The following terms and definitions are defined with respect to their use and with respect to latest Modeling and model agencies. All the definitions listed here are written by me, unless other credit is specified. Not everyone will agree with my definitions.

Models Glossary Terms



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  • Ulster

    it is a extensive loose overcoat of Irish origin made of intense material, as frieze

  • Undies

    it is an another word for underwear

  • Unitard

    it is a close-fitting one-piece garment for the torso, legs, feet, and frequently the arms

  • Upland cotton

    an extensively refined American cotton plant having short- to medium-staple fibers.

  • Uplift

    a brassiere intended to hold the breasts up.

  • Usages

    Models get paid for each different medium in which their photograph is used. These different mediums, or usages, may include: consumer magazines, trade magazines, product packaging, print ads, bus ads, subway ads, billboards, magazine covers, direct mail, magazine editorials, posters, catalogues, brochures, point-of-purchase (point-of-sale or p-o-p), annual reports, book covers, kiosk, duratrans (those big portable billboards that are towed around behind trucks), newspapers, etc. The model receives an additional fee for each usage the client buys. Usages also vary according to time and region. The longer the ad runs and the more markets in which it appears, all drive up the model's fee. The largest usage is the unlimited time usage, worldwide buyout. That means the client can plaster the photograph across every city in the world in every possible usage until the end of time.