Sebastian Runway Show And Photo Shoot

Myself and one of the other models after the runway show, great hair right? :)

Me with "two of the industry's leading hairdressers," Chris and Sonya Dove

The Sebastian models (me on the far right), after the photo shoot

THE "amazing creative genius,” [Salon Daily], Marylle Koken styling my hair

So my homey Danny, aka Visceral Photography (you can see some of my earlier work with him here) hooked me up with an audition for a Sebastian (hair product company) runway show and photo shoot. And, luckily, I was chosen to be of the 5 models for this sweet, well paying gig! It was a complete blast getting paid to hang out with my good friend, and get a free cut and color by the best in the industry! Score. :) It started Sunday morning at 9am. The event was at the posh Westin in Alexandria. We got catered 3 meals a day, the rooms were beautiful, it was a real treat to be involved in! The runway show was at 7pm on Sunday, but I kid you not when I say they worked on our hair from 9am-6pm. Honestly. Highlights, wash, low lights, wash, hair mask, wash etc. But these hair stylists (rather, hair artists) were flown in from around the world to showcase their talent. Each had at least 4 assistants, you would have thought they were doing an operation! Example- "comb" (assistant would hand over comb) "bobby pin" (different assistant) "foil" (seriously, 3rd assistant) It was a trip! But as you can see from the above pics, these professionals weren't messing around the hair looked great! I was fortunate to get to work with the most stylish stylist I've ever met, Marylle Koken (in above shot, seriously check out her profile) She lives in LA and her clients have included some no name people you may have heard of, such as I don't know, Paris Hilton, Jack Nicholson, Claudia Schiffer, Jack Osbourne, Nine Inch Nails and America’s Next Top Model. Just to name a few :) Nice. Well, the runway show went really smooth, with a huge turnout, and even my best friend since I was 14, Ali, was there!! After the show we did some mingling and I got my pic with hair style guru's, The Doves. You would have thought they were the Obama's with the line of people waiting to get a pic with them! Then we wrapped for the night around 9pm, but we were back there for an early 8am call time this morning! Today was the photo shoot. The Sebastian stylists did our hair in front of a high paying group of local hair stylist, then they got to watch us do a photo shoot. Today was my favorite day, I pretty much got paid to hang out with Danny :) It was surprisingly really laid back for shooting in front of about 100 people. The Sebastian stylists were all real laid back, the attendees seemed stoked about being there, it was great. Danny and I have mostly just done runway shows together, so this was our first real studio shoot together. But Danny's a pro, giving great, and really helpful direction to the other models who hadn't ever done a photo shoot before. When it was my turn we just fucked off making jokes and having a good time. Then we wrapped at noon. Easy peezy. All and all, the Sebastian people were all complete dolls, and I love their products, and I got to kick it with Danny, so it was a great experience! Be sure to stay posted for Danny's pics, coming soon!

WEEKEND REVIEW: Sly Horse & Sebation Hair Show

This weekend on Saturday I went to the Sly Horse meet and greet. I had the opportunity to shot with the darling Sarah Beth Faison (Sweet Trade Photography), and my BF, Danny (Visceral Photography)-who took the above shot. I also got to meet the wildly talented, Tim Prendergast. He was booked for the event, but we talked about perhaps doing a shoot in Chinatown, so keep your finger's crossed for that one! But on the whole, the event was terrible! Thankfully I did my research, and touched bases with the above photographers, because there were a lot of skeezy GWC's (guys with cameras), and I'm not looking to waste my time with some D-Bags. Example- Danny's would set up lighting for a shoot, and skeezies would come in and just start snapping their flashes, messing with Danny's flash! Yuck! AND these tools wouldn't even ask me!! How rude is that?! I don't know you, you haven't even introduced yourself, and you think you can just go and snap pics? Whoah....

"I feel disgusted to be associated with a mee tup like that. The only reason I go are are to see the few gems that are there, like you and Sarah." -Danny (that's why we're BF's, we don't like losers)

So I guess lesson learned. But I can't completely hate, because I did get to meet Sarah and Tim, and catch up with Danny... but I sure as hell wouldn't go to one of those meet ups again!

Sunday night was really fun, though! Jackie the owner of PR @ Partners Metro Center and creator of the make up line Pretty By PR, (who also did my hair for the Betsey Johnson runway show) asked me to come model for a Sebation hair product launch party her salon was hosting. Of course I said yes! (It didn't hurt that she threw in a $250 gift certificate for services by her, and the above Flaunt gift set! :) I also got a wonderful paraffin hair treatment, and my make up done! At the event the Sebation people were launching their new Flaunt Collection,

"Flaunt’s star product, Trilliant goes the distance with its multiple benefits ranging from thermal protectant and shimmer complex to moisturizer, anti-frizz protectant and volumizer, replacing the need for spending dollars on several styling products with just one multi-faceted product." -talkingmakeup.com

Which is a great product I have to say! Also in the gift set is an exclusive t-shirt designed by the wonderful designer, Charlotte Ronson. If you haven't heard of her, you may know of Samantha Ronson, Charlotte's sis and Lindsey Lohan's (maybe) ex-girlfriend. Anyways, enough US weekly update, but this uber exclusive tee isn't even out until late May, and only in select salons!! Nice. :) I highly recommend PR @ Partners, every time I work with them, I absolutely love the outcome! And stay posted to see what I do with my $250 worth of hair services..... ;)

Bo & Danny's Polaroid Pics

Danny's:

Bo's:

At my house party on Saturday, I bought some Polaroids and was hoping amazing photographers, Danny and Bo would want to take a few snaps... My senior year in college I chose my final project to be with Polaroids (since they have ended production of them), and ever since I've had a love affair with their rawness, nostalgic quality and the fact they are one of a kind! Since I got into modeling, I've always thought it would be fun to do a Polaroid photo shoot. No one has taken me up on the offer so I thought I would pop it to my two favs @ my house party. Thankfully they humored me, and the outcome was these amazing shots! Read Bo's reaction to shooting Polaroids, very insightful! Hopefuly they will want to do some more sometime! :)

RECAP: Artomatic's 'Art In Fashion' Runway Show

(left to right) Chris, Bo Himself, Me, and Dr. Danny

Warren and I

Ali and I after the show
Viceral Photography's Pic of Chris BORED ahahah (don't worry that's not me on the runway :)

Crazy picture of me in Emore' J Coture

It's events like this that make me realize how fortunate I am. Fortunate to be asked to be involved in events like this, and fortunate not only to get to work with some of the most talented people in the industry, but to get to call some of them my friends :)

That being said, I had a fucking blast last night! The day started early at Ginger's (Booshie Design) helping get things together for the show. Once at Artomatic, if you haven't been to there, it's awesome, nine floors of diverse art, all free to the community! Make up artist extraordinaire, Warren was sweet enough to agree to do come and do my makeup, and hair but ended up a.) getting mobbed, and b.) putting on a clinic for everyone. He is so flipping talented, we worked together in my 2nd photo shoot ever (blog post here) and I've been dying to work with him again. For some fluke he agreed to come, but he was such a big hit, and after models saw my make up, they started to crowd him, and stand around watching. He's a master. Not only does he do make up, he's a hair artist, and was so sweet to check in with me after each pass and touch up my hair! Can't wait to work with him again, before he gets swooped up by someone like Beyonce :)

The show's designers kinda felt like a Washington White Party reunion, all my favorite's were there: Heydari, Emore' J Couture, and Mr. William's collection, Corjor. I was privileged enough to be asked to be in all of their passes again and Booshie Design!!(you can see me walk in Emore's collection from the white party here) Danny, who has seen me walk in every runway show I've done, said it was my best runway show yet! Not to mention I received 5 snaps from people after the show (ex "you were fiieerrrce girl" snap* snap*) There was a great turnout, Viceral Photography taking pics, a beautiful runway, and Bo, Chris and Ali were all there to watch :)
Stay posted for Danny's pics!

Danny's Pics From The Sebation Runway Show

As promised, above are the first set of Danny's photo's from last weekend's Sebastian Runway show. Photo's in less than a week, fast huh?! And the picks of Marylle and I are soo fun! ") Stay posted for pictures from the photo shoot (hint: I get a sweeettt mohawk!)

Picture is Worth A Thousand Words..

Finally have my computer back after a week with the computer guy.... I'm sure all three of you have noticed ") But enough about the details, let me catch up...
Above is the lasted pic by Danny from the Betsey Johnson runway show I did last week.Feel free to click on the picture to see it larger. Also, please disregard the intolerable face I'm making, and the open left hand (low five anyone?). In my opinion, the picture is about so much more than a girl in a pretty dress making a heinous face. Take a second, and absorb the women on the left's expression. And after you draw that in, contradict it with the man on the opposite side's expression. Wow. It reminds me of why I spend five years studying photography in college. What an exciting picture that talkes about so much. Can't wait to see what Danny catches next!

Housewarming Party

Me and my lil sis:

The man, DJ Pete

Me and Faye

The hosts:

The boys playing beer pong

3am, That's how you end a party! :)

Oh how fortunate we are to have such great friends, and what an awesome party! So many talented and wonderful people came out, like my two favorite photographers: Danny (Visceral Photography), and Bo (Boandbro.com), runner up best local DC designer, Ginger (Booshie Designs), model (and pictured above) Faye, and tons of other friends! (If you came and have a website, e-mail me, and I will add you as well :) We had people out back playing games in the huge lawn, people downstairs playing pool and beer pong, and listening to the one of the best local DJ's, DJ Pete (pictured above) and upstairs we had Call of Duty on the PS3. All the while BBQing, and hitting the keg. One hell of a good time! If you couldn't make it, don't worry, there will be more to come! Danny and Bo also took some Polaroids of me, so stay posted for those, and the next big party! :)

Weekend Recap

Chris and I on the set of horror movie we're in, 'Kosher Cannibal'

Me and the hot bitches (left right, clockwise) Dr. Danny, Chris, Bo Himself, me

Ali and I

Does this ever happen to you...

Twins I came across. Plus one had cock on his shirt. Does that ever happen to you?

Deep into the MJ Memorial Bender. Deep.

Busy weekend. We embarked on the MJ Memorial Bender Thursday night after finding out about the tragic death of Michael Jackson while at the Triple M Event. The weekend rolled on, Friday I had a Cartier runway audition at the Ritz Carlton (keep your fingers crossed for that one! :) then was off to the DC Photo Co-Op meeting were I modeled for a lighting workshop, and hung out with with my insanely talented friends,Dr. Danny and Bo. But unfortunately my car got broken into and some stuff got stolen :( but once the cops cleared out, the party continued on to Ali's Gym Class themed party (ie our above silly gym outfits). Saturday was spent in vain trying to go see the movie, 'The Hangover' (appropriately titled for our weekend) but all seats were sold out. Minor setback, because we wrapped the weekend with a killer Sunday! Sunday, we did some filming on Pete's horror movie 'Kosher Cannibal'- (no blood in the scene, but all in good time:) Then the weekend was fittingly ended with Ali and I, parting MJ Memorial style on the rooftop penthouse @ The Beacon Hotel. A complete success.

Photos From Washington White Party

Corjor black evening gown

Heydari tub top and super comfy linen pants

Emore' J Couture outfit from the Toy Collection

Backstage before the show, me (center) in a custom made Booshie Designs Dress:

The above is the money shot! Trends I'm calling: these two will be famous super models! Megan Doggett on the left, and the super sweet Missy Purvis on the right. Yes I'm selling this on ebay when they are ;)

The cutie herself, Ms Heydari (in her own design)

The above runway pictures are from Danny (Visceral Photography). See more of his pictures from the runway show here. A special thank you to all of the designers that had me in their passes, and Danny for capturing those moments so wonderfully. See below for more detail on this event!

Let Me Count The Ways I Love Eatbar...

You may remember Steph from the Sebastion hair runway show I did

She came over and I fitted her in one of my designs (below) for a photo shoot with Visceral Photography

A couple weeks later her, her mother, Dr. Danny, and I went to Eatbar for brunch. Were the best cocktail ever was made for us by James! (And yes all of that booze to the right went in it :)

(left to right) James, Janissa, Steph, Dr. Danny and Yours Truly @ EatBar

So if you haven't gone to EatBar in Arlington, you should. These are my people. We all (see above pic) met there at 10:30am on a Sunday for brunch, and I ordered a cocktail. Don't act surprised. I guess that was the sign to Jame's the bartender that I was a good subject to practice cocktails on :) So it began, I believe 5 drinks in all he brought out for our tasting pleasure, each with their own flare and personality. Everything from martinis with jalapeno and honey, to straight shots. Again, EatBar, these are my people. But my favorite drink, and by far the best showman ship I've ever seen from a bartender, came with the "JDL" (above) . A light, refreshing, tasty-as-hell champagne topped martini that ended, as all great drinks should, on fire. I would tell you what's in this drink but, you really need to visit EatBar and experience it for yourself! Tell James Katelin sent you ;) Definitely a must visit hotspot in the DC area!

Danny's New Website: Visceral Photography

A photographer I have been working with, Danny (who shot the Betsey Johnson runway show I did) just launched his website and it looks great! Check it out here:

www.visceral-photography.com


And stay posted to it too, because I know he's going to want to put some work of me on it the more we work together :)

Sly Horse Head Shots

In this earlier post I recapped the Sly Horse Studio photo shoot were I was lucky enough to work with the above picture Sarah Beth Faison, and the below picture taken by Danny. I just got the shot from Sarah and wanted to post it with Danny's just to show how totally different two people see the same thing. I really love both with all my heart, but are my eyes really that crazy? :)

Come See Me In A Runway Show Tonight!

I just got cast this afternoon, making good money in a Sebastian runway show, (thanks to my friend Danny for getting me the audition!!) It's at 7pm at the Westin in Alexadria today. Stay posted for Danny's pics, and hope to see you there! :)
xoxox
katelin

Betsey Johnson Runway Show I Was In Last Night

Last night at Posh was so much fun!

We all had our hair and make up done at PR and Partners, just around the corner from were the show was at, Posh (owned by the creator of BET, Bob Johnson ). We had the VIP upstairs blocked off so we could change, and hang out. It's a beautiful space, and it was even catered! We had all kinds of juices, champagne, pasta, the food there is ridiculous! I highly recommend this club/restaurant to anyone in DC, it's a diamond in the rough. Well the show started at 8 (after 3 hours of hair and makeup!). There were only six of us, but the girls were beautiful, and the dresses were sooo fun! I really love the people at Betsey. I had the oppurtunity to work with them at the Howard runway show and I'm so thankful I got to work with them again. We did three passes each, and ended the flood in true Betsey fashion with huge red heart balloons. :) It was a ton of fun.

I am so fortunate too, because a photographer I'm working with, Danny came to the event! He got there about an hour before the show and, the great photographer he is, caught tons of shots throughout the whole night. (Including the above shots!:) It will be wonderful to have professional pictures of those gorgeous dresses! So stay posted for more pics!