Ocean Model Group is a Chicago's premier promotional staffing and modeling agency servicing models for trade shows, promotional models, product models, events & club models

It’s days away from Halloween, and we’re sure our Chicago models are looking for costumes, just like we still are at our modeling agency! Just like everyone else, though, we don’t have a fortune to shell out on fancy costumes. Luckily, our tradeshow models are great at working with what their given, getting creative and making do! We’re taking notes from them to come up with some easy, cheap costume ideas.  Read more »

In honor of the season two finale on Sunday, today is Mad Men day - posts featuring a character from AMC’s hit show and what it would be like if they worked at the Ocean Groups will appear on all the company blogs. Read more »

As the temperatures begin to drop here in Chicago, and we feel that infamous wind start whipping, it’s finally time to break out your best beauty secrets for winter’s cold weather. This Chicago modeling agency wants its models to protect their skin and hair from the chapping and static that winter can bring. Here are the best products to do it with. Read more »

The newly released book by the Olsen twins, Influence, is a must-read for our Chicago models. The publication contains revealing interviews with some of fashion and art’s major power players like John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Christian Louboutin, Terry Richardson, Richard Prince and many others, as well as insight on the twins themselves. Read more »

Whether you are showing up to a tradeshow, a promotional event or a casting, we expect our Chicago models to be dressed in appropriate attire. If you have ever watched America’s Next Top Model, you know that Tyra is always getting after those girls about what they wear to castings, go-sees and judging. Simple, modest and chic is always best. Read on for more tips about appropriate model attire. Read more »

Here are our modeling agency’s favorite articles and blog posts this week:

The New York Times talks about staying healthy in a sick economy - and after all, it is important for a tradeshow model to be healthy and energetic! Read more »

Models have to spend a decent amount of time maintaining their appearance– and thank goodness they do, because they come up with great tips for the rest of us! For our promotional models and for women everywhere, models at Cosmo Girl! offer advice on breakouts and workouts, and words to live by. Read more »

From Yigal Azrouel to Alexander Wang, designers are pairing their fall designs with dark eyes. Smokey or sharp, matte or shiny, daytime or evening, the dark eye is a must-have makeup skill for any woman. Our promotional models especially need to understand how to create and maintain the shadowy trend– we’re sure you’ll be running into it at a promotional event or photo shoot soon. Here are some tips for how to achieve a variety of dark eyes for fall! Read more »

Vintage has been making a definite comeback in recent years. Trendsetters like Rachel Zoe are sporting 70s looks like goddess dresses, heavy bangles and oversized sunglasses. Meanwhile hip-hop stars and hipsters alike are throwing back to the 80s in neon colors, Rayban wayfarers and aviators, and popped collars. People are even suggesting the 90s are on the way back to the spotlight, just a decade later. But LA Fashion Week is bringing the Old Hollywood glamour, and our west coast promotional models need to be ready to channel Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly and Rita Hayworth. Read more »

Our promotional models at Ocean are gorgeous in their own right, but every woman sometimes needs a little trickery to solve the simplest beauty issues. We all know the old vaseline-on-the-teeth tip used by beauty queens to ensure a smooth and shiny smile, but here are a few others to assist you with various slimming, primping and prepping problems. Read more »