MODEL CALL!! ImaniLia Fashions is looking for the NEW Face of the brand!!

ImaniLia Fashions (www.ImaniLia.com) is looking for a model to be the Face and Main Model for the brand for the next 12 months! This is an opportunity for YOU to be the personality of the brand, brand ambassador, and the face everyone sees when they are looking at the brand for the next 12 months. 

If you are chosen to be the face of this brand you will be in promo videos for the brand, at minimum 2 photo shoots for the brand, ImaniLia runway shows, featured on all our social media and our ads. If you are selected you will be required to sign a contract as an independent contractor working with ImaniLia Fashions. A signing bonus plus monetary payments per shoot and event is included in the contract along with other perks like the gifting of brand clothing, promotional product and more. 

THE CASTING PROCESS: Apply via the terms below . You must be a female model age 18- 28 living in the Tri State Area, sample size 2-4, and at LEAST 5'9 WITHOUT HEELS!! ALL ETHNICITIES ARE APPLICABLE!! Some tattoos and piercings are acceptable but ImaniLia Fashions reserves the right to use our own discretion in the casting process. Four to Five young ladies will be selected as Finalist, If you are selected as a finalist you will be contacted and asked to come in and meet with the ImaniLia Fashions team Hair and Make Up ready so that we can do a QUICK test shoot with you, see your wonderful personality, as well as how you fit in the clothes. At the casting you will be given a copy of the contract for your review and in 48-72 hours the selected young lady will be contacted and asked to sign and work with ImaniLia Fashions!! Send your info into our casting and check our website (www.ImaniLia.com ) to find out more info on the brand , the designer, and if this brand is the perfect fit for you!! 

HOW TO APPLY: 
SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO IMANILIA@IMANILIA.COM BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21,2014 3:00PM EST!!!
2-4 photos of yourself including AT LEAST ONE Headshot/ Beauty shot AND ONE full length body shot (seeing previous fashion work wold be preferable but NOT required). 
Full Name 
Age
Measurements
Dress Size 
Height

Thank You for taking the time to read this casting and hopefully send the the information so we can have the opportunity to work with you! We appreciate your time and professionalism. 

Fashionably Yours, 
The Team at ImaniLia Fashions

Model Behavior

Hey Fashion Lovers!! I'm sorry if you feel neglected but there's been soo much going on & I had a fashion show yesterday so the prep for that was crazy as you probably can imagine...

Anyway the producers of the show did the model casting and their are a few things I encountered that I didn't think we're very good 'model behavior' so listen up models & wanna be model casters: 

- Models no matter your size your body should be tight & toned!! There is a such thing as 'Skinny Fat' & Flab & cellulite does not discriminate by weight! So keep that stuff in check. 

- Don't tell designers what their runway size should be! It is always flattering when a model wants to wear your clothes but if she doesn't have your size say ok & move on. Telling them they need to make smaller or larger clothes for YOUR size is rude! I cannot say it enough fashion presentations are about the designers.

- I cannot say this one enough: THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU & WHAT YOU WANT. It's great if a designer has something specific you'd love to wear but only make your request ONCE if you must make it at all!! The designer & stylist of the show have a vision & it is NOT your job to re create it! 

- You are NOT a stylist! At least not today Hun. If you aspire to be a stylist or its one of your trades.. FANTASTIC but do what you were hired to do. Wear what is selected for you. Don't try to make up your own looks. 

-Take care of your skin! If you are a model you are selling your body essentially so you can enhance the beauty of what has been made for you!! If you have skin diseases, pimples, dark spots, blotchy ness, uneven areas try your hardest to keep them at bay. It's a harsh business & if there's something you can't control maybe this isn't the initiatory for you... 

-Be friendly, be professional, be fun & easy to work with but DON'T be over bearing!!! Everyone wants a great, calm, fun work environment but every designer doesn't want to be your best friend!! At least not right away. Gauge a persons reaction to you before you dive right in because things can quickly get ANNOYING!  

-Don't eat while wearing or around a designers clothes! Contrary to the saying we do want you to eat.. We'd prefer if you didn't pass out.. BUT to eat right next to someone's garments is just rude & disrespectful! God forbid you get something on the garment! You will be billed!! Just don't do it!  

 

- Last but not least: EVERYONE CANNOT BE THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE! You might have a unique look or walk, you might have a funky hairstyle or color, anything were all different but everybody might not like it want your different font be offended! Again this vision is not yours!! Just because a casting agent picks you doesn't mean a designer who makes the final cut wants you. Don't expect everyone to want to work around or with your 'DIFFERENT'

Now I know as a designer I'm on the small time side but I want my brand to be represented at its BEST everytime we are shown.... Even if its in a back alley! 

So take heed. Presentation is EVERYTHING & someone is ALWAYS watching!! 

I really am all about people looking good which is why I say these things to you all. I mean. I am in the business of making people look good!! 

Fashionably Yours, 

ImaniLia

ImaniLia Designs in DeFuze Magazine Issue 7 !!!

Check Out a Spread of my pieces in Issue #7 of the UK’s deFUZE magazine (http://www.defuzemag.co.uk/ ). I’m really proud of this accomplishment in my career. Click the source link and you can see more of what’s in this issue and what’s coming from this amazing publication.

As a designer getting this type of press is what we love. Especially internationally!!!

Photographer Htet T San

Model Andrea Yurko @ Direct Model Management

MUA/Hair Graylon Everett

Stylist Jenx’D International

Clothes Provided By ImaniLia Fashions www.ImaniLia.com

Art Director Htet T San

Fashionably Yours, 

ImaniLia 

ImaniLia 2010 Shoot / Models

So this past Monday I FINALLY shot my 2010 collection. I had everything set. Great photographer, hair, make up, the models I wanted that set the vision I was thinking in my head. It was great! I was both super excited and nervous.

Of course in fashion all cannot be that smooth though. Call time was 9am. I made sure all involved knew this. From 5:30am I woke up to phone calls of people saying they were going to be late. 1st it was my male model. Then my stylist is sick and says she can't come. Then I get an email from one of my models & now she's going to be late too!? WTF I was beyond pissed to say the least. I have a full set of people Including video and 1 model instead of 3! I was just trying to seem ok even though I wasn't. I mean there was nothing I could do about it. So I get on set ready to work. Breakfast for the crew in hand. As I'm waiting for everyone I get another email at 9:15am from the same model saying that she now can not make it. I panicked because I made sure everyone was informed and now this model is dropping on me after all ready being late! So after intinal anger I call every model I know and have the whole set do the same. I was looking for a certain type of girl tho. I started off with a vision when I 1st picked these girls. I needed a 5'8 dark skin African American Girl w/ a long weave that could be curled. My make-up artist called a model that we both knew and I had previously worked with. She honestly wasn't the complete look but at this point I was like who cares get another model on set! So she was called. Next thing you know the make-up artist comes to me & says & I quote "she said she's NOT coming because I should have picked her 1st and she wouldn't have pulled out on me, nor does she want to leave her bed!" to say I was shocked was an understatement. This was MY shoot for MY collection. I hired people to make me look good and sell MY vision. Honey this shoot isn't about you! Its about ME (ImaniLia)! Now don't get me wrong I appreciate all the people I work with & them helping me out but this is business; had I been hired by a model to style or provide clothing things would have been different.

Fashion is a cut throat business and there is no time at all for people to get in their feelings. If u weren't the 1st pick o well your wanted now so don't limit yourself over pettyness. It really made me look at that model in a new light that I'm not sure is the best.

Essentially we got another model sight unseen she took forever to get to set and then was so beyond bad on camera that we wrapped her after 2 looks and completed the shoot with one male model & 1 female model. At the end of day it was a fun shoot and we got amazing pics that will be on the web site very soon.

This was my 1st collection shoot in about a year but I had a good time. I still came out on top despite the stresses of the day including the model drama. I must say though yes models are needed by designers but stop taking things so personal! Everything isn't about you and there is always another opportunity. So take things as they come. Humble is always received better.

Love you all and thanks for sticking with me.

Fashionably Yours,

ImaniLia