Model Diary || April by Kunbi x Lanre Da Silva Ajayi (For LFDW).

If you follow me on instagram (@cassiedaves), you might already know that I walked for Designer April by Kunbi and Lanre Da Silva Ajayi at the recently concluded Lagos fashion and design week.

It wasn’t in the plans though.
Prior to and in anticipation of fashion week, while my fellow models were awaiting the release of the casting date, I was mentally preparing my outfits to attend the show as a guest.
I had no plans of walking the runway at all so I didn’t bother going for the model casting.

My friend Temitayo Nathan ( You might remember him from this post, this post and this post) who has become this hotshot designer was the first to call me up to walk as an extra model for his show, then designer Nuraaniya (I worked with her previously here) called me up as well but somehow it didn’t pull through.

When designer Kunbi Oyelese of April by Kunbi called me up, I was a bit excited as I thought I was going to be doing it with my friend Tracy but then Tracy couldn’t make it and I lost all ginger and almost cancelled also but I already gave my word so I just had to keep with it.

I’m glad I didn’t cancel though.

I think I fell in love again with the runway and I remembered all the reasons I loved being a runway model – that feel of walking down the runway, of strutting your stuff. Amazing!

It was my first time working with Kunbi but she was so warm and receptive from the get go – no airs around her considering the fact that she is one of Nigeria’s top designers. It didn’t take me long to convert to #TeamAprilbyKunbi now.

Walking Lanre Da silva’s show wasn’t in the plans as well. The dress didn’t quite fit well on the model initially meant to wear it because her shoulders weren’t broad enough and guess whose shoulders came to the rescue?

I really enjoyed walking in her dress though. Hers was the final show for the night and by then the initial jitters had worn off and i was basically just having fun on the runway.
I heard some people call my name while I was walking and it was a struggle not to smile. Haha

After the show ended, I had a rethink and decided that maybe I should try to get back into the vibe of things.
Its been some weeks now and I’m slowly reverting to my old ways – the music meets runway audition is on saturday and I’m not sure I’m going for that.

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