ThatRascal
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Yeah, that's my impression, too, and I also like that better than fake nice, or better to say - being introverted myself - I "understand" it better than the super extroverted girls.
To me she seemed always nice, but she's less "playing the game" than other girls, and I have a couple of pictures of her where she seems very much with herself ( lit. "intro-verted") even though she's in the middle of a huge crowd. I don't want to say I'm right and thatrascal is wrong, but IMO it's got a lot to do with personal perception and after all, maybe she just had a bad day.
And yeah, I tend to be defensive when it comes to model encounters, too.... I'm kind of aware how weird and maybe questionable this amateur photographer - after show situation is, I'm also aware that it is an extreme situation for the models, especially very young, very shy girls. I don't want to make use of it and then complain how terrible everyone was. And I think a huge lot of encounters described in this thread happened during fashion weeks.
Also most negative impressions we describe here are more of a "vibes" thing. it's so not nice to see someone for a few seconds in an extreme situation and then rumble on the internet how bad that person was.... With this I don't mean thatrascal (your situation was different) or anyone else in particular, just, you know, I get those "when I saw you for the first time I thought you were terrible arrogant" comments, and after all, models are just human beings, either...
I get what you're saying completely. Actually, I do not expect anyone to be cheerful and smiley all the time. It also has nothing to do with playing the game, you just have to be pleasant because you never know who is who or whether that lowly assistant will be someone someday, especially when your career as a model rests so much in someone else's decision.
Let me give you an example, at the risk of shooting myself in the foot if any of my colleagues from work are in here and recognize me. Now that the season is over, there is a lot going on in terms of campaigns, look books, editorials etc etc. a couple weeks ago we were in a meeting with a designer discussing a shoot (I won't say what for) and Daria's name came up along with another model. They both have the same features and their body of work is similar. We were undecided, so everyone in the meeting spoke briefly about their choice. In that moment, I was conflicted because all I could remember was that one encounter with her and even if I told myself that I had to be professional, I just couldn't shake it off. I guess that's just a part of human nature. At the time I met her, I wasn't where I am today professionally and the attitude put me off... Now in that meeting, I didn't bash her or said anything negative, it was just easier to support the other girl.
The guys on the other hand, even when they keep to themselves, they're usually pleasant. Also far easier to work with.