(Photo courtesy of JC Vera Photography)
So anyway, I arrived for hair and make-up at Broadberry at
12:15. This was nice since that was the
show venue and we didn’t have to worry about traveling and messing up anything
after…well, kind of. I’ll explain later.
But the Broadberry was definitely a very cool venue for the show;
possibly my favorite venue of the week.
The hair and make-up area had this eerie appearance to it bc
there were bright lines back lighting everything so the artists could see, and
there was a very noticeable fog/mist throughout the area. I realized very quickly that that mist was
hairspray, and nothing but.
Someone
brought Sugar Shack Donuts, which was awesome and surprising since I don’t
associate fashion models and donuts, but hey, whatevs.
Before After
Then all we had to do was hang around for awhile. Models were coming in at all different times
to get hair and make-up done, the artists/stylists were busy the whole
time. The organizers were busy of
course, running around to get everything ready and make sure things were in
place. Vance got even more cool points
in my book by bringing pizza. I was so
hungry but afraid to leave (they didn’t really feel comfortable with anyone
leaving unless they absolutely had to).
We did run-throughs by designers. Some had specific ideas for their segments,
some were basic runway (which meant walk up, pose, and walk back), and some we
didn’t even do and you just assumed that you were doing basic runway.
Goofing around during run-throughs
(Photos courtesy of JC Vera Photography)
Most of us hung outside at this point. There was a little table with snack stuff,
but wasn’t exactly appetizing to me (there was some fruit, veggies and hummus,
and at most you could make a wrap that consisted of deli meat and mustard…or
the hummus).
Some of the designers started to show up though so we got to
hang out with them a little and see all the clothes. Last minute I was assigned to a second
designer with a line called Kamala. I
liked the dress, but unfortunately one of the downfalls of not having a fitting
is designers don’t get the chance to tailor the clothes to fit the model
correctly. So this dress was a little
big for me and poked out at the sides around my bra, completely exposing it,
which made me a little uncomfortable. I
had to figure out a way to walk and pose that hid that but still looked natural…
I hope I pulled it off… I can’t tell lol.
All the models continued to hang out outside with maybe
three or four chairs, the dismal snack table, and no heat lamps or anything to
heat the area for about 2-3 hours before the show. By the time we had to change into our first
looks, everyone was freezing. (Believe
me, the life of an unpaid model is definitely not glamorous. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re really
trying to enter the modeling world and are ready to pay your dues.) But this also where I started to worry, “Oh
it’s hot out right now. Am I going to
sweat my make-up off?” And any wind was
obviously messing up our hair, but so was the humidity. And then when it was freezing and perfect for
touch ups, we couldn’t find anyone! But
oh well, NBD.
The show started a little late (each minute feeling like a
lifetime to me bc I was sooooooo cold).
There were a few speakers from the United Network for Organ Sharing(UNOS) including a friend I’d just met through the guy I was dating! So that
was kinda neat.
(Photo courtesy of Covington Imagery)
And from then on it was
chaos. Models running to find their
correct spot in line before going on, then models running to get into their
next outfit (bc some designers that shared models were right after each other),
organizers trying to keep everyone in line, designers getting upset that the
wrong music was played, and in the middle of it I’m just standing their
observing haha. My two designers weren’t
near each other in the line-up, so I got to watch the entertainment unravel as
I shivered in my dresses. My first dress
was made by Nijole Bailey, and then my second dress was the one from the Kamala
line by designer Abigail Mpofu.
(Photo courtesy of JC Vera Photography)
(Photo courtesy of JC Vera Photography)
(Photos courtesy of JC Vera Photography)
DEUCES!
(Photo courtesy of JC Vera Photography)
(Photo courtesy of JC Vera Photography)
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