Glamour was the main objective for the final style editorial of my undergraduate career. Excluding one staff brainstorming meeting, I coordinated this shoot alone in three weeks.
Collectively, we dreamed a vintage-inspired weekend getaway,
full of pool-lounging and planeriding. However, no one had any idea where to get permission to shoot on a tarmac, let alone find a retro private plane to borrow. Securing a willing
airport, locating a luxurious inn, and revitalizing a lonely pool became my challenge.
The managing stylist disappeared the week before the clothing pull was scheduled, and her responsibilities
became mine. Unaccopmanied, I asked stores for permission to borrow, then canvassed the racks for
gems. Meanwhile, I emailed, called and visited people at possible locations.
A week later, the shoot went off without a hitch.
We arrived at the airport just before the owner of this University of South Carolina-themed airplane took off, so I seized the moment and asked for a snapshot. It became the first fashion cover G&B
has published in four years.
Launch parties are always the most fun part of releasing a new issue. We stitched this image together in photoshop and had no space for it in the magazine. But I LOVED how it turned out, so I had to use it. Glad the party gave me an excuse!
