Modeling Journey

Go-sees play a fundamental role in a model's day-to-day existence and usually involves trudging from one end of town to the other chasing appointments. Upon arrival at the client's designated address, the model switches from her comfortable flats to heels and walks the length of the room, stopping, turning, and walking back. The client or casting agent then takes a a series of polaroids usually a front and side profile shot, and the go-see is over in a matter of minutes. It may seem like an uncomplicated, seamless process however, imagine trying to make a lasting impression within the space of three minutes whilst being scrutinised from head to toe amongst an endless stream of model hopefuls.

Ezra Petronio the editor-in-chief and creative director of Self Service Magazine has mastered the art of capturing a model at her best within a simple polaroid shot. The beauty of a polaroid is that there are no props, styling, and visual wizardry to distract from the model's face. In essence, the focus is entirely on the model, her face, skin tone and presence. Either the goods are there, or they ain't. The following series of go-see polaroids taken by Petronio of some of modelling's biggest names and emerging new faces illustrate best how to impress. 

Twenty year old newcomer Carola Remer has the kind of extreme, jolting beauty that makes you sit up and take notice. Hailing from Germany and standing at 177 cm, Remer's face has amazingly angular features thanks to her impossibly high cheek bones, wide set eyes and square jawline. Remer has an exotic, other-wordly beauty that is hard to place. To me she looks like a cross between Magdalena Frackowiak and nineties model Tatiana Sorroko.

Remer's plans for a career in medicine were side-lined when a cousin sent her pictures into a modelling agency without her consent. Remer deferred her medical studies when the agency requested to meet with her and signed her on the spot. Now represented by One Management in New York, Remer had an impressive debut at the Fall/Winter 2011 shows appearing in a total of 27 shows including Tom Ford, Emilio Pucci, Hakaan and Yigal Azrouel. Remer debuted on the models.com chart of Top 50 models at position 43 and has had an impressive editorial response with appearances in US Harper's Bazaar with Glen Luchford, Self Service, Vogue China and Nippon Vogue with Daniel Jackson. With Remer's exquisite beauty and grace of movement, I expect appearances in Vogue Italia and Paris Vogue to follow suit.