Hire fit models for your apparel fittings and sample sizing
To hire a fit model, enter your fitting city and date, choose Model, then filter by size range and experience with garments. Each card shows the rate for your hours, so the total is known before you confirm. Share your size spec and garment type in chat first, because a fit session only works when the person's measurements match your base size. The booking agreement and release are created with the booking.
What a fit model needs from you before the session
A fit model is not posing for the camera. They stand, move and give feedback while your technician pins, marks and measures the sample. A clear brief makes the session shorter and the notes more useful.
Base size
- What to write
- Your sample size and the measurements you grade from
- Why it matters
- The model must match your spec, not just look right
Garment types
- What to write
- Tops, denim, outerwear, activewear, swim
- Why it matters
- Sets the movement tests and the hours
Number of samples
- What to write
- How many pieces and revisions per piece
- Why it matters
- Drives the length of the session
Who is present
- What to write
- Designer, technician, pattern maker
- Why it matters
- Comfort and privacy
Feedback needed
- What to write
- Comfort, range of motion, drape, length
- Why it matters
- The model knows what to report
Photos
- What to write
- Whether fit photos for the tech pack are taken
- Why it matters
- Needs release terms for internal use
Ask for current measurements in chat before you book. Profiles show only what each person chooses to publish, and a bust, waist or hip that is two inches off your spec makes the session useless. ShootModel does not provide a technician or a pattern maker, you bring your own.
Book fit models in three steps
Search by city, date and hours
Enter your studio city, the fitting date and the hours, including a break. Choose Model and filter by size range.
Compare profiles and the all in rate
Open each profile to check measurements, experience with your garment type and the rate for your hours. Message the person with your spec and sample count before you book.
Book now or send a request
If instant booking is on, you confirm right away. With a request to book, the hold on your card is released if the model does not accept within 24 hours. After booking, both sides sign the agreement online.
What a fitting session costs in model fees
Each person sets their own rate. Typical non-union fit work in the United States is often priced by the hour with a minimum block, and sessions of two to four hours are common. These figures are orientation, not a quote. A worked budget is in fit model rates, and the model rates guide covers every talent type.
Internal fitting only
- What you pick at checkout
- Internal use, no publication
- Effect on cost
- Lowest
Fit photos in a tech pack shared with factories
- What you pick at checkout
- Internal and vendor use
- Effect on cost
- Low
Same person later shoots your catalog
- What you pick at checkout
- Add web and social usage as a separate booking
- Effect on cost
- Higher
You pay the listed rate plus the buyout you choose. ShootModel takes its 15% platform fee from the talent payout, so no booker fee is added. See pricing.
Fit sessions often lead to a shoot
Many brands book the same person for the first fitting and then for the lookbook, because the garment already sits right on them. When you are ready for the camera side, see hire models for clothing brand shoots. For extended sizes, start with hire plus size models. Intimates and swim lines have their own privacy needs, covered in hire lingerie models. Menswear teams can start with hire male models.
Ways to find a fit model
Model agency
- How you book
- Send a brief, agency proposes people
- Paperwork
- Agency contract
- Where it works well
- Large brands with a standing fit program
Staffing or temp agency
- How you book
- Request a body type for a day
- Paperwork
- Staffing terms
- Where it works well
- Factories and manufacturers
Social media outreach
- How you book
- DM people who match your spec
- Paperwork
- Often none
- Where it works well
- Informal, higher risk on rights and no-shows
ShootModel
- How you book
- Filter available adults by date and city
- Paperwork
- Agreement and release at booking
- Where it works well
- One or a few sessions on a fixed date
For a one off sample round, booking direct is usually faster than an agency. For a standing program with weekly fittings, an agency may fit better, and the model agency alternative explains the trade off. The model release and usage rights pages explain what is signed.
FAQ
01Where can I hire a fit model?
Enter your city, date and hours in the ShootModel search, choose Model and filter by size range. You see verified adults free on that day, each with the rate for your hours. Book instantly where enabled, or send a request that the model answers within 24 hours.
02How much does it cost to hire a fit model?
Each person sets their own rate, and fit work is usually priced by the hour with a short minimum. You see the total for your hours and usage before you book. Plan a two to four hour block per round of samples.
03What size should a fit model be?
Match your base sample size and the measurements you grade from, not a generic size label. Ask for current bust, waist and hip in chat, and compare them with your spec sheet before you book.
04Do I need a release for a fitting?
Yes, if you take photos or record the session, even for internal use. A ShootModel booking creates the agreement and release with the usage you choose, so the model knows where the images go.
05Can the same model shoot my catalog afterwards?
Yes. Book the shoot as a separate booking with the media, territory and term you need. Many brands keep one person for fit and lookbook because the garment already sits right on them.
Put your fitting date on the calendar
Search your date and city, compare the all in rates and book the person whose measurements match your spec.
Related pages
- Hire models for clothing brand shoots, lookbooks and fashion e-commerce
- Hire plus size models for your fashion, catalog and campaign shoot
- Hire lingerie models for your catalog, lookbook and ad shoot
- Hire male models for your fashion, fitness and ad shoot
- How much do models charge for a shoot
- Photography usage rights and buyouts made simple
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