Sunday, May 09, 2010

Paris 48 Hours






Once again, apologies for the time between posts. Yikes, time flies. Lots to catch you all up on!
Several weeks ago, I got a call from Paris from my friend Jorge, the creative director behind the Fahrenheit shoot last year in NYC. He was coordinating a Wong Kar Wai-inspired cinematic fashion spread chronicling a couple's explorations of Paris over a weekend and wanted to see if I'd be able to take part. Pretty much a no-brainer as I really enjoyed working with Jorge the last go-round and found the story idea really compelling and well thought-out.
The working title of the the spread (Paris 48 Hours) couldn't have been more apt. What a whirlwind - flew into Charles de Gaulle and several hours later, myself, female model Pan Yan and a crew of ten were traipsing around the city hitting a good handful of the city's timeless monuments and flashiest hotspots - Tour Eiffel, Pont Alexandre III and the Seine, Pigalle, Hotel Lutetia, etc. Felt far more like sightseeing than work and when all was said and done, I could easily say that this shoot ranked very favorably in the list of my all-time favorite jobs.
The story appears in the current issue of WestEast magazine and below are some outtakes from my weekend in the city of lights!