Finale of Fireworks, they burn!
This last week was the first annual
Montanita Fashion Week, and the agency that I modeled with before was
here and had two events, one on thursday and another on Saturday.
Fausto arrived on Thursday to enjoy the chill vibes of Montanita with
me. We were in one of the three main Bar/ Discoteques when we bumped
into Martha, the owner of Schmitt Models. She wanted me to model
later that evening. I had to turn her down, Fausto and I were having
too much fun. On Friday I got to talk to Martha about what the deal
was. The main event was Saturday evening, and she wanted me to model.
I asked her if my hats could get shown as well. She agreed, her
nephew Daniel designs beachwear and he was happy to have my hats
accompany his shirts. He is a photographer and videographer, he made
the video that I was in in September and would be filming the event
on Saturday.
I arrived at Martha's house at 12 PM
and then I did what models do best, wait. I spent most of the day on
the beach waiting to be called to try on clothes. It turns out that
I'm not a very good model down here because my waist and shoulders
are too broad. The way the last two events that I've been in work is
that Shmitt Models supplies the models and the designers bring their
clothes for the models to try on. I was rejected by almost everyone
because I couldn't fit into their shirts, jackets and pants. I was
also tried out for a speedo, but my tan line is at my knees... In the
end I was chosen by two different designers, one modeling underwear
and the other some hideous cut up shirt and jean shorts.
Once the event gets going it is
extremely stressful, there is a two minute gap between each turn. In
those two minuted the model has to change and be ready to walk with a
whole new outfit on. It wasn't much of a problem for me since I only
appeared in three out of the 10 different turns but many models
walked every time.
We weren't allowed to watch either, all
of us sequestered in the building behind the runway. The designers
yelling at us to get the clothes just right and the event producers
trying to keep everything orderly.
The highlight was getting to see the
hats shown, I snuck into the balcony and watched the models strut
their stuff rocking our fedoras and top hats. Because Daniel was
filming I walked out in his name as the designer of the clothes. It
was a good experience, Daniel says that he's going to get me all the
footage for free. I can say that our hats have been shown in a
fashion show!
On monday I went to Felix and Diana's to weave and they opened the Super, the regional newspaper, and there was a picture of me and my hats!
On monday I went to Felix and Diana's to weave and they opened the Super, the regional newspaper, and there was a picture of me and my hats!
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