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AIBU?

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Original poster

To never go to this hairdresser again and wonder what clothes size has to do with being a HAIR MODEL?

26 replies

lunalunalooney · 10/05/2016 18:51

My local hairdressers/beauty rooms has been open for 3 years and I have been a loyal customer (going twice, sometimes 3 times a week)

They put a flyer in their reception asking for a hair model for a open evening they are having in a few weeks. Only- on the application, it says "models up to a size 10 only".

AIBU to think what the actual fuck?

OP posts:

IthinkIamsinking · 10/05/2016 18:57

YABU. It may be they want someone who can model an overall 'look' including hair and clothing

Branleuse · 10/05/2016 18:59

i wouldnt like that either. They could go fuck themselves after that for me.

TheGhostOfBarryFairbrother · 10/05/2016 19:00

YANBU
Surely if they were good hairdressers then they could do a good job whatever the size or shape?!

AnnieOnAMapleLeaf · 10/05/2016 19:03

YABU. It is their campaign and they can specify the look they want. And I say that as an...er...ample lady.

gleam · 10/05/2016 19:04

Wouldn't it also be better to have a complete range of people to model different styles?

Scarydinosaurs · 10/05/2016 19:04

YABU it could be for a multitude of reasons. I've been a hair model and had to wear a toga- the hairdresser just needed models that would fit the clothes she had for the shoot.

AyeAmarok · 10/05/2016 19:07

They want models that they can do the hair of. Sounds like all of you will be "on show", not just the neck up.

curren · 10/05/2016 19:09

Yabu. But it's up to you if you don't want to go there.

Most models are size 10 or smaller. Depending on what they are trying to achieve will depend in who they are looking for.

Would you feel the same if it said 'only size 14 and above please?'

Tiggeryoubastard · 10/05/2016 19:13

I'm 50 and used to model for my hairdresser in my teens (got a trim, blow, gossip and glass of wine ). Usually these things are run in conjunction with a department store or boutique. Or at least sponsored by them. Models will sometimes also wear the clothes from there. The clothes will be there waiting. They'll only take so many sizes.

Cabrinha · 10/05/2016 19:18

Not the point - but why are you there 2-3x a week?
Just sheer nosiness!
My dream is to never wash and dry my hair again, but to go to the hairdresser several times a week for it!
Sadly to have the time I'd have to cut my work hours, and to have the money I'd have to increase my hours. Catch 22!

Anyway... I'd check whether it was clothes related before I got the hump and went elsewhere. But even without clothes (not without without 😂) could be the overall look they're going for. And many many women buy into that.

bakeoffcake · 10/05/2016 19:24

I'd ask them why you have to be under a size 10. If they haven't got a valid reason I'd find another hairdresser.

You'd think their criteria would be about hair quality or length rather than body size

Ilovetorrentialrain · 10/05/2016 19:41

If you're in there that many times per week, I'd suggest just casually asking what the reason is next time you're in. I'm sure they'd say.

Does it actually say size 10? Could it be up to 10 models needed?

Alternatively, do they have clothes to be.modelled and only have small sizes? If this I'd say that's pretty daft as most people would like to see a range of sizes. I'm clutching at straws!

Ilovetorrentialrain · 10/05/2016 19:43

I too would love to go off topic and ask what you have done to be in there so often! I'm extremely curious/nosey.

carabos · 10/05/2016 19:45

I'm in the "why are you there so often camp?" How lovely.

Collaborate · 10/05/2016 19:46

Models are meant to be aspirational. Just because none of them look like me I don't take offence. I just accept that the way I look is not aspirational.

user7755 · 10/05/2016 19:53

What could you have done to your hair 2-3 times per week?

ToucheShay · 10/05/2016 20:00

I knew a very glamourous lady who had her hair done several times a week. She didn't pay the hairdresser - she was invoiced monthly.

Birdsgottafly · 10/05/2016 20:03

""What could you have done to your hair 2-3 times per week?""

In the past, when I had a lot more money, I used to get my hair treated and blown dry, twice a week. If I then wanted a Updo etc in the same week, I'd be there three times a week. I was socialising a lot (I really enjoyed my 30's and I'm glad I made the most of that age).

There's a lot of small business Beauty Industry awards, coming up, and I'm wondering if they're going to enter and/or they've got a deal with a photographer, who wants to use the photos, later on.

AerithEarthling · 10/05/2016 20:59

Everything is about looks these days, I applied to some jobs for admin that were asking for photos, like does it matter what I fucking look like to photocopy paper.
If i was you I would question it, it makes no sense, being bigger does not mean you have shit hair

Ambroxide · 10/05/2016 22:44

Yes, what on earth are you doing at a beauty salon/hairdressers 2-3 times a week? This was my very first thought and I am glad to see that I am not alone.

tibbawyrots · 11/05/2016 07:02

aerith they asked for photos so they could discriminate in some way ☹️

DoreenLethal · 11/05/2016 07:31

2-3 times a week > bandwagon > jumping on.

I just about manage 2-3 times a year.

gunting · 11/05/2016 07:55

2-3 a week?! Why?

I've been to a hairdressers twice in my LIFE not a week. I'm a size 14 anyway they probably wouldn't want me.

EponasWildDaughter · 11/05/2016 08:06

My DD went to a salon recently to help do the hair for a open evening. She was there to do hair but also the make up for the professional shots. They had hired a clothes stylist as well who bought samples in sizes 6 to 10 for the models to wear. They asked for models who were young and (v) slim.

It was a whole cat walk look thing. That's probably why they specified certain age/size criteria at yours OP.

Sadly the whole fashion industry stubbornly revolves around 'up to size 10s only'.

RockMeMomma · 11/05/2016 08:09

Did you ask them why that size was a requirement?

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