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What is life like for a catalog model?
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:19 am
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:19 am
These are people that you have seen in (mostly) clothing catalogs that arrive at your home. Do they have to get other jobs to make a living? Were they not quite photogenic enough to become a household name at modeling?
For example, this guy has made the rounds across several brands over the years but hasn’t gone any further apprently:
For example, this guy has made the rounds across several brands over the years but hasn’t gone any further apprently:
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Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:20 am to weagle1999
He's cute!
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:20 am to weagle1999
I guarantee no one here will ever model unless it's for a NASCAR pamphlet or Carhartt ad.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:22 am to weagle1999
Do you know many household-name male models?
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:22 am to weagle1999
weird thing to think about. maybe he works for the clothing brand or catalogue...not really understanding your point here.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:23 am to weagle1999
I'm a hand model, momma. A finger jockey.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:24 am to weagle1999
Back in the day, you could let it all hang out.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:24 am to auggie
IYKYK
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:24 am to jaytothen
quote:I’ve done a few spreads for Lane Bryant
I guarantee no one here will ever model unless it's for a NASCAR pamphlet or Carhartt ad.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:25 am to weagle1999
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:27 am to GreenRockTiger
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I’ve done a few spreads for Lane Bryant
You mean like deviled ham or egg salad and such?
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:28 am to weagle1999
I find it more intriguing that you follow some mundane male model in some random catalog.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:29 am to weagle1999
a friend of my daughter apparently has "perfect" feet for modeling, very attractive overall as well, her and her husband have awesome day jobs but she gets flown all over the place, New York a lot, for photo shoots of her feet, makes some pretty good dough doing that
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:30 am to weagle1999
their agent prolly negotiated a full buy out for them. Don't know that brand, but prolly in the range of 2-5k depending on the brand.
So yes, they have real jobs i'm sure.
So yes, they have real jobs i'm sure.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:31 am to weagle1999
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What is life like for a catalog model?
A guy I work with was a packaging engineer at a massive production facility we have. In 2012 or so they put him on an enormous banner that is a step by step guide of how to safely handle the picking/packing/loading process at that facility.
He's since been promoted many times, but the banner is still on the wall of the production facility.
We always joke that he's the professional model.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:31 am to weagle1999
When I was growing up in the early 80's it was almost a right of passage for girls my age to make it to the local Maison Blanche clothes catalog. I hadn't thought about that in years. 
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:33 am to weagle1999
I was almost in the Macy's catalog when I was (much) younger.
I busted my forehead open the day of the photo shoot, and they were no longer interested for some reason.
I busted my forehead open the day of the photo shoot, and they were no longer interested for some reason.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:33 am to GreenRockTiger
quote:We are well aware Fertile Myrtle
I’ve done a few spreads
quote:I dated a girl who was used for some Aeropastle ads back in the early 2000's, not sure if it's the same then as now, but she was a 'model' that would do one off shoots for ads. She was also a college student, a 'jager-girl', and was an extra in a lot of the films shot in the mid to late 00's. So not 'normal', but also not someone that just shot ads as a full-time gig.
What is life like for a catalog model?
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:34 am to weagle1999
My daughter works in the movie business. She works all the time next to basically an army of what you would call "fringe" actors. Some of them work all the time. And you've probably seen them multiple times. But you would never recognize their names or their faces if you saw them in public.
Her agent was telling me she has over 100 clients who make good 6 figure incomes. And theyre building very solid residual income streams just doing basic grunt work week after week. Hoping for a big break but also doing very well for themselves at the same time.
Her agent was telling me she has over 100 clients who make good 6 figure incomes. And theyre building very solid residual income streams just doing basic grunt work week after week. Hoping for a big break but also doing very well for themselves at the same time.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:35 am to weagle1999
Guessing that guy from the Sears catalog got a lot of attention.
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