CULLMAN – Dae Spradlin, local Cullman resident and high school student, recently walked in several fashion shows at New York Fashion Week in New York City.
“It was a great experience and it all went really well. The shows were hectic but also really exciting. The shows were the best part of it all, for sure,” she said.
On one of the days Spradlin packed three shows into one day, which she described as stressful yet invigorating.
“It was definitely a completely new experience,” she said.
The worst part about the whole week for Spradlin was the stress.
“It was very rough on everyone and very tiring,” she said. “We would have days that would start at 7 a.m. and go until 11 p.m.”
Spradlin, who will be back in February for Spring Fashion Week, says that she will exercise much better time management when she returns.
“The main thing is not knowing how long it would take to get from one place to the other,” she said. “In Cullman you know, ‘Oh, it will only take this long to get here.’ But in New York it is different. Of course, New York is much different from Cullman for many reasons, but that is just one of them.”
Another difference Spradlin spotted between Cullman and NYC is the mindset of the people around her.
“In New York interacting with people is not a priority,” she said. “It is not a rudeness, but everyone is going somewhere, and they do not stop to just talk and stuff. Also, the diversity of people was amazing. Just being able to walk around and see so many different kinds of people as opposed to Cullman where everyone is pretty similar.”
Spradlin enjoyed her trip to New York, but also enjoyed being able to go home and take a deep breath. She says she liked being able to come back to Alabama and tell everyone about her experiences. She plans to visit New York City again for more fashion week work, but enjoys being able to rest and return to Cullman when she is done.
See Dae’s background story here: http://qrne.ws/daespradlin.
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