comment: dont understand models who change hair radically but keep up old photos... what's the point? confusing.

It takes time to build a portfolio with the new hair. Photos with old hair can stay until they're replaced, or sometimes the photo is just a really good shot.
As long as they make people aware of the new hair, I don't see a problem.

I know some models include a simple snapshot or even a cell phone pic in their profile of what they currently look like even if they have no portfolio worthy pictures of their new look. So there's always that option.

I change my hair alot (although blue seems to have stuck!) and if i had some pictures that showe great expression, posing ability, personality etc, i would keep them!
Imagine you had done a shoot you took a long time preparing, had an mua in who ad done a brilliant job of making the model look brilliant. Then two weeks later, she takes down your pictures because she had changed her hair.
Why waste such fantastic images?
Leone P. x

I resemble that remark. Indeed, it takes time to build up a port. Also, the past six months of modeling are a small snippet of my career. I'm of the opinion that my portfolio should reflect the best of all of my work, within reason.

I would like to pose the question: What is the best way to distinguish current looks versus the entire portfolio?

For a while, I had all of my old pictures tucked away in a separate folder. Noticeably, my contacts for work declined, no doubt because viewers primarily saw my new work, which did not have the same strength as my full port. So, I mixed them again. Now I have gotten a couple of people who ask me what my current hair is like, to which I reply: The same as my avatar, my profile page, and my latest work. It seems like it ought to be obvious...

Because for the same reason that has been stated before, it takes time to build up a strong portfolio, and also in some ways shows versatility as a model, I guess if you still have the same sort of bodyshape etc then different hair is kinda like just having different makeup for any other shoot.

Each to their own, if it works for them, then what's the problem?
if you don't like it, don't work with them :p

Youve got at least one shot of the new hair to tell exactly what they look like

and youve got another 10+ shots that show they can model.

Youve got an imagination, put two and two together.

A new hair cut doesnt make their body or posing ability magically different, the old shots are still plenty relevant

I shoot a lot of hair and beauty work, and my look changes. I keep a current, unedited snapshot in my profile text to show whatever current length and color it is.

In my port, I keep my best work, to show my range as a model.

No one seems to have any trouble with that combination.

I would imagine that unless the model has a High Profile she's doing this as a hobby, supplemental income or makes enough to pay any and all bills that she has.  She's happy doing what she wants and really doesn't need to keep her hair a certain way.  She's going to look the way she wants.  If we want to know if she has any changes then we should ask.  Most models, out here, usually put on their profile if their hair has changed...a simple question works as well.  :-)