Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 Backstage

Though Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 is over, as well as London, Milan, and Paris, memories still linger. We all love the way the collections look on the runway, and the way each model brings that extra something that makes us look at silhouettes, construction, fabrications and the designer’s point of view in new ways. Still, it is not all sparkle and shine.

Ernest Green, Fashion Reverie’s photo editor has provided some backstage images that illustrates that Fashion Week is a collaborative effort. Putting a runway show together is a lot of hard work and without the collaborative spirits of makeup artists, dressers, the ground crew, PR firms, the technical crew, and the models and designers themselves the stunning presentations that we hold near and dear to our hearts would not happen.

That said: Fashion Reverie celebrates Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 BACKSTAGE!!

Stephen Burrows spring/summer 2013 backstage

These Stephen Burrows beauties are ready for their close-up Mr. DeMille!!

Libertine spring/summer 2013 backstage

Libertine proves that spring/summer 2013 is truly all about color!!

Gant by Michael Bastian spring/summer 2013

 The inspiration for Gant by Michael Bastian was the Galapagos Islands and man’s need for survival and backstage is where the magic all started to take place!!

Perry Ellis spring/summer 2013 backstage

Though Daniel Silver and Stephen Cox stayed with Perry Ellis’ neutral palette this season the new twist they have put on the iconic brand seems to be working. And it all started backstage.

Nicholas K spring/summer 2013 backstage

Nomadic 70s chic was Nicholas Kunz point of reference for spring/summer 2013. The collection was chic, sophisticated and where fashion is heading. The slouchy aesthetic has never looked so cool!!

Duckie Brown spring/summer 2013 backstage. Photos courtesy of Ernest Green

This season Duckie Brown demonstrated that classic silhouettes and an edgy point of view don’t have to be separate bedfellows.

—Staff

Model Spotlight: Laura O’Neall

Modeling looks like such an easy, glamorous, cushy job, and the fashion reality shows would have you think just that. True, it can be glamorous and exciting, but it is a far cry from a day at the beach. Though some models live a luxury life and make a lot of money, most working models have a sporadic income while waiting for that one big break. No matter how beautiful or handsome these lovelies look in our favorite glossies, it takes a lot of hard work and perseverance to build a successful career. Still, most models will say it is worth all the rejection and hard work. And instead of living lives of quiet desperation, these courageous beings forge ahead, go after their dreams and live their passion.

Fashion Reverie gives its readers an inside look into the world of models by posting interviews and profiles of models from top agencies. Enjoy!!

Image courtesy of AIM Model Management

Fashion Reverie: How did you get started in the industry?

Laura O’Neall: My mom signed me up for a back-to-school fashion show for JC Penny’s when I was 6 years old and I just loved it. I thought it was like dance and ballet and just pirouetted down the runway. Later on I was signed to an agency in Houston, but there really wasn’t a whole lot of work. Then I later moved to NYC and signed with AIM Model Management.

FR: How long have you been with AIM and has modeling lived up to your expectations?

Laura O’Neall: I have been with AIM over a year and it’s been really good. Every day is different. I have lots of work and I have been working with really wonderful designers. Everyone has been a joy to work and there has been very little angst and drama.

Laura O’Neall walking in the Three as Four runway show

FR: Which designers have you worked with so far?

Laura O’Neall: I worked for Three as Four, Doo Re Mi,  Erin Fetherston, M. Patmos, Concept Korea, which I have walked for three times. I have also worked for EMU Australia.

FR: What are some of the designers that you would like to work with that you haven’t worked with yet?

Laura O’Neall: I would love to work with Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy, Rick Owen, Alexander McQueen, and Stella McCarthy.

FR: What would you say is your signature look and what about your look is appealing to certain designers?

Laura O’Neil: Designers usually see me as a Tilda Swinton type or as a very edgy, editorial model. I love that designers see me as an edgy, romantic type and that I project a very strong personality that goes beyond standard beauty. This point of view and my dramatic red hair keeps separates me from a lot of the other models.

FR: What do you like more, runway or editorial modeling, and why?

Laura O’Neall:  I started out on runways which in my mind when I was young was a form of dance, so that initially was the appeal. Runway is very fast and there is the performance element. But, now that I am older I also love photo editorials because I  get to become a character and I can see that character develop in photographs.

FR: What has been your most interesting experience as a model?

Laura O’Neall: I would say my most interesting was the scuba diving shoot in China. Though I had been swimming my whole life, scuba diving and modeling under water is another thing.  I had to look like I was  not holding breathe underwater in a massive bridal gown. And it was shot in a public pool, so there other people in the other part of pool looking bewildered and amused as I was struggling to pull it off. But, I pulled it off and it turned into a beautiful editorial.

Image courtesy of AIM Model Management

FR: You were a classically trained dancer and we know that some agencies shy away from models with extensive dance training because sometimes the training can make a model look too much like a dancer. How have you gotten around that?

Laura O’Neall: Dance can be a really good basis for posing and modeling. But, you have to find a way not to look like a dancer and move more naturally. Dance has not been an impediment for me because it taught me to be more aware of my body and move my arms and hands gracefully.

FR: I don’t know if you watch fashion reality shows, but if you do, how is working in the industry dissimilar from those types of shows?

Laura O’Neall:  It is completely different. On those shows they are trying to show the extremes of the fashion industry. Now, I have had those extremes, like learning how to scuba dive in three hours because I had to shoot an editorial under water, but those extremes don’t happen very often. You don’t have crazy challenges like that every week as presented on fashion reality shows.

FR: Unfortunately, there is a stereotype that models are not intelligent, and that they are just walking coat hangers that use their great looks to make a lot of money. How do you feel about that perception?

Laura O’Neall: Every one stereotypes or prejudges another person for a variety of reasons and you cannot control that. I don’t let a lot people, until I get to know them well, know that I am model because people have mixed feelings about modeling as a career choice. I would rather people get accustomed to my personality first and realize that I am not the negative model stereotype. I am not modeling to have a fast, glamorous life; if that is why someone enters the industry they won’t last very long. I love fashion and I want to have a long career.

Image courtesy of fashionmodeldirectory.com

FR: What would you be doing if you weren’t modeling?

Laura O’Neall: That is hard to say because I have been modeling since I was a child. Modeling has been a great exercise in cultural studies because I have traveled to so many interesting countries and met people from so many diverse cultures that perhaps I would not have met if I were not in this industry. So, may be I will become an anthropologist after modeling.

FR:  Do friends and family assume that because you are a fashion model you can get them free product, introduce them to celebrities or get them into fashion events? 

Laura O’Neall: People assume that because I get to wear these amazing clothes that my wardrobe is full of very, high-end luxury items. Occasionally I do get free clothes from designers but often enough it garments from previous seasons, or product that is not selling well.

FR: What’s next for you?

Laura O’Neall: Well, of course Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is next and I am now preparing to go on castings.

—William S. Gooch

 

Image courtesy of AIM Model Management

 

 

Rock n’ Roll Rhapsody

Rock n’ Roll Rhapsody

 Photography – Bryan Goulart

Art Direction & Styling – Nole Marin

Models – Laura O’Neall & Mario Skaric, AIM Model Management

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Five Shades of Summer Fun

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Model – Dana Sass
Art Direction – William Gooch
Style Editor – Lauren Matina
Makeup Artist – Anoli (AIM BEAUTY using MAC)
Fashion Assistant – Ilana Katz
Photo Assistants – Tamera Ross, Eric Arnold

AIM Model Management’s Mario Skaric

With the proliferation of fashion reality shows, a career as a fashion model seems like a walk in the park for those young men and women who are gifted with beauty and svelte physiques.  Though shows like Remodeled, Scouted, and the long-running America’s Next Top Model gives a purview in the rarefied world of fashion models, the realities of the fashion industry are far removed from the glamor, backbiting and cat fights of reality television.

Fashion Reverie seeks to give its readers an accurate perspective on a model’s life. It may be glamorous, but the fame and accolades are the result of a lot of hard work and sacrifice. Still, those glorious creatures who give character, movement and shape to a designer’s vision continue to excite, enthrall and inspire.

Fashion Reverie: How did you get your start as a model?

Mario Skaric: I was always fascinated by show business, and I always wanted to be a part of the entertainment industry. While in college, I took the advice of couple of friends and went to an open call at a modeling agency. Midikenn, an agency in Croatia, saw my potential, some basic pictures were taken and sent to models.com, I began to attract some attention and my international career took off.

FR: Does modeling live up to your expectations?

Mario: I love every minute of it! As in every career, there are highs and lows, but when you are doing something you love, even the lowest low is still amazing!

FR: What designers have you worked with so far? And could you talk about some of your
modeling experiences?

Mario: I have worked for Armani, Malo, and Gas Jeans, to name a few. It was great when Mr. Armani came to thank us personally for a great show!

FR: What is your funniest modeling experience?

Mario: At a Pepe Jeans runway show, I was talking to one of the models, and she said to me, “To bad this is fall/winter 2011/2012 collection, we’re going to have to wait two years for some of the stuff to come out.” I tried to explain to her that we model garments six months before the line hits the stores, and though the collection says 2012, we are only six months ahead in time.  She just gave me a confused look, and said, “Huh?”

FR: Who are some of your favorite designers?

Mario: I love Calvin Klein, Armani, and John Varvatos; I love classic silhouettes, with an interesting twist.

FR: Which designers or brands would you like to work for that you haven’t worked for
already?

Mario: Calvin Klein and John Varvatos are some of the brands I would love to work for. I recently changed my look, cut my hair; got more of a European classical look, so it will be interesting to see which designers will be attracted to this new look!

FR: What do like more, runway or modeling for editorials and campaigns, and why?

Mario: Both platforms have a certain amount of charm. I love the fast pace and craziness of a runway show, and that “we did great” feeling after, but I also love the creativity of editorials and campaigns!

FR: What do you plan to do after modeling?

Mario: I plan to work in the entertainment industry; perhaps, act, and since I’m a musician, perform music. The fashion world has captured my heart, and I’m not leaving it any time soon!

FR: What is your favorite city?

Mario:  New York City, most definitely! This is the city that you either love or hate; there is no getting used to it. And if you love it, you don’t want to live anywhere else!

Images courtesy of AIM Model Management

FR: How would you describe your personal style?

Mario:  My personal style has always been a little bit of a rock n’ roll bad boy. But, as I’ve changed my look, my style started to change as well, to a more classic, streamlined look.

FR: If you could do something else other than modeling, what would you do?

 Mario:  Acting, or having a band; it’s hard to imagine myself outside of entertainment or something creative.

FR: What’s next for you?

Mario: European fashion week is the next step, where I will break in my new look. There are going to be some surprised people there, so hang tight and see what happens!

 

—Staff

 

 

New Fresh Face: Dana Sass

 Fashion Reverie: How did you become interested in modeling?

Dana Sass: I was modeling as a child, and Ford wanted to sign me but I would have had to move from Madison, Wisconsin to NYC or LA when I was only 10 and my mother was not down with that! I moved to NYC three years ago and kept getting approached by photographers to shoot with them and found I really enjoy modeling and decided to make a career of it!

FR: If you weren’t modeling what would you be doing?

Dana Sass: That is a hard question, because I am doing everything I want right now. I love modeling and I am also working as an intern with fashion designer Loris Diran.

FR: What is currently playing on your I-Pod?

Dana Sass: On my I-Pod I havr Bad Girls playing, and my I-Pad has some Skrillex blasting!

 

Stats

Height: 5’8
Hair: blonde
Eyes: grey
Waist: 24″
Hips: 33″
Bust: 32″
Dress size: 2
Shoe size: 8

—Staff

AIM Model Management’s August Stephanie

Modeling looks like such an easy, glamorous, cushy job, and the fashion reality shows would have you think just that. True, it can be glamorous and exciting, but it is far cry from a day at the beach. Though some models live a luxury life and make a lot of money, most working models have a sporadic income while waiting for that one big break. No matter how beautiful or handsome these lovelies look in our favorite glossies, it takes a lot of hard work and perseverance to build a successful career. Still, most models will say it is worth all the rejection and hard work. And instead of living lives of quiet desperation, these courageous beings forge ahead, go after their dreams and live their passion.

Fashion Reverie gives its readers an inside look into the world of models by posting interviews and profiles of models from top agencies. Enjoy!!

 

Fashion Reverie:  How did you get your start as a model?

 August: I am of Haitian descent and I was discovered by Inez Bonilla of Painted Faces Model Management.

FR: Has modeling live up to your expectations?

Auguste: Like anything in life, modeling is what you make it. I never take anything for granted; I am savoring every experience and every moment of my career.

FR: What designers have you worked with so far?

 Auguste:  I have worked for Natori, Juma, Laura Siegel, just to name a few. I have also had editorials in Essence and I have been on the cover of TSR magazine. Overall, I have had very good experiences, and I always enjoy working with friendly people and being transformed by makeup and great clothes.

FR: What is your funniest modeling experience?

Auguste:  Once I asked a makeup artist for makeup remover, and she told me it’s her job to remove my makeup. So, I waited and waited and she never came back. I thought it was funny, me sitting there when I could’ve removed my own makeup.

FR: Who are some of your favorite designers?

 Auguste:   I adore Essence and Valentino, Yves Saint  Laurent, Garavani, Ralph Lauren, to name a few.

FR: Which designers or brands would you like to work for?

Auguste:  I would like to work for Tommy Hilfiger, Yves Saint Laurent, and Christian Dior.

FR: What do like more, runway or modeling for editorials and campaigns, and why?

 Auguste:  I like runway because it’s quick; (laughter) you walk and it’s over. But I would like more campaigns because a picture can last a lifetime, and campaigns also pay well.

FR: What do you plan to do after modeling?

Auguste:  When you model it is very hard to plan for another career because unlike a 9 to 5 job, you don’t know when will work again after your last project.  But, if I were to have another career, I would love to work with children.

FR: What is your favorite city?

Auguste:  That is a hard question because though I live in NYC, at heart I am a country girl and I love the outdoors.  I guess you can say I have learned to adapt and find exciting things to do in whatever city I am in.

 FR: How would you describe your personal style?

Auguste:  My personal style depends on my mood, but I usually keep it simple and casual.

 

Images courtesy of AIM Model Management

FR: If you could do something else other than modeling, what would you do?

 Auguste:  That is easy, I would own a farm.

FR: What’s next for you?

 Auguste:  The world is my oyster. I am cherishing life and make the best of all my opportunities.

—Staff

 

 

 

Model Spotlight: Georgette Badiel

Fashion Reverie seeks to give its readers an accurate perspective on a model’s life. It may be glamorous, but the fame and accolades are the result of a lot of hard work and sacrifice. Still, those glorious creatures who give character, movement and shape to a designer’s vision continue to excite, enthrall and inspire.

 

Fashion Reverie: How did you get your start as a model?

Georgette Badiel: I start modeling when i was 15 years old. I started in Ivory Coast with the local designers.

FR: Is this something you always wanted to do?

Georgette Badiel: No, I was dreaming to become someone who had a big responsibility in an office like a banker, doctor … not a model.

Georgette Badiel on the cover of ARISE Magazine

FR: Does modeling live up to your expectations?

Georgette Badiel:  I have had some great modeling experiences, but I’m always looking to expand and grow.  I am continually looking to work with more designers, brands, photographers and magazine that I haven’t work with yet.

FR: How long have you worked with Zang Toi and what is it like working for him?

Georgette Badiel: I have been working with Zang Toi for five seasons.  I have had such a great experience working with him that I always want to be a part of his collections every season. I always have so much fun working with Zang. He’s funny, specific, and always calm! Zang always make me look divine and special. I love him!

FR: What sets Zang Toi a part from other designers?

Georgette Badiel: Zang Toi is very special to me. He gives a lot of interest and attention to the people who are a part of his team and his models. When I go to his showroom, everyone is always in a good mood and that’s a reflection of his personality. He’s a good person inside and out. I also love his involvement in different charities.

FR: What is your favorite city?

Georgette Badiel: My favorite city is New York City.

FR: What is your funniest modeling experience?

Georgette Badiel: When i first come to New York, I didn’t speak English well. I went on a big casting for Russian Vogue. There were about more 10 girls lined up at the casting and I was the last in line. The photographer asked us if we knew how to roller skate, every girl said yes, and I followed along and said yes, as well! The same day, my agent called me and informed me I had booked the job.

When I got on the set, I had to model in roller skates. I was horrified and asked for high heels instead. Of course, I had to use the skates. It was a frustrating shoot, but I got through it. Looking back it was funny!!!

FR: Who are some of your favorite designers?

Georgette Badiel: This season, I fell in love with the collections of Zang Toi, Chado Ralph Rucci, Imane Ayissi, Ozwald Boateng, Laquan Smith and Jewel by Lisa.

FR: What designer or brand would you like to work for that you haven’t worked for already?

Georgette Badiel: I would like to work for many designers from Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, the House of Christian Dior, Hermes, to Jean Paul Gaultier …  The list goes on and on.

FR: What do like more, runway or modeling for editorials and campaigns, and why?

Georgette Badiel: I love runway, but I would like to get more campaigns!

FR: What do you plan to do after modeling?

Georgette Badiel: I have already started to work on my career post-modeling. I love lingerie and Africa, so, I have combined those two loves in my lingerie brand, Georgie’s Garden.

Images courtesy of Georgette Badiel

FR: If you could something else other than modeling, what would you do?

Georgette Badiel: I have my brand Georgie’s Garden … I created my foundation Models 4 Water to provide access to clean water to the people of my country Burkina Faso and the world… I believe I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing right now. Maybe inn my next life I will be a doctor.

FR: What’s next for you?

Georgette Badiel: I believe good things are coming! There is something about modeling that people should now; you never know what you are doing the next day. Anything can happen!

My friend, co-founder Heide Lindgren , through our charity, Models 4 Water www.models4water.org want to give clean water to people who don’t have access to clean water. Something as basic as clean water can be a huge challenge for impoverished people. As a child, I had to walk a long distance to get clean water. It’s very difficult to see young girls who don’t have hope in their lives.  Through Modes 4 Water, I am trying to give hope!!

Georgette Badiel is currently with London’s FM Model Agency.

—Staff

Supermodel Coco Mitchell Reflects on Ralph Rucci

The Greeks believed that intellectual and creative pursuits were influenced by nine goddess daughters of Zeus. Though modern thinkers no longer look to Greek muses for inspiration, painters, musicians, and other creative minds are often influenced by a muse of some kind. Salvador Dali was inspired by the model, who later became his wife, Elena Diakonova. Andy Warhol was inspired by “It Girl,” Edie Sedgwick, and Pattie Boyd was muse both to Eric Clapton and George Harrison.

Coco Mitchell may not have been exactly a muse to Ralph Rucci, but having modeled for him for over 16 years certainly qualifies her as an authority on his design aesthetic. After having modeled for many of the great fashion houses in Europe, Coco Mitchell brought to Ralph Rucci her inimitable style, regality, and charm.

Coco Mitchell spoke with Fashion Reverie about what it was like to work with the only American designer in several decades approved to show his couture collections in Paris.

Fashion Reverie: How did you come to work with Ralph Rucci?

Coco Mitchell:  I meet Ralph Rucci through a personal friend of ours and Ralph wanted me to do fittings for him. At first I wasn’t interested, I had just moved back to the States from Europe and I was trying to acclimate myself. Anyway, I finally contacted him and asked him if I could do fittings for him after 5pm, so I could work for other designers earlier in the day.  He agreed to that because, at the time, he didn’t have any money to pay me, but in return for my work he gave me fabulous clothes and accessories from his collections. Eventually, he started paying me.

FR: During this early affiliation with Rucci, who else were you working with?

Coco Mitchell:  I did fittings and walked in the runway shows for the first three designers that took over for Bill Blass.  At the time I was also working for Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, and Badgley Mischka.

FR: Did Ralph Rucci work differently than other designers?

Coco Mitchell:  Though I had worked with several designers and design houses in Europe, the clothes were already made and I would show up for fittings and do the shows. Working with Ralph, as opposed to working with other designers was very different, in that Ralph gives his incredible patternmakers the sketch and then they come back with a garment in what they call the toile, which is like a sheet. Then we fit that and his patternmakers make another pattern on the things that were fitted, and this process continues several times, and then the last fitting is made in the fabric of that garment to see how it falls. It is a very detailed and incredible process.

Images courtesy of style.com

FR: How many years did you work for Ralph Rucci?

Coco Mitchell:  I worked for Ralph for 16 years. I never knew before working with Ralph what went into making couture clothes. I had done couture shows in Europe, but I knew very little about the craftsmanship involved. Working with Ralph I was often in the workroom, so I learned about fabrics and couture techniques, and even Ralph’s own techniques.  I have to say Ralph Rucci changed my life. He elevated my aesthetic for the finer things in life.

FR: What was it like being a part of Ralph Rucci’s 2002 couture debut in Paris?

Coco Mitchell:  It was an amazingly stressful time for all parties involved. When he first found out that he had been approved by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, life became a pressure cooker. There was so much involved with showing in Paris, from having a place for showing the collection to clients after the show, to setting up an atelier in Paris, to having a place for all of his models and staff to stay. Ralph is very hands on; he is a perfectionist.

FR: Did Ralph Rucci know he was making history in 2002?

Coco Mitchell:  Ralph knew he was making history. He knew that he was the first stateside American in 36 years to show an approved couture collection. Actually, I had no clue until he started giving interviews. And since I was with him all the time, I began to understand that he was making history.

Coco Mitchell in Chado Ralph Rucci Fall 2004 Couture

FR: What do you think you brought to Ralph Rucci as a model?

Coco Mitchell: I believe I brought a lot of energy and stamina to Ralph. We would sometimes literally do fittings for 12 hours. Ralph also liked for you to give him input. Since I had worked for many of the great fashion houses from Givenchy, Issey Miyake, Sonia Rykiel, Armani, Yves St. Laurent, and others, my aesthetic was what he wanted.

FR: Fashion often concentrates on youth, yet, when you started working with Ralph Rucci you were a mature model who had worked in Europe for several years. Why did your maturity attract Ralph Rucci?

Coco Mitchell: Though I was an older model I was still working for Calvin Klein, Bill Blass, and Donna Karan. These were designers that appreciated what a seasoned model had to bring to their collections. I brought energy, a sense of style and class, and I stayed current and knew the trends. I may have started in the 80s, but I didn’t have a 80s runway walk. Because I stayed educated about the industry, I was able to marry my maturity with a current, workable knowledge.

FR: You have not worked for Ralph Rucci for the past of couple of years, what are you doing now?

Coco Mitchell: I am with Major Model Management. I had a spread in the September issue of Essence Magazine and I am featured in the March/April issue of Departures Magazine.  I recently did a spread with Iman for H&M. I also mentor young children, teaching poise and self-esteem, as well as train new models on runway techniques at several agencies.

—William S. Gooch

 

Coco Mitchell in Chado Ralph Rucci Couture fall 2002

Model Spotlight: New York Model’s Mark Westinghouse

With the proliferation of fashion reality shows, a career as a fashion model seems like a walk in the park for those young men and women who are gifted with beauty and svelte physiques.  Though shows like Remodeled, Scouted, and the long-running America’s Next Top Model gives a purview in the rarefied world of fashion models, the realities of the fashion industry are far removed from the glamor, backbiting and cat fights of reality television.

Fashion Reverie seeks to give its readers an accurate perspective on a model’s life. It may be glamorous, but the fame and accolades are the result of a lot of hard work and sacrifice. Still, those glorious creatures who give character, movement and shape to a designer’s vision continue to excite, enthrall and inspire.

Fashion Reverie: Mark, where are you from?

Mark Westinghouse: I am from upstate New York.

FR: What agency (s) are you with? Who’s your mother agent?

Mark Westinghouse:  I am with New York Models and New York Models is also my mother agency.

FR: How were you discovered?

Mark Westinghouse: I took pictures of myself in a mirror and sent them in. New York Models called me and the rest is history

FR: What designers have you worked with so far? And, could you talk about
some of your modeling experiences?

Mark Westinghouse: I have worked for Dior, Jean-Paul Gautier, Hermes, Dries Van Noten, Issey Miyake, and Fujiwara. I love travelling to Paris, Milan, Austria, and meeting creative crazy people you wouldn’t normally meet at my age or in Upstate New York.  I also walked in the Lifeball show which was so over the top!

FR: What is your funniest modeling experience?

Mark Westinghouse: After an agency dinner, I got locked out of the model apartment, had to climb upusing the fire escape. We broke the window and went into the apartment only to find out we were in the wrong one. This poor old man watching TV nearly had heart attack. Makes for funny memories!

FR: Tell me about your experience shooting the video “Boys of Fashion
Week” with famed video/photographer Justin Wu?

Mark Westinghouse:  The video was lots of fun as I know a lot of the guys in his videos, and of course Justin is such a great photographer and so much fun!

FR: What do like more, runway or modeling for editorials and campaigns, and why?

Mark Westinghouse:  I love runway more because of the energy of runway shows and the immediate response from the audience.

FR: Who is your favorite designer?

Mark Westinghouse:  I love Dries Van Noten.  I love all their whole collection, especially their shoes.

FR: When you’re not modeling, what do you do on your down time?

Mark Westinghouse:  When I am not modeling, I like working on a horse farm, shoveling horse s***t all day … lol

Images courtesy of New York Model Management

FR: If you weren’t modeling what would you be doing?

Mark Westinghouse:  I would definitely be furthering my education. I have deferred college but until I give modeling a proper try!

FR: What advice would you give to an aspiring model?

Mark Westinghouse:  Don’t take it too seriously! Enjoy it for the fun ride it is.

—Geraldine Laiz

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