Articles by me / Published ArticlesI Became a Fashion Model for a Day and Lived Their Glamorous Lie (DailyO) March 6, 2017 Written by 0 The lissome beauties deserve more credit for wearing that blank expression on stage after surviving the daily, behind-the-scenes high jinks.I was recently asked to walk the ramp by a well-known designer who was curating a fashion event to raise money for a charitable institution. She wanted “real” women to model her clothes as opposed to just professional models that the other designers had chosen.This also meant that as a “real” woman one would have to be in the presence of six-feet-tall “waifs” backstage and fervently hope that bulimia was contagious.Among the women invited to walk the ramp were achievers from different fields and somewhat familiar looking faces who, I was told later, were actors by profession.Read MoreFurther Reading... Parenting your parent on holiday November 9, 2024 Winter Solo Travel in Kashmir March 20, 2024 In Mexico, life and the afterlife go hand in hand April 4, 2025 Previous PostConfessions of a Born-Again Vegetarian: It All Started with a Goat (The Quint) Next PostThe Importance of Being a Good Packer (Condé Nast Traveller)
