When Personal Styling is more than picking out clothes!
*fair wairning, it's a long one*
In March, I had the honor of participating in a fashion show! Not just any fashion show! It was the annual charity fashion show for Full Figured Fierce's 6th Anniversary!
The theme was "Global Curvy Sisterhood" & I had no idea what I was doing!!🤯
I went to the casting call, and attended ONE, I repeat ONE, model training and development class. Then I moved, so...I wasn't able to attend practices like I wanted, but YouTube & Nicole Robinson were my lifelines!❤
✅hours/days of practice with streaming videos,
✅walking around in every type of heel I owned,
✅wearing heels all day "just cause" so I could used to long periods in them,
✅looking like a clown in socks and heels,
✅fear of failure AND rejection,
✅I felt small and insignificant because I was inexperienced,
✅I told myself that I should drop out because I didn't know what I was doing and would ruin everything,
✅✅✅I QUESTIONED MY OWN SANITY! (etc., etc., etc.)
I seriously quit the show about 3 times, (probably more!!) wrote the coordinator a few messages and everything! (Just never could send them!)
Through all of that, although I was never quite able to sucessfully nail a turn, I learned I could do anything!!
❗Ms. Kerri Davis - Model Author for reminding me to always be teachable!!
❗Rick D Jones for showing me who I can be when I get out of my own way (there's a HUGE difference between pics from that Friday and pics from that Sunday)!!
❗Sebastian Hassell for knowing who I am, for keeping me accountable with the "Hey, have you practiced" questions, for pushing me to be uncomfortable, and for not letting me quit!!
❗Dani Mars for my "Urban Fierce" outfit!! I honestly could not have done this without her!! During one of the weeks I thought about quitting, I didn't know what to do or where to start. I was completely overwhelmed & frustrated. I had pulled out all the clothes in my closet that I thought would "work", spent the day crying because I didn't have money to go buy the perfect outfit & just could not wrap my mind around what "Urban Fierce" meant. Those who know me, know I tend to "suffer in silence" but I did something different! I reached out to Facebook & Dani was an angel!! She encouraged me, asked questions to get to know my style, gave some ideas, looked at pictures of pieces and shoes I already owned & put together this amazing look, all over FB messenger!! She even wrote a post about the experience on her blog! Everyone needs a personal stylist like her!
❗Dionne Reeves Grubbs for believing in me, reminding me that my faith is bigger than my fear. (& for her and Ms. Kerri teaching me what a "Runway Shoe" is!)
SN: Those shoes in the picture are BRAND NEW! The week before I was headed to the show, my 👣 & my original black 👠's had a falling out, & the shoes no longer fit!! (They fit now, of course!)
🗣Shout out to Shoedazzle's inventory & expedited shipping policy - The new ones looked better with the outfit anyway!!
Alright, near the end is near...
🖊Read Dani's post about the styling experience & please make sure you subscribe to her blog! If you need a personal stylist, she's the one!! Post can be found at: https://thelifeandtimesofdanig.wordpress.com/2018/05/03/tbt-stylin-and-profilin/
🖊Go catch the Full Figured Fierce fever at: www.fullfiguredfierce.org and @FullFiguredFierce on IG
🖊The amazing Rick D. Jones of RJonesPhotography got that shot, 📸 check out more of his work at: https://rjonesphotography.smugmug.com & book him ASAP!! (He's a busy man!⌚)
🖊Get your copy of Ms. Kerri's book, "Beyond Existence: The Purple Passage." It's definitely a page turner!! (I cheated and got the electronic version from Google Play😉, but she has physical copies!!💜😍)
🖊Are you in Atlanta or Montgomery? Do you have locs & need a stylist? Want faux locs or permanent extensions? View Nicole's work at Locsmadeyoulook on FB & tell her I sent you!! She really cares about her clients & their hair!!
🖊Research and support the work Sebastian is doing with Reimagining Revival Ministries, Inc.! Who would've thought that actually being Christ's hands and feet to the marginalized, disadvantaged, and outcast would be considered threatening & revolutionary?!🤯
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