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[arethinn]

http://blog.vampirethemasquerade.com/post/2011/04/15/V20-Model-Search.aspx:

For V20 we are setting upa professional photo-shoot for all of the 13 clans. [...] However, we do have certain artistic and physical constraints that we must work within to create the desired effect that we wish to achieve. With all that being said we are looking to cast females in the roles of the following Clans:

Malkavian, Setite, Toreador, Tremere

Details: We are looking for four women that are a size 6 or under and available to be in the Atlanta area April 26th and 27th.

Wow. That really annoys me. I'm having a hard time understanding what there could be about the concept of WoD vampires that means only thin-to-tiny women could qualify to be good depictions, so I can only conclude that their "desired effect" is smack in the middle of the usual beauty standards. Anyone want to bet they didn't put similar blanket restrictions on the size of the male models?

Comments

[digitalsidhe]

Well, obviously, the Toreadors wouldn't want any heavy women. I mean, just look at the Old Masters: Their art all involves scrawny, stick-figure-like women, right?

Oh, wait... (and I didn't even have to restrict it to Rubens!).

And no, I'm not taking your bet re: male models.

[feyandstrange]

Sample size clothing is generally made in a size eight, and they ask for models a size smaller to make sure the models will fit - it's easier to pin things smaller than work around too-small. So I'd bet they've got samples donated that won't fit someone smaller.

ALso, note that this is only the casting for four of the clans, and they aren't even asking for males - it's possible that they did only use males with 28" waists and that some of the other models are larger.

I totally agree about sizeism shit, but from reading the announcement it looks like they tried to say "Look, this isn't a judgment call or even an aesthetic decision, we just need size 6 chicks to fit these corsets." So I'm not gonna get upset over not much.

[silussa.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I don't see a Brujah being in the size range of "6 or under".