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

The Maestro
Andrew Weir (second from right), owner of ACW Worldwide, addresses his team before a full day of casting at the Hudson Hotel. The team members will sort through more than 300 models to meet the requirements set by their Fashion Week clients, including Adidas' Y-3 and Zac Posen's Z Spoke.

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