But before all that we had to go through the ringer. It was my first fashion runway show and not only that I was walking. I mean I have done fashion shows in the past, but I was doing makeup for the models and as much fun as that was, it's quite never the same as having to walk a runway.
It all came to fruition the day before the actual DAY!. We all met on one of the hottest rooftop on one of the cooler days in September and to be honest I was still a little sleepy, but who could sleep when we have so much work ahead of us? We all showed up wanting to work and making the most of it. I'm not sure about anyone else but I was excited and got to the practicing of the walking. Boy was it hot on that roof! ha!.
We did some exchange of showing how we were gonna make it happen on the stage and then we ate, we changed and did a run through and everyone scurried to there jobs. We felt decent enough for the next day. Exciting!
So to be honest I was actually, after being a lil late for hair and make up, thinking it was gonna be one of those days where I was gonna be nervous and tired but the energy was overwhelming to say the least backstage. What I saw made me happy and excited. IT WAS A FASHION SHOW and yes IT WAS A BIG DEAL. There were models and designers and make up artist and hairstylist everywhere.
I was there to model for Black Cabinet.
I had a lil rough start because I wasn't expecting the huge afro which I was about to get, but after a lil tandrum and a lot of headache I saw the end result and it was muy caliente! So now all we had to do was wait. We were the second to last act so I guess you could say Black Cabinet is kind of a big deal and if you didn't know bout the two lil designers, Chrissy Hagen and Jason Derek North, who now resides in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, after Friday night you will know them. Seek them out and buy their stuff and pressure them to make more interesting pieces that will make any outfit pop. After all they turned me into a runway model!
It was one of the best gathering I had the pleasure, and not to use loosely, to be at this year 'side from my Birthday and my trip to the Addydocks.
As Always,
Sleepless.
