Unless you are a fashion model for a clothing designer, you will have to supply your own model wardrobe.  This will happen in 98% of the modeling assignments you do.  Obviously if you are modeling on the runway for a designer, you won't have to wear your own clothing.  Clients and modeling agencies will often give you a list of clothing items you need to bring to your magazine photo shoot plus tips for modeling pictures.   This doesn't happen all the time.   This page from Model Look Magazine will help you understand just what a client is looking for when they request specific wardrobe items.  It's imperative that you bring the right items to your paid modeling jobs, so please study these pages so you fully understand what the client wants and needs.

Are you having trouble figuring out what various clothing you need to bring to your first photo shoot?    Are you stumped about what you need for upcoming modeling jobs and modeling assignments?  The following photo-illustrated examples should help you by showing you the styles clients want and need.  In addition, study the model poses in the examples shown.  They are all standard beginner type poses you can learn to do easily as a working model!  Practice them until you are able to pose easily and naturally.  You may want to use these same poses in your modeling comp cards.  

The very first thing you need to do is to start working on a dynamic model wardrobe that will knock the clients  off their feet.  Sure you could show up with your old pair of Lee jeans and a t-shirt, but that's probably going to be the last time that client calls you for a modeling assignment.   (Unless they have requested the Lee jeans and t-shirt look.)   The clothing you bring can be just important as yourself in the photo shoot.   The number one thing you want going through your mind is that you need to look sensational.  Fall short of this and your photo shoot will be less than sensational.

So just what is great wardrobe for a photo shoot?   Bring what the client asks.   That's the most important aspect in having the right model wardrobe on the set of your photo shoot.   Pay attention to details.   If the client wants you to wear jeans with holes in them, don't bring new ones and expect them to work.   If the client is looking for a crisp clean white t-shirt with no logos on them, then be sure to bring the one they ask for.   No logos means, "NO LOGOS!"   Logos are an endorsement of a particular brand name.   Most clients will not endorse any one brand name out of fear it will offend the other clients they have and work with.  You can still pack the other ones with logos just in case they decide they like them,  just be sure to bring the right ones they ask for.   It can mean the difference between a shoot that is successful and one that is not.   

Another important note is to bring too much rather than not enough.  If the client wants a certain look after you get to the shoot, you certainly don't want to be in a situation where you say, "Rats!  I have that at home in my closet.  I should have brought that!"  

Most importantly, be dynamic!  Make a powerful statement that commands attention!   If you fail to do this, especially on your first modeling assignments, you may very well be killing your modeling career before it even gets started!  These fashion modeling tips also apply to black fashion models working on paid modeling jobs. 

Next is not exactly a model wardrobe suggestion but one that is just as important to your finished model look.  Be sure to have your hair recently colored if you have roots that have grown out.  There is nothing worse than having a model with all the right clothes and accessories show up on the set of a photo shoot with dark roots that are grown out with blond hair.  It can simply kill a photograph.  This is particularly true if the shoot is for a hair design show or a hair design publication.  Brows can also be a problem if they are not well groomed with a high arch.  After all you are a model, you should be taking care of your model look every day and that includes a beautifully arched brow line.  Have them professionally done!  Eyebrows are a lot more important than most people think.   They can change your entire facial look when they are done correctly by someone who knows what they're doing.  These wardrobe tips for modeling pictures should be very helpful to your next magazine modeling assignment.

• Avoid wearing:
  
• solid whites
• very bright colors and
  
• busy patterns.
  
  
• Jeans are a gamble.
  
• Wear them only if they are clean and if they are appropriate for the role.
  
• Some casting directors don't like jeans and others don't mind.
  
• You have to decide if you are willing to take that chance with your first impression.
  
  
• Wear nice, clean, casual clothes in solid pastels or neutral colors.
  
• They should be comfortable enough to allow you to move without feeling constrained.
  
• The fit and colors should flatter your skin and body.
  
  
• Dressing for the part is risky, you may end up looking out of place.
  
• Ask your agent if the client specified what they want you to wear.
  
• If you are auditioning for the part of a doctor, wear something loose and casual.
  
• If you are auditioning for a sexy character/role, wear something classy that flatters your figure.
  
• If you do not feel comfortable in the clothing, it will show.