I need to know what the photographer said to these models.
Hey!!
No! Like you have no bones at all!
Now Chicken dance like it will cure cancer!
BE the Hot, sexy preying mantis at a disco!
Pose like you are passing a kidney stone…of ennui!
Show me: Your stepmother just ran off with your weed dealer!
Show me: Semi-repentant shoplifter of fate!
Now, seduce your enemy with je june!
Now run thru a glitter sand storm to save a chupacabra!
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Pretty Grievances 
OMG I actually like a lot of this- me and the wife are currently channelling our punk/goth past into some new wardrobe additions…this will all go into the inspiration melting pot. The poses are nasty though [even NARSTY] especially the sexy mantis. Ew. I’l have dreams about that….
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So hard to tell what’s for sale here- hold still ladies!
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I like the flare factor. 🙂
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Oh there is much flare!
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Lunatic chic, complete with straight-jacket..
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I love the grunge vibe going on here. I think the models were trying to channel Blue Steel.
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Blue Steel in a hurricane- it’s a thing!
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Ah yes! Wind tunnel poses! They are so thin they might get blown away.
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Surely all the layers will hold them down!!
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He told them to go to the back room where there was a box of clothes meant for the thrift/charity store and put on more layers until they couldn’t stand it. Who wants to look like this in public?
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Did they even bother with planning looks? Other than getting everyone’s boot size, of course.
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I notice in the first pic the overcoat is worn inside out, so this makes sense to me.
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It was very windy in the studio
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Absolutely hysterical.
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They all went dumpster diving, right? And did you notice that first coat is on inside out?
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I hoped it was!
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I need to clean my eyes after those poses. Doesn’t this count as model abuse. Surely we can file a class action suit in there name and deliver some sandwiches.
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Oh hush! You know you are on the back deck practicing your slack moves now!
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Confirms my long held suspicion that many designers think women are dumb – at least dumb enough to buy these clothes. I do like the short black coat.
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Poor tortured models!!!
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There are actually some great pieces here, but man, some of those poses are the things of nightmares!
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I’m not sure the designer wants you to get a good look at them!
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Oh my! That is amazing! So many versions of weird that I never knew existed! You gave me a good laugh before work. I think I might send this one to my sisters to have a good laugh too!
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And to help you plan the next family picture!
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Before stepmother ran off she did buy her a blouse in a lovely fabric- can’t tell if the shape is good of course… Preying mantis girl’s pose is truly disturbing and offensively like mocking a physical disability.
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There is an odd edge to our mantis!
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Is that chain mail in the second picture? I kinda like the sequin top in the third pic… I’ve seen people walking around certain parts of town dressed like this. Complete with bedhead.
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‘Certain parts of town’ eh?
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There can’t be anyone in the room with a sense of humor at these photo shoots, right? Unless we’re all just getting trolled by the photographer!
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This guy definitely went past the ‘pout, baby, pout!’ Zone!
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good stuff – love the poses, and the commentary ^_^ Grungy oversized clothes NEED fluid movement in order for them to look at all attractive, so it was a necessary thing to do in this case 😉
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Grunge zombies. Lovely.
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it’s so hot right now 😛
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Please not slashed jeans again! Please not attempting to look like you’re so emaciated you have a premature dowager’s hump again.Please not tied up in grubby oversize thrift shop shirts like you’ve been waylaid by a bunch of exuberantly inebriated fumbling destitutes again.
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I assumed as a zombie, I’d never be surprised by a period- so no bulky objects tied around my waist. I saw that as a perk of the undead!
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Urg, Don’t mind some of the clothes but makes me glad that some localities are outlawing anorexic models. The real praying mantis probably has limbs bigger around than his imitator.
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They youngsters are not being used to their best advantage here!
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These models are disturbingly thin. When their heads look “bigger” than their torso, you know there is a serious problem. I am seriously concerned about their health.
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Models 1 and 9 seem to have dragged some of their bedding along to the shoot.
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You never know when you can sneak in a nap!
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#1–There’s a mountain lion staring you down. Swirl and make yourself look BIG with those 100 lbs of fabric; you can intimidate that cougar with wool and slashed denim!
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We call this the puffer fish move!!
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This had me in tears!!!
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Blame the designer, not the models!!
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Kidney Stone of Ennui!!!! YESSSSSS.
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Been there?
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What faith are they connected too?!
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That is indeed the question!!!
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This might be my favourite WW! Kidney Stone of Ennui sounds like a brilliant stage name
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Praying mantis girl – looks SO disturbing. Double jointed shoulders or something. It makes me hurt. Owie.
(Autocorrect displayed “Praying manure”. Lol gotta love it.)
The inside out coat is kinda cool. I’ll have to remember that style idea!
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Love some auto carrot! Sooo helpful! We may need to send Model Social Services to see that girl- she may need help!
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Genius.
The clothes? Meh. I like the first look a lot but those who were alive when Nirvana first came out have seen this before.
The commentary? I gave up trying to imitate you. You’re better than I’ll ever be… 🙂
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Just follow your inner snark, little Jedi!
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Or just enjoy the work of a snark master…
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Awwww! Ain’t you a peach!
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