The New Zealand Fashion Week model casting 2012: Installment 1.

Rosie and Esther (Nova).

You know fashion week is really getting into gear when the model casting comes ’round. I rose early on Sunday morning (8:00am is early when you went to bed at 3:00am) and made my way down to the casting venue – bleary eyed and grumpy, camera in tow. I mean, I’ve said it before, but what normal person wants to spend three and a half hours of their Sunday morning surrounded by lithe, beautiful people a foot taller and with 40% less body mass? Not this one, but a job’s a job (a blog’s a blog) so I took one for the team (ie. YOU GUYS) and I did it.

This year’s casting felt different to previous years. Within the Auckland/New Zealand modeling industry, I think there’s a bit of change of guard going on right now. Our usual working models are overseas, or heading overseas, and there are a tonne of fresh faces ready to replace them. And when I say a tonne, I mean a tonne. There were so many girls (and boys) at this thing. What a nightmare to organise. And with tonnes of models, come tonnes of photos. I didn’t even get everyone’s photo -maybe only even half the amount of people – and I still have enough to last about 5 blog posts. And so that’s what I’m doing this working week – posting at least 20 photos from the casting a day (read: milking it) – so if you don’t see yourself/your friend/your favourite model, it’s probably because they’re coming tomorrow.

Installment 1, as follows:

Vanity Walk boys.

Kelly, Kenyon and Lara (Red 11).

Katie and Jennifer (Vanity Walk).

Callum (Clyne).

Tom (Red 11).

Derya (62 Models), Amy (Red 11) and Tahnee (Red 11).

Rikihana (Red 11).

Matt D (Clyne).

Ariel and Anmari (Red 11).

Melise (International at Red 11).

Laura, Laura and Laura (62 Models).

Holly and Helena (Red 11).

Coralee (International at Clyne).

ALL THE GIRLS WAITING IN THE LINE FOR THE CASTING (Clyne).

Ella (N Model Management).

Kristen (Monarch).

Seon and Cait (Clyne).

Hannah (62 Models).

Leilani (N Model Managment).

Tyller (KHM).

Matt P and Rhianon (Clyne).