Greensboro Fashion Week
Many of you don’t know much about my past. I haven’t shared it with you. There is no particular reason for this except that it doesn’t fit the mold of “food-travel-beekeeping blog”. The time has come…for me to tell you a bit about my past and how I spent a big part of last week.
For over 18 years I worked as a professional runway and print model for the Kim Dawson Agency in Dallas and the Nina Blanchard Agency in Los Angeles. It was a childhood dream that came true when I left my hometown in southeast Texas in the early 70’s and made my way to Dallas where I was signed by KD and there the story began.
It was my career and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I made life long friends, traveled, wore some extraordinary clothes, worked with some stellar clients, posed for some outstanding photographers and more importantly had a blast, while paying my bills. Those were the days!
This past week I relived some of those days by spending time working with the models who participated in Greensboro Fashion Week right here in Greensboro, North Carolina. A chance encounter connected me with Giovanni Ramadani & Witneigh Davis, the push behind the shove of fashion week in Greensboro. Since the late 1800’s fashion has been a major industry in this area of N.C. due to the large number of textile mills in the region. Today Greensboro remains the headquarters for companies such as Cone, Burlington, Wrangler, North Face, Nautica and Lee. That being said, it’s no surprise holding fashion week here proved to be a great success.
It was a whirlwind week of walk-thrus’s, hair and makeup sessions, fittings, and 3 runways shows. I relished every moment working with the models as they prepared to showcase a bevy of local, emerging designers on the runway at Blandwood Mansion; perfected their stride for the “I Do” show and polished their prowl on the cat walk for the final show under the spotlights at the Marriott-Downtown.
There were moments where I longed to hit the runway myself but then I remembered, “been there-done that”. There is generally a ridiculous amount of waiting for the show to begin for the gorgeous guys and girls who grace the runway and make the clothes look spectacular. I was impressed with the professionalism all around, even down to the little ones who enjoyed their moment in the limelight.
If you missed #GSOFW15 keep your eyes open next year and don’t miss it. Giovani and Witneigh put on a class act, 4 nights in a row, beginning with the “meet & greet”, followed by 3 spectacular nights of fashion, fashion and more fashion. I can’t think of a better way to have spent my time last week. With sponsors like Wrangler, Triad City Beat, Marshall Free House, Red Cinemas, Foreign Cars Italia and McDonalds, to name a few I believe Greensboro Fashion Week is here to stay. This makes me happy!
Enjoy a few more photos of #GSOFW15 and don’t miss out in 2016! Be there or be square! You can read more about GSOFW here or here.
Meet the talent behind Greensboro Fashion Week; Giovani Ramandani and Witneigh Davis, shown with Marty Kotis, owner of Kotis Properties
Photos of #GSOFW15 provided by Greensboro Fashion Week and it’s photographers.
