"Let's get you photographed!"

Today, we had a special visitor, and it was very exciting! Robert Vano, a very successful and well-known Czech photographer, came and gave us a little presentation on fashion photography. He has worked for Elle, Harper's Bazaar, shot editorials for Vogue, and many other famous fashion magazines. Right now, he's here giving us tips on how to take good pictures of our costumes we are working on so we can send in some photos for the Art-to-Wear pre-show at NC State. Now, all I need to do is actually finish my costume before I go to Berlin this weekend! But so far, things are turning out really well:
I've got the coat ALMOST finished (all I have left is the lining), pants are ALMOST done, and my top hat is ALMOST done. So I guess I'm almost there... I'll post some pictures later today :)

Tomorrow, we are working with the photography students in the program on a little fashion shoot with Robert Vano, and I can't wait. The fashion students get to be models for the day, and we're even having make-up artists come in! It's really awesome to be having a really experienced professional giving us great advice and insider tips on "the business." So if I can get my hands on some pictures, I'll be sure to post one on here!

A photograph from Robert Vano's The Platinum Collection