago)

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> this is awesome. thanks so much

ilovejohnnythunders

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @westvillagegirl: :) And I don't think you need to be a chef to be a good critic, and I think he's an excellent writer, but I also think he's a pretty arrogant asshole given his background.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @bifteck-frites: Oh God, Paula Deen inspires Rachel Ray-levels of hatred in me. That is bad. I really hate that, unlike, say, Rick Bayless, Bobby Flay hasn't even bothered to live in the areas where the food he prepares is from. He just kind of throws blue corn into everything and calls it "southwestern." My husband calls him a squeeze-bottle hack.

Also, do not want Emeril, either. Ugh. Annoying. We get it, you put garlic and pork fat in everything.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I was a model in the 90s and once starred in a Japanese music video. The first scene we shot was on an empty sound stage, and I was given a furry bikini and a pair of gigantic furry boots. Oh, also they gave me a gigantic banana leaf. When the director yelled "Rolling!", I was unsure of what to do until he told me that I was meant to hold the banana leaf as though it were my baby, which I did to the best of my ability. Until he told me that I was actually supposed to hold the banana leaf as though it were my baby and we were in jail. True. Story.

TempleDrake

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: Yeah, it kinda reminds of Pride & Prejudice, when Lady Catherine de Bourg says, "There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste. If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient."

westvillagegirl (exhiled in chicago)

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Hate Paula Deen, hate Bobby Flay, hate Marc Summers, and frankly, hate about 70% of Food Network's output.

bifteck-frites

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: Oh, Cat Cora is the WORST. And there are so many talented female chefs; I don't know why she's on there. And, yes, that really loud lady is annoying. I remember her saying that she didn't like lamb or something bizarre like that. I was like, um, WTF?

There have been a few pretty good female judges; I can't think of any off the top of my head right now, but I remember he once said something to one of them that I COULD NOT BELIEVE. I'm pretty tolerant of assholes in the industry (you have to be), but I really dislike him. Also, he seems to LUV Bobby Flay, who I think is a fucking hack.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ineffable.me: Yeah, that one female judge (can't remember her name) reminds me of the Japanese show in that she just sort of says "yummy", repeats other people and doesn't add much to the conversation. He may not be a chef but he's no slacker either. I'd put him on top chef before Padma.

hamburgerhotdog

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @MissSmithDrankyourVodka: Because it just is. It's like anything that's show business-y. You could be an actor and go on crap-tons of auditions and not get anything. Same thing with running around to castings and go-see's for modeling. You could spend a ton of time to go meet with clients/designers and just not get hired for anything. It sucks because it's not reliable income.

kantwait

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: To be fair, all the women I've seen in Iron Chef sucks ass. Starting with Cat Cora and ending with that loud lady who is always there that sucks. Maybe if they brought in some real knowledgeable ladies to judge he wouldnt have to be such a jackass.
That being said, I love him and his jackass-ness.

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ThaKadinskyPapers: Yeah they keep changin'... Dior shoes are nice to no one.

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I think every bitch who goes on ANTM and complains about or refuses to be nude or wear certain things needs to read the first answer. It's your job!

Nice piece too. I enjoy this feature.

DorothyZbornak

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ThaKadinskyPapers: Rumor has it that the chick was actually pretty tipsy backstage.

Reluctant Financier

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @MissSmithDrankyourVodka: I'd guess it's kinda like marketing/networking in other professions. Take someone out to lunch and hope to get some business down the road.

CaptainFantastic

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> At the risk of sounding Moberg-ian, I think that you're the girl of my dreams. I don't care if you wear a fake flower in your hair.

bbear

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @hammerimissu: Yep, usually... I've certainly never heard of them anywhere else.

bifteck-frites

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @eeva: i see a little bit of Mira Sorvino

ThaKadinskyPapers

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: Which is not to say that Food Network doesn't deserve criticism, but he was a totally arrogant asshole. And it pisses me off when critics who ARE NOT CHEFS and HAVE NEVER BEEN CHEFS act like they are the be-all, end-all in culinary authority.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @LollyPops: Sorry, but he's a dick. I can't stand him on Iron Chef America, because he needlessly attacks the other judges, especially the women, and his word certainly isn't gospel. He also acts like you are completely insane/retarded/wimpy if you don't like a certain food or if you have food allergies.

It's shit like this: [vjarmy.com] that makes me dislike him.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Yay! Thank you, Skinny One!

(But but but... I'd still like to know if there is a Jacobim Mugatu out there somewhere...)

pureblarney

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @tourist19: i really wish vogue went back to being a luxury mag, not a fashion mag. more restaurants, art, and such.

titania1285

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @ThaKadinskyPapers: She looks like Gwen Stefani. I liked how the other one was having some sort of apocalyptic meltdown though.

Eeva

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> This is fucking rad.

ineffable.me

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @LollyPops: I am behind you all the way. Love Steingarten, want to swap lives with him.

hamburgerhotdog

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> this chick is great. Better luck this week, Tatiana!

TakeBackWhatYouSaidAboutThor

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Your weekend still sounded more exciting than mine! Are sample sales only in new york?

hammerimissu

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I absolutely adore this feature

Molly Crabapple

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Goddammit, I really fucking want to know who this is. Fuckbags. Such as.
Sorry, Tourette's of the fingers.

Eeva

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @MissSmithDrankyourVodka:

Yeah how is that acceptable?

Twilly

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @JessicaLovejoy: heh heh, 2 giveaways

ThaKadinskyPapers

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> also, do the model pics with this post keep changing? ouch for this chick in baby blue who is literally stepping on her own foot.

ThaKadinskyPapers

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> It's been said already, but great writing and really interesting stuff. I especially love the little tidbits about BCBG Max Azria, etc. Keep 'em coming!

MsDirector

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Hehe, how many falling model pictures are going to pop up here before you settle on one?

(Yes, I've just outed how much I refresh Jez AND I DON'T CARE.)

JessicaLovejoy: Wanton Trollop

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @BiscuitDoughJones: in my head, ALL models are from House of Style and nowhere else.

ThaKadinskyPapers

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I would read almost anything "Tatiana" wrote. This is great.

bifteck-frites

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Badass.

homeslice

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I adore this new feature. I just wish I could think of a good question to ask...

dripdrop

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> More please!

Brianne

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Steingarten is the only reason I read Vogue too. I love the irony of a food article by a man who clearly loves to eat in a magazine purporting not eating via their other images and articles. I especially love when he writes about something like hamburgers that you know all those starved women on the society page haven't touched in years.

tourist19

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I would never want all of my photos in one place. Unless it is in a library which has archived my brilliant arts and letters career. This is secretly why I still have my sixth grade diary. I'd hate for the archive to miss out on that literary treasure.

eleanorstrousers

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Tatiana, thank you for answering my questions!

I still want to know what was the most ridiculous direction you've ever been given on a shoot, though :)

wolf biter

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I really love this feature; thank you Jezebels & Tatiana!
@sybann: HA! I would love my childhood snaps in one place; cringe at the tongue out/beer drenched shots of 18 - 25.


WhiskeyAGoGo

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @JessicaLovejoy: Looks like I have a new catchphrase!

Rilo-Andy

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> @TruculentandUnreliable: Noooo! How dare you?! Jeffrey is the most brilliant and delightful food writer and he is so adorably and charmingly grumpy as an occasional Iron Chef judge. I happily devoured (pardon the poor pun) The Man Who Ate everything and am now in the midst of It Must've Been Something I Ate and I have savoured (there I go again) every word!

Also, Tatiana, you are a goddess!

LollyPops

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> How is it okay for you to work five unpaid hours? Models just "volunteer" their time? Shitty.

Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I'm really impressed by her. She's a much better writer than many of the professional writers clogging up the blogosphere.

AndYourLittleDogToo

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Tatiana? Is that her real name? And if so, was it Tatiana Usova? Because I heart her.

Reluctant Financier

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Innnnteresting. And very well written. Hmmm.

leMaldeTete

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> This feature is making it really hard to feel better about myself by dismissing models as vapid. Shit.

thegreenman

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Tatiana, you are an exceptionally good writer.

This continues, inexplicably, to infuriate me.

braak

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> "I sell the rights to my image for a living. I'm complicit in my own objectification, and I have no role in the creation or dissemination of the pictures I animate, yet I'm still unmistakably there."

That is a really strange and interesting statement. And the writing is beautiful.

hortense

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Oh. My. God. Imagine, all of the pictures ever taken of you in ONE place - for you to see again. Do NOT want.

sybann

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> This is a cool feature. Especially if all of your model experience is limited to videos of Linda Evangelista in the 90s and you can imagine our Anonymodel speaking with a crazy, pan-Euro accent. Uh, or maybe that's just me.

BiscuitDoughJones

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Great piece.

Gloria

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Eating disorder questions must get so tiresome.

Archetype

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> Oh man I miss Models, Inc. Is that okay to say out loud?? And I totally forgot Carrie Ann Moss was on that.

ArtfulSlinger

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> like this.

the.bleach

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> I heart you, you beautiful bitch.

JessicaLovejoy: Wanton Trollop

]]> <![CDATA["I'm A Model; The Least I Can Do Is Wear The Clothes"]]> This is cool. Steingarten's kind of a jackass, though.

TruculentandUnreliable

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