CathInTheCity

Fashion Show Director

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The decision is made! First of all I want to thank you so much for your feedback to the post regarding the big decision I had to make, and all the feedback you send me in all other posts. You guys are awesome!! Seriously, I feel like you’re always cheering me on, and you have no idea how much it means to me. Reading through and answering comments is my favorite part of the day, I’m always left with a big smile on my face. And after reading through your thoughts on what I should do regarding my dilemma, I made up my mind, and said yes to the job offer. So thank you!!

Now that I’ve turned down the Singapore trip, and decided to say yes to the job offer instead, I can finally reveal what it is. United Nations Association (FN-Sambandet) contacted me last week, regarding the International Week that’s being held annualy in October. During the International Week in Bergen, people can enjoy different cultural events like musical shows, speeches, debates, role plays, movies and concerts. Different events happen every day, and Saturday the 26th of October, there will be a big celebration at Torgallmenningen, where everyone in Bergen is invited to come enjoy themselves with lots of music, free food and drink, visit different stands and watch performances on a big stage in the company of thousands of people.

Soo, where do I come in? On the big celebration day, a 30 minute long fashion show which showcases vintage, second hand and re-design is on the menu. The job I was offered is to make the whole fashion show!! Everything from finding outfits, models, styling, music, come up with different creative concepts and pretty much doing everything that has to do with the fashion show will be my job. It’s a huge job, but I think it seems like SO much fun!! Thousands of people will be there to see it, and as the duration of the show is a whoppin’ 30 minutes, I need to put together a lot of looks for the models. Every look is going to be from different vintage stores in Bergen. As the show also showcases re-design, I’ll be wiping the dust of my sewing machine, and do all the re-designing as well. The fashion show has been granted a great budget from the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, so this is going to be such a fun and interesting experience which will teach me so much, and I think it will be a great project to have on my resumé.

The two women who I met with from the UN association/FN-sambandet yesterday were both so incredibly sweet, and they were clear on the fact that if I need any help, they are here to help me with anything and everything. We brainstormed a bit, and they really liked my ideas, which is a great sign. This is going to be so awesome!! I really want to send this vintage dress from the 1940’s which I found in New York down the runway, I think I need to make that happen.

This is obviously going to be a lot of work, and even though I’m super ready for it, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by my workload today to be honest. There is so much going on, and I’m juggling more projects at once than ever before. Like today, I need to deliver my shopping column, do accounting work that I’m running way too late with, work on a new project I have going on with Nelly, work on me and Celin’s big project, start working on the fashion show, write a comment for the International Week pamplet, of course make blogposts for you guys and hopefully I’ll be able to squeeze in some time to make blogposts for tomorrow, as I’m heading to Oslo. The week after that I’m also going to Oslo, and the week after that I’m going to Stockholm. This is going to be some really hectic weeks, but of course it will be incredibly fun. I feel so lucky to be able to be this creative and enjoy what I do for a living so much!!

I am so excited about this new job, and I want to get started right away. I think a good place to start is finding the models, so that I can start finding outfits and looks next week. Soo, do any of my blog readers in Bergen have a little modeling dream in their stomach? If you feel up to the challenge, please send me an email with a little information about yourself, and a picture or two. Height, weight, age, skin color, hair color, etc; None of that matters!! The models will of course walk down the runway on the big day, but I also really want to do a photo shoot before that. My email address is cath@cathinthecity.com, I really hope to hear from some of you :)

Comments

  1. Dette høres FANTASTISK ut! Eg tror ikke de kunne funnet noen som passer bedre til jobben enn deg! :D Legger garantert turen hjem til vestlandet rundt disse tider for å få med meg showet!! Lykke til :D

  8. FN invited you to international week? Do you even have international friends? All the friends you have talked about on your blog are norwegian. On you birthdaybash last week, 100% of your friends were ethnic norwegians. Are you a racist Cath?

  9. Så UTROLIG gøy! Du virker perfekt for den jobben – og jobben virker perfekt for deg. Ble skikkelig glad og gira nå, selv om jeg egentlig ikke kjenner deg :P Men det bare føles sånn, for du er så fantastisk inspirerende og så flink til å få ting til å skje! Får meg til å fortsette å drømme, og å jobbe for drømmene mine. All creds til deg Cathrine, og lykke til!

  20. Dette høres helt fantastisk ut! Så utrolig fint at man kan mikse mote med oppmerksomhet rundt forbruk og gjenbruk, og dermed også miljø. Jeg er sikker på at du kommer til å gjøre en veldig god jobb med showet. Lykke til!

  21. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! This is the perfect job for you, I can’t wait to see the result already.
    PS : which nail polish are you wearing on your last video ‘how I curl my hair’ ??? PSS : You look so gorgeous!!! xx

    Marilou from Belgium

  25. Du er bare helt fantastisk! Jeg beunderer deg så utrolig mye for alt du oppnår, for kreativiteten din, pågangsmotet ditt og positiviteten din! Jeg har ikke lest blogger på sikkert 1 måned og det var en fryd å starte med dette innlegget :D Gratulerer så mye, jeg er så glad på dine vegne! Både bloggen din og du blomstrer og du slutter aldri å imponere :) Nå skal jeg kose meg med mange uleste innlegg, som jeg vet kommer til å gi meg masse inspirasjon! Gleder meg til å følge deg på veien videre, og ikke minst til å se resultaten av denne jobbem (som jeg vet kommer til å bli ubeskrivelig bra!) God klem fra meg <3

  26. Så utrolig gøy! Gleder meg til å se resultatet, selv om jeg dessverre ikke har muligheten til å komme meg til Bergen. Masse lykke til! Tror ikke noen kan gjøre det bedre enn deg :)

  28. Dette var utrolig gøy å lese Cathrine :)!! Wow! For en jobb :) Tenk så flink du er som skal gjøre alt dette :) Blir kjempegøy å høre mer fremover. :) Lykke, lykke til. Du kommer til å gjøre en fantastisk god jobb :)

  29. Jeg er SÅ glad og SÅ spent på dine vegne!!! :D For en utrolig mulighet :D Gratulerer! Dette er en jobb som passer deg perfect! Forstår at du føler deg overvelmet, jeg vet ikke hva jeg hadde gjort..!! Det høres heksitsk ut, og blir nok det, men SÅ verd det tilslutt! Masse, masse lykke til Chatrine! Vi leserne er her for deg :) xo

  32. Tusen takk for kjempefin kommentar :D Så skjønn du er! Ja nå er det ganske så hektisk, men får bare stå på. Heldigvis er alt baare gøy (med unntak av regnskapet, hihi) Stor klem <3

  35. Er det noen som passer perfekt for jobben så må det jo være deg! Det kommer til og bli supert, bare vent!
    Alt du får til, oppfyller drømmene dine og hopper i det med begge beina først, stødig på bakken. Du er utrolig.
    Stor klem :D

  36. Så utrolig kult, gratulerer!!! Er skikkelig misunnelig:) Syns det hadde vært kjempekult om du tok med noen plus size modeller også (og da mener jeg ikke modeller i str. 38-40, men 44+)! Det er jo en større utfordring å finne vintage/second hand klær i store størrelser (ihvertfall etter min erfaring), men da er det jo fint at du kan bruke symaskinen:)

  39. Oi, for en fantastisk mulighet! :) Gratulerer så mye! Har troen på at du kommer til å gjøre en fabelaktig jobb :) Tror ikke de kunne funnet en bedre person for jobben! Masse lykke til :D

  52. Gratulerer med jobben. Høres spennende ut og blir sikkrt en god erfaring for deg ja. Du må ha lykke til med alle forberedelser. Du virker som en person som er ydmyk, som gjør grundig arbeid og har masse energi. Jeg tror du vil klare dette fint. Litt fristende å sende deg en mail.

  53. Gratulerer såå mye! Du er jo bare utrolig flink som klarer å balansere alt dette :) Og jobben syns jeg hørtes perfekt ut for deg! Masse lykke til, du er rå :D

    P.S. creds for å ville bruke modeller uavhengig av vekt, høyde osv. Og at du inkluderer leserene dine i dette prosjektet. Det syns jeg var skikkelig fint og forfriskende! Du virker virkelig ut som verdens kosligste person :)

  57. Tuusen takk søting!! Ja det er helt selvsagt for meg, og det er det for FN-sambandet også :) Det blir jo mye gøyere å både arrangere og se på for publikum da :D Taak<3<3

  61. Dear Cath, if you were here next to me I would literally just give you a hug right now! But since Portugal is a little far away from Norway, I’ll just send you a virtual hug instead. Did you feel it? I hope so! Because this is my way to show you that I’m really happy and proud of you! I’m aware that it takes much courage to take ourselves from our comfort zone and do something that we have never done before! I’m aware of how scary that can be! However, that’s the only way to move forward, learn new things and live life! :) I basically,just want to congratulate you for you being that brave and accept that job offer! :) It’s such an amazing opportunity! Even though I assume that you must be very nervous now – it’s normal, I guess :P big things makes us nervous!-, just take a deep breath and believe in you, because I’m 100% sure you’ll do great! I mean, you are the sweetest girl on earth and as I already said millions of times you have an amazing sense of style so there’s no way you’ll do wrong! :) I’m so happy for you! Good luck dear, and again, everything is going to be fine and you’ll do AMAZING!

  64. woow AMAZING!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
    this is soooo awesome!!
    i think you were really brave to say yes to that job and i can imagine that i can be quite tough but i am sure that you will do a super job and that everything will be just perfect. you will learn soo much during doing this. i wish you all the best!!

  65. Wauw, det virker som en fuldstændig fantastisk mulighed! Meget spændende, og de kunne ikke have valgt en bedre person til jobbet :) Jeg holder virkelig af at læse din blog, og dit positive syn på livet, gå på mod, fine stil og spændende projekter er virkelig inspirerende! Mange tak for en rigtig god blog med fantastiske billeder og skønne tekster. Knus fra Danmark <3

  70. Hahaha – dette må være den sykeste kommentaren jeg noensinne har lest på en blogg. Enkelte må virkelig ta å skaffe seg fritidsaktiviteter, for det bugner over av de som sitter bak skjermen og godter seg over å kommentere drit på andres blogger. Jeez.

  75. Wow, that is awesome!!! I am so happy for you and glad you turned down Singapore for this, it will be such an experience! I can imagine pulling this off in a relatively short amount of time will be stressful but so much fun at the same time. You’ll be great, too bad I can’t see the end result live ;)
    Hugs and kisses from Germany,
    Katja

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