Chaos in a Nutshell

Monday Kristen got a call from the casting crew and producers of Project Runway saying that she is a semi-finalist for the show. They said she would need to report to Seattle by Sunday for the first casting interview. After all the "AAAHHHHH"s and "I can't believe this is happening"s were all out, reality set in. I believe her exact words were "How the am I going to get to Seattle by Sunday?" I got her phone call with the good news during finals at UAA and screamed in a room full of people studying. It was quite embarresing but well worth the good news.

Kristen was told that she would have to bring down 4-5 of her original work that was sewn by her to be reviewed. That sounds all fine and dandy, Kristen has plenty of original pieces that represent Mesela, except that they are all down in Indianapolis being photographed. Well shoot, now she has very limited days to create from scratch 4-5 pieces. So the work begun!

During all this craziness, we are also in the midst of preparing for Mesela's Premier Fashion Show that is set for May 22nd, 6pm at Platinum Jaxx. So we have also been working hard to get things set for the show. We figured that while we are in Seattle, the fashion show planning will have to be put on hold. Mesela has Project Runway to get onto.

The producers of Project Runway continued to call Kristen throughout the short week asking her a multitude of questions such as "What is your favorite designer"? It's funny because Kristen is so novice in the industry that she hasn't had time to develope a favorite designer. She asks the producers if she should find a designer that she likes and they say "No, that's a reason why we like you. We love the fact that you have only been doing this for 3 months and you have as amazing of work as you do."

So as Kristen is busy sewing, sewing, sewing I'm trying to get everything for the trip together. Kristen is using a guest pass that was donated to her by a kind and dear friend of hers, I flew down on frequent flyer miles, and our hotel room was donated to us by a generous woman who truly believes that Kristen will make it far in the fashion industry. On such short of notice, people really stepped up and showed their support for Mesela. It was truly a blessing. This is how things work in the life of Mesela, there is chaos one minute and then miraculously things just come together. It's quite an interesting experience.

In a nutshell, that has been our chaotic, exciting, sleep-less week. I am currently on a plane navigated toward the Emerald City. Kristen should be on the flight after me so we will meet at the hotel in downtown Seattle. I am so exstatic about what this trip has in store for Mesela. I have a good feeling about this. We are both going into this wide eyed and wanting to learn. I will keep you bloggers posted on every step of this fabulous journey. More to come!

Christina