Squeezed in the middle.
This weekend Diva’s N’ Stilettos produced the first plus size fashion weekend in the DMV titled Curves Rock Weekend. I found out about this event through Plus Model Magazine’s twitter news and checked out the Curves Rock website. The company was also producing The Vagina Monologues in Baltimore for VDay this year and I just knew I had to be a part of both of these events. After months of correspondents, meetings, and hella tweets about Curves Rock Weekend, the day finally came Saturday July 28. The night before I packed my model bag, being extra careful that I had my portfolio and comp cards and got to bed early. Saturday morning I arrived at the BWI Hilton and patiently waited. Hurry up and wait is a model’s entire career. I was the first model to arrive and hair and makeup hadn’t set up yet. I got an access code to the wifi from the front desk, connected my Kindle and got up to date on some feminist reading. Slowly other models started showing. Some models I had met and seen at the audition, various model meetings and The Vagina Monologues, but most of the models didn’t give me more than a ‘good morning’ and a wave. Models continued filing in and the noise of chatter and comradeship got louder. I smiled, but I just got looks; confused looks. Looks that read “Who is she?” or “What’s she doing here?” When I first arrived one of the team members for the event was reluctant to label me as a model, even though I was dragging a giant bag heavy with runway shoes. She assumed at first, then sucked her words back in and then shyly asked, “You’re not one of the models? Are you?”
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*** I have archived this post because I don't want this blog to be about my rants and I don't want my writings to come across as insensitive in any way. I wrote about people having more than one baby shower if their children are close in age. My thought process on the subject was more about my opinions about waste and consumerism than it was about parenthood and child birth. Honestly I believe the former grouping is a result of the latter grouping but my previous post focused mainly on the latter. I'm not a parent so I felt that my opinion wouldn't have been read well. I have lots of friends who are and I don't plan on offending parents just because I have a problem with over-spending and products that loose value and usefulness. I'll try to construct more cautiously next time.
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