Hey Hey Bombers and Bombshells!
So last Paris Fashion Week Shire Raghe of Swedish TV show State of Style asked to follow me around for a couple of days as I write and navigate through different shows. I was a little nervous about doing it, but decided to go for it–and I’m really pleased with how it all turned out!
The show follows me as I go backstage and attend the Allude show. You’ll see me interviewing the designer, hairstylist, and makeup artist, feeling the fabrics, and then saying “Bonjour” to a few of my Parisian homies, including former Fashion Bomber and stylist Mboko, and Lilfa of the blog Black Beauty Bag.
Take a look at Part 1:
Part 2:
What do you think?
Many thanks to Shire and the fabulous team at State of Style!
May 29, 2012 11:11 am
Cool.
May 29, 2012 11:18 am
Very inspiraional. Thank you for sharing this.
May 29, 2012 11:19 am
Nice! I stumbled upon the video yesterday and posted. This is a great way to show grads and/or anyone trying to break into the fashion industry the behind the scenes. Great job!
May 29, 2012 11:21 am
Claire this is awesome, thanks you for posting..
May 29, 2012 11:21 am
Nicely done Claire!
You are clearly passionate about what you do and you do it very well. You are an inspiration. Keep it up!!
May 29, 2012 11:27 am
Loved seeing behind the scenes.
You are one hard working woman! =)
May 29, 2012 11:57 am
That was great, extremely inspiration, you looked great too. Well done, loved it! x
May 29, 2012 11:57 am
I loved it; as a long time reader of the Fashion Bomb I am so proud to see you and it grow. Keep up the great work. Your grind empowers me to go hard. Snaps to the kid!!
May 29, 2012 12:11 pm
im so proud im so proud for you, keep inspiring us
May 29, 2012 12:14 pm
Claire my level of respect for you heightens each time you let us into your career and private life, you are a beautiful and inspiring person inside and out, I hope you prosper beyond even your imagination :-)
May 29, 2012 1:33 pm
You’re awesome Claire!!! Inspiration, you motivate me like no other! Thank you!
May 29, 2012 2:03 pm
Ok Claire, what kind of laptop/tablet is that?
I’m glad you took advantage of the opportunity to be filmed, you worked hard to be where you are and it’s really cool to see. I didn’t know about your other gigs, keep up the fabulous work!
May 29, 2012 2:06 pm
That was amazing & very inspirational for aspiring fashion journalists like myself.
May 29, 2012 3:02 pm
I love your hustle Claire! Hope more big things is in the works for you!
May 29, 2012 4:21 pm
Claire you are such an inspiration to us all! You have showed us how pursuing your passion can lead to great opportunities such as this! Thanks for sharing!
May 29, 2012 4:25 pm
What an inspiration!!!
May 29, 2012 4:29 pm
I want more Claire’s Life!!!!
May 29, 2012 4:52 pm
That was a really good video. Inspirational in fact. Claire, you should so do videos of a day in your life as a fashion journalist. I know that you don’t want to focus on yourself, but what you do within the fashion industry is really interesting.
May 29, 2012 5:22 pm
How exciting!!!
About the blog, can you please change the feeds to accommodate mobile users and/or change the format so Google Reader users can view the entire articles???
May 29, 2012 5:54 pm
Brilliant Claire! You’re too fab!
May 29, 2012 6:19 pm
Claire!I’m an african woman living in Sweden (and I watch that show every week) .I think you’re an amazing inspiration,keep it up!
May 29, 2012 8:02 pm
This is supa dupa fly! Seeing things from that angle is really cool! keep up the good work! Et j’adore les cheveux blonds! :-D
May 29, 2012 8:17 pm
bravo bravo superb work, you have inspired me :)
May 29, 2012 8:25 pm
hey Claire, your french is not bad at all…i didnt hear the english accent…
May 29, 2012 10:15 pm
Hello Claire as always very inspiring and it shows the hard work that you do so gracefully to be the person you are and that’s ’bout it’ lol thanks for sharing!
May 30, 2012 6:00 am
i am so glad they decided to do a piece on you, and i’m also glad you obliged!! It’s nice to see the person behind the website and all that you do on a daily basis. that was actually pretty cool. THANKS!!
May 30, 2012 10:49 am
Can I say how delightful that was to watch! I love watching people do what they love, the passion and excitement is contagious and the fact that you’re a woman of color resonates to me even more. Congrats on your successes.
May 30, 2012 12:11 pm
@Kimmoy – that’s an iPad 2 or 3. Claire is using it for the camera feature, and just added a key board accessory.
Loved this feature Claire and I too have been a long time follower. Very exciting to be living your dream and still remain down to earth. Q: How do you enjoy traveling alone to all these fab places but in settings that could very superficial?
May 30, 2012 1:28 pm
Thx guys for your comments!
@Kimmoy like Aziz_Mom said, I’m using an Ipad 2 and a Zagg keyboard (it’s great!).
@Aziz_Mom I have friends in most cities I travel to, who manage to keep me grounded and take my mind away from it all. Two of my best buddies are in London and Paris, which allows me to cut down on costs, but also escape somewhere at the end of each day.
THANKS for your support, stay tuned for more Claire’s life:))))
xoxox
May 30, 2012 4:30 pm
Wow your french is very good! You almost can’t notice the accent! Is it weird that I’m proud of you for that? I always feel pride when people bother to speak my language (french) and do it well! Way to go Claire!
May 31, 2012 9:30 am
Very well deserved feature. And it’s also fantastic! Congrats!