SAG - The Screen Actors' Guild is a union which protects an actor's rights while working on a film. In order to become a SAG member, you must have been hired for a position and you must pay a specific fee.

Sample - This is the first garment or original garment made by a designer which is then used to fit, to show, and to copy from.

Sample Size - This is the size that the designer cuts his or her garments in. There are different sizes for each type of modeling - such as junior, petite, plus and fashion.

Scheduling - The act of making appointments.

Script - The words that a model must speak for a commercial.

Shoe Model - A female shoe model wears size 6-7 narrow and a male shoe model wears size 10. They model shoes in shows and print display ads.

Showroom - A room in the designer's establishment which is used to show buyers the new fashions.

Showroom Model - A model who works in the showroom so that the buyers can see and order new fashions.

Slides - This is a special type of 35mm film that has been processed into strips, cut and encased in cardboard or plastic. A model can use slides to be reproduced into photos or composites.

Specialty Model - A model who specializes in body parts, such as legs or hands.

Speech - An individual manner or style of speaking.

Spokesperson - A person who speaks publicly about a product or service on behalf of a particular client or cause.

Spread - This can be a photo layout that covers two pages of a magazine, booklet or portfolio.

Statistics - These are the measurements of a male or female and include clothing size and height as well.

Stylist - This is a person who selects accessories to complement the fashions that are going to be worn in a presentation or layout or put on display.

Talent - A special aptitude or artistic ability.

Talent Agent - An agency that books a person as a performer or actor.

Tearsheets - These are pages that a model would tear out of a magazine, featuring actual work. It is essential for a model's growth to collect tear sheets and put them in a portfolio or on a composite.

Test Shoot - A shoot that is mutually agreed on by the model and photographer which results in both parties obtaining pictures for their portfolio. The photographer's fee which should be minimal will be used to cover expenses such as film.

Tools - As in any profession, these are things necessary to do the job such as the portfolio, accessories, shoes and hair pieces.

Totebag - This is the bag that a model uses to carry the necessary tools for the job.

Trade Show - This is an event or convention where products and services are promoted to the industry or public.

Translucent Powder - A light, natural powder that blends into your skin town and reduces the shine or oiliness on your face.

Trunk Show - A type of fashion show that's usually held in a store to promote a particular designer. This show travels from city to city and the garments are carried in a trunk.

Type - This can be typical of a group of people that have similar characteristics (the same type).

Typecasting - This is when you get a part in a film or video because of the way you look.

Union - An organization that you can join for a particular cause or purpose.

Video - A version of filming often used in music productions or to promote someone or something.

Voiceover Talent - Someone who has a great speaking voice and speaks on commercials or to explain something happening in a video.

Voucher - A printed form that is filled out after a model has completed a job and presented by the agent to the client for payment. The time worked is logged on this form with the rate of pay and signed by the client and model at the end of the assignment.

Wardrobe - The collection of clothes that you own.

Wholesale - Fashions or products that are sold for less money than regular retail prices in major stores.