in midtown Manhattan. As workers literally rolled out the red carpet in preparation for the night’s main event, I scampered up the steps to seek shelter from the gentle drizzle. Once inside, I found myself in a gilded hall amidst a process of transformation, echoing one that I, too, was to undergo that afternoon. In four hours, I would walk down a fashion runway. As production staff dashed around, setting up chairs along the constructed runway, I headed to the rear of the hall toward the makeshift backstage area. Behind the partitions, three plus-size models awaited instructions as Michelle, the style director for the fashion show, scurried in and out of the ladies room. She was busy fitting a model for a morning show appearance the next day. As she multitasked, we—the models for the show that evening—waited. Throughout the afternoon, eight more models arrived to participate in the evening’s festivities. Half an hour later, an assistant instructed us to head over to hair and makeup.
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