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Marlene for Manière De Voir.
Marlene shot for Manière De Voir in May 2026 — tailored neutrals, clean lines, full-length against a plain studio wall. It is plus size model casting done the way the category now demands: the same fashion-led brief as any straight-size shoot, on a body the customer actually has.
The category outgrew its clichés
For years curve casting meant one visual register — bright, smiling, deliberately unfashion. That is over. Brands like Manière De Voir shoot their curve range with the same styling language as their main line, because their customer shops both and notices condescension instantly.
What that changes for casting is the skill set: a curve model on a fashion-led brief needs the same line awareness, the same angles, the same editorial stillness as anyone else on the board — on top of knowing exactly how garments sit on her own proportions.
Fit is the commercial point
E-commerce return rates are highest where fit confidence is lowest, and fit confidence is precisely what curve imagery sells. That makes current, honest measurements the single most important thing in this category — a brief matched to real sample sizes saves the fitting day from becoming a pinning day.
It is why the desk keeps measurements live rather than annual, and why we would rather tell a client “she is a 14, not a 12” than win the option and lose the client.
Booking curve and plus size models in London
Send the desk your sample sizes, dates and usage and we will come back the same working day with models whose measurements are current — not aspirational. Start with the board, or read what casting directors actually book in London.
Models: if you are UK 12 and up and have been told you are “between boards”, you are exactly who this category books. Apply here — four phone pictures, no fee, ever.
Quick answers
What is the difference between a curve model and a plus size model?
The industry uses both, inconsistently. 'Curve' generally covers UK 12–16 and 'plus size' UK 16 upwards, but brands define their own ranges — which is why a brief should state sample sizes, not labels.
Do plus size models work in high-fashion styling?
Yes — Marlene's Manière De Voir campaign is tailored, minimal and editorial. The category long ago moved past 'happy in a floral dress'; curve models now carry the same fashion-led briefs as the straight-size board.
How do I book a curve or plus size model in London?
Send the desk your sample sizes, dates and usage. Fit accuracy matters more in this category than any other, so we shortlist on current measurements, not on a two-year-old book.