iSpy at the Otis Scholarship Benefit Fashion Show 2017

Remember the fluevog print dress?
Here it is at the Step-and-Repeat:

[David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images] 

While David shot me, I sketched him:

This year I went to the afternoon rehearsal, then lurked with the photographers and sketched.

I think I drew 26 sketches!

Later on, I was captured by an Otis photographer posing with photographer Kai He:

His sketch turned out a bit more abstract:

Um, VERY abstract! He just wouldn't stand still!

One of the highlights of the evening was getting a selfie with my Otis classmate Chris Chang.

Chris designs the line Poesia in Shanghai, she mentored one of the Senior Class projects.

I hadn't seen her since we graduated umpteen years ago.

(A sketch of Chris and photos of the student work later).

Linking up with Patti's Visible Monday

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SpyGirl at the Otis Benefit Fashion Show, Part 2

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There will be three parts to this saga. I'm rolling it out (very) slowly!

The Otis Benefit Fashion Show happened on May 2, at the Beverly Hilton.
I've made it a thing to lurk at the step-and-repeat photo area prior to the evening show
(in Part 1 I wrote about attending the afternoon rehearsal).
It's a great people-watching opportunity and I sketch the VIPs!

Kendra Bollenbach and Joan Ransohoff 

The McKnight family, framed by photographers Kai He/The LA Fashion and David Crotty/PatrickMcMullan 

Paul Wilson, Alaina Wilson, Liz Evans, Brian Evans

Jonathan Skow and Trina Turk

Peter Lai and Rosemary Brantley (chair of the Otis Fashion Dept)

In Part 3 I will show my sketches, cleaned up -- don't hold your breath waiting for this!
I'll document my progress on Instagram and Twitter.

SpyGirl at the Otis Benefit Fashion Show, Part 1

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It's the beginning of May, which means it's time for the annual Otis Fashion Show. 

The junior and senior classes work with mentors from the fashion industry from design direction through muslin and fabric fittings and culminating in this show that is a scholarship fundraiser for  students in all departments. 

Here I am with Heather and her daughter Sofia at the Otis alumni reception after the show rehearsal.
Sofia scouted out the best table ever inside the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hilton. Sofia must join us every year! 

2015's show was a celebration of water. So to keep with the watery current, here are some shots from the rehearsal rendered in Waterlogue, my favorite iOS app. 

Junior Class work:

Anne Cole

PacSun

Isobella & Chloe

Roxy / Quicksilver/ DC

Urban Outfitters

Mary Jo Bruno

Senior Class work:

Morgane Le Fay

Lane Bryant

Trina Turk

Zaid Affas

Bob Mackie

All my photos from the show's rehearsal are on my Flickr here.

Linking up with Patti's Visible Monday.