Le Modele

Recently I read this magazine in Malaysia that promotes local models.

okay cool, at least someone’s doing something to encourage the modeling industry in Malaysia.

But to the citizen’s horror, it’s not like what it seems.

The following will be rather harsh words, but I need to get it out of my systems plus I live in a democratic country.

When I browsed through the magazine…

– There were a lot of mistakes in their vocabularies, nouns and grammars. Not to mention their English sucked big time. Eyesore 1

- The layout looked like something a newbie who just learned Photoshop or Illustrator would produce. Eyesore 2

- The models, some looked like pigs, some looked like someone I can easily pick up from Ah Lor Street (A local average scene in Malaysia) some look like they are either suffering from extreme delusional syndromes. Eyesore 3

- The fashion sense and outfits in the magazine is really repulsive. Eyesore 4

- And that magazine costs a freaking 12 bucks when I can get a second hand Vogue at a cheaper price which would be WORTH my buy 10x more though it’s last season’s news. Eyesore 5

Jesus Christ! What the hell is the editor + the team + the models thinking!?

In fact, every single models that were promoted/produced/appeared in that magazine had to pay 500 bucks to get in. YES. They had to actually pay the boss of that magazine money to promote them.

Okay, if you looked like Claudia Schiffer or Linda Evangelista, I understand, totally, 500 bucks to promote yourself is well, toooo cheap. But if you looked like my Uncle’s toes I think 500 is such a rip off and you’re making a bloody fool out of yourself! Pretty much shows how desperate you are. No offense, but I am trying to be nice here, but this magazine actually DEGRADES the Malaysian Models’ standards!

Some quotes from the ‘promoted’ models in the magazine

“No one have the rights to tell you, you can’t be a model. Anyone can be a model!”

…

huh?

I’m sorry to tell you this my boy, but Modeling is a VERY bias industry. You either HAVE IT or you DON’T.

I understand if you people are trying to make a living. But you just threw 500 bucks to promote yourself which would end up into nothing but a waste of cash cause I doubt anyone would call you up unless for minor events which only gets you 200 bucks a show and each show only comes like once in 4 months…

I’d say take that 500 bucks and invest on something which could gain you 5x the profit. Modeling is a job which you could barely survive in Malaysia, cause the pay is really really low, even for the top ones here. Wake up six.

And I think writing about your past on how ugly, fat, unpopular you are and how your girl or boy dumped you cause you look like crap is a really degrading thing to yourself. Plus it’s like begging for other’s sympathy. Then saying this magazine helped you and all blablabla, this is not freaking Oprah.

I have more to say but I’m just gonna stop here lol.

You guys can say I’m mean or I do not have the capacity to write this, but man, I’m just quoting most of this from other people who are laughing hysterically at this magazine. One thing though, the owner of this magazine is SMART.

So,

This is how a Model should be!

Being able to be so Dolce & Gabbanna in any situation without even trying.

So fierce right?

Looking good in ANY sort of outfits, bringing out the outfit.

“If you’re cheap, nothing helps” -Karl Lagerfeld

That’s all for now! See ya