Exciting Izzy news to share - she took part in 3 modelling shoots in both September and October. Not many people know this, but she has been signed to a child modelling agency since she was less than a year old. Prior to this September she had what I termed a "one hit wonder", in that she took part in a clothing commercial, done by Zippy, which is a Portuguese clothing brand. It was a unique campaign - the children's names were very important because they wanted them to sound like the lyrics in Lean on Me. If you are keen, you can go to YouTube and search for "Zippy One Big Family" and you will see her there. She was about 18 months old then and she had the most outfit changes amongst all the children. At the end of her 5th outfit change, she was very cranky and kept crying because she didn't quite understand what was going on and she needed her nap. Of course when the video came out, we were immensely proud and shared it with all our friends and family.
Fast forward to the next two years, it was all quiet. Understandably, a huge reason was due to Covid. Even if it wasn't, I was told that kids between 2 to 3 years of age are usually not favoured by clients because they are very mobile by then, but mostly can't take any instructions so it would be very tricky. And so we waited patiently. Meanwhile every two months, I had to take headshots of her, update the agency with her height and shoe size to keep her model card updated for clients.
Suddenly in August we were approached by the agency if we were keen to do a shoot for a British shoe company, a small family owned business that started last year. Her agency advised it could be good for her exposure and build her model profile. We agreed since it's the first job since she was 18 months old. And then within a short span of time, we were told that she was selected for an M&S shoot, and another Lipsy Kids shoot. Wow we were caught off guard completely. Of course we said yes to them and mommy then became her agent and chaperone, bringing this little model to far flung places for her shoots. It has been an eye opener I have to say.
Izzy is generally a shy child who needs time to warm up and it has been exacerbated by the numerous lockdowns. If you walk straight up to her in a room full of strangers she will hide behind us and refuse to speak with you. She needs to observe and ascertain the level of stranger danger. This is one of the reasons why we decided to keep her modeling card active - to build her confidence.
Thankfully she didn't cry or react negatively during the shoots. She did however put on her very serious face and refused to smile and loosen up for the camera. Some of my friends joked that supermodels don't smile anyway so I guess she is on the right track?!
Some behind the scenes to share
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| On our way to North London |
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| Light make up and hair |
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| She was very excited when she heard she would get a bit of lip gloss |
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| All done, next to change into her outfits! |
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| And then she kinda froze during the shoot but everyone were very patient and kind with her |
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| They tried to make her laugh |
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| They played her fav Frozen songs |
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| But in the changing room she posed for me! Why oh why Izzy |
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| Back to the floor and its serious face on |
A few friends have asked me this but no, we didn't get to keep the outfits. Very grateful to have been chosen for M&S, a household name here in the UK!
Here are the links
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