HCB at FFF week Casting Call

The ladies of Honey’s Child Boutique (HCB), Boss Lady and her Hunny, traveled to Atlanta from Indianapolis, IN to attend this year’s Full Figured Fashion (FFF) Week casting call.  It was an experience especially after the rude awakening that we dealt with in Indianapolis, as we were there to present at Midwest Fashion Week (blog coming soon).  We all piled up in the van and prayed right before hitting the road.  It was about an 8 ½ hour drive and we finally made it to Atlanta.  We had some time to get ourselves together and relax, being that the casting call was not until the next day.  We sat down for a nice dinner as we talked, shared stories and fellowshipped.  This group of beautiful and strong women has been a great blessing to me.  We all have weaknesses and have been through lots of hardship, but we continue to uplift and help each other through rough times.  We get back to the hotel and now it’s time to get ourselves prepared for the morning.  There are many things that must be done.  We get together and make sure everyone knows what will be worn, get pictures/comp cards in order, practice a few times up and down the hotel hallway, and watch prior FFF week videos.

The sun rises, coffee starts brewing, and alarms clocks go off.  We go through our morning routines, fill out necessary paperwork, handle any last minutes stops, and made our way to the casting call right after a much-needed prayer with Boss Lady.  Her words are so touching and inspiring that we all get a little teary eyed.  We get ourselves together and listen to that GPS lady along with upbeat music to get us “on point”.  **Singing, “I woke up like this”**.  Traveling there was a challenge but God was watching over us like always and we all made it there safe and sound.  We arrive and enter the building one by one.  Hearts were pumping hard, palms of our hands started sweating, prayers were being said in our heads and we shake off them jitters.  We strut our curves on the walkway provided, stop with our signature poses, and network with others as we make our mark.  I heard someone ask if Boss Lady is our agent and I can totally see why someone would think that.  We came to Atlanta, about seven deep, representing for all the curvaceous women in St. Louis.  Even though she is not our agent, she sure does so much for each one of us that one may feel as if she was.  We make some great connections and head out of the building to debrief with Boss Lady and Her Hunny about all that happened with each one of us.  Afterwards, we look around and notice how great of a backdrop this could be for a random cell phone photo shoot.

** Photo of the HCB Models during our cellphone shoot**

As we Vogue and Strike a Pose, others watch but that’s okay because we were feeling good and looking good.  I cannot even tell you how long we were out there but it was a long minute, LOL.  It made for a great ride home, as we shared pictures with each other and uploaded them to our social media platforms, for all our loved ones to see.  The reactions we received from our social media framily, placed smiles on our faces as they expressed such kind and inspiring words.  We finally arrive back to HCB headquarters and it’s time to get back to our STL lives!  Stay tuned to see if anyone is selected to rip the runway at FFF Week in New York! 

**HCB Models with Boss Lady**