While the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency seems to be off to a good start, one does wonder just how viable the whole enterprise would be if all of these potential clients weren't getting free publicity from the television show. That being said, she seems to be trying her best to actually run the business. She is constantly looking for new models, and she has signed a business manager who appears to be more into making money than being on TV, so that is a start. While her models have been getting gigs for some clothing lines and for commercials, Janice wants her models doing high fashion. 1-800-DENTIST might pay the bills, but the Da Vinci smile isn't going to get anybody on the cover of French Vogue. This week, Janice's models got a small taste of the runway for a Virgin Megastore fashion show, but first they were going to have to learn how to walk.
Although she hasn't put anybody on the cover of French Vogue yet, Janice is still very proud of her models and her company. Clients are coming in from all over the place, which Janice says speaks well to the agency, but again, I say that it speaks mostly to the fact that she has her own television crews all over the place. Still, it was a big day for the company when Chip Dorsch, head of the new Virgin fashion line, and Niki Shadrow, aspiring fashion producer, showed up to pick some guys and girls for a runway show that was happening at the Virgin Megastore.
After careful consideration, Nikki and Chip made their picks. Among them were "veterans" like Stina and Ms. Fargo, but we also had a bunch of first timers like Nyabel, Claudia (the transsexual), and Brittany, the 16 year-old that Janice found in Vegas. The guys included Chris, Tony Perez, and Marcus.
All of this is great news, but Janice does have a slight problem in that none of her models can really walk, and she promised that they would be able to walk in time for the shoot. To tell you the truth, this is probably not that big of a deal for this particular shoot. This show was not going to be part of any larger fashion show, but rather a one-time thing that was taking place in the store itself. Putting together a fashion show doesn't mean that you are the height of haute couture. As of this writing, the Virgin website doesn't even list Virginware (as the clothing line is called) on the website in the US. Therefore, I can only imagine that if Ms. Shadrow or Janice fuck up, not that many people are going to notice.
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Comments (6)
I had to hold my hand in front of my screen until I could scroll down far enough to read again when that oh so classy picture of Janice popped up. I figured that shot had to be coming up somewhere in you recap so I thought I had prepared myself for it. Yet, I was still caught terribly off guard. Great recap, though!
On a side note, I don't like Sorin's tattoo. That guy that came to pick out the models for the underwear gig loved and thought it was a great piece of art, didn't he? Maybe it's just me but Sorin's tattoo is way too "I look like I should be wrestling in the WWE" than anything else.
1 of 6 | Posted by sutton925
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Posted on July 31, 2006 6:58 PM
I think years from now they'll be showing tapes of Janice in psychology classes as a perfect demonstration of narcissistic personality disorder. You're right, it doesn't matter what the argument is, as long as it gets the attention on her.
Not that I'll stop watching. Who wants to watch the well adjusted?
2 of 6 | Posted by brilliantmistake
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Posted on July 31, 2006 9:15 PM
The diva scenes are getting tiresome indeed--my guess is that some of them are scripted. But Janice does seem to be solidly behind her models, which is appealing. And if football players can do ballet to make themselves more flexible, surely models can do belly-dancing.
3 of 6 | Posted by AufWithHisHead
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Posted on August 1, 2006 7:33 AM
Drag queens do the best runway walk 'cause it means more to them than anyone else. The whole drag scene is about fantasy - ostentatious glamour. Drag queens, for the most part, don't want to be women, they want to be fantasy women. None of them want to be Cher or Marilyn Monroe *without* the makeup, hairdos and designer clothes.
Not that many women are even into such over the top fantasies.
4 of 6 | Posted by Lady J
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Posted on August 1, 2006 8:33 AM
i think it's the trying to hide the balls thing. I'd imagine that it'd make you swing your hips and have some attitude, cause I'm not sure how the heck else you'd walk around a set once they're tied back, or however the hell it is that they make them 'go away'.
5 of 6 | Posted by tigereye
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Posted on August 1, 2006 8:41 AM
janice has a sad heart
6 of 6 | Posted by RockitGuy
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Posted on August 1, 2006 7:49 PM