Human Mannequins: Sarah Ayim talks Vlisco experience & fitting Models
It takes an odd sort of job to elicit the
reaction YOU DO WHAT?!? And throughout this post, I will be showing you a
few of the weirdest
Imagine
spending every working day playing dress-up for a living. And when Kim
Kardashian dresses up, designers take note. For instance, she wore a
lacy bustier with high-waisted jeans on trip to Miami recently and it was news
all over the globe! She’s worked there for about a decade.
A
couple of years ago, the fashion industry in Ghana saw many unpleasant scenes
but today we can talk of the many awards schemes aimed to promote fashion, the
many runway shows and of course the recent music beef where jabs led to the
mention of GTP and Woodin. We are yet to experience more; even from fitting
models to live mannequin in the Ghanaian fashion industry as the Winner of
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New trends are taking
the place of the old things.
And so are models being
Sarah Ayim
best known as “Sarah Sarah”; a top model who works hard trying to
position her new sense in fashion to top sectors has chanced upon time to
appreciate being a mannequin.
But
unlike mannequins, Sarah can actually move, which comes in handy to
showcase more of what the fitting models cannot display.
“I’m
basically a live mannequin,” she said. “I basically need to be your standard
size thus chest, size of waist.”
And
it helps to have perfect posture and ideal proportions. Sarah is
tailor-made for the job. She reports back on how the clothes performed, even
how they feel, which itself can be uncomfortable.
“I
used to fit underwear, And those were always interesting fittings,”
Sarah laughed. “Everybody can tell when something doesn’t fit properly. So
there’s been some of those embarrassing moments.”
According
to Sarah, being a fitting model is steady work, and models can make quite
an amount if taken serious. But the job depends on perfection. She can’t gain
or lose one inch, which explains her team of personal trainers.
“I started modeling as a
live mannequin when I had a contract with Vlisco.
Before then, it was just me on runways or just
some cameras shots for promotions.”
“The
thought of a human mannequin sounded very funny at first time, but I saw the
opportunity to make something interesting out of it since it’s a new trend
Africa is now embracing.”
While
she’s enjoying her roles as a live mannequin, she stated “it’s an unusual job
and the dramatic part of fashion which gives you room to
showcase more than just being on the runway.”
Source: Bjrlivefm.com
