"You know you’re in
love when you don’t want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than
your dreams" ~ Dr. Seuss
“[Fashion] is a testament of the social and cultural climate
of the people who wear them,” Megan Filipp, G&E model for the mood shoots,
said.
Filipp, who calls herself an international vagabond, grew up
in North Carolina, Texas,
Massachusetts, Virginia,
Austria, Israel, and Italy as the daughter of a diplomat
and a Special Forces soldier. She had
the role of modeling for the spring 2013 shoot, which she described as an
amazing experience
“I immediately fell in love with the brand and the story
behind it,” Filipp said. “I am a
romantic at heart so it definitely appealed to me from the get go.”
Filipp finds fashion inspiration from her daily work with
multiple fashion publishers and reads a lot of fashion material in order to
spot trends.
“Fashion is an expression of an individual in a creative and
external way,” said Filipp. “I think it
is critically important to express oneself in order to feel whole.”
Filipp, who is still trying to determine what her dream
career is, would love to do something creatively-oriented in the future.
“I have always loved beautiful things,” Filipp said. “I actually studied art history because I
wanted to understand the meaning behind some of the beautiful art that I
coveted.”
While working with the G&E team for the spring 2013
shoot, Filipp had a whirlwind 48 hours that included many beautiful things that
evolved into cherished memories. She was
transported to a “fairy-tale scene surrounded by flowers and dainty china”,
walked through a sunflower patch in the Ohio countryside, flew in a vintage
airplane, rode a beautiful horse named Bobby, walked the Brooklyn Bridge in a
gorgeous gown, and filmed at a train station.
“I have incredible memories that I will remember forever
thanks to Georgie and Elaine,” said Filipp.
“[I] am so lucky that they were not only captured in images and video
but shared with some of the most amazing people I have ever had the pleasure of
meeting.”
