The Intricate Life and Economics of Hand Models

You can be a top model and still not get recognized on the street — as long as you keep your cuticles healthy and your moons white. Zachary Crockett points a finger.

• SOURCES:
  • Dani Korwin, managing director of Parts Models.
  • Ellen Sirot, hand model.

• RESOURCES:
  • SAG-AFTRA Network TV Code 2024 - 2025 Extension Agreement Rates.
  • "How to Become a Hand Model," by Jack Smart (Backstage, 2024).
  • "Meet New York’s Top Hand and Foot Model Agent (It’s a Real Thing!)," by Christian Allaire (Vogue, 2021).

• EXTRAS:
  • "The Puffy Shirt" S5.E2 of Seinfeld (1993).