Shut Up and Smile: Supermodels: The Dark Side

by Ian Halperin

Shut Up and Smile is a riveting tale of slavery, a torrent of drugs and alcohol, racism, and a history of an intense, apocalyptic and ultimately fascinating and tragic world. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0968480403
• ISBN13: 9780968480403
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: OGO Books
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

totally absorbing

I heartily recommend. This is a truly riveting reacd, a compelling and complete work. The author appears to have gethered every possible fact and puts a new spin on the seedy side of the fashion world. He exposes a cruel, sadistic side that most fashion followers could never fathom. Great photos!

Compelling read, leaves you gasping for breath

There is no doubt that people in the modeling and fashion industry will be upset by this book. It's about time that these people are exposed for who they really are. People will be buying this book for years - it's a keepsake of a great read. The multitude of anecdotes, stories, observations leave you grasping for breath. A wonderful, tasteful and dark book about fashion's taboo.

Strong and to the point

I thought the book got off to a very strong start. Parts in the middle were not as exciting, but the pace quickly picked up. The part about the underground model scene was funny and most interesting. Overall, I thought the author did a balanced and fair portrayal of an industry plagued with so many problems.

Brilliant Book

The way the author describes how teenage models are recruited to be sex slaves and prostitutes is incredible. Very well researched and documented, I recommend this book to anybody who want to cut through the gloss and hype of the fashion industry. The chapter about racism in the fashion industry stands out. It's incredible that in 1999 fashion editors admit that they would rather use a white model for a cover shot instead of a black.

More than just a book about fashion

Halperin offers a shocking and poignant account of what life as a model is really like. This illuminating book reveals the devestating impact sleazy agents, designers and husterlers in the industry have on models' lives. Well-written and exciting. I reccomend this book to anybody who wants to know the truth about being a model.