Smiles sneaking on the catwalk

Angie's post this morning made me think "if style has personality then why don't models smile?" It sent me down an internet "rabbit hole" of exploration. I found this article and thought it was interesting:

Annika Lautens explores the evolution of model moods:

https://fashionmagazine.com/style/smiling-models/

"it all began in the 1800s, when Charles Frederick Worth — the inventor of the couture salon presentation — referred to his shows as “mannequin parades.” “The ‘unsmiling model’ is the product ultimately of a European preference for a certain conformity,” she writes in an email. “The runway model is derived from the concept of the actual mannequin, so there’s a sense of blankness that fashion came to expect from these women.” [emphasis added]

Ellie Violet Bramley explores smiles sneaking on the catwalk:
https://www.theguardian.com/fa.....-smile-sne

I'm glad to see the pendulum has swung the other way and smiling is now "in"!

1 year ago

Bonnie

Veteran

Interesting articles. Thanks for sharing.

Very interesting, I didn't know about this. Thanks for sharing.
I always separate Fashion from Style. The models represent fashion which means what the spotlight is on at a given moment. Style is a unique way a person expresses herself/himself and it could include fashion or not. It's how each individual puts together their look... I believe fashion and style could overlap.
This is my understanding of the two.

Suz

(website)

This is fascinating, BlueJay -- thanks for posting! I must say, it makes me happy to see those smiles!

Angie

Fashion Stylist

Fab read! Thanks, Blue Jay.

Loving those smiles. A few more for good measure

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BlueJay

Thank you Bonnie, JP, Suz and Angie!

JP, yes, I can understand what you mean between style and fashion.

haha! Love the pics Angie! #4 made me laugh! Thank you! It's nice to see the models having fun.

Tanya

Thank you for sharing the links, those were great reads. Hope we see more smiles on the runway in the future.

ophelia

People 50 yrs from now will look back at all the smiling selfies & think it must have been a very happy era & fittingly, that strikes me as hilarious.

Runcarla

Thanks for the uplifting read!

Thanks Tanya, Ophelia and Carla!

Ophelia, too funny and true! I hadn't thought of that. Haha!

One can't help but smile looking at all the smiling faces.

Jaime

I remember some years ago especially admiring an Issey Miyake runway show because the models all smiled. But, on the other hand, if smiles show personality it does sort of make sense why they have been discouraged.

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