Paloma Mariella

Models of the Runway Casting Challenge

Paloma Mariella — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:40:48 +0000

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via Models of the Runway Casting Challenge.

Official Website Launched!!

Paloma Mariella — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:43:05 +0000

check out the new site that was launched last night:

www.PalomaMariella.com

The site was made possible by Andrew Landini! Thanks Andrew!

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Paloma Mariella — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:33:50 +0000

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Svelt St. – “Po’ Boy” (official video)

Paloma Mariella — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:19:38 +0000

i must say this video is awesome!!

This is the latest video from Svelt St’s new album, “Hello Dear”, OUT NOW! Buy the album here: http://www.myspace.com/svel…

Directed by FLAWK. Camera & Edit by Sean Moller and Jana Sintschnig.

If you couldnt tell…. Tory, myself & Jimmy are in it

SF Story: Stephan Glathe

Paloma Mariella — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:14:29 +0000

MUA: Sara Ashton

Stylist: Karla Magsalin

Location: the Embarcadero, Emporio Armani, and Stockton Parking Garage

This shoot was awesome! Such a great group to work with. I loved my makeup and the styling. Thanks Sara and Karla! I hope to work with you girls again soon As for Stephan… hes a really talented photographer. It was a pleasure working with him… i hope to shoot again with him in the future!

check out his site: www.stephanglathe.com/

and Karlas Sytling: www.karlamagsalin.com

more pics from shoot with Raj

Paloma Mariella — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:49:38 +0000

Test w/ Greg Raphael… awesome day!

Paloma Mariella — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:28:34 +0000

new pictorials! check em out:

MUA: Myself

Styling: Myself

Such a fun day! Greg is one of my all time favorite photographers i have ever worked with and one of the first too we’ve shot more than a handful of times but with each shoot we both grow as artists. I always look forward to working with Greg because we both are always on the same page and understand each others visions. So Rad!

Although sometimes are shoots dont come out as we envisioned them, we still always end up having a great time and get at least one good pic This time we got more than a few… its going to be hard picking which one of these pics is going to go in my portfolio.

NEW MODELS: i highly recommend testing with Greg… you will get some great photos for yourself and for the agency! Ask your agency if you can test with him for a reasonable fee !!

Sneak Peak: Alex Chic photos

Paloma Mariella — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:10:01 +0000

Yesterday i had an awesome shoot in Mission Peak with Alex Chic. It was an awesome location and i would have never thought about shooting there. The concept of the shoot was “urban outfitters” with flowery and flowy dresses and kind of a barn feel. We started with our first outfit in just the yellow plain field.

1st look

Then the second look was a cowgirl look by a fence. When we started shooting we were interrupted by a beautiful black horse behind the fence. He was stealing my thunder lol. He was looking at the camera in every picture… oh well it made the shoot even better. why not shoot a cowgirl outfit with a horse? haha.

Finally the third look was shot at sunset. I wore a creme flowy dress that was somewhat sheer and looked amazing with the sun shining through it. Im still waiting to get pics from that look back….

Just In: Photo from Raj Bhardwaj Test Shoot

Paloma Mariella — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:57:57 +0000

fresh out of a European Mag? one day....

MUA: Hanh Nguyen

Stylist: Jennifer Judge

So here is one of this pictures that i got from Raj. I must say i really like it…. super high fashion. I’m still waiting for the rest of the pictures but i will post them as soon as i get them. What do you guys think?

Im excited to shoot again with Raj… i really like his work. Take a look at his website: http://apurereflection.com/ .

Busy week :)

Paloma Mariella — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:58:00 +0000

I’ve been so busy as of late that its hard to keep up with the blogs! Last week i had 6 jobs , 2 go sees, and a test shoot. I feel really productive and accomplished

The week started off on Monday with a trunk show at Neiman Marcus Palo Alto for Oscar de La Renta. I must say that Oscar is definitely my all time favorite designer. His use of color and amazing designs and workmanship really do it for me. I always look forward to doing his trunk shows because i get to see his newest and latest designs coming out the next season. This season i was really impressed with his gowns…. they were absolutely gorgeous!!

Oscar de la Renta black gown

Oscar de la Renta pink gown

After the trunk show i had to shoot over to the Macys Passport casting (benefits HIV & AIDS Charity’s); which is by far the most dreadful casting in my opinion. Its pretty brutal and is the hardest audition held in San Francisco. What sucks the most is you have to walk in front of a large group of other models and a panel of 5 judges who run the audition. This is my second year attending the casting and each time i feel like this is it, this is the year i get it. But once again, not this year. its okay there will be more opportunities. its just the way the cookie crumbles After modeling all these years, you learn to not to take offense to anything because you’re just not the look they want.

The next day was Day two of the Oscar de La Renta trunk show. Once again i was dressed in only the finest gowns i have ever seen. Its always nice when you do informals for designers that you like because it always makes the time go by faster Then, Wednesday was my day off from work so i took the opportunity to run some errands that i had been wanting to take care of.

Thursday rolled around and i had to drive down to Carmel for an Event at Wilkes Bashford and the Quail motorsport event. I got there a couple hours earlier than my call time and had an excellent lunch with my Parents. We walked around for a little enjoying the sight of all the amazing vintage and ridiculously priced cars. When 4pm came around, i reported at Wilkes Bashford to find that the girls and i would be wearing Pamela Roland gowns. They were magnificent! We wore the gowns and mingled with customers and even met Pamela Roland herself. After the event my parents and i headed down to Monterey where they were holding car auctions. There were such amazing cars everywhere it was crazy!

vintage car in downtown carmel

one of the beautiful gowns i wore by Pamela Roland

at one of the exhibitions in downtown Monterey, what kind of car is this?

We walked around downtown Monterey for a little while and continued to admire the beautiful cars. It started to get late and we had to back to the hotel so i could get some rest since my call time was 6 am the next day. So early!! I woke up at 5 am and got ready to go to The Quail Lodge clubhouse which was the meeting place for the models. As soon as i arrived i was told i was assigned to the coolest futuristic car…. the 1997 McLaren F1. It was definitely a beauty. I was so excited to be assigned this car because it meant that i would get the coolest make up and hair do since the car was so “futuristic”.

The make up and hair do

After a few hours of hair and makeup, some of the hair and make up artists and i decided we were hungry so we decided to go explore. We went down to the golf course where all the cars where being shown. There were tents set up all around the perimeter of the golf course where there were food/buffet stands, champagne and wine bars, an oyster bar, a caviar stand, etc… it was definitely a high class event. The gourmet food was delicious and so was the refreshing blood orange mimosa i was sipping on. We quickly ate some food and then walked around to view all the cars before we had to go back upstairs.

the view from the clubhouse where we were getting our hair and makeup done

some of the tents where people sat and ate / mingeled

the most amazing car: the Bugatti

the 1997 McLaren F1

I took a few pics of the cars before i returned upstairs to freshen up my make up and hair. By 1:30 pm i was dressed in my gown and frosted with diamond jewelery and ready to shoot. We walked back down to the golf course and i began to shoot with the McLaren F1. The shoot only lasted about 20 min but i’m hoping we got one really good shot. Soon after the shoot was done we headed over to the award area where we handed out champagne and and a trophy to the winners. Best of Show was awarded to Bob Lee’s 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, which was finished in bright lipstick red. It was definitely an outstanding car.

posing with the McLaren F1

Best of Show

We finished handing out the awards and then went back to clubhouse and called it a day. It was time to head back home. My parents came to pick me up from the Quail and we were stuck in traffic for over an hour trying to get out of the lodge. What a long day it was, but it was definitely worth it. I mean how often is it that you get to be surrounded by million dollar cars and beautiful people, sipping champagne and eating oysters and caviar? Tickets for The Quail were reportedly being exchanged for over 2000 dollars prior to the event, so crazy!

dream car!

Mercedes bat mobile?

We made it home by 9pm that Friday night and i went to bed right away so i could wake up early for work the next morning. Saturday was the Trend Show at Neiman Marcus Palo Alto. I woke up early, took my dog for a run and then got ready and headed off to Palo Alto. The theme of the show was “if fashion is a crime, we’re guilty”. At the show, leopard and leggings and red were shown to the crowd and were the picks of fall. There were some hot little outfits… looks like i will have to get some new clothes this season

must haves of fall: red jacket (Chanel) leggings ( Rock & Republic) and hot booties (Christian Louboutin)

To finish off the week, i had a test shoot with Raj Bhardwaj on Sunday. We shot by the Embarcadero in SF. The concept of the shoot was European edgy mixed with angles and sophisticated chic. I’m excited to see how they turned out. We shot two looks and i definitely think we got something good

Well that was my week… hopefully this week gets a little busier, i like staying active and busy