Picturing Photoshoots, Press Conferences, and People

Yay, I finally bring you pictures. I was going to show you guys my awesome giftbags from agnès b and Ballys, but yesterday, mom packed everything in a paper box. :/ Lame.

Remember how I was complaining about packaging make-up and skin-care products into their right bags? Here is a little sample of all the packaging/sorting I had to do.

When we went to agnès b press conference, they had this woman do Henna on guests. This is the EIC of Cittá Bella getting her hand done. I didn’t because I don’t think my mom would’ve been too happy…

agnès b is a luxury travel brand. Here is some of the stuff you can buy when you go and brave hot sub-Saharan Africa.

And after your long trek, you can set up your own tent and pretend that you are Aladdin/Ali Baba and lounge on silken cushions drinking from decorated copper and bronze vessels that truly indicate your familiarity with foreign culture.

They also had two hookahs there, but I felt too sketched out to try a puff or two.

Here are the lights you are supposed to set up in the ceiling of your expansive teal tent.

Me listening to the sounds of Morocco on this cool vertical wall-mounted stereo with really comfy headphones.

Awkwardly enough, they had Taiwanese girls dancing like, Arabian dances (is that PC?) complete with swords and Aladdin-esque costumes. They also did a lot of ululating.

The hostess of the event asking them about their extraordinary dancing. (It was rather mediocre, in my opinion.)

On the weekend, we visited my uncle’s apartment a little bit outside of Taipei. His place is really pretty and they have an exercise room and an indoor pool as well as a movie theater all on the property.

That’s right, you heard them. NO BIRDS ALLOWED ON THE BUSES.

I went to the opening for Folli Follie’s new store near Taipei 101. Folli Follie specializes in watches and jewelery, but I think their clothes look really cheap. :/

British VIP talking about how awesome Folli Follie is.

Lots of people like Folli Follie apparently.

Folli Follie had REALLY cute waiters. One of them insisted that everyone take champagne because the photographers wanted a photo op of everyone raising their glasses to toast Folli Follie. 

Outside, they had this ice cream cart that gave out free ice cream. It was REALLY good ice cream. In the background, you can see a YSL bag that I LOVE. It’s the Fashion Editor’s and I have a smaller version of the same bag that is all pink. I’m totally saving up for the polka dotted version though.

Afterwards, we went to Taipei 101 to borrow clothes. Kookaï!

In my opinion, their clothes are very… prairie girl meets Ann Taylor.

The awesome Chloé finger food!

Blurry picture of people waiting for the show to start with their orange Chloé bags. *jealous*

I love their shoes this fall.

Except this pair. This model is wearing hooker/dominatrix shoes. :/

THESE shoes are cute. But probably ridiculously painful to walk in.

The Ballys show. They were seriously lacking places to sit which is POOR event planning.

Model.

All the models they used. The men are old. I feel like they are like, past-their-prime models.

The make-up artist’s gear at my first photoshoot with a model.

Some of the clothes I ironed.

Shoes. I actually didn’t set these up–the photographer’s interns did.

Model (on the left), make-up artist (background), and Senior Fashion Editor (right) discussing the metaphysics of the which handbag best suits the model’s outfit. These discussions last SO much longer than you can imagine.

Testing the light on the model. I’m a little shorter than the girl who’s testing the light, who is standing next to the model. Gives you some idea of scale.

Me and the EIC of Cittá Bella.

Me and the Designer

Me and the Fashion Director. Yes, this is Sean. He’s making a weird face, but I have some ninja photos that I *may* share discreetly that truly show his girlcrushworthiness.

Me with the Fashion Editor, also owner of fabulous Fendi and YSL bags.

Me with the Senior Fashion Editor.

And that concludes my picture post! My last day of work will be next Friday. I’m actually pretty sad about that…