Model
Marllee
Posts: 37
Brooklyn, Indiana, US
That's wrong and unneccessary right? I always reject offers from designers who say I need to be nude so they could take my measurements, but is this some norm that i'm just not aware of?
Model
Dana Nicole
Posts: 130
NEPTUNE, New Jersey, US
i could understand them needing you in underwear or a bathing suit, but naked? seems strange to me.
but, then again, i've never done it so your guess is as good as mine. just a comment.
Model
Adrienne Aurora
Posts: 2745
Atlanta, Georgia, US
um...nooo. I've been measured in my clothes, but a bra and undies should be fine.
*I see another thread topic* "Creepy designers!" lol
Model
elisaveta ♀
Posts: 619
New York, New York, US
NO, being completely nude for fittings is not necessary. Sometimes they want to take measurements with or without a bra, but you KEEP ON your panties!!! Sometimes for the fitting itself, they'll either ask you to keep on or take off your bra, that is normal!!
elisaveta
Photographer
TBJ Imaging
Posts: 2416
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
Being fitted in the nude is a normal thing. In fact it's a must. Same goes with light testing. The model should always be nude when a photographer is testing lights. Oh....and lets not forget signing a model release.......you should always be nude when signing one. That way the photographer can see that you are not hiding anything. But you can keep your clothes on for most of the other stuff.
Model
Marllee
Posts: 37
Brooklyn, Indiana, US
elisaveta wrote:
NO, being completely nude for fittings is not necessary. Sometimes they want to take measurements with or without a bra, but you KEEP ON your panties!!! Sometimes for the fitting itself, they'll either ask you to keep on or take off your bra, that is normal!!
elisaveta Well that's what I thought. But when I suggested to one of them what's wrong with me keeping on my underwear, they just said I should bring a friend along with me if I was uncomfortable. They still made it clear it was a must that I be nude though. That threw me off...if they were just trying to cop a feel why suggest I bring someone along?
Photographer
James Jackson Fashion
Posts: 11132
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
I've heard of this often with New York designers, but most won't complain if you leave your panties on.
Model
elisaveta ♀
Posts: 619
New York, New York, US
Thomas B wrote:
Being fitted in the nude is a normal thing. In fact it's a must. Same goes with light testing. The model should always be nude when a photographer is testing lights. Oh....and lets not forget signing a model release.......you should always be nude when signing one. That way the photographer can see that you are not hiding anything. But you can keep your clothes on for most of the other stuff. I disagree,
I've been doing fittings for a long time, and a model does NOT have to be NUDE!! Keep your panties ON! It's not about being shy here, it's just not necessary to take your panties off!
Photographer
Brian Diaz
Posts: 65617
Danbury, Connecticut, US
Thomas B wrote:
Being fitted in the nude is a normal thing. In fact it's a must. Same goes with light testing. The model should always be nude when a photographer is testing lights. Oh....and lets not forget signing a model release.......you should always be nude when signing one. That way the photographer can see that you are not hiding anything. But you can keep your clothes on for most of the other stuff. And don't mind the video camera. It's just for archival purposes. 
(Thomas, I don't think you were sarcastic enough...)
Model
Marllee
Posts: 37
Brooklyn, Indiana, US
raveneyes wrote:
I've heard of this often with New York designers, but most won't complain if you leave your panties on. Ok...maybe I just had an overreaction and i'll discuss it with them more. I can understand topless because of how certain tops are cut but demanding no underwear on just to check the size of hips can't be really neccessary.
Thanks for all the help.
Photographer
TBJ Imaging
Posts: 2416
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
Brian Diaz wrote:
And don't mind the video camera. It's just for archival purposes.
(Thomas, I don't think you were sarcastic enough...) I know...I should of stepped it up a notch lol
Model
Marllee
Posts: 37
Brooklyn, Indiana, US
Brian Diaz wrote:
And don't mind the video camera. It's just for archival purposes. I'm sorry but I don't do this professionally, obviously, so when things like this come along i'm not sure what the basic way of doing things are ok. I could try to feel it out to see if it's legit but hey I may be wrong sometimes. Is it so bad that I just asked for advice.
Photographer
Chapa
Posts: 314
Austin, Texas, US
Thomas B wrote:
Being fitted in the nude is a normal thing. In fact it's a must. Same goes with light testing. The model should always be nude when a photographer is testing lights. Oh....and lets not forget signing a model release.......you should always be nude when signing one. That way the photographer can see that you are not hiding anything. But you can keep your clothes on for most of the other stuff. this reminds me of one of the shoots i had with liz ashley(MM#26159)...she was nude the whole time...literally had to ask her to put clothes ON when we weren't shooting...
even shared skittles with her(still nekkid) on my couch...
Photographer
Brian Diaz
Posts: 65617
Danbury, Connecticut, US
No offense was intended--just a little fun. 
Photographer
House of DL
Posts: 523
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
I have never asked a model to do a fitting in the nude, but I have had models just change right in front of me! The key here is respect for the model and their privacy. If it feels wrong it is wrong!
Wardrobe Stylist
stylist man
Posts: 34382
New York, New York, US
I believe there are a few big designers in NY in trouble for this and touchy.
Bra and panties should be enough but most tailors can take measurements without.
Some hands at certain places but not others places.
There was a friends episode on something like this. (Brian would know the episode.)
Many models care and many do not care but to be required to do so does not make sense to me.
Photographer
TBJ Imaging
Posts: 2416
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
Marllee wrote:
I'm sorry but I don't do this professionally, obviously, so when things like this come along i'm not sure what the basic way of doing things are ok. I could try to feel it out to see if it's legit but hey I may be wrong sometimes. Is it so bad that I just asked for advice. We were just playing. Your question was a great one and you got some great answers. I was just having a good time
Photographer
TBJ Imaging
Posts: 2416
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
chapa wrote:
this reminds me of one of the shoots i had with liz ashley(MM#26159)...she was nude the whole time...literally had to ask her to put clothes ON when we weren't shooting...
even shared skittles with her(still nekkid) on my couch... Too funny....lol
Photographer
Gems of Nature in N Atl
Posts: 1334
North Atlanta, Georgia, US
For a fitting? Perhaps, based on the item, the bra would come off, but never the panties......when modeling some items, the designer may very well demand no panties underneath........but getting totally naked for a fitting - nah.
I shoot for a couple of wildly manic designers and even they would not ask for complete nudity for a fitting......
just my .02c
Photographer
Jeff Fiore
Posts: 9225
Brooklyn, New York, US
chapa wrote:
this reminds me of one of the shoots i had with liz ashley(MM#26159)...she was nude the whole time...literally had to ask her to put clothes ON when we weren't shooting...
even shared skittles with her(still nekkid) on my couch... LOL! Liz is VERY comfortable with her body and nudity as I found out when I worked with her. We spent more time talking than shooting, very easy to work with and get along with.
Yulia, a model I work with frequently, is usually nude when she does a fitting for a designer she works with a lot. They are comfortable with each other. A model should not have to do something she is not comfortable with - I see no reason why the bottoms have to be off.
Photographer
Chapa
Posts: 314
Austin, Texas, US
Jeff Fiore wrote:
LOL! Liz is VERY comfortable with her body and nudity as I found out when I worked with her. We spent more time talking than shooting, very easy to work with and get along with.
Yulia, a model I work with frequently, is usually nude when she does a fitting for a designer she works with a lot. They are comfortable with each other. A model should not have to do something she is not comfortable with - I see no reason why the bottoms have to be off. yeah, liz is EXTREMELY comfortable with her body...and fun to shoot with...more like hanging out than anything...
most of my models change AND fit in front of me...some choose to wear their undies...those who come commando have never seemed to mind...and then there were those who could care less either way...but it's NEVER mandatory that they do so...
and considering the small amount of material involved, i'm not sure why someone couldn't work AROUND it...
Photographer
Brian Diaz
Posts: 65617
Danbury, Connecticut, US
MHana wrote:
There was a friends episode on something like this. (Brian would know the episode.) This one?
Photographer
TBJ Imaging
Posts: 2416
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
Brian Diaz wrote:
This one? Ok....first off...that is funny....but my main question is how you found that so fast?
Photographer
Brian Diaz
Posts: 65617
Danbury, Connecticut, US
Thomas B wrote:
Ok....first off...that is funny....but my main question is how you found that so fast? It's the (useless) information superhighway! Everything's somewhere.
Model
elisaveta ♀
Posts: 619
New York, New York, US
Brian, that's too funny... 
Photographer
Chapa
Posts: 314
Austin, Texas, US
Brian Diaz wrote:
It's the (useless) information superhighway! Everything's somewhere. dude, you're EVIL...
Photographer
DRowan
Posts: 89
Port Orange, Florida, US
Thomas B wrote:
Being fitted in the nude is a normal thing. In fact it's a must. Same goes with light testing. The model should always be nude when a photographer is testing lights. Oh....and lets not forget signing a model release.......you should always be nude when signing one. That way the photographer can see that you are not hiding anything. But you can keep your clothes on for most of the other stuff. No nude coughing though.....previously hidden muscles suddenly spring into action (so I hear).
Model
Inferi
Posts: 12930
Eagan, Minnesota, US
DRowan wrote:
No nude coughing though.....previously hidden muscles suddenly spring into action (so I hear). *laughs*
I'd say keep the panties and lose the bra if they are that demanding and you still want to work with them. I can't for the life of me see why they would need you to remove panties.
Photographer
Bruce Caines
Posts: 522
New York, New York, US
i'm usually nude during fittings. that's okay, right? only a couple of models seem to take issue with it.
mind you, i do a lot of work with the blind...
Model
Cynthia Leigh
Posts: 799
Orlando, Florida, US
As someone who designs and constructs clothes, I wouldn't ask someone to take their clothes off, much less their underwear. Shit, with clothes on (form fitting), that's like 2''-4'' difference. How tight do they want to make the items?
Photographer
markEdwardPhoto
Posts: 1398
Trumbull, Connecticut, US
Every fashion shoot or runway I have been involved with asked the girls to wear panties. Some had both bra and panties. But NONE asked for them to be totally nude.
M
Photographer
studio36uk
Posts: 22898
Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna
markEdwardPhoto wrote:
Every fashion shoot or runway I have been involved with asked the girls to wear panties. Some had both bra and panties. But NONE asked for them to be totally nude.
M You just aren't going to the right shows... LOL
LINK- RUNWAY MALFUNCTION
Studio36
Photographer
PDXImaging
Posts: 1476
Lake Oswego, Oregon, US
Thomas B wrote:
Being fitted in the nude is a normal thing. In fact it's a must. Same goes with light testing. The model should always be nude when a photographer is testing lights. Oh....and lets not forget signing a model release.......you should always be nude when signing one. That way the photographer can see that you are not hiding anything. But you can keep your clothes on for most of the other stuff. ok, that was funny... LOL
Model
Nyx Valentine
Posts: 168
Aliso Viejo, California, US
I think I'm the only person here who will defend this. I'm a designer, for latex/vinyl/leather clothing. Stuff that when you're tailoring, you wouldn't want to have -anything- on, because it -will- ruin the line of the clothing. Panties- cotton or satin, or whatever, will cause fabric/material to cling to that spot, and if that's not what you want, then...it's kind of annoying. Corsets especially, need to be fitted nude, as you don't wear a bra under one, and a bra really alters your measurements. Now, if you're just doing measurements, and not actually fitting clothes to you, go for it, keep your panties on. But when it comes to actually fitting the clothes, I have people nude.
*And I would never cop a feel, nor have I been accused of such ever...That's unprofessional, and they could cop a feel through your underwear just as easily.*
Photographer
Jay Bowman
Posts: 6511
Los Angeles, California, US
Megan_Gallagher wrote:
I think I'm the only person here who will defend this. I'm a designer, for latex/vinyl/leather clothing. Stuff that when you're tailoring, you wouldn't want to have -anything- on, because it -will- ruin the line of the clothing. Panties- cotton or satin, or whatever, will cause fabric/material to cling to that spot, and if that's not what you want, then...it's kind of annoying. Corsets especially, need to be fitted nude, as you don't wear a bra under one, and a bra really alters your measurements. Now, if you're just doing measurements, and not actually fitting clothes to you, go for it, keep your panties on. But when it comes to actually fitting the clothes, I have people nude.
*And I would never cop a feel, nor have I been accused of such ever...That's unprofessional, and they could cop a feel through your underwear just as easily.* Interesting point you've raised. Depending on the garment, nude fittings can be necessary.
Now if someone's asking you, Marllee, to do a nude fitting for say, shoes or bracelets, well that's a different story...
Photographer
area291
Posts: 2525
Calabasas, California, US
Marllee wrote:
...I always reject offers from designers who say I need to be nude so they could take my measurements, but is this some norm that i'm just not aware of? May I interest you in some property in the beautiful Mojave Desert?
Photographer
D. Brian Nelson
Posts: 5477
Rapid City, South Dakota, US
Don't know about fittings, but I think models need to be nude for headshots.
-Don
Model
Earth Angel 555
Posts: 188
Los Angeles, California, US
if your gut feeling is telling you that its weird and uneccessary, that feelings probably right. You obviously posted this b.c u felt a bit violated. if you didnt, you would have proceeded with the fitting. dont let fuck faces get you like that.
Photographer
BasementStudios
Posts: 801
Newton Falls, Ohio, US
elisaveta wrote:
I disagree,
I've been doing fittings for a long time, and a model does NOT have to be NUDE!! Keep your panties ON! It's not about being shy here, it's just not necessary to take your panties off! Umm...it was a joke.......
Photographer
BasementStudios
Posts: 801
Newton Falls, Ohio, US
Marllee wrote:
I'm sorry but I don't do this professionally, obviously, so when things like this come along i'm not sure what the basic way of doing things are ok. I could try to feel it out to see if it's legit but hey I may be wrong sometimes. Is it so bad that I just asked for advice. Wow...touchy....lighten up Marllee
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