Model Behavior

We have friends who own a great local business called Derby (click here) and when we were asked to participate as models in a Rally event to promote local businesses we couldn't really decline. Modeling, even on the smallest scale, is waaaaay outside of our comfort zone. However, Eric and I are always pushing the girls to try new things...so we followed our own advice. Plus our friend Amy, who works at Derby, has these beautiful doe eyes and, even though we discussed the modeling thing over texts and email, I pictured her big imploring eyes and I couldn't refuse.

Saturday night we arrived at the gallery, transformed into a fashion/local business show. The girls were totally beyond excited. Cordelia knew what was in store for her and her enthusiasm rubbed off on Elise who kept shouting on the drive over,"ARE WE AT THE FASHION SHOW YET!!???"

We did hair and makeup. When the makeup lady saw my cleanly scrubbed face she asked if I had already applied my makeup (nope), then told me I had lovely skin I nearly hugged her. My acne addled 11-29 year old self has never ever been told such a thing. Seriously I should probably add her to our family Christmas card list. I will send her cards with a return address of: The Girl You Said Has Nice Skin.

I will share a few behind the scenes shots on Friday, but here are a few that the event photographer agreed to let me share.All of the photos here were taken by photographer Raymond Craig, check out his site here.

Cordelia wanted to walk the "runway" solo. She is quite the little starlet/fashionista in the making. The event director had her wear a little lipstick and mascara, which was a crazy sight for us to see, but she felt pretty cool. She told me, "I was so embarrassed to be wearing lipstick." However, she spent a lot of time backstage gazing at her reflection. I assured her that this was a one time deal, we are no beauty pageant family. Anyway, she strutted her stuff and did a fantastic job. Werk it gurrl.

 

I mentioned that this wasn't exactly a traditional fashion show, it was mostly just to feature local businesses. here Eric is modeling for Wind City Books.

Here I am with Elise. She was definitely strutting her stuff. She even tried to dance a wee bit. Actually as we were making our entrance she leaned out to bust a move and I leaned back for counter-balance and hit a star decoration which stuck to the sweater I was wearing. It wasn't a bit deal, but still.

Here is Eric modeling some more. Side note: They put his hair in a bun for this and everyone kept calling it a "man bun" which gave Eric a new pet peeve. So, don't call it a man bun if he puts his hair up, it's just a bun.

Finally we have Eric pretending to spill his empty coffee cup on the photographer, who is a friend of his.

The girls and I did our walk and had to skeedaddle as it was soooo far past their 7pm bedtime. Eric stayed on to continue modeling. I had the girls in bed by 9(!) and quickly removed the thick plaster of makeup from my face. All in all it was so worth the discomfort to support great local business.

And now, Eric's runway walk made me want a 90s hit for those of you who like Right Said Fred.

The Forbidden Hat

This past weekend Eric and I went out to lunch and noticed two guys wearing hats. Now, I am not talking sports team hats or winter hats, but style hats. We wondered to ourselves where the trend of hat wearing has gone? Why is it that very few people truly enjoy hat wearing?

I have several hats that are quite lovely and I do not wear them as often as I would like. One is a lovely large brimmed hat that doesn't fit in our small car; I have to angle my head to fit through the door and then the brim sweeps the window. Admittedly that is not the most practical hat, but who cares.

I think that in the future, hats will reestablish their importance in our world of clothing. Hats have so many important roles to play. Below I have listed what I believe are the most important reasons that we should take up hat-wearing with enthusiasm.
10) Protection from bird/squirrel attack.
9) A lovely sun hat or bowler cap can really dress up a: hospital gown, pair of pajamas, nurses uniform, army uniform, etc.
8) A lovely sun hat or bowler cap can also dress down an outfit if you are feeling over-dressed in: your wedding gown, prom dress, prison issue clothing, etc.
7) A hat can hide a lumpy head.
6) A wide brimmed hat can cut through the air and knock over any bandits you encounter, rendering them defenseless.
5) If you are a small animal lover you can wear a ten gallon hat and you can sneak your little animal friend in anywhere.
4) You can use it as a way to show the world what kind of a person you are. If you like Texas you can wear a giant hat that reads "Don't Mess with Texas" or if you like soy cheese wear a big cheesehead hat with the word "Soy" scrawled across it. If you have a little dignity you can choose a hat for style, if that's your thing.
3)You can put snacks under your hat and sneak them into a movie theater, thus avoiding the high cost of movie theater snacks.
2) You can wear the beer cup hat with new purpose. It doesn't have to just hold beer, what about your morning coffee, a cup of tea, a vegan protein shake.
1) You can stuff your hat. If you have a tiny head you can put on a big hat, stuff it, and give the illusion of a large lovely brain.