Photography by Luci Alice, wardrobe by Kaori's Latex Dreams[/caption]Anita De Bauch is an alternative and fetish model, writer and international traveller originally from England. Anita is an authority on making it as a model – she has been there and done it all! You might have to read her recently released book to find out all about making it as a model without an agency, but she has let us in on some of her biggest tips below! What are you waiting for?Hi Anita! Could you start by telling us a bit about how you first got into modelling?I was never talent-spotted at an airport or anything glamorous like that. I knew that I was a model on the inside and just worked and worked until I was a model on the outside as well. You don’t have to be naturally beautiful to model, you just have to work hard and know your stuff. It can take years of hard experience to know your stuff unless you have someone honest and knowledgeable to guide you, which is very rare.What’s your favourite modelling genre?I just like photos that are beautiful or cool in some way. It really doesn’t matter what I’m wearing or not wearing. Wearing something luscious by Playful Promises, Fabulously Fetish or Leather Lovers certainly helps, though.You’re done some incredible shoots that include public nudity (the introduction video to your website comes to mind). How did you become so confident with nudity?I was absolutely petrified when we started shooting that video, Oyster! The only reason I agreed to it was because Marie Schuller was directing it. As the shoot went on and no-one came and told us off, I got more and more confident and ended up enjoying how daring it felt. As well as being on the landing page for anitadebauch.com, the film was critically acclaimed at screenings all over the world. Having the wardrobe (well, the shoes!) supplied by Vivienne Westwood does a lot for a girl’s confidence, too! Like, “Well, this must be okay, these shoes are expensive!” I also have a great nutritionist and skincare expert now, Juliette Scarfe at Bareskin Beauty in London, who does a lot for my body-confidence.Is there any kind of shoot you straight out would not do? Where do you draw the line?I just don’t do stuff I don’t feel interested in. There aren’t any generalities. There’s got to be something to make me want to shoot, like the photographer’s previous work, or getting to try something new. It’s a drag to bust your ass at shoots you don’t care about for the money. It’s not worth the agony.You call yourself a chameleon. Do you have any tips on how other models can become more versatile? Or is this an inherently Anita trait?I think it looks best when you’re really feeling the look- the hair, makeup, wardrobe- you really “get” it, you can visualise it from the outside, you feel like you know deep down exactly who this character is. I guess I have multiple personalities, so I can do a lot of different looks convincingly because all of them are the “real” me. I’m not really faking anything, I just reveal different facets of myself.
Photography by Luci Alice, wardrobe by Kaori's Latex Dreams[/caption]You often do fetish shoots. What’s your favourite fetish genre to shoot?My fetish references are mostly associated with the 1950s: vintage lingerie, fully fashioned seamed nylon stockings, red lipstick, leather gloves and high heels, corsets, perfectly pedicured feet... the work of fetish photographer Elmer Batters often combines all these things. I also shoot retro heavy rubber, like Bettie Page did at the time, but also add a modern twist and take advantage of modern latex designers like Kaori’s Latex Dreams to have bespoke latex pin-up girl dresses and lingerie made in shiny rubber.People are pissed off about the title. It’s meant to be a satire on the idea that anyone who doesn’t get signed to an agency is too “ugly” to model. It isn’t true, because I’ve been jetting round the world making a fairly glamorous living from modelling without need for agencies for years and I’m under 5’8, over 21 and not exactly a typical-looking model. Most days, I’m doing paid photographic, video and runway work. Anyone can model if they want it enough and we no longer need the agencies. I’m not supported by anyone else and I’m completely self-made. It’s not as hard as you might think. I explain it all in The “Ugly” Girl’s Guide to Modelling.Not really. I just got asked about modelling so much by girls through my website and Facebook that I started building a Word file of information, eventually extending it to include all the stuff they didn’t ask about but should still know about, and then organising it into a step-by-step guide accompanied by advice from other experts. Then I got in touch with a publishing house, who picked it up, and now you can buy it anywhere in the world.You have worked insanely hard to build your career as a model. Do you have any tips for other models getting sponsored or generally building their modelling career into a job rather than a hobby?Whatever you’re expecting, it won’t be like that. Read the book, take the plunge, and make sure it’s adding to your material and artistic enjoyment of life.Tell us a bit about yourself. You create so many unique personalities while you shoot, but who is the real Anita?I’m an audible gif.Are you lusting after more from Anita De Bauch? Look no further than her official website, facebook page, Instagram (@Anitadebauch), twitter and blog. Oh, and don’t forget to read into Anita’s book . It might just be what you’re looking for! Check out the gallery and let us know what you think of Anita in a comment below.
Photography by Luci Alice, wardrobe by Kaori's Latex Dreams
Photography by Luci Alice, wardrobe by Kaori's Latex Dreams
Photography by Luci Alice, wardrobe by Kaori's Latex Dreams
Photography by Luci Alice, wardrobe by Kaori's Latex Dreams
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