HIGH POINT — Seven youths from a Excessive Level-based modeling and expertise company will strut their stuff in New York subsequent week.
The younger fashions, ranging in age from 6 to 14, auditioned and have been chosen to stroll the runway at Gotham Corridor along side New York Vogue Week.
They’ll be strolling for 2 designers, together with Wilmington-based Nita Belle’s Closet.
“That is big, as a result of we’re not in New York — we’re not in that scene,” mentioned Cryshaunda Rorie, company director for Noelle Mannequin & Expertise Group, which represents the seven fashions. “We’re simply from little ol’ Excessive Level. Everybody would like to say, ‘I walked in New York Vogue Week,’ so for them to have the ability to cross that off their purpose guidelines at this younger age is wonderful.”
The seven fashions going to New York are Blair Noelle, 6, of Excessive Level; Quintrell Watts, 11, of Excessive Level; Tristan Jones, 9, of Greensboro; Laila Dalton, 9, of Excessive Level; Ke’Nahziah Hines, 14, of Excessive Level; London Robinson, 7, of Greensboro; and Nia Baldwin, 9, of Excessive Level.
The younger fashions have been chosen after auditioning for varied particular person designers after which assembly with the designers by Zoom after they acquired callbacks.
“We arrange a Zoom at our studio the place the designers might see the youngsters and interview them,” Rorie mentioned. “The youngsters walked for them on stay Zoom as an alternative of on video. Just a few weeks later, we received the decision that that they had been chosen.”
In keeping with Rorie, the New York Vogue Week expertise might be a major stepping stone for the younger fashions.
“It positively offers them good publicity,” she mentioned, “and it’s a fantastic factor to place in your modeling resume.”
New York Vogue Week will probably be held Feb. 10-15.
