Do I Have What it Takes?
Part 3-Fitting Model 101
Story & Photos by: Keith Foster
In this month’s installment on becoming a model, I want to talk about a genre of modeling not glamorous or the road to fame but one in which you can make a very nice living.
It’s referred to as “fit modeling” or “fitting model” is used interchangeably to refer to a model who
works for a fashion designer as a human mannequin.
Fit models are used by designers and clothing manufacturers to help them both make sure their
designs are sized correctly and often to give feedback on how the garment feels and hangs. This is
an important part of the process of preparing designs for sale to the public. Designer’s have to make
sure the sizes they are creating are accurate, they look good on a real person and are reasonably comfortable so they are looking for model’s with a measurements that fit the requirements for the market
a garment is being reproduced for. These measurements usually go beyond bust, waist and hips to
include shoulders, height, inseam etc.
In fact, many designers create a line of clothing with a specific look and body in mind. When it comes
time to prepare the garments and begin to sew the test sizes for manufacture they are looking for a
very specific build, style, look whatever