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

Dedication
Once a casting is done, models often rush to the next one. Some have more than a dozen castings to attend on a given day but gladly go through the trouble for a chance to walk the runways of New York Fashion Week.

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