A 29-year-old woman from Omsk has opened an agency for donuts.
Body positivism has been in trend for several years, so many girls have parted with complexes because of an imperfectly thin body. Plus-size girls are gaining incredible popularity and become real competitors to classic models. Ekaterina Bredova is a successful plus-size model and undertook to teach this to girls from her hometown. In her agency, courses are held for owners of curvaceous sizes from size 50 and above.
– One evening a girl called me and in a crying voice begged me to tell her how to become a plus-size model and get rid of the complex, that a lot of weight is a disadvantage, – Ekaterina Bredova, who is already quite successful in the modeling business, told Wday.ru more than two years. Her photos can be found in glossy magazines, she poses for clothing collections and starred in commercials. – I was pleasantly surprised by her interest in my pictures on Instagram and thought that we really do not have a single agency where girls with above average sizes could take professional pictures, learn to pose and get a chance to walk on the catwalk in order to realize their cherished dream … I was delighted when I later saw this girl at my casting. A week later, a video with her photo was played on one of the city’s video screens. The demand from apparel manufacturers for plus-size models has grown tremendously now.
It is quite difficult to take your eyes off the owner of the agency herself. Sable eyebrows, marbled skin, blue lake eyes with fluffy eyelashes, regal posture. They say about such: written beauty. Catherine got into this sphere by accident. Prior to that, she worked in an advertising agency. But once she celebrated her birthday in a restaurant, where she met the producer of one of the local TV channels. The woman was offered to represent the collection of a fashion salon. And she liked it.
– I experienced a feeling of euphoria, as if my whole life was going to this. Although I never dreamed of such a career, – Ekaterina recalls. – Here I feel much more confident than in the advertising business, and now I am busy only with my students.
Now the girl is studying 35 future plus-size models. There are no restrictions on either height or age at the casting. The main assessment criterion is the personal charisma and charm of the candidate in the model. Therefore, both young girls and mature ladies of 40-50 years old are trained.
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- Archive of Ekaterina Bredova
Classes at the Plus Size Model School are from Thursday to Sunday. The choreographer helps girls learn how to move, teaches the podium step. The photographer tells you how to pose for the shoot.
The owner of the agency is already being approached with applications from other cities and even countries. Therefore, after studying with graduates, the road is open for a new career. Each of them will have to pass an exam in which they must demonstrate how to behave during shooting, be able to independently prepare their own image, choose the right clothes and present them effectively.
If they say to you: “Lose weight!” – do not mind it
– I have never had any problems with this in my life. I am a comfortable person to communicate and did not notice that I was somehow different from other people. I have never experienced any discomfort about a lot of weight. And thoughts about diets did not visit me. In the same way, my students have a positive attitude. First of all, they are interested and pleased to see themselves on a video screen, in a news portal or in a glossy magazine. The fact that plump people are shy about their bodies is a myth. Contrary to stereotypes, these are just uncomplexed girls who come to me for self-realization. Some of them worry about only one thing, whether they can walk in high heels. In the end, everyone succeeds!
– So happiness is not in weight! It is important how you present yourself to people and how you feel in this weight. If you like yourself, but someone says “lose weight!”, Then just forget it. If you feel uncomfortable with your health, then, of course, you should heed the advice of your doctor and revise your diet. And in all other cases, I assure you that the demand for curvy girls from the male audience is much higher than for skinny ones!