My friend Femmo, the designer (who also models occasionally), has been hinting that I would be no good as a model. And she has this nasty streak in her and she taunts me often enough about my inadequacies.
So a few days ago, when an opportunity presented itself, I thought i would give it a shot. When most of the people in the house had left, I quickly got ready and started practicing the walk which (if you have noticed carefully) goes something like
So a few days ago, when an opportunity presented itself, I thought i would give it a shot. When most of the people in the house had left, I quickly got ready and started practicing the walk which (if you have noticed carefully) goes something like
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If the reader is at a loss to make sense out of this, I can quite understand. I was trying to graphically show how a model should walk. The right foot should not be moved forward but should be moved at an angle of 45 degrees so that it is now directly in front of the left foot. Then the left foot is moved forward again at an angle of 45 degrees. The pattern of the walk should be like how you braid your hair, if you get what I mean. For those who are familiar with chess, you will know how the knight moves (distinctly different from how the rook moves in a straight line). As a model you are expected to walk somewhat like a knight. Part step forward and part lateral..
This walk has to be graceful and you have to especially careful when you are alone. You won't have anyone to help you out in case you end up in a tangle of legs.
(see this if you want to see a video explaining the walk.. Kangana learnt it from me.
http://ishare.rediff.com/video/Entertainment/fashion-kangna-scorches-the-ramp-again/1975619).
If the reader is at a loss to make sense out of this, I can quite understand. I was trying to graphically show how a model should walk. The right foot should not be moved forward but should be moved at an angle of 45 degrees so that it is now directly in front of the left foot. Then the left foot is moved forward again at an angle of 45 degrees. The pattern of the walk should be like how you braid your hair, if you get what I mean. For those who are familiar with chess, you will know how the knight moves (distinctly different from how the rook moves in a straight line). As a model you are expected to walk somewhat like a knight. Part step forward and part lateral..
This walk has to be graceful and you have to especially careful when you are alone. You won't have anyone to help you out in case you end up in a tangle of legs.
(see this if you want to see a video explaining the walk.. Kangana learnt it from me.
http://ishare.rediff.com/video/Entertainment/fashion-kangna-scorches-the-ramp-again/1975619).
I got properly attired and was practicing in front of a select audience when I found myself facing what is commonly known in the industry as "wardrobe malfunction". My audience wanted to play with me and vigorously tore something from me and there I was left standing in a 2 piece outfit (consisting of my shorts and one slipper; the other slipper being taken away by my audience much to my consternation). The astute reader might now have guessed that my audience consisted of one dog. And the dog wanted me to play with him.
And here I was, tense with my debut experience. And right then and there I took a picture of the stage and my audience. You can see the picture below..
The afternoon had started with the agenda being a catwalk. At the end as you can see in the picture, the dog had walked out on me..
The afternoon had started with the agenda being a catwalk. At the end as you can see in the picture, the dog had walked out on me..
While Femmo might giggle and come up with a "I told you so" sneer, I can tell her that I am probably the only person in the entire industry who can model and shoot a picture simultaneously while having part of my outfit come apart. So there.. Maybe I wont make it to Milan next Spring but...
