Mar 2

Mar 2 Loren Stewart Campaign

An opportunity out of the blue, a team of three, and a dream come true.

Around this time last year, the brand Loren Stewart reached out to me on Instagram to model in their Pre-Fall campaign. My first reaction was that it all sounded too good to be true. A paid modeling campaign! After all my years of modeling for fun on the side or taking my own photos for Ella Kol, I never dreamed that someone would actually pay me to model in a commercial campaign. I was shocked, very nervous, and full of questions about going into the photoshoot. Was I going to be the only model? Were they going to like me in person? What if I wasn’t what they really wanted for the shoot?

After pulling some strings with my schedule, I arrived to the photoshoot bareface in jeans and a T-shirt. I had no idea what to expect and I still anticipated that they’d be other models for the shoot. To my surprise, I was the only model. Hobbes Ginsberg had found me on Instagram, liked my look, and casted me in the shoot! What are the chances? Me, a girl with a tiny social media following, getting casted in this amazing campaign. The photoshoot was executed by a team of three: MJ Kang, Hobbes Ginsberg, and photographer, Victoria Innocenzi. Everyone was super laid back and easy to work with. I wore no make-up for the entire shoot and changed between various looks pulled by MJ and Hobbes. It could not have been a more welcoming, supportive environment to model in and I felt so lucky to be apart of it.

During the shoot, I was told that the photos would be used for the Loren Stewart’s website and retail partners which include Net-A-Porter and Nordstrom. The photos went live a lot faster on the brand’s website and I checked the other retail brands for pictures from the shoot. It felt like months had passed when one late evening, I decided to check Nordstrom’s online website and sure enough, my face was there! It was like Christmas morning in Summer. Me, my FACE on Nordstrom.com. I could not be more happy in that moment. Something that I never dreamed could be possible was actually my reality. I had attempted to get signed by an agency, but by modeling agency standards, I was too short and it wasn’t always in my favor that I’m Asian. It really is true what they say, “anything is possible”. I simply felt that I was lucky. I was seen by the right people at the right time, but had I not started my blog, maybe no one would have given me this opportunity. You just never know.

I still feel so grateful for this opportunity. The best moment was not only seeing the final photos but also sharing it with the people I love most. My heart soared at the love that poured in. It was everything that I could have hoped for and more.

Continue to scroll down for screenshots of some of the final shots. Full credits are listed down below as well.