Models Glossary Terms

• Paduasoy
  
  it is a corded silk fabric.
  
  
• Paduasoy
  
  It is a corded silk material. A garment made of paduasoy cloth, namely a corded silk cloth.
  
  
• Paisley
  
  a fabric made naturally of soft wool and woven or printed with colorful bent abstract figures.
  
  
• Paisley
  
  It is a type of material made typically of soft wool and woven or printed with colorful curved abstract figures.
  
  
• Pajamas
  
  loose lightweight trousers previously much worn in the Near East; a loose typically two-piece lightweight suit designed for sleeping or lounging
  
  
• Pajamas
  
  It is a type of loose lightweight trousers. In earlier times worn in the Near East; a loose usually two-piece lightweight suit designed for sleeping or relaxing.
  
  
• Palatine
  
  a fur cape or wrap covering the neck and shoulders
  
  
• Palatine
  
  It is a fur cape or shawl covering the neck and shoulders.
  
  
• Paletot
  
  it is a man's overcoat; a loose jacket worn by women and children
  
  
• Paletot
  
  It is a man's overcoat and it is a slack jacket worn by women and children.
  
  
• Pallium
  
  It is a type of a white woolen band with pendants in front and back worn over the chasuble by a pope or archbishop as a symbol of full Episcopal authority; a rectangular fabric worn as a cloak by men of olden Greece and Rome.
  
  
• Panama
  
  a frivolous hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of thin strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
  
  
• Panama
  
  It is type of a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of thin strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa.
  
  
• Pannier
  
  an overskirt draped at the sides of a skirt for a consequence of fullness
  
  
• Pannier
  
  It is an overskirt dressed at the sides of a skirt for an outcome of fullness.
  
  
• Panoply
  
  a full suit of protective covering; traditional attire
  
  
• Pant
  
  It is an outer piece of clothing covering each leg separately and typically pull out from the waist to the ankle.
  
  
• Pantalets
  
  long loose drawers frilled at the ankle and showing under the skirt worn by mid-19th century women
  
  
• Pantaloons
  
  wide breeches worn particularly in England during the reign of Charles II; close-fitting trousers usually having straps transitory under the instep and worn specially in the 19th century; loose-fitting regularly shorter than ankle-length trousers
  
  
• Pantdress
  
  a dress having a alienated skirt
  
  
• Panties
  
  It is a woman's or child's undergarment covering the lower trunk with a closed crotch.
  
  
• Pantsuit
  
  a woman's ensemble consisting typically of a long jacket and tailored pants of the same material
  
  
• Panty waist
  
  generallly a child's two-piece undergarment that buttoned jointly at the waist
  
  
• Petite
  
  This refers to a model who is physically smaller than the range for a "typical" model, especially a typical runway model.
  
  
• Photographer Release
  
  A contract signed by the photographer giving permission to the model to use the photographs taken during a particular sitting.
  
  
• Plus
  
  This refers to a model who is physically larger than the range for a "typical" model.
  
  
• Portfolio
  
  Also called a Book or Model's Book. A notebook conaining a collection of a model's best photographs (usually size 8"x10") and tear sheets demonstrating their abilities in front of the camera. Models can usually purchase good portfolios stamped with their agency's name and logo directly from the agency, but plain black portfolios work fine, too.
  
  
• Print
  
  This term has varying meanings. It can be used to distinguish between online (Internet) and offline (paper) publications. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for Fashion, or for Commercial. See those entries for more information.
  
  
• Prints For Time
  
  An agreement between the model and photographer to whereby they work for each other on a mutually beneficial basis, and no money changes hands. The photographer provides a selection of prints from the shoot in recognition of the model's time commitment.