Saturday March 23, 2013, student fashion designer Mary Adeogun ’13 carried out a professional photo shoot at Prospect House, Princeton University, featuring her new spring collection.
Mary is no stranger to fashion shows. TWESE, the Rutgers’ African Student Association, holds an annual fashion show where they bring in designers from all over the East Coast. Mary has participated in the show for the last two years. This year Mary’s show was on March 9th, where she showed the same line that photographed at Prospect House. Over 300 people attended Mary’s show at Rutgers this year.
14 crew and talent supported the photo shoot on Saturday: 6 models, 1 director of photography, 1 photography tech assistant, 1 hair stylist, 1 makeup artist, 2 executive assistants, 1 creative director, Rana Campbell ’13, and the lead designer, Mary. Some of the contributors to the shoot were Princeton students, such as the models and makeup artist McKenzie Dawkins ’14. Other crew members included some of Mary’s creatively inclined relatives and friends. The directors held an open casting call on Facebook and reached out to Her Campus Princeton (woot woot!). Of the 10 models they called back, they chose the final 6 based on size, availability, looks relative to the clothing, and diversity.
Makeup Artist McKenzie Dawkins ’14 at Work
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Hair Stylist At Work
Mary and Rana have been best friends since freshman year. They share a passion for fashion, lifestyle and photography. Mary has always enjoyed the creative aspect of drawing and designing clothes, whereas Rana’s passion for marketing, creativity, and networking allows her to excel with logistics, branding, and creative direction. They worked together for about 1.5 months in preparation for the shoot.
Designer Mary Adeogun ’13
In the current spring line, Mary combines classic silhouettes with things she considers most important in her fashion aesthetic: her Nigerian heritage, timelessness, and distinction. “ I love to put a modern twist on classic silhouettes by using striking fabrics,” said Mary.