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Kanye West Has the Most Ridiculous Rules For Models at His NY Fashion Show

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    The rules for being a model at Kanye West’s fashion show event in Madison Square Garden appear to be stricter than the ones for the White House.

    A picture of a reported list of rules for models was taken on Snapchat and downloaded by users. The “performance rules” include over 20 guidelines to be a successful model at West’s fashion show.

    The list reads:

    “PERFORMANCE RULES:

    QUIET PLEASE

    NO WHISPER

    NO SMILE

    NO DANCING

    NO SING, UNLESS INSTRUCTED

    NO EYE CONTACT

    NO ACTING

    NO FAST MOVEMENTS

    NO SHARP MOVES

    NATURAL MOVEMENT

    SHOW PRIDE

    HOLD YOUR POSITION

    STAY IN CHARACTER

    ALTERNATE BETWEEN ATTENTION AND EASE

    NO SITTING DOWN ALL AT THE SAME TIME

    DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MOVEMENTS AT THE SAME TIME

    IF YOU WANT TO MOVE, YOU CAN SHIFT YOUR WEIGHT

    IF YOU ARE TIRED, SIT DOWN OR LYE DOWN

    CONCENTRATE, FOCUS

    DO NOT LOOK AT CAMERA

    HOLD POSITIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE SHOW

    DO NOT TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES OR SHOES

    LOOSEN UP NO STIFFNESS

    DO NOT BE CASUAL

    STAND STRAIGHT

    NO SEXY POSING

    DO NOT ACT COOL

    YOU ARE A PICTURE

    BE CALM, BE STRONG, BE NETURAL

    BEHAVE AS IF NO ONE WAS IN THE ROOM

    DO NOT BREAK THE RULES

    KNOW THAT YOUR ACTIONS REFLECT WITHIN THE GROUP

    YOUR BEHAVIOR AFFECTS THE CONDUCT OF OTHERS

    BE AWARE OF OTHERS AND BE PERCAUTIOS

    BEFORE THE END OF THE PERFORMANCE GET UP STAND UP STRAIGHT AT AT[TENTION]

    KEEP YOUR ASSIGNED POSITION ON THE FLOOR

    DO NOT EVER LOOK AT THE JUMBOTRON”

    Some rules seem to be pretty counterintuitive and contradictory. For example, you must “behave as if no one was in the room” and yet you must also act as though “you are a picture,” but then there is also a rule that says “no acting.”

    Being a model for Kanye West has never been more ridiculous.

    h/t: Mashable

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