The Elegance

11:12 AMWhere Julie and I talk about Chinese style and fighting crime in the nude...
me: Nǐ hǎo

  How are you?

 Julie Cross: awesome! How are you?

 me: Good I'm in Hong Kong right now

 Julie Cross: What time is it there?

 me: 11:12 PM

11:13 AM Julie Cross: so weird, it's 10:12 AM here

 me: I'm still not used to the time difference

 Julie Cross: really? After all these weeks?

11:14 AM me: Not that I'm jet lagged or anything it's just weird to have everyone I know on a flip flopped schedule

11:15 AM Julie Cross: so you're blaming your American friends and family, huh?

  I don't mind, I like that we can still chat even from across the world. Technology is awesome

 me: Lol of course who else can I blame?

11:16 AM Your right I don't know what I would do without my iPhone...

  Apple I'll be looking for a handout anytime now

 Julie Cross: haha

  okay, tell me about this strip of photos. Did you take these in Hong Kong?

11:18 AM me: Actually I took them in Guangzhou which is where all the catalogs are done

  Totally an industrial city two hours from Hong Kong

11:19 AM Julie Cross: cool! Are you allowed to say what it was for?

11:20 AM me: Not till it's out

 Julie Cross: okay, we'll work around that part.

 me: But I think it's very much Chinese style

  Which I think is awesome

 Julie Cross: The second photo from the top is very Clark Kent

11:21 AM me: So different from other stuff I've done

 Julie Cross: are you wearing tights under that suit?

 me: Zero tights

 Julie Cross: a new look for Superman?

11:22 AM me: Lol fight crime in the nude lol

11:23 AM Julie Cross: I think that could be dangerous...things hanging free and all

11:24 AM Okay, I'll stay on topic from now on

  How many times did you have to change clothes?

11:26 AM me: Lol I don't know that much would get done

  12 times

 Julie Cross: wow, that's a lot

 me: Different options

11:27 AM Julie Cross: I like the bow tie a lot. It's that Chinese style right now?

11:28 AM me: I hope to influence the change to bow ties

11:29 AM Julie Cross: The lighting in the bottom half of the photos is SUPER cool. How did they that?

11:32 AM me: In some they held up a net in others they held up a basket it looks awesome though

11:33 AM Julie Cross: wow, that's creative. I would have never thought of that.

  how long did the whole shoot last?

10 minutes

11:44 AM me: Yeah the photographer was awesome the whole shoot took 4 hours

 Julie Cross: that doesn't seem too bad?

11:45 AM me: No it wasn't I've been at editorials that have lasted 12 hours

  Or days even

11:49 AM Julie Cross: or a week like out CK shoot in Halfway Perfect

 me: Exactly

11:50 AM but this was short and sweet...

  

What do you guys think about the shoot? Bow Ties yes or no? 
M.P.

The Specific Genetic Formula for Models!?!

A chat in which Julie and I talk about the specific genetic formula for models!?!

8:36 PM Julie Cross: okay, so everyone always says models have to be tall but obviously there's models of all kinds so can you explain the whole height thing? Like runway versus...not runway...whatever that's called

8:37 PM maybe start with dudes and then we'll talk girls...hehe...girl talk

8:39 PM me: Lol okay so for fashion agencies men have to be at least 6 feet tall but the go up to 6'3" but agencies won't even look at someone that's not 6'...Having said that I've seen some guy models that are 5'11"...

  Runway models who are guys are usually 6'2"

  Or taller

8:40 PM Some 6'-6'1"

  But mostly fall into the 6'2" range

8:41 PM Julie Cross: so like people sitting in the audience during a runway show are really going to notice if a guy is two inches shorter than another guy?