MODEL TROOP

CATWALK PROS IS LOOKING FOR FEMALE AND MALE RUNWAY MODELS TO BE A PART OF THEIR MODEL TROOP.

We are currently casting Models to be part of “CatWalk Pros  Model Troop”  a Traveling Fashion Model Group .

The team at CatWalk Pros  is as excited about discovering new talent as we are about launching your professional career.   We are not an agency we are a fashion show production company that specializes in Model  Branding, Training & Management.

Start your career now with our help.

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Press Release - Miami International Fashion Week Returns to Miami Beach in 2011, Expected to Attract Trendsetters from Around the World

Press Release - Miami International Fashion Week Returns to Miami Beach in 2011, Expected to Attract Trendsetters from Around the World

Donyale Luna: First African-American Model

February 1, 2011 • Taylor Walters, Staff Writer
Filed under Black History Month, Style

Before Tyra Banks, Iman, and Naomi Campbell there was Donyale Luna. She helped to open doors for the African American super models today.

Donyale Luna was discovered by photographer David McCabe, a famous British photographer whose work was featured in magazines national and international. She moved from Detroit to New York City to pursue a modeling career in the mid 1960s. She became the first African American model to appear on the cover of Vogue (March 1966), and before that she appeared on Harpers Bazaar.
“The Luna Year”, an article in Time magazine, published on April 1, 1966, described the dramatically thin and tall (6′ 2″) model with the hallmark bright blue contacts “a new heavenly body who, because of her striking singularity, promises to remain on high for many a season.” Donyale Luna, as she calls herself, born Peggy Anne Freeman, is unquestionably the hottest model in Europe at the moment.

In 1967, the mannequin manufacturer Adel Rootstein created a mannequin in Luna’s image, a follow-up to her famous Twiggy mannequin of 1966.
Unprofessional behavior began the decline of Luna’s career. As recalled by Beverly Johnson, another black model who came to prominence toward the end of Luna’s heyday, “Luna doesn’t wear shoes winter or summer. Asked her where she’s from — Mars? She went up and down the runways on her hands and knees. She didn’t show up for bookings. She didn’t have a hard time; she made it hard for herself.”

Donyale Luna had a great impact on the future for African American woman. She wanted others to see past her color.

Curious to know if Kouture Models were familiar with Donyale Luna and her helping to open doors for African American models today? I asked Kingsley Gbadegesin if he was familiar with her and he was. I asked him, “How did he feel about her opening doors for African American models today?”

“I feel as though even though she was just a young girl from Detroit and she was able to make it even when blacks weren’t the face of beauty. She was courageous and bold enough to break down barriers for African American girls today with her exotic, chameleon, multicultural look, and she did it all in her 20s. I believe if she can do it, what is stopping the young females today from making a change or a difference?” said Kingsley.

ITALIAN VOGUE FEATURES ALL BLACK MODELS IN VOGUE ITALIA JULY BLACK ISSUE IS GROUNDBREAKING - Jourdan Dunn - Zimbio

ITALIAN VOGUE FEATURES ALL BLACK MODELS IN VOGUE ITALIA JULY BLACK ISSUE IS GROUNDBREAKING - Jourdan Dunn - Zimbio

The Fashion In Me

Ajak Deng, 19, was one of the breakout stars of the SS10 Paris shows, booking Chloe, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Lanvin. An array of editorials has followed -- most notably, Interview with Mikael Jansson and V with Amy Troost. Born in the Sudan, Ajak now calls Melbourne, Australia home.

Our dedication to black history month.

This is a collection of our favorite African American models that have graced covers from Teen Vogue to Elle...ID to Harpers Bazaar.

THE FASHION IN ME

THE FASHION IN ME

I have never been a Fashion victim yet I do pay attention to the new trends every season, my way of keeping up with this ever-changing industry.
Due to the state of the economy I have been doing a lot of shopping…. Yes a lot of shopping… in my closet…you heard me…. my closet…and I have come to realize that I’m a classic dresser with a little touch of trendy. What does that mean? It means that most of my pieces are classic pieces but I have always manage to bring a little trend in to it with my own style... That is what fashion is all about.... Taking what's out there and making it your own.

What is Fashion?
Fashion is a form of free speech; it’s a form of nonverbal communication.
What we wear and how and when we wear it, provides others with shorthand to subtly read the surface of a social situation.

After studying the Fashion Trends for this season this is my forecast.

My first trend: “Mother Earth” with rich earthy colors (inspirations come from Africa, Aboriginal and Native American) linen in its natural state, rumpled fabrics, crunchy textures, fringes, raffia, embroidered, sexy patchwork, weeds, grasses and shells.

My second trend: “Simplicity” well tailored lines, lace, translucent materials that reveal shapes and structure but does not compromise sophistication.

My third trend: “Your Treasures” combining the old with the new, vintage pieces, distressed leather, your grandmothers jewelry, lots of jewelry, pieces with history.

My forth and last trend” Bloom” bright and energized floral colors and print that evoke optimism, vintage with a hippie spirit, bright yellow, orange, invigorating green and rich violets.
The use of these colors come at the perfect time…challenging times and the need of hope and a new beginning.

For others you are what you wear… but always remember that Fashion is a form of free speech.

So I will continue to shop in my closed looking for the Fashion in Me!!!!!

Sandra Ward-Founder
CatWalk Pros
www.catwalkpros.com