AS IN THE spa, there are unspoken rules to being a model. On set, you learn quickly to change clothes wherever you’re told to change; finding a private place wastes time, and time is money. But the expectation that models should change in front of people is also a way for the client to exert power. It’s both a test and a reminder of your position: everyone else is doing their job, and now it’s time for you to do yours. The stylist, their assistant, the client or editor, the other models, and sometimes the photographer will stand right in front of you and wait as you strip. You understand that
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