Line #15 Main/FashionAndModelingTropes


1	[[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/KatyKeene https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katy_model_job_sm.jpg]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:If you think you'll look half as good in these clothes as Katy does, then she's done her job.]]
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4	->''"In a way, I suppose, I'd achieved what I set out to do--to wear expensive clothes and be looked at and admired."''
5	-->-- ''ComicBook/YoungLove #50'', "Norma The Queen of The Hot Dogs"
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7	First established in the 19th century by Charles Frederick Worth who had his wife model the clothes he designed for the first time, modeling became a profession known for being glamorous and haute. Before humans came to model clothes mannequins were used instead.
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9	Here are all the tropes regarding modeling, fashion, and their industry. Has nothing to do with role models or models that represent objects, plans, and places. Not to be confused with OnlyAModel, which is about miniature models of larger things.
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13	Related:
14	* TheBeautifulTropes
15	* CostumeTropes
16	* LuxuryTropes
17	* MinkBecomesThisIndexMost
18	* OpulentOutfits
19	* VillainousFashionSense
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22	* BeautyContest: A competition where contestants are evaluated based on their appearance and colorful outfits.
23	* TheBeautifulElite: Characters in the fashion industry belong to a group of wealthy, glamorous, and high-class people.
24	* BrainlessBeauty: Models who are extremely gorgeous but unintelligent and stupid.
25	* CastingCouch: Someone who wants to be a model sleeps with a producer to land a modeling job.
26	* CelebrityEndorsement: Fashion brands use celebrities' fame to promote and advertise their clothes and other products.
27	* DeliberatelyPainfulClothing: Models wear clothes that leave them in pain and in discomfort by choice for money, aesthetic, etc.
28	* TheDiva: A powerful, dark, attractive, and assertive model that receives respect and attention everywhere and doesn't need to ask for it.
29	* EccentricFashionDesigner: Fashion designers are portrayed as quirky, flamboyant, and odd and sometimes are trendsetters.
30	* FanserviceModel: A fashion model that specializes in displaying skimpy or barely there clothes.
31	* FashionableAsymmetry: The model's clothes are intentionally uneven and they still look great.
32	* FashionDissonance: Clothing, hairstyles, etc. that used to be cool and trendy is now outdated and unfashionable.
33	* FashionHurts: Sacrificing comfort and ease for elegant but painful clothes.
34	* TheFashionista: Fashion-fixated character who dresses nicely.
35	* FashionMagazine: Magazines dedicated to and concerned with the topics of fashion.
36	* FashionShopFashionShow: A female character buys some clothes with her friend/boyfriend and does her own little fashion show trying on different outfits at the shop.
37	* FashionShow: An event where groups of models wear the newest collections of clothes in front of audiences and cameras.
38	* HoodOrnamentHottie: A model who poses sexily on a vehicle to show off both the vehicle and the outfit.
39	* HollywoodBeautyStandards: In the fashion industry, all models have to be lighter than a feather, have the body of a doll, be conventionally attractive, and have Eurocentric features.
40	* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Models wear outfits that are too good to be real.
41	* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Models wear clothes that are tackier and lamer than imaginable for the aesthetic!
42	* ItsAllAboutMe: Some models are self-centered and only care about themselves and their needs.
43	* ModelCouple: These models are paired up because they look good together and complement each other.
44	* ModelingIsGlamorous: Modeling is portrayed as an extremely ritzy job.
45	* ModelingPoses: Specific stances, moves, and walks models do to make clothing look appealing and attractive.
46	* ModelScam: A character is tricked or scammed with the false promise of doing a model shoot.
47	* ProudBeauty: Many models are proud of their beauty and the fact that others find them attractive.
48	* RuleOfGlamorous: Because modeling and fashion are all about elegance, beauty, and glamor.
49	* ThePrimaDonna: An overbearing and demanding model who thinks everything is about her.
50	* TheShowMustGoOn: When mishaps happen during fashion shows and models still continue their job professionally as if nothing went wrong.
51	* SleazyPhotoshoot: A photoshoot where the photographer behaves unethically and inappropriately and makes the model uncomfortable.
52	* StageMom: Characters who push their child (both usually female) into the modeling industry.
53	* StylishSunhats: Sunhats are in fashion.
54	* SupermodelStrut: A character struts like a supermodel to illustrate their confidence and sex appeal.
55	* UndercoverModel: A female cop/spy is forced to do modeling or other physical-appearance-reliant jobs.

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