The Salon Showcase occurred at Douglas J. Aveda Institute in Royal Oak, MI. It was not just about hair and makeup but also about attitude and clothing for the Salon showcase. The models strutted down the runway posing to showcase the hair mainly but letting us know that the whole package matters... hair, makeup, attitude, walk, and clothes. Even in our daily lives we want to look good regardless of how much we spend on makeup, hair and clothes. It doesn't matter how much you spend but the attitude and walk.
The Student Showcase occurred at the Royal Oak Farmers Market where we enhanced the beauty of the models to suite the designs of the clothes. These designs were so gorgeous I forgot I was at a student showcase. Michigan has some very talented and down to earth student designers who are making an impact on the world of fashion already. I don't have pictures to post due to being backstage and doing makeup on 3 of the models. Even though it was my 1st fashion show doing makeup on someone other than myself, I received great feedback and advice from some of the other MUAs at the show. I also watched and learned the techniques they used. I also looked at how their kits were set up and what products they used. It varied from Dinar to Temptu to OCC for airbrush systems with MAC Face and Body being used for some. I used Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer on one model and use MAC Face and Body on the other two models. Both products gave the models a gorgeous glow that showed on the runway. I mainly used various products by Kevyn Aucoin, Benefit, MAC, and MUFE on the models for eyes, cheeks and lips. The models were so down to earth and great to work with.
The Designer Showcase occurred on Saturday at the Farmers Market also. This time i was upfront and part of the volunteer group that assisted with setting up the show, assisting during the show and breaking down the show. I wanted to do makeup also, but that was done at the Aveda Institute and I signed up as a volunteer host for the main showcase. I am glad I also experienced this side of the show. As soon as I walked in the door I was ready to work and they put me too work. :) We set up the chairs for the audience, the runway and assisted with setting up the video equipment. While I had a short break I had a chance to see the Drag Makeup being done by the fabulous Queens in the show. I was amazed at the makeup. I saw some of the best cut creases, contouring and highlighting. They all did a fabulous job doing their own makeup and the designers of the collection of clothes their wore are amazing. I love the outfits. One dress I was ready to buy on the spot.
They started the show after a prayer from a local pastor. He stated there are many talented people in the cemetery. He explained that too many people live their lives without living their dreams and then die never knowing what they could have achieved. I took that message to heart. The rest of the show was great. So many beautiful clothes. I don't own the pictures so here are links to some sites and photographers who took some great pictures of the shows.
http://www.freeismylife.com/2010/09/review-detroit-fashion-week-salon.html
http://www.freeismylife.com/2010/09/review-detroit-fashion-week-couture.html
http://formzine.com/fashionshowsparties/everything-detroit-fashion-week-2010/
For Gorgeous pictures of JA Apparel check out the site below(She also keeps up to date on so many things happening in the fashion and music industries.):
http://risism.com/2010/09/29/dfw-ja-apparel/#more-3143
http://risism.com/2010/09/26/dfw-student-showcase
It was a pleasure to have you helping behind the scenes at DFW. Stay tuned for next year and some of the events we hope to be a part of in various ways.
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