An excerpt from Roman - (1st novel in the Autumn Colors series)

An excerpt from Roman - (1st in the Autumn Colors series) A novel by Marlene K. Slade.
Fashion Week in New York offered the same old stresses. From a sketch on a sheet of paper to a basic pattern, then to a full finished fashion outfit. Models were screened through thousands of photos and picked for fittings. Classic cotour, bomber jackets, sweat shirts, underwear, whatever was being displayed on stage must look its absolute best. Accessories, hair and make up, everything must go together well. Assistance’s made up ideas backstage to perfect shows, last minute checks for details were done by everyone involved. Clothes were kept on the racks in clear wrapped covers to protect them for wear. The design sketches displayed on the wall of each dressings station were there to give the models an idea of how the garment is suppose to wear on their bodies. Once outfitted, the first model started the show. On the runway veteran models and newcomers to the catwalk strutted their stuff to music, down a narrow aisle of flash photography, observing eyes, and fashion critics. Something that takes months to plan becomes a show that is over in twenty-minutes. The applause, interviews before and after, and the editorial reviews, sum up much of the rest. The show closes and designers return and do it all next year. Modeling was a vicious cycle. New clothes and new faces changed the runway shows from year to year. Only but a small few men and women working the catwalk became supermodels. Only one surpassed the rest as a mega-model.Roman