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Where do you get outfits for your shoots (portfolio, TF, editorial submissions, etc)? I'd love to get some thoughts and perhaps we can help each other out. Me: I used to buy on sale items then sell them to Buffalo Exchange or Crossroads after. I feel bad returning them to the actual store...it just doesn't seem right. For a while half my closet was women's clothes and I had more women's shoes than I have for myself. Apr 18 14 04:49 pm Link Find a wardrobe stylist. Or shoot nudes. Just my $0.02 etc. etc. Apr 18 14 04:53 pm Link Thrift stores sometimes  They dont always have what im looking for, but they do have a wider variety as they obviously dont specialize in a certain style of clothing like most stores. Shopping here also helps keep my costs down. Apr 18 14 04:54 pm Link That is what a stylist is for, not only do they know what to wear but where to get it. Apr 18 14 04:57 pm Link I think its pretty uncommon for MM stylists (in LA) to be pulling clothes from designers for MM shoots. They usually are supplying from their own collection--which may or may not work for you. One solution is to offer to shoot a (small) lookbook or web material for a local designer that interests you. Then you can pretty much pull clothes at will. You can meet interesting designers at LA Fashion Week or FIDM, etc. You don't have to have a lot of pieces to have a versatile wardrobe. If you get on the email list of NastyGal, ASOS, TheOutnet, etc. you'll eventually see some great deals on clothes that are fun to shoot with. Apr 18 14 05:31 pm Link New items are purchased anywhere from brick and mortar stores, merchant websites or eBay and always on sale or clearance. Pre-owned items come from eBay, local thrift stores, ect. It's amazing at what can be found for Pennies on the Dollar and how quickly wardrobe items accumulate, one of My all time favorite 'finds' being a Leather bustier crafted by Whitaker & Malem of London for less than a Large Pizza. Apr 18 14 06:10 pm Link Fifty One Imaging wrote: I've chosen wardrobe from the local value village thrift store, (a step below a worn out Salvation Army or Goodwill,) and also at Upscale designer resale and all points between. If a piece is good it will look good regardless if it is in a pile of junk or in between pricey stuff. Apr 18 14 07:54 pm Link Carlo P Mk2 wrote: Find a good wardrobe stylist. Apr 18 14 09:30 pm Link All over the place. Vintage, thrift, antique, Etsy, Ebay, regular stores. Sometimes I make something or have it made. Just always keep your eyes open. Apr 18 14 09:47 pm Link Just be aware that if ordering from Etsy or Ebay be aware of size variations. A size 6 is not always a wear as a size 6 from two different clothing manufacturers. As others have suggested, a weekly visit to your thrift or goodwill shop with a particular model in mind could be very budget wise. Apr 19 14 05:19 pm Link Alannah Jones Styling wrote: A stylist would have a field Day with My wardrobe. Apr 21 14 05:23 am Link Fifty One Imaging wrote: I do my own styling or shoot nudes a lot of the time. Apr 21 14 05:46 am Link Choose models who specialise in a genre and come ready styled is one way. The alt models and vintage/burlesque models often have incredible wardrobe and excellent contacts and cordial relations with designers and fashion houses. For example in your are look at what this model has: https://m.modelmayhem.com/6196 Professional stylists another obviously. Or you can work with models and muas etc who have contacts like designers and boutiques to draw on. Often you will see castings here and on fb sites,assembled by muas/hair stylists , models and local designers seeking a photographer tf to do their planned shoot. If you have a serious experienced team assembled with prior editorial experience and you are planning on an actual mag submission press offices are worth contacting. But they aren't going to give you stuff just to play with. < this shoot had a big MM team, we all used our contacts, and got stuff from a Morgan car, to official shoot permission in a major Elizabethan vhotel, to clothing that had been in Vogue and Harper's, to local boutique stuff, to MM designers to luxury brand press offices. But we had to have a track record and be known to press offices etc and experience with dealing with them references, prior tears etc. and journalism experience re the supporting text and protocol for submission. Result 6 pages of fashion editorial in a high class, large readership , lifestyle magazine. Everyone happy. Apr 21 14 06:17 am Link Model I'd shot for her agency folio a few years back turned up with a stunning wardrobe of clothes some of it being designer labels...... all from charity shops. Charity shops used to be a regular clothes hunting haunt for the likes of Kate Moss. Apr 21 14 06:37 am Link Find a Thrift store that has the better stuff, not trash. Can save a lot of money and you can build up a nice wardrobe in time. I suggest if you are a photographer that is not comfortable going around buying woman's clothing, you find one of your models that are really into thrift stores to help you out. Apr 21 14 06:49 am Link I would find a local boutique and tell them if they let you were their stuff you ll give them props ! It's a win win Apr 21 14 07:29 am Link The vast majority of the wardrobe I've worn for shoots (both TF and where I was paid) I purchased myself, usually in discount stores, thrift stores, and the like. I've done a little work with designers and the photographer has provided the wardrobe a handful of times as well. On a few occasions fans have purchased items for me to wear in shoots from my wishlist, but this is likely not something most people will have experience with. I actually have great luck at local thrift stores. I have 3 very beautiful vintage wedding dresses that I paid $25 or less each for. I just bought a red sequined evening gown for $5. Now, if I was doing more actual fashion, I would definitely look into a wardrobe stylist and finding more designers, but since the bulk of my work is art nude, glamour, and conceptual, not fashion, I work with what I have. Apr 21 14 01:01 pm Link Models have told me that much of the wardrobe in my portfolio came from thrift stores, eBay and etsy. If you're going to shop the thrift stores, you may as well frequent those in the more affluent parts of your area. I've been told that Size 2 and smaller garments may be priced very low, simply there isn't much demand for them (a small percentage of women can wear them). Over the past few years my daughter has found items from Michael Kors, Prada, Akris punto, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Burberry, Bruno Cuccinelli, Milly, 7 for all Mankind, Tiffany, Coach and others at a Goodwill store in West St. Louis County. When she was between jobs, she made a nice income buying these items and selling them on eBay. (She also went to the stores that sell the brands and learned how to tell whether they are authentic or not - especially Prada, Gucci, Tiffany and Michael Kors, which are often knocked off.) Don't expect finds like these every day. You have to be persistent. Katy Perry's wardrobe designer/stylist's shop has a huge sale every December in which she closes out the current year's line (and anything that's left from previous years). There are a few hundred funky items (including one-of-a-kind's) that are marked down as much as 90-95%. The vast majority of items are marked down to $5-$15. Virtually everything is size S/M. I have an entire rack of clothes from last year's sale at the studio. http://newyorkcouture.net/ There are shops in NYC and LA whose sole mission is to provide items from top designers to celebrities and photographers. They're mostly interested in working with people who can get the garments pictured in top magazines and in movies. But there are many smaller indie designers (right here on MM) who will lend garments to photographers and models for photo shoots, in exchange for photos they can use or a shot at getting them pictured in magazines. They'll often start by loaning some of their less expensive items until you have a track record of returning the items in a timely manner and in good condition. Apr 22 14 05:27 pm Link You can find some VERY cool stuff at Thrift Shops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes&feature=kp Apr 22 14 05:38 pm Link Plenty of places to get clothes for shoots at reduced prices - eBay, thrift shops, yard sales. Just this past weekend I picked up a suede jacket with a fur collar at a yard sale for three bucks. It has a couple of tiny stains on one sleeve that are barely noticeable. On eBay you can get lots of stuff from China at really cheap prices. You just need to keep in mind that the sizes tend to run very small. Apr 22 14 05:42 pm Link OK I realize this is the world of Internet modeling but if you want to shoot fashion OP then you need actual fashions, not some no name junk from China or 90% of what you find in a thrift store. Apr 22 14 05:54 pm Link Carlo P Mk2 wrote: Many of the models I shoot go to Hollywood thrift stores. They get some real gems at rock bottom prices. Apr 22 14 06:16 pm Link Rue 21 has great sales. I often get dresses for $3, shoes for $2. Apr 22 14 06:20 pm Link I guess everyone has the same idea of going to thrift stores. LA people, anyone ever tried buying from the Saturday morning sample sales by San Pedro Mart on San Pedro and 12th St? Most of the items are cheap and so-so quality but you can find some nice ones if you look long and hard enough. I work for an apparel company and boss said that we can "rent" out some of our garments in exchange for digital copies of the pics (so we can post on our social media sites) and credit when the photographer or stylist post the photos online. Just trying to help the "community" out by providing a resource. I've worked side-by-side with stylists before and know firsthand that getting garments for shoots is not always an easy task specially when it's just for submission or "just for fun." Those interested can message me for more info. There's no monetary obligation though we might need a waiver that says you'll pay for the garments if they're returned damaged or dirty. Apr 24 14 10:26 am Link Carlo P Mk2 wrote: Ha! I've probably bought some of your stuff at Buffalo Exchange!! Apr 24 14 10:33 pm Link I go to Goodwill. Apr 25 14 12:24 am Link Wardrobe stylists are my best friends now! Also, I network like crazy when I work backstage at fashion events- so that when I do photo shoots I just contact the designers or boutiques I made connections with at the events. Apr 25 14 06:58 am Link Another Italian Guy wrote: LOMFL ! Apr 25 14 07:32 am Link |
