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

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Headshots are bundled with the models' composite cards and the casting director's notes. Andrew Weir's team will use the information it collects during its casting as reference material for the next six months.

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