Lingerie and swimwear modelling jobs

Brand and catalogue underwear modelling

Lingerie and swimwear brands cast through commercial agencies, and fit matters more than anything: a bra company books the model whose measurements match its sample size. Agencies take applications through a form on their own website and ask for plain snapshots and accurate measurements. They do not charge to look at you. GOV.UK is clear that an agency cannot charge any upfront fees for finding work for photographic and fashion models. We cannot get you this work and will not pretend to.

Glamour lingerie, bikini and swimwear shoots

This is the freelance side, and it is what our members book. A photographer wants a boudoir set for a portfolio. A creator needs another woman for a lingerie shoot for her page. A small latex or swimwear label wants pictures for its shop. The model is hired for her own look, which is what separates glamour from fashion, and glamour modelling has its own page if you want the wider picture.

On our platform "lingerie and glamour only" is a comfort level you set on your profile. Castings also carry a type, including non-explicit ones for glamour and lingerie, so you can filter to shoots where nothing comes off. Levels above it, such as implied and topless, are separate choices that you would have to switch on yourself. The levels guide sets out the whole ladder.

What the work pays

Glamour stills booked through Climaxx Media typically pay £100 to several hundred pounds per shoot, and lingerie sits towards the lower end of that band because the level is lower. The fee is on the casting before you apply and goes into the booking in writing. We take no commission. Some lingerie shoots are offered as TFP, a swap of your time for edited pictures, which can be worth doing once or twice as an amateur with no portfolio and is otherwise your call. For the full range by shoot type see how much models get paid in the UK.

We cannot promise bookings. Castings are posted by independent producers, photographers and creators, and they choose who they book.

Staying safe on a lingerie shoot

Lingerie castings attract a particular kind of time-waster: the "photographer" with no pictures to show, the brand nobody can find, the shoot in a hotel room that becomes something else. Check that the casting states the level, the location, the date and the fee. Be wary of anyone who wants you to pay for the shoot, pay to join a list, or buy the lingerie from them first. Decline requests to send photos or ID by email or chat app. Tell someone where you are going, and leave if the brief changes when you arrive. There is a longer checklist on your safety.

How to apply

Women apply without a fee. Inside your account you upload a passport or photo driving licence, a selfie of you holding it, and a few recent photos that show how you look now. Phone pictures in daylight are fine. A person reviews it, and the verification photos guide explains the common reasons an upload is sent back. Membership plans and what each includes are on the performer pricing page.

Your ID is checked privately and never shown to producers. You appear under a stage name and your legal name stays off your profile. You never have to email ID or photos to anyone. Whether you have a public profile page is your choice: it is off unless you switch it on after your ID is approved. Our trust page covers what we store.

Related pages: plus size modelling jobs, mature modelling jobs, alternative modelling jobs, and the general guide on how to become a model in the UK.