This is certainly 'Red Carpet' season with the number of premieres and award shows we've been having! The whole 'Celebrity Culture' is something that is still pretty new and many in the industry are still learning to 'work it' cos as they say 'Naija no dey carry last'. Lol! I like to say Nollywood was never planned but was an 'accidental child of circumstances' and many who were in it did not know it would get this big!  But it has and we are better for it.We know some people were born with the perfect gene and already have it down pat; how to work the whole celeb thing but for some of us we might need a few pointers! Lol! Before we go into that, lets see some pics of our fave celebs that really know how to work the red carpet!   

Rita Dominic is a perenial favourite on the Red Carpet. Always on point with her choice of outfits and has the pose down to a 'Tee". One foot over the other, hands at the back! I love!

Genevieve Nnaji always rocks on the Red Carpet! No misses with this one... always hits! Love the LBD!

Nse Ikpe Etim smoulders in this backless number which she wore for the Premiere of Guilty Pleasures in Lagos.Love the 'Over-the-shoulder' pose!

Uche Jombo looking regal on the red carpet in a Christie Brown dress! OOh lala! Gorge!

Mbong Amata looking great on the Red Carpet at the City People Entertainment Award where she won for Best Upcoming Actress. Dont you just love? Go girl!

Effortlessly classy, fast rising star Beverly Naya favours the leg over the other and one hand on the hip! Brings out her hour-glass curves! Sweet!

Former MBGN Omowunmi Akinnifesi is always looks good on the red carpet. She favours the same pose too! The red number puts the sizzle on things!

Former model, Eku Edewor, presenter of MNET's Studio 53 makes it look so effortless. A favourite with the paparazzi!

A svelte Monalisa Chinda looking divine on the red carpet at the premiere of 'Kiss & Tell' in Lagos! She sure knows how to work it!

On the Red Carpet, its not just about the designer dress, the shoes and clutch bag but its about the pose! Its a technique that you either get or don't!  

Posing correctly is "very, very important," says Jeanne Yang, a Los Angeles-based stylist who has worked with top celebs in Hollywood. "This is an actress's image, the way people see her outside that movie. Those pictures will live forever." Actresses are advised to stand at a slight angle, placing one foot in front of the other to create a lean but curvy line. The upper arms are supposed to remain close to the body but not touch it ("That's how you get the sausage look," Yang says).This is the classic pose, but most actresses fine-tune theirs as they get fitted for their frocks in the weeks leading up to The Big Night!

"It's a process that can be learned if one understands that it's a performance; that what looks good in a photo is a completely uncomfortable position," says Mac Folkes, a New York-based movement instructor who works with new models at several top agencies. "The best pose is someone who appears to feel natural in her own skin."  

To look pounds thinner and years younger, well at least more elegant, when you learn how to pose for the red carpet:

• Take a deep breath and exhale to appear relaxed.
• Head up as if someone is pulling the crown of your head to the sky.
• Chin ever so slightly up and forward to alleviate a double chin– not too much or you'll get a nostril shot.
• Smile from your lower mouth only– eyes won't squint and wrinkles won't appear.
• Know the best side of your face and position it to the camera.
• Shoulders back.
• Inside shoulder angled away from the camera–this sets the ¾ frame for the rest of you to appear slimmer.
• Inside arm on upper hip to create shape and have your waist appear smaller.
• Outside arm, straight and slightly away from your body to avoid ruining the line of your outfit and have your upper body appear leaner.
• Hand in a semi-open pretty shape with fingers slightly apart.
• Tummy tight.
• Hips forward and continue to be on a ¾ angle way from the camera to look slimmer.
• Outside leg crossed over to the inside with foot pointed inward to create an elongated and slim leg. You are not putting any weight on this foot so leg muscles look lean.
• Inside leg is your support. Once it is placed on your mark, everything will fall in place from there.

Practise in front of a mirror, and try out the little tricks a few times. Eventually, it will come naturally. Snap, snap! All the best on the red carpet!

Source: culled from washington post, focusonstyle

photo credits: Bellanaija, seriously doughnuts blog, 

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