Behind the Scenes at a New York Fashion Week Casting Call

How Fashion Week Models Are Chosen

Story and photos by Joseph Chi Lin
Joseph Chi Lin for TIME

Slivers of Truth
Barbara Palvin, a highly touted 16-year-old newcomer from Hungary, gets her headshot taken. Models arrive at castings wearing simple outfits and no makeup so that casting teams can get an unadulterated look at the models' natural attributes.

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