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Old 01-19-2004, 10:31 AM   #1 (permalink)
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HELP, my modeling disaster!!

Ok, this really sucks...(kinda long story, I apologize)

I was chosen a while back by the owner of our local bridal/prom shop to be one of thier models. I haven't ever done anything like that before, so naturally, I was QUITE nervous!

Yesterday was my first bridal show, and I had already tried on all of the dresses that I was going to model, but I had no idea whatsoever what I was supposed to do when I actually got on stage. Everyone just told me not to worry about it...just to "wing it!"

So my first dress was of course a bridal gown, and it was the prettiest of all of the ones that I had to model. I was nervous as hell, but I got a chance to watch a bunch of people before me, before it was my turn. I'm SURE that I must have looked terrified when I did go out there, but I smiled anyways!

Anyways...to the point of my disaster. We have very little time to change dresses, and one of the times that I was changing I threw on this maroon-ish strapless bridesmaid's dress that I NEVER tried on previously, but it had my name on it...and they just kinda shoved me out the door in it.

This dress was huge! I mean, I practically had to take a deep breath and hold it, just to keep the dress up. Plus it was waay too long.

Long story short. I went out there in it, stepped up the stairs to the end of the runway, stepped on my dress, and the entire left side got yanked down...exposing my entire left boob in front of a LOT of people!!! I stumbled, but my reflexes were really fast, and I pulled it right back up and kept walking.

The owner covered for me big-time, by telling everyone that it took a "true model" to be able to stumble and keep going with a smile on her face!

Of course I had to stay out there, its not like I was gonna run off the state screaming. But afterwards I just wanted to crawl in a hole and die!!!

I know that things like that happen, but since it was my first time ever doing it I felt like a total ass! The owner who was in charge of the show made me feel a lot better afterwards by saying that it was the best thing that I could do. But I just can't get the image out of my head...it keeps playing over and over again.

Everyone in the audience laughed at me, and so did everyone I told about it. They just don't seem to understand the extreme embarassment that I suffered.

I really enjoyed the REST of the show, but I'm just so scared that something like that will happen again. And that makes me doubt modeling again...

What would you do???
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Old 01-19-2004, 11:16 AM   #2 (permalink)
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hey, nothing ever runs perfectly. if you weren't cut out for modelling, THEN you probably would have ran. but you stuck it out, you were brave, and you've gotten your embarrassing moment out of the way, so things will be smooth sailing from here on out Props on being so graceful about it.
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Old 01-19-2004, 12:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Wow. Definitely good for you for having the poise to recover at all! If it's any consolation, it sounds like you were put in a very awkward position by an unprofessional show coordinator - there's no way you should have had to model stuff you hadn't even tried on or had fitted to you. The fact that it wasn't your fault doesn't take the sting out of having flashed the audience, I'm sure, but if you can get through that as well as you did, I'm sure you can handle anything next time!
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Old 01-19-2004, 12:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Don't worry, it'll get better with time. It was you first show, and they shouldn't have sent you out in a dress that didn't fit. I've had plenty of embarrassing things happen onstage, and it's usually while I'm still nervous... once you warm up to it, you'll be fine and your confidence will show.
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Old 01-19-2004, 04:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Send your story into Cosmo or Seventten magazine cause it's hilarious, and then get your ass back out on the runway. If you were able to appear as if you kept your cool after that kind of a thing happened, you are probably a pretty good model (as the owner said).
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Old 01-19-2004, 05:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Sounds like you did great. Have a good career!!
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Old 01-19-2004, 08:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I once exposed myself to hundreds of people during a ballet performance. The tapes had to be censored so they could be sold. I thought I'd never live it down!

Snaps to you for your poise, you shouldn't have had to model something not fitted to you. But hey, now you have a hilarious story to tell at parties.
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Old 01-19-2004, 08:38 PM   #8 (permalink)
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During my dance recital, a girl in another class had her boob pop out at the end of the dance. Only the people backstage noticed, but she was still pretty embarrassed.
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Old 01-19-2004, 09:17 PM   #9 (permalink)
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The real woman isn't seen when everything goes perfect, she's seen when everything goes to hell in a handbasket. Any model who says that nothing like that has happened to her is either lying or next on the list.

You didn't break down crying on stage, the show went on. You did good, we're proud of you.
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Old 01-19-2004, 09:17 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Wow...I feel so much better now!

I can't beleive I worried about it THAT much! I guess that things that like happen, and the show must go on right?? I just keep telling myself that the people there just got more than they paid for! (tehe)

But thanks again, I think that if I get the chance to do another show, I'll go for it sure thing!
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Old 01-20-2004, 07:08 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Think of it positively. If everything had gone smoothly, you may have developed an unrealistic expectation of what modeling really is.

K, done with the psychobabble. I bet it was damn funny
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