Does this kind of thing still happen today? Although we’re by no means subject matter experts when it comes to the modeling industry, it seems to FishbowlNY that Instagram has largely supplanted walk-ins.
From The Guardian’s recent chat with the now 56-year-old Fabio Lanzoni:
I came to New York City at 19 years old, walked into the Ford modeling agency without an appointment and walked out with a contract. The next day, in the gym, I got a call and was asked to meet with Barry McKinley, then the biggest photographer in the world.
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