Zoolander IRL: We Asked Models Backstage At LFW To Play Blue Steel With Us

And they were all pretty good at it, tbh

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by Chemmie Squier |
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*Zoolander *- hands down the best fashion film that has ever been made. It's brilliant. I mean it features the immortal line; 'I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.'

In case you're a little unfamiliar with what we're talking about; the main guy Derek Zoolander (aka Ben Stiller) is a ridiculous male-model who gets caught up in an assassination plot. Oh and he does this hilair and OTT pose, 'Blue Steel' whenever he models - it's pretty much the defining feature of the whole film. I won't go on about it any more apart from to say that you should definitely watch it immediately if you haven't already.

So naturally for fashion week we decided that we wanted to ask models to do their best 'Blue Steel' face IRL, and when we went backstage at Ashley Williams and Marques' Almeida with MAC today we did just that because, if anyone could nail that solid pout and intense gaze, surely they could, right?

We were so right. Here they are in action...

Maisie at Ashley Williams

**Top selfie tip? **'Always face the light!'

***Grace at Ashley Williams *****

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**What's your tip for nailing the Blue Steel look? **'You've just got to go for it!'

Matilda at Ashley Williams

What's your favourite bit in Zoolander? 'Oh oh! When he comes out of a casting and looks in a puddle at his reflection and says* 'who am I?'*''

Connie at Marques' Almeida

What's your top tip for when you take a selfie? 'I always raise one of my eyebrows so I say, embrace the raised brow!'

Imogen at Marques' Almeida

**What's your favourite bit in Zoolander? **'When he goes, 'Did you ever think that maybe there's more to life than being really really really ridiculously good looking?''

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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.

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