Just a few days after we had first arrived in GDL, Danny was approached outside of the hostel by a couple guys from a new modeling agency next door called Highlight, who handed him a business card and told him to come by if he was interested. They said they liked his "look" (tall, skinny, red hair, beard) and if he wanted to come by on the weekends, he could do some test photos and learn how to do runway shows. Excited at the idea of being able to meet people, learn Spanish, and do something he'd never done before, Danny went to a couple of the classes and, a couple weeks later, attended a presentation of all the models at the agency. The presentation was an opportunity for some of the local designers to select models for an upcoming fashion show.
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| The Venue (aka the Fiat showroom) |
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| The man of the hour |
Last week Utsav and I attended the show, which was also a promotion for the new Fiat 500 car which is being released in Mexico. The show was held at the Fiat showroom on Avila Camache and Utsav and I arrived in time to wish Danny good luck and then take our seats. The first few collections were interesting. The designers were young and local so there was definitely room for them improve their technique. However, the last few collections, including the designer Danny walked for, Diego Zuniga, were pretty cool. All of the other models were Mexican, so Danny was fairly easy to spot. He didn't get paid for doing the show (none of the models did), but he said it was a really cool experience and, I've gotta admit, it was pretty surreal to see him up there strutting his stuff. I took a video of the collection Danny walked in for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1OtVtO638Q&feature=youtu.be
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