1,2,3.... Model Call

photo by author

            

photo by author

both original images courtesy of Gaultier Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, 01.13

the models walk the improvised red carpet,

do they have the right stuff or the potential?

the pros strut, pose, pause, turn,

the newbies move too fast, as if in a race,

their faces read nerves, fear,

slow down, take your time,

breathe, smile, that's better,

now go home and practice....