Gypsy

     Wow. I just had an amazing weekend working with Gypsy and Company to support the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. The owner of the traveling boutique (Courtney) was so sweet and so was everyone that I worked with. the staff from Halo Salon in Ft. Worth were so kind and they really listened. I think that I also got some great shots with Click, Click, Bang photography. I am totally pleased with the outcome and it’s a really fantastic charity that they’re involved with. I learned a lot about ovarian cancer. I mean, apparently when you go to get a pap, they don’t test for ovarian cancer and it ends up killing more women than any other cancer. That’s crazy.

        I’m going to be in Los Angeles for one day (just enough time to put Baxter in doggie day care) and then I’m flying to New York for fashion week. I guess we’ll see how that goes. I’m more excited to se my friends than anything. I have way more friends in NYC than LA. I just had a lot more spare time when I lived in NYC. I’m too busy to see anybody in Los Angeles. It sucks sometimes. I could use a break. I need to find someone to sponsor a vacation for me.        :-)

        My 23rd birthday is coming up (September 26th) but I’m not looking forward to it. It is really hard for me to get older, especially when the girls I’m competing with are teenagers. Sigh... at least the women in my family age well. I don’t think that I’m going to celebrate it. I was talking to a company in Vegas about throwing a bash there, but I really don’t have time for it and I’m just not feeling it this year. There’s nothing very exciting about the big 2-3. Maybe I’m just depressed because I’m listening to John Mayer, Battle Studies right now which is pretty depressing in itself, but I can’t help but listen. I wish I could learn to play one of his songs, but he’s an amazing guitarist and I am just starting out. So far I can play “Beautiful People” by Marilyn Manson and a Metallica song.  Maybe I should start playing violin again. I was pretty good at that and I do still have one, but the guitar is way easier to pick up in social situations. It’s a party instrument. So, I’ll be the weirdo in the corner stumbling around chords to get out “Wonderwall” by Oasis. 

FASHION SHOOT Exclusive with WHITNEY!!

FASHION SHOOT FOR www.allistyle.com featuring Whitney Thompson of America’s Next Top Model and Alissia Marciano and Richard Sibbald of Star TV’s Look-a-like team  - August 19, 2010 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Have you ever been in a position where you cannot fit into “mainstream” fashion, realizing that you have to enter the realm of plus size shopping? Have you ever walked into one of the specialty plus size stores and all you saw was frumpy polyester outdated clothing and you just wanted to sit down and cry?

This happened to Pam Shainhouse’s daughter, Alli, after gaining weight from cancer treatment.  Alli was a vibrant young woman who passed away before she was 30 years old.  Her mom’s vow was to carry on her vision of giving women a better choice in clothing size 12 and up.  And she did just that.

After forming Alli’s Journey(a continual fundraising effort to raise awareness for young people with cancer) and bringing Kimberly Seldon on board to design and decorate a room specifically for young people with cancer at Wellspring located on the campus of Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Pam set to work and designed a line of eco-friendly, made in Canada, fashion forward  pieces for REAL women. Since embarking on this journey Pam feels it is time to revamp the website, www.allistyle.com  and she has some very special friends to help her.

Whitney Thompson, America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10 winner, has a strong opinion about ‘plus size’ fashion.  The first full-figured girl to win ANTM, she believes women should be comfortable with who they are and in the body they were blessed with. She regularly blogs about it and is on the board of National Eating Disorders of America in New York City. Whitney has graciously offered to be the face of Allistyle to help realize AS’s vision and continue the AS motto ‘I AM AS I AM’.

A famous celebrity model needs a seasoned celebrity team to prepare her for the job so Moe Kelso, Fashion Expert of CBC’s Steven and Chris and Creator/Producer of Star’s hit celebrity makeover series Look-a-like has brought the Alissia Marciano and Richard Sibbald of the Look-a-like team together to style and photograph Whitney for Allistyle’s new look-book and website.  They’re all about being gorgeous no matter what your size. www.lookaliketv.com

This dynamic, fashionably fabulous group come together August 19 for the Allistyle photo shoot to continue the battle against cancer and help women feel beautiful inside AND out.  If you would like to interview, photograph or videotape the inspiring Pam Shainhouse of AS, Whitney Thompson of America’s Next Top Model, or the members of the Look-a-like team they would be pleased to speak with you. 

Please contact Moe Kelso for information at: moekelso@moekelso.ca or call her at 416 721 5197