© Claudia Cuomo - Image from the HIDDEN GIRLS - (un)fashion photography project
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Svetlana with her outfit just before going to see the clients outside the corridor. Sveta is from Russia and she's a full time model. She once was studying to be a teacher for blind people.

© Claudia Cuomo - Oksana is from Ukraine. She's resting but ready to dress up when needed.
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Oksana is from Ukraine. She's resting but ready to dress up when needed.

© Claudia Cuomo - Agata is a model and English teacher from Gdansk, Poland. Here in a moment between 2 clients.
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Agata is a model and English teacher from Gdansk, Poland. Here in a moment between 2 clients.

© Claudia Cuomo - Daniela is from Czech Republic and she comes to Paris every Fashion Week.
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Daniela is from Czech Republic and she comes to Paris every Fashion Week.

© Claudia Cuomo - Image from the HIDDEN GIRLS - (un)fashion photography project
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Svetlana checking her phone just after a client left. She told me that she likes to go off to Champs-Élysées because there's free wifi everywhere.

© Claudia Cuomo - Image from the HIDDEN GIRLS - (un)fashion photography project
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Agata is smiling at my jokes about Poland and Italy. Girls from different countries and cultures create real bonds spending several weeks together.

© Claudia Cuomo - Daniela talking with her relatives.
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Daniela talking with her relatives.

© Claudia Cuomo - Sveta having a tea.
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Sveta having a tea.

© Claudia Cuomo - Image from the HIDDEN GIRLS - (un)fashion photography project
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Daniela and Svetlana on the floor. Often showrooms don't provide specific rooms for models, they are basically changing wherever there's space for it. Even a corridor not larger than 1 meter

© Claudia Cuomo - Agata checking up her messages after a client.
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Agata checking up her messages after a client.

© Claudia Cuomo - Image from the HIDDEN GIRLS - (un)fashion photography project
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Daniela and Svetlana having a small break. Usually there's no time to have lunch properly while working, so models have to eat randomly when they have a moment.

© Claudia Cuomo - Sveta being funny at the camera. The corridor/backstage of showroom is very narrow.
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Sveta being funny at the camera. The corridor/backstage of showroom is very narrow.

© Claudia Cuomo - Agata is smiling at me when the working day is almost over.
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Agata is smiling at me when the working day is almost over.

© Claudia Cuomo - Svetlana is exhausted after many appointments. More clients could come anytime to see the collections.
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Svetlana is exhausted after many appointments. More clients could come anytime to see the collections.

© Claudia Cuomo - A dresser come announcing: "let's start over, girls".
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A dresser come announcing: "let's start over, girls".