SEQUIN'S FASHIONISTA DIARIES

OK, SO I HAVE ONE MOMENT, LITERALLY ONE MOMENT TO EXPRESS MYSELF!!!

SO WHEN WE STARTED THIS WONDERFUL BLOG OF OURS, I WAS FRESH FROM EUROPE, NO CREATIVE GIGS POPPIN', COMPLAINING ABOUT NO ONE GIVING ME A CHANCE.

FAST FORWARD TO NOW, OK IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW WEEKS BUT SO WHAT!, I HAVE FOUND A GIG THAT IS TURNING OUT TO BE PRETTY OK.

I AM THE FIRST ASSISTANT TO A STYLIST FROM GERMAN VOGUE!!!!! SHE CAME TO NY TO MAKE HER MARK HERE AND CREATIVELY, WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. SHE KNOWS A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY AND SHE IS A NICE LADY...WELL SO FAR!!!

THIS IS THE GIG THAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. IT'S REALLY HARD TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO TAKE A CHANCE ON YOU STYLING FOR THEIR MAGS WHEN YOU HAVE NO KNOWN CLIENTS. WAIT!!! I HAVE A KNOWN CLIENT, WELL SHE USED TO BE KNOWN....SHE WAS ON MAKING THE BAND LIKE SEASON 1 OR 2...WHO KNOWS BUT I STYLED HER FOR A "PHOTO SHOOT"...BUT ANYWAY, SO I KNEW THAT TO GET WHERE I ULTIMATELY WANT TO BE, I NEED TO GET A LEGIT GIG AS A FIRST ASSISTANT.
NOW, I WAS A FIRST ASSISTANT FOR A....UMMM, "CELEBRITY WARDROBE STYLIST" FROM BROOKLYN..SHOUTS TO YOU MA, SORRY YA CLIENTS LIKED MY IDEAS...BUT I GOT FIRED BECAUSE I HAD THE FLU AND SHE PICKED UP A "FRIEND" WHO WAS INTERESTED IN "LEARNING" WHAT STYLING IS ABOUT...OK COOL! NO HARD FEELINGS!

THEN I WANTED TO BE THE ASSISTANT TO THE STYLIST RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT DANCING SHORTIE(YES HE IS A SHORTIE, HE'S 18 NOW SO I CAN SAY THAT) & MISS THING THAT IS LETTING THE VITAMIN WATER KING GET SOME OF THOSE GOODIES...LET'S JUST SAY THAT I WANTED TO BE IN A PROFESSIONAL ATMOSPHERE AND NOT TO BE ARROGANT, BUT I HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF EXPERIENCE THAT QUALIFIES ME TO DO WAY MORE THAN SIT IN THE CAR WHY YOU COMPLETE YOUR BUYS AND RETURNS AT SAKS! THAT GIG LASTED, UMMM 2 OR 3 WEEKS!

IN BETWEEN, A FEW BS PHOTO SHOOT, LOTS OF CRAIGSLIST POSTINGS, FASHION SHOW VOLUNTEERING AND EVEN INTERNING FOR TEAM FACE LIFT'S VIDEO....

NOW I AM HERE: V, THAT'S WHAT I CALL HER, FINDS MY POSTING ON CRAIGSLIST, YEAH THE ONE THAT GOT JACKED, AND HITS ME UP BECAUSE HER ASSISTANT CAN'T HANDLE THE FACT THAT BEING FIRST ASSISTANT IS A 24/7 JOB AT TIMES QUIT ON HER..RIGHT BEFORE A SHOOT!

I ASKED HER TO TAKE A CHANCE ON ME LAST WEEK ...

TWO WEEKS LATER...I COMPLETE A NICE PHOTO SHOOT WITH BANGIN' CLOTHES AND CONCEPT...I PULLED CLOTHES THAT SHE DEEMED "AMAZING" AND WAS AROUND SOME COOL PEOPLE AND HAD A PRETTY GOOD DAY RATE...WHOO HOO!! $$$$ IN THE BANK, SHAWTY WHAT CHA DRANK?!

AND NOW....

I AM BUSTING MY ASS WORKING ON THIS SHOOT FOR SURFACE MAGAZINE...FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW SURFACE MAGAZINE IS A BIG DEAL!!! IT'S ONE OF THOSE MAGS WHO DON'T PAY YOU IN CASH, YOUR PAYMENT IS SEEING YOUR NAME IN PRINT IN THEIR MAG! BUT THIS SHOOT IS NOT EASY AT ALL!!!

I HAVE TO:
-HAWK ALL OF THE MAJOR DESIGNERS....FOR LOOKS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS ISSUE ARE PULLING...WHERE'S THE LOGIC IN THAT?!
-DEAL WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO AT FIRST SAYS WE ARE DOING A STORY THAT IS DARK, FOCUS ON BLACKS, GREYS, DEEP PURPLES, ECT. BUT THEN CHANGES HIS MIND TWO DAYS BEFORE THE SHOOT, SAYING OH WE NEED MORE COLOR! UM, EXCUSE ME MISTER, I JUST BEGGED AND PLEADED TO GET YOU THESE LOOKS AND YOU THINK I CAN GET NEW ONES NOW?!
-DEAL WITH A FASHION ASSISTANT FROM THE MAG WHO THINKS HIS FLAMING BEHIND IS THE STYLIST FOR THE SHOOT, BUT WHILE WORKING ON THIS, HE IS PULLING ALL OF THE LOOKS I AM ATTEMPTING TO PULL, FOR HIS OWN WORK!
-DEAL WITH AN EDITOR WHO WANT "SPECIFIC" DESIGNER LOOKS AVAILABLE AT THE SHOOT, NO NOT BECAUSE HE WANTS TO USE ALL OF THEM, BUT BECAUSE IT WILL LOOK GOOD TO HAVE A MILLION DESIGNER LOOKS TO SAY " LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE!!" OH PLEASE, WE ARE SHOOTING 2 MODELS, AT THE MOST 3 LOOKS EACH...WE NEED TO HAVE OPTIONS BUT NOT THAT MANY
-INTERNS, YEAH THAT'S RIGHT..YA GIRL HAS INTERNS, WHO WANT TO INTERN, BUT NOT WHEN WE NEED THEM TO INTERN, ON THEIR SCHEDULE...UM, OK!
-LOOSE SLEEP...LOTS OF IT! ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO TO THE NIGHT JOB AFTER MY DUTIES DURING THE DAY
-REMIND MYSELF TO EAT....BECAUSE I AM ONE STOMACH FLU AWAY FROM MY GOAL WEIGHT..NAH BECAUSE TIME JUST PASSES BY WAAAYYYY TOO FAST, I FORGET SOMETIMES

BUT....THIS IS IT!!!! IT IS WHAT I WANTED AND I AM GOING TO DO IT!!!! I AM NOT GOING TO FRONT, I AM ALWAYS NERVOUS ABOUT MESSING UP SOMETHING OR NOT BEING ON POINT FOR V, BUT SO FAR SHE SAYS, " YOU ARE THE BEST" "YOU WERE MADE FOR THIS JOB" " I AM REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND YOU"

THESE TWO WEEKS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE A "TRIAL" RUN TO SEE HOW I WORK OUT AS HER ASSISTANT....CLASSIC AND GLAM, PLUS THE BIG HOMIE, SAY I HAVE IT IN THE BAG!!!

I HOPE SO, BECAUSE THE NEXT GIG IS O.T DOING SOME CELEBRITY STYLING....THE HILLS ANY ONE???!!!! I HOPE SO!


GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME, HE HAS A PLAN...YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT IT OUT!!!!


SIGNING OFF...BECAUSE I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO...@ 2AM! AND I HAVE TO BE UP @ 8AM!!! DUTY CALLS...THERE'S LOOKS TO BE PULLED...& ART TO CREATE WITH THEM!!!


PEACE : )

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