Why don't models smile ? I see so many handsome men and beautiful women all dolled up but don't wear a smile :-(
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Posted by lrkun Feb 13th, 2011 at 2:51AM
Because they want the viewer to focus on the clothes and not them.
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Posted by Brainyblonde Sep 26th, 2010 at 8:12AM
The whole point of the spoiled girl scowl of the typical high fashion model is this: She is signaling that she is so good looking and so fashionably and expensively dressed that she doesn't have to please anybody. Many of the models look angry, or arrogant or spoiled or sad and a bit neurotic. She is saying, "I am spoiled, demanding and I have a lot of baggage. But, the way I look, you'll just have to put up with it."
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Posted by TonglenDreams Sep 26th, 2010 at 8:12AM
If that's all you could do for a living, would you be smiling?
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Posted by OldGroupiesNeverDie Feb 13th, 2011 at 2:53AM
It's actually because, psychologically, a smile is a sign of submission in humans. Models who smile on the catwalk immediately look self-conscious and awkward.
We see a smile as a sign of friendliness and approachability because it tells us that this other person is not a threat. That's why we like it and find it pretty. However, if you want to look confident and authoritative: don't smile.
Catwalk models are generally trained to keep their faces blank. It not only doesn't distract from the clothes, but it also makes them appear more confident and therefore makes the clothes look more desirable. People don't buy high fashion because they think it will make them happy. They buy high fashion because they think it will give them status. There's a difference.
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Posted by nusnus11 Feb 13th, 2011 at 2:52AM
Starving as a way of life will drive all smiles away...
But seriously, I think the answers above are comprehensive and pin-point the issue.
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Posted by AzaleaElise Sep 26th, 2010 at 2:40AM
I think they want to draw the attention to what they are wearing, not to their faces. The whole point is that they are selling a style of clothing.
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Posted by thomasedwin Jul 15th, 2012 at 7:55PM
I think it's because they want to apear emotionless or even sad. When I see someone that looks sad Im atracted to them in the sence that I want to know why and to make them not sad, It draws your attention to them then they use that attention to get you to look at the clothes their waring. I allways look at the face first and the body second.
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Posted by kikis2 Sep 25th, 2010 at 8:07AM
Maybe they're worried about how it makes their cheeks look...Or maybe they don't like their teeth.
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