before anyone says anything 'NO'............
i am definately NOT a model and neither do i pursue it as a career.....................
i just do it for fun because i like to dabble with imagery.....................
and i do have to say, i am more used to being behind the camera as opposed to being photoed, and even when i am in front of the lens, its usually just me and my tripod (or ipod as i mistakenly keep calling it).......................
how this came about, i think, was a bit of a confusion over communication BUT a good one at that..........
originally when i asked steve if he needed help, i was thinking more in the realm of 'set up and photography'................... and when he replied saying it would be cool if i could be a make-up-artist or model, i was thinking 'wot the fook???' and then i said to myself 'hmmmmm now there's a thought....... i have never been a model before so it could be interesting to see what its like to do a catwalk AND more importantly i would be able to take pictures and movies of the mayhem that was happening in the background'..................... in other words some good memories and experiences to add to my collection since i have also wanted to do something for a small fashion event (although 150+ ppl was not small for me!!! but still a fun nite!!!) ...................
and if ppl are wondering why i chose to be a model instead of a make-up-artist, well for starters, i don't wear make-up so its safe to presume that i don't own any make-up and so would have nothing to put on the models and secondly i am sure i wouldn't know how to apply it so would probably make them all look like 'whores' or 'clowns', just the look the designers are after!!!
and i wasn't really being a model, i was just a substitute in case one of the girls didn't turn up :-p................ (and maybe i should have helped out as a make-up-artist because poor sareta was left alone to do 6 girls!!! and we had too many hairstylist that one of the guys had to leave .............. i don't blame him though, it was packed in that little alcove!!! and so bloody hot too......... oh precious water bottle how we loved you so!!!)
yet............. though i say it was complete chaos.........
we were all still laughing and smiling and joking around with each other...........
which is a good sign that we were actually enjoying the 'close quartered' experience and it was a good feeling to know that even though we all had only met each other that nite, we were all able to work hand in hand with one another................. the teamwork came to show especially when the clothes rail began to collapse under the sheer weight of designs!!!!................... and just liitle things like helping each other with getting dressed and the sharing of the one mirror!!!! yes of course vanity ran through our veins!!!! :-p
behind the scenes in a mayfair club............
for more movies go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6234AD25FA10F348
(the movies..... and a big thank you to all the participants who 'at times unwillingly' contributed to making it a nite to remember, since most (okay all) were unaware that i was filiming them........ :-p........... those ppl are: amy, becca, kat&kat, lianne, linda, quyen, sareta, takae, tsubaki, vicky, yizhen and yo natori!!!! and of course to 'steve' who brought us all together as well as mr jonathan smith and mr albr taylor!!!! (the organisers)............)
for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=7729&l=79a7d&id=517037261
(the pictures...... minus the ones of us stuffing our faces with chocolate :-p......... no really models do eat chocolate!!! especially when it was all over!!!)
oh yeah................. arigato yo-san for lending me your shoes!!!
it was such a shame because yo had made some fantastic shoes but none of us could wear them because they were all too big (even with in-soles and cotton padding)!!!
and yeah!!! go ahead and laugh!!!
i know that this is one time where i bear some resemblence to a female!!!
i especially liked the outfit i wore for yo's collection, very elegant and i loved that belt and necklace!!!
even my own mooma would have been proud since she keeps telling me to 'be more ladylike' :-p.............
in some ways it was nice to be pampered and made up pretty like a doll but in others, it annoyed the hell out of me!!!.................. (i have to say this now BUT it was a bit strange to be dressed by ppl since i am very used to and capable of just dressing myself.............. no offence to those that actually needed help..............)
i also swear, if you held a magnet close to my head that nite, you should duck for cover, because you would have had a sea of pins come flying at you!!! they used like a whole box on me!!! yes i have alot of hair which is both thick and untamable!!!
and because i am not used to wearing make-up, i could feel it on my face all the time.................. i was even tempted at one stage to just wipe it all off!!! but it was about 'acting as someone else' that nite and not really being who you are..................... so as they say in theatre 'the show must go on'......................
and it did.............
the event began around 9pm (two hours behind schedule.... or 'a fashionable late execution' in glamour talk!!!)................... and we had arranged it so that it would begin with yizhens 'jungle moods', followed by yo natori's 'pirate influence' moving on to lianne nicholls 'night elegance' and then the show would close with 'yizhens other collection'....................... the first to take the stage was becca..................... you are one brave girl!!!! for going first and for wearing that outfit!!! and guess who went second!!! thats right, the most unsophisticated of them all.............. me!!!
so what was the experience like???
nerve-wrecking!!!
i didn't quite understand what they meant by 'just walk out amongst the crowd' until i was out there!!!........
so many eyes were watching me but thats no surprise since i was not a person that nite but an exhibit..........
i was really nervous doing it becausei kept shaking and also because i tried to avoid eye contact and when i did i found myself smiling or looking completely spaced out or just moody, i don't which it was!!!
i didn't know how to walk or pose!!!
and i am certain, out of us six, i did my walk the quickest!!!
when we came to the end of the runway i didn't stay that long to get my photo taken since i was just substituting and felt that photo time belonged more to the other girls............................
but i think after a while i got used to just walking out there since i just thought i will never see these ppl again so it doesn't matter!!!
but all in all a fun experience that i can share with ppl one day on my death bed!!!
(and one thing that i need to clear up is, 'what light were you guys talking about??? quyen and me were told to stand there waiting for some light, but we didn't see one??? so after a while we just walked back to get dressed and i can't believe how 'dirty' some men were!!! trying to break into our changing room!!!)
all that said, the night ended a success??? i think??? i hope???
well at least none of us fell flat on our faces!!!
and in all fairness i think we all did pretty okay for our first times (in getting some footage of what happens behind the catwalk glamour :-p)???
and we all had the customary exchanging of cards and email addresses so that was kool.............
and the possibilities of meeting up with each other again??? i think??? i hope again???
so please lets all try to stay in touch with each other, and if not, at least if one of us makes it big we can all say 'hej i knew that person, we were in the introjapan show together and we have pictures to prove it' :-p............................. yes i am starting to be non-sensical again so i will stop here....................
okay maybe one last thing..........
i know the secret behind amy's dance distraction for our last walk :-p and i am not telling the ppl that don't know :-p...................... to smurf................ thanks again for a great time, hope to work with again in the future!!! :-p and hide the bike when keiko comes!!! or else she might be jealous of the other GF :-p...............
