Comments on: How do beginning models afford to live in New York? http://catwalknyc.com/how-do-beginning-models-afford-to-live-in-new-york.html NYC Models Information Guide Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kadel http://catwalknyc.com/how-do-beginning-models-afford-to-live-in-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-6 kadel Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:48:31 +0000 http://catwalknyc.com/?p=5#comment-6 I'm not a model, but everyone starting out in a field in NYC shares an unbelievably small apartment with other people. The agency may know someone looking for a roommate. By the way, you will need first month rent, last month's rent and deposit. It's very expensive I’m not a model, but everyone starting out in a field in NYC shares an unbelievably small apartment with other people. The agency may know someone looking for a roommate. By the way, you will need first month rent, last month’s rent and deposit. It’s very expensive

]]> By: Kittysue http://catwalknyc.com/how-do-beginning-models-afford-to-live-in-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-5 Kittysue Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:22:15 +0000 http://catwalknyc.com/?p=5#comment-5 Many of them have jobs at night - restaurants, bars, nightclubs, late shift temp jobs, etc if they don't have rich parents. Just look at the staff of trendy NY bars, clubs and restaurants - every girl working there is at least 5'10" and gorgeous. There are some places like Coffee Shop on Union Square that are owned by 2 former models who pretty much only hire current and former models to work as waitresses and bartenders. If an agency thinks you have real potential, they may sometimes loan you money to pay for your rent in the model apartment, but then will take it out of your pay as you get booked on jobs. So instead of taking their standard 10-15% commission in NY, they will take out 50% your first few months in order to pay off the debt. Model apartments are not luxurious - they are like dorms with 2 sets of bunkbeds in a small bedroom and a chaperone living there Many of them have jobs at night – restaurants, bars, nightclubs, late shift temp jobs, etc if they don’t have rich parents. Just look at the staff of trendy NY bars, clubs and restaurants – every girl working there is at least 5’10″ and gorgeous. There are some places like Coffee Shop on Union Square that are owned by 2 former models who pretty much only hire current and former models to work as waitresses and bartenders.

If an agency thinks you have real potential, they may sometimes loan you money to pay for your rent in the model apartment, but then will take it out of your pay as you get booked on jobs. So instead of taking their standard 10-15% commission in NY, they will take out 50% your first few months in order to pay off the debt. Model apartments are not luxurious – they are like dorms with 2 sets of bunkbeds in a small bedroom and a chaperone living there

]]> By: nylights http://catwalknyc.com/how-do-beginning-models-afford-to-live-in-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-4 nylights Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:22:32 +0000 http://catwalknyc.com/?p=5#comment-4 I have a lot of friends who lived in New York for their modeling and most of them stayed in model apartments that are owned by the agency. You basically share a small apartment with a few other models which is much cheaper to do than staying at a hotel or renting your own room :) Although I'll warn you, the model apartments that I visited were pretty crappy--really old and dirty buildings. I have a lot of friends who lived in New York for their modeling and most of them stayed in model apartments that are owned by the agency. You basically share a small apartment with a few other models which is much cheaper to do than staying at a hotel or renting your own room :)

Although I’ll warn you, the model apartments that I visited were pretty crappy–really old and dirty buildings.

]]> By: smekkleysa http://catwalknyc.com/how-do-beginning-models-afford-to-live-in-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-3 smekkleysa Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:55:28 +0000 http://catwalknyc.com/?p=5#comment-3 i used to know some beginning models about 20 years ago, and they managed either by having small apartments, or living with one or more apartmentmates. it must still be the same way today. i used to know some beginning models about 20 years ago, and they managed either by having small apartments, or living with one or more apartmentmates. it must still be the same way today.

]]> By: Chris http://catwalknyc.com/how-do-beginning-models-afford-to-live-in-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-2 Chris Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:48:23 +0000 http://catwalknyc.com/?p=5#comment-2 Surely there's something more important that you could do with your life than having your photograph taken on a regular basis? Surely there’s something more important that you could do with your life than having your photograph taken on a regular basis?

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