Fall is a busy time for fashion
in Chicago. There are many fashion shows and presentations around the city from
September into October. As a model this time of the year gets hectic. In
the last month and a half I have moved back to Chicago from Detroit, resumed
classes at DePaul University, and been to more runway castings than I can
count.
The night I moved back to the city
I worked Fashion’s Night Out at Northbridge Mall downtown. We models were dressed
by the city’s best stylists and acted as mannequins throughout the mall’s
concourse. Since then I have spent most of my days running from casting to
class and class to casting.
The most important casting to
date was for Joffrey Ballet’s Couture and Cocktails featuring New York designer
Pamella Roland’s spring 2013 runway show. I felt calm at the casting though did not expect to be chosen. Later that afternoon my agent e-mailed telling
me to hurry back to be fitted for the show. Unbelievably I had booked it.
After trying several outfits made
of supple tweed and shimmering silk my final looks were decided. I would wear
one black, trained evening gown, a cream colored jacket and flowing pant set,
and a black corset and poncho with a wide legged pair of white pants. The shoes
to go with the outfits were simple black or nude stilleto-ed sandals that were
relatively easy to walk in.
The show rushed by in a flash of
changing clothes and last minute adjustments.
Since then I have attended
several other castings and will be walking in Chicago’s Fashion Focus tent in
Millenium Park. As long as I don’t trip in my five-inch heels the rest of fall
season should pass in a multitude of comp-cards and hurried hellos.
(photo from Joffrey Ballet's Website)
