Not much to report. Designs are plentiful! I’ve been working real hard on Nizhoni Way Apparel and DKC*fx. Two labels that are to represent the extremes of my design talents. Nizhoni Way is for the more mature and conservative individual while DKC*fx is for the more daring fashionista! I’ve been hit with a great deal of creativity as far as what to do with my next collection(s).
Interest in my design talents have been peaking. I was recently asked to register for L’oreal Fashion Week in Canada. I’d love to but it’s less than a month away and hardly enough time to get ready but I have not abandoned the idea of attending as a spectator.
Still writing. I recently wrote an article for a local paper covering a charity fashion show I produced. Many cancellations by models mostly-they wanted to stay in the cities to get drunk and get laid at the superbowl parties-I guess. The funny thing is that they begged me to book them for my next show. Needless to say, that those models will never be working with NuGen ever!
Fall/Winter 2008 Native American Fashion Week (NAFW). With Glacsy relocating to Tucson, NAFW will also be heading into Tucson as well. Tionne from Glacsy will be scouting locations for the event. She will be working with MAC cosmetics beginning in April. Glacsy is simply relocating and not closing up-to the chagrin of Native Model Studio!
Speaking of the Devil, Native Model Studio thought it would be a good idea to have a “Model Workshop” in Phoenix in the last weekend of February. Despite the fact that they have no industry experience or industry connections, they are charging models $200 for attending. I feel that this is morally wrong because they are offering something they cannot deliver. They are taking advantage of inspiring models desperation to “break” into the industry. I have personally been campaigning to put a stop to this and make more people aware. By letting them know of such organizations as: Northern Styles, Spirit Model Executive. Also, directing models to Modeling Advice to give them legitimate advice on breaking into the business and how to spot scams.
