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About Me

I am a modeling agent and I primarily use this page to deficate out all of the surreal, excruciating, and deteriorating things going on in the industry, Chicago being deficated on/about mostly.

I have a blog which explains all of this. I started it a few months ago in order to provide a mixture of, what I hope, is funny, informative, aggressive and often silly. It's mainly about my experiences as being a modeling agent and dealing with models, clients, photographers, bookings, etc...There's even a bit of office politics thrown in there for that catty edge.

Read on Blogger too!

I have no idea how I fell into this business, as I will often say, but I'm in love with what I've seen, and at the same time I have been terrified at the dreadful beauty in this world.

I have a love for all things beautiful, and this is certainly not limited to people. My grandfather was a dressmaker in 1950's & 1960's New York, and although I'm not a designer, I like to think I'm following in his fashion footsteps. His work has inspired me to think independently, cherish each garment I own, and to revel in the glory of a woman's elegance.

My agency works with models all over North America. When I joined as a booker, they had a database of models from their past ten years. They've provided me with opportunities to pursue my own interest within the fashion/modeling industry, and because of this I've developed great relationships with people, and my life has gained noted momentum.

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My Interests

black blazers, Michael Kors boots, Gericault, falafel

ceramics, jogging, brunch, Stephen Crane, prescriptions, love, Bottega Veneta dresses

red lipstick

I'd like to meet:

This is very vague; vagueness bothers me. I will say, then, that I'd like to meet Bobby Kennedy. He's the cutest superhero I know.

In non-real life terms, I'd like to meet or "be friends" with people who are creative, business-minded and mature. People who know how to relax. People who communicate with ease and grace.

Simplicity is not always a bad thing.

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Music:

A few to start...St. Etienne, Stereolab, The Sundays, Digable Planets, Massive Attack, Joy Division, Charles Mingus, Brazil 66, Steely Dan, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, Lester Young, Elvis Costello, The Killers, Jane's Addiction, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Artie Shaw, Christina Aguilera, Niel Diamond, Nina Simone, Bjork

Movies:

Swimming Pool, Annie Hall, When Harry Met Sally, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Donnie Darko, Run Lola Run, Mullholland Dr., North by Northwest, Me And You And Everyone We Know, The Big Lebowski, 24 Hour Party People, Buffalo 66, Trainspotting, Garden State (although I would've liked to see Ms. Portman have an actual seizure), anything created by Michel Gondry, A Clockwork Orange

Books:

Stephen Ambrose, In Cold Blood, Peggy Guggenheim biography, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Crime and Punishment, Leaves of Grass, Run Rabbit Run, fashion photography coffee table books, Brave New World, Fear of Flying, Diary of Anais Nin, Sentimental Education, The Magic Mountain, Pride and Prejudice, Midnight Blue

Heroes:

My Blog

Friday, January 12, 2007

Oh. My. Freaking. God. Can someone say damage control???I've been trying to wrap up a contract deal with Donovan, a colleague of mine, because he wants to sign one of my models, Ivette to his exclusiv...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:53:00 PST

Friday, January 12, 2007

I'm fuming right now. I truly believe this country has a one-sided, narrow-minded view of beauty. They all want the same thing: caucasian females with blonde hair. I don't understand this.Right now, I...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:52:00 PST

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Before I left for New York, my friend Alysia and I were talking about putting on a fashion show. I first met Alysia almost a year ago while working backstage at a fashion show she produced. We hit it ...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:13:00 PST

Monday, January 08, 2007

I need to update my series entitled "Photos not to send to a modeling agency". This is a series of posts that I will (obviously) be writing about since so many of our young, dear models have no clue a...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:10:00 PST

Monday, January 08, 2007

Well, I dropped one of my models today. Her name is Ally. She's just not cutting it for me. She never returns my phone calls, is a spotty communicator, and expects to get everything for free. I've bee...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:37:00 PST

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Back from New York and I have one thing to say to the people of Manhattan: wearing boots over jeans is OVER!!!I could not walk for ten seconds without seeing someone wearing flat black or brown boots ...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:51:00 PST

Saturday, December 30, 2006

I will be taking a seven day hiatus from posting on this blog because of my New York trip. I'll be back next week with losts more juicy stories and a few more photos of a certain model I'm very concer...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:24:00 PST

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Despite the fact that I'm home sick with the flu, I still have enough energy to post on this crap blog. According to my site meter, absolutely no one reads this blog, which is good in many ways. I don...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:58:00 PST

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Okay, last post of the day.When I ask models to send me "lifestyle" or fashion photos, that does not mean I want to see photos of you, on all fours, in a leopard-print bikini on a bed. This is a hooch...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:29:00 PST

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

As much as I sometimes dislike McModels, the biggest agency in Chicago, I'm immensley proud to say that one of my models, Darya, has just signed with them. I actually don't dislike them, they just hav...
Posted by Amelia Truewood on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:01:00 PST