SEQUIN'S SURFACE MAG DEBUT TO HIT STANDS NEXT WEEK!!!

OK SO I AM SO HYPED! I HAVE WORKED ON MANY PHOTO SHOOTS SO FAR IN MY CAREER BUT SEEING MY NAME AND WORK(SIDEBAR: OK IN THE WORLD OF STYLING WHEN YOU ARE THE FIRST ASSISTANT STYLIST, YOU STYLE THROUGH THE EYES OF THE PERSON YOU WORK FOR AND ON MANY OCCASIONS, YOU STYLE THE WAY YOU WOULD LIKE. YOU ALSO MAY PUT LOOKS TOGETHER THAT MAKE IT, BUT YOUR CREDIT WILL STILL BE "ASSISTANT STYLIST" ) IN SURFACE MAGAZINE IS A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT FOR ME!!!

SURFACE MAG IS LIKE THE FASHION, ART, CULTURE, ARCHITECTURE BIBLE IN A SENSE. THE MAG IS SO OUT THERE AT TIMES AND OF COURSE, LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T GET IT. THIS IS A MAJOR ADDITION TO MY BOOK, A TEAR SHEET FROM SURFACE IS F-IN HUGE!!!!!!!!!

NOW THERE WAS SOME HATING GOING ON AND OUR 12 PAGE SPREAD WAS CUT DOWN TO ONLY 4 PAGES. BUT YA GIRL SEQUIN HAS 2 OF HER LOOKS IN THAT 4 !!!

I AM SO HAPPY..I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN IT! JUST TO SEE HOW I WENT FROM A CO-WORKER ASKING ME TO PICK OUT HER CLOTHES FOR AN AUDITION, TO BEGGING MY ROOMIE TO LET ME SNAP PICS OF HER SO I COULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO SHOW PEOPLE SOMETHING, MANY INTERNSHIPS...PRETTY BIG ONE'S TOO THAT ALLOWED ME TO WORK WITH SOME GREAT AND NOT SO GREAT CELEBS, TO STYLING HAIR MAGAZINES(WHICH YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED, BUT THEY PAY FAST AND ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN FASHION), TO FASHION SHOWS FOR NEW DESIGNERS, NO NAME MAGAZINES, TO MAGAZINES THAT DON'T EVEN COME OUT OVER HERE, TO.......


FREAKIN' SURFACE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS CLEARLY ONLY THE BEGINNING!

IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW THE NAME....TAKE A LOOK AT THE WORK ABOVE AND PLEASE CATCH UP!!!

MISS SEQUIN "SURFACE MAG " DOT

PS...WHEN I WAS DOING THIS SHOOT, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT WE WOULD BE PUBLISHED...IT WAS FOR THE AVANT GUARDIAN ISSUE, WHICH IS A COMPETITION BETWEEN PHOTOGS...I BET YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO WON.....


THE TEAM AND I....THE PHOTOG IS WELL KNOW(LARGERFELD IS A FRIEND) BUT THE CLOTHES WERE KEY AND THE MODELS ROCKED!!!!! CONGRATS GUYS...WE DID IT!!!

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 : )

SEQUIN "STYLIST TO THE STARS" DOT

I GOT A GIG!!

HEY ALL. SORRY I HAVE BEEN NEGLECTING YOU ALL, I HAVE FINALLY BEEN BUSY WITH WORK!!!! NO NOT THE NIGHT JOB, AND NO THE NIGHT JOB IS NOT AT SUEZ OR THE WEDGE OR ANY OTHER NYC STRIP CLUB, BUT WITH STYLING !!!

SOMEONE, WHO IS ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED AND NOT A POSER, RESPONDED TO MY CRAIGSLIST POSTING! YES, THE ONE THAT SOME ONE JACKED!!!!

SHE IS GREAT SO FAR, AND GUESS WHAT?! MY DAY RATE IS DEFINITELY NOT 30 BUCKS...

SHE RESPECTS MY WORK ETHIC AND MY DRIVE, AS WELL AS MY CREATIVITY.

PRAY FOR ME GUYS, I HOPE THIS ONE LASTS!!!!

FOR NOW, GOTTA GO....MY PHONE IS VIBRATING AND IT'S LIKE THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA....DEFINITELY HAVE TO ANSWER!!!!

PEACE!

SEQUIN " I'M STYLIN' ON YA'LL" DOT

Swagger Jackin'

Ok, so you all know my struggle to get on. I use any and every outlet possible to promote myself and find gigs. So I usually put up postings on Craigslist.com basically selling myself. It doesn't take long and basically doesn't take a lot of thought. I guess my postings are just spectacular because someone straight jacked my posting!! I mean who ever this person is, dead serious took their mouse, clicked on my posting, copied it, then pasted and posted it as their own!!! Come on now!!! That was just low!!!!!! Now I could be missing out on opportunities because potential employers could be clicking on their link first!

BOO to you online swagger jacker!!!!!

"I Just Want to Shoot This, Not Style It"

As I continue to try to bring the world lovely pieces of art styled by yours truly, the struggle continues. So as I told you before, I was working on a project with a photographer who wanted me style a shoot for him for 30 bucks...no silly not an hour....for the day. The pay wasn't the total problem. It was more that this dude was trying to get me and thought I was going to fall for it. ( you can check it out in the archives)

So being the professional that I am, I busted my brain and went through my contacts trying to work on this. I wanted to make sure that everything on my part was in place for the casting that was to be held on Tuesday. I came up with not one, but 4 story options. Really, on a project like this one, I should have just been collaborating with the photographer on what wardrobe would bring HIS idea to life...oh yeah, I forgot, I'm the stylist and I have to figure out the story and location and who knows what else.

I sent a very professional email on Sunday around noon to this photographer. I stated that my contacts were not able to lend lingerie, especially if its not for a celeb or something. And in that case, they would most likely give them the lingerie to keep. I also stated that I had different stories in mind, but I need to know what his ideas are, how many models he would like to shoot, and most importantly, what is the name of the mag so that I can do some research.

This very foolish man emailed me back, not a few hours later, how about 10 hours later! He tried to go off on me about what a stylist's job is and how over seas responsibility letters work. Um HELLO!!!!! I am a STYLIST!!!! For an up and coming one I know a whole lot. I didn't try to tell him how to shoot, don't insult me and try to tell me how to do my job. He continues on about being determined and willing to do what it takes to bring this to life. I knew I was through when he said the best stylists he has worked with used their own clothes. He says," I just want to shoot this, not style it." Um, I am sure that they did not provide their own panties and bras for a photo shoot. That is just disgusting. No, he wants ME to do everything so that HE can take the credit!

YES I AM....
-willing to do whatever it takes to bring art to life in the form of photographs
-very determined
-very creative
-very professional
-THE BEST DAMN STYLIST IN THE LAND!!!! ( that means I believe in myself)

NO I AM....
-not a dumb one that will let you walk all over me
-not doing YOUR job
-not bringing MY own lingerie to the shoot....ewww!

With that said....the "Fall Lingerie" shoot is done....

Hope he finds a stylist who has some nice panties to lend him from her pantie stash...ewww !again!

Did I Offend Her?

I saw this posting for a new makeover show. They are looking for fashionistas to makeover friends or family. Now, being the Maven that I am, my friends are good as far as style. I mean, wouldn't that be kind of messed up to let them walk around looking extra crazy? So I couldn't think of any friends or family to makeover. I mean I could think of some family members, but I knew they wouldn't be down. Then the the light bulb hit, I could ask Big Homie's little sister. She's 21 and I always said let me dress you for one day. It took a lot of thinking, but I decided to hit her up on AIM. Here's how it went down:

SequinDot: Hey lil sis...

LilSis: hey..what's up?

SequinDot: Do you have any recent pics of you up online?

LilSis: yeah..lol y?

SequinDot: Oh...what do u think about auditioning with me for this style makeover show?! Its 400 bucks each plus a trip to l.a. Come on...please...u only have to keep the look for the show

SequinDot: I'm sending in our info!!! This is some $ plus a trip!!! I'm doing it and I'm dragging u with me!!!

SequinDot: I'm trying to get discovered

SequinDot: Hello?! Lil Sis?

So what do you think? Was I rude? I don't think so. Hey, we both need this cash. And I bet she would end up liking her look. Ok, so auditions are coming up Aug 10 though 13th in NYC.....any one want to get made over on t.v???? Holla @ me ASAP!!!!!! Please..I promise you will not look foolish!!!!!