Speaking of fairies

Simona McIntyre's Marilyn NYC showcard for the upcoming NY S/S 09 fashion shows.
She looks like a haunted wood elf who is casting a spell.





(Photos courtesy of Simona McIntyre)

Review: Evan Biddell F/W 2008

Evan Biddell's show at L'Oreal Fashion Week in March was my first fashion show. I went with my co-worker Chris and even though we had invitations, our names weren't on the seating list. As if that would stop us from getting a seat. We decided to look confident and promptly sat down in the front row. No one noticed! I was really excited to see my first fashion show so when the first model came sashaying down the runway (coincidently it was model Simona McIntyre who I interviewed a couple months prior) I couldn't believe how much fun it was. Sitting in the front row makes all the difference in the world. I could practically reach out and touch the models if I wanted too. I could see all the little details (and the flaws) in the clothes so it gave me a better idea of their construction and the materials that were used.
After the show I went backstage and it was really hectic: Naked models in the midst of dressing, reporters clamoring for interviews, make-up artists fixing up models for the next show. It was all very frantic but fabulous. I briefly got to speak to Simona who had to do an interview with Jeanne Beker and then go right to the airport to catch a flight to another job.
Unfortunately I didn't have time to get an interview with Biddell; I had to rush back outside and get in line for the next show or else I wouldn't get a seat! As the week carried on, I only got away with getting a front row seat at four shows, but at least I got a seat. Many people were relegated to the standing room only section at the back.
The only thing about Fashion Week that sucks? The long wait-time. Imagine standing in four-inch heels for 45 minutes, being herded into the show, making a mad dash to find an empty seat (even if you are on the list, you might not get a seat) watching a 15 to 20 minute show, making a mad dash outside to get in line again and waiting another 45 minutes. And where were about eight shows a day. It's a crazy week but it's worth it!

My review of the show is on fashionistas, a new Canadian fashion networking site. I'll post the first bit to give you a taste!

Evan Biddell F/W 2008

Evan Biddell, winner of Project Runway Canada, kicked off L’Oreal Fashion Week with a collection that needed a bit more tweaking.

Read the rest of my review here.

(Photos: Canadian Press)

Model profile: Simona McIntyre

Last December, I had the opportunity to chat with up-and-coming Canadian model, Simona McIntyre. I was expecting a dim-witted young girl but was surprised when a soft-spoken, intelligent and witty woman came on the phone. We talked about many subjects; an illness in the family, her athletic activities, her favorite city to live in and how much she has learned from modeling. I got the chance to meet her in person at L'Oreal Fashion Week in March, where she opened for the Evan Biddell show. In person, she is even prettier and taller. We were backstage and she was being rushed by agent Chantale Nadeau to stand beside Biddell who was getting interviewed. Although we only spoke briefly, she was very courteous and sweet.
I've kept in contact with her and she's told me about her experiences and what jobs she's been getting. She just got back to her apartment in New York City after working for a couple weeks in Japan and is excited to do more work. I hope she succeeds and earns her dream job of landing the cover of Italian Vogue.

This profile is originally published on a new fashion networking site called Fashionistas so check it out! I've posted the first paragraph of the profile to give you a little taste:

Meet the New Face of Fashion

While 18-year-old Simona McIntyre was walking down the runway for the Marc Jacobs Spring 2008 show during New York Fashion Week, her mind wasn’t on the tense crowd who had been waiting for two hours, or the fact that she was in the first big runway show of her career. Instead, the newcomer was thinking “Wow, did I just walk that?”

Read the rest of my profile here.

UPDATE: Simona appears in an editorial in the August issue of FASHION magazine and she looks gorgeous. Pick it up now!

(Photo courtesy of Simona McIntyre)

Canadian model Simona McIntyre

Last Christmas, I had the chance to talk to rising star, model Simona McIntyre. Even though she just started modeling a year ago after finishing high school, she has already walked for Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier and has been in magazines such as Teen Vogue and Elle. Simona is a very sweet girl and I was glad to have the chance to meet her in person at L'Oreal Fashion Week in March where she opened for Project Runway Canada winner, Evan Biddell. She was very candid when she talked to me and very intelligent and thoughtful. I really wish her all the best in her career because she seems very hard working and in love with the fashion industry.

I have written a profile on her and it will be published on a new fashion website that will be launched soon so you can read it there when I post the link.

(Photos courtesy of Simona McIntyre)

(At Evan Biddell, L'Oreal Fashion Week F/W 2008)

(At Gaultier Spring 2008)

(Simona at Marc Jacobs Spring 2008)

(Simona in Teen Vogue)

(Simona with Chantale Nadeau)