Let me tell you a little story...
it begins with a young man taking a chance on himself. and life.
He packed a bag and moved to LA.
He moved there to find a job in his field of
Environmental Science with a major in Food Systems.
He has a few friends there,
the kind of friends who are awesome enough to take him to the
Rose Bowl Flea Market his first weekend there!
yes, I was jealous.
John kinda stands out in a crowd,
dresses in fabulous vintage clothing...
all thrifted of course.
plus he has the coolest hair.
As he was shopping a booth of vintage clothing,
a young designer approached him and asked him if he would
be interested in doing a photo shoot for his new campaign!
John says "yes".
Remember,
the story begins with a young man taking a chance on himself...
Photo by Grant Yoshino.
(I feel like I need to add this disclaimer... John hates smoking as much as I do,
he actually had the photographer keep this cig. going for the shot!)
The photographer for the shoot
takes some shots to be sent to modeling agencies and sends
John out to meet and greet agents.
Photo by Barrett Sweger. Grooming by Diane da Silva.
within two weeks of John living in LA
he is signed as a Ford model!
He just came back from NY fashion week!
He is now taking another chance on life, himself, and his new career
and is moving to NY in April!
(closer to mom so you know that makes me happy!)
Before he left for NY he did an ad campaign for a young designer from Poland...
and this video is part of the campaign.
I laughed out loud when I saw the arm wrestling part!
and this video is part of the campaign.
I laughed out loud when I saw the arm wrestling part!
from the website
I will keep you updated on new and exciting things coming his way!
photo by Bell Soto
I'm going to leave you with a beautiful fb msg. that I got from John
on Mothers Day...
Hey Mom, I just got to reading your post on 612Riverside about me graduating. I almost
teared up. I'm so lucky to have you in my life, not just as my mom, but as a close friend. It
makes me so happy to see you guys caring about the things that I'm doing with my life. My
friend asked if I called my mom today and I said "Yes, we talked for an hour". He said "I
don't think I've ever done that in my life" and all I could think was how many times that's
happened. Pretty rare for a 22 year old and his mom to be able to do. I know this summer
and beyond will be difficult for you, but I want to let you know that I love you and will be
thinking about you all so much. I'm a fortunate son.
Love you,John
O.k...
let me wipe my eyes and press publish.
next week a new story.
I'll tell you the story of a young woman...
Thanks for stopping by!
love,
Theresa
xoxooxoxoxox
there you go Lib! xoxooxox
there you go Lib! xoxooxox
