2016-17 Food & Fashion Edition

I GT 11 www.GoldenSpoonAwards.Restaurant | www.MountPleasant.Restaurant Miss J from “Project Runway” and former supermodel Kim Alexis were present at shows. Outside, eager paparazzi waited to snap photos of the fashion models in front of the post office; Cristo and a few other newbies felt more than validated as the bright flashes went off. And there were other perks as well. “I went to Black Tap Cafe with another model – we walked all the way there,” Cristo said. “There’s a black carpet out front and people have to wait to get in, but we didn’t have to wait because we walked in fashion week.” Cristo said that her plans for the future include walking for Storm Dorris again in the February 2017 shows. She’s also gearing up for college and earning a law degree and has her sights set upon her goal in the modeling industry. “Ultimately, I want to do commercial print modeling,” she explained. “And I’d like to be a lawyer.” Though Cristo said that much of Fashion Week was spent alone, the camaraderie among herself and other first- time models was palpable after each of the shows. “I got backstage and a lot of the girls would be crying and hugging each other because it was their first time,” she said. “It was cool to realize for myself, ‘I’m in New York and I just walked in Fashion Week.’” DRAWINGROOMRESTAURANT.COM • 843.414.2334 C H E F D E C U I S I N E Meet Our New CHARLESTON DINING REIMAGINED Forrest Parker 23-Year Industry Veteran James Beard Society Member 2016 South Carolina Chef Ambassador