On the Saturday after the show, the 16 of us going to New York got to meet with our stylist Cannon. As a group we discussed possibly getting Billy B. to do the make-up - he has done make-up for Missy Elliott and Naomi Campbell. He pointed out a few models he has gotten to do the show from a DVD he brought in, and mentioned Saleisha, the winner from America’s Next Top Model – Cycle 9 will be in the show. He also mentioned that we would keep the music we had chosen, work on a line up that flowed well, and change up some of our accessories and shoes – possibly bringing in some Manolo Blahnik shoes! In addition, we talked about fittings, and how it would work going backstage to see the event unfolding (since space is limited, he said we’ll be called back in groups to see our collections being prepared).
Individually, he told me he enjoyed my point of view, stating it is a strong one. He thought my collection was very sellable – pointing out my first outfit and my shift dress as the most successful of the bunch. Other suggestions Cannon had for me were to revisit my second outfit, mentioning it was the weakest of the group, to look over my hems on the knit pieces because they looked wrinkled on camera, and to rethink the order of my collection, suggesting the shift dress come out earlier.
All in all, I was pleased with my meeting with Cannon, and am exciting to be working with him on the show – as is the rest of the group. I believe he’ll do an amazing job, and make our show every bit a Fashion Week show – as much as possible that is.
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