This was my chance. I found a super photographer, had 2x magazines interested, found a location and now needed the clothes. Let me say it was not like my previous experience with le monde de la mode here. The PR companies were a mixed bag of lollies - some nice, some not so nice. The amount of calls and emails I pumped out/followed up to even get an appointment was at times disheartening. But I was so close - I knew this shoot would be magic. Yes Id love to pull from Lanvin, Chanel, all the greats but Im still working my way up the hierarchy. They obviously didnt get the memo of who I am ...hmph... Just think outside the box. Identify your roadblocks then you can navigate around them. As a back up plan I had George El Sissa pieces flown in from Australia. Crazy and $ extravagant but best to prepared. Oh to get this purple gorgeous kimono from NY - I ventured into the barren industrial wasteland ghetto of northern paris to pay the tax duties and pick up my parcel all by public transport. What Id do for love and fashion!
My very own Sun King mini Versailles !!! Bienvenue à L'Hotel. Just bask in the glow
The space was just 15m sq. Tiny really so there was like an explosion of stuff. It would have been ideal to prep in another room but this was a hush operation and I have booked the room for 2 nights already which already stretched my budget. I went back and forth with the hotel which was a challenge as they kept saying it was too small, I admit they had a point but were reluctant to offer an alternative solution. Thats Paris though. C'est La Vie.
