Kastyn Reid

[*Bianca*]

She's doing a blog at the daily!

Model Musings
A New York newbie blogs her first Fashion Week, Part II

Sunday, February 04, 2007


Reid on the runway at Rag & Bone
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(NEW YORK) Plunging into her first New York show season, IMG model Reid is learning the ropes with a little help from Rag & Bone...***

Friday was a busy day. I started the day with a callback to see Proenza Schouler, then rushed around to six other castings and a fitting. At 3:00 I had to be at Gotham Hall for my first Fashion Week show, Rag & Bone. The hair and makeup were both really cool with a sort of dirty, yet still pretty look, and the clothes were definitely things that people could wear every day. The location also matched the clothes perfectly, and the atmosphere made the show really exciting. I was kind of nervous at first, but once I got out there, it was fine. I also got really good feedback from my booker, Lisa at IMG, about my walk, so it was a great way to start the week.
On Saturday, I started out with a makeup test for Tibi. After that, I went to a few castings, and then met up with my mom and brother, as they flew in Friday night to come see my shows. It’s nice to have them here and be able to show them what I do every day. Later on, I hung out with all the models from Mode, my agency back home in Calgary. My manager, Kelly Streit, is in town to see us all in the shows, and he held a dinner so that we could all get together and hang out. It was lots of fun, and a great way to relax before a busy week starts again.
Right now, I am sitting at the Araks show and have just finished hair and makeup—I’ll let you know how the show and the rest of my day goes later!

[julesrules815]

here are pics from Araks

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[Atelier]

Way to find those, julesrules815!!! Nice, NY is on Reid Alert!!!

[Mr-Dale]

Originally Posted by Atelier

NY is on Reid Alert!!!

Haha, love that!

So many castings she is doing! And a callback for Proenza Schouler, yay! I hope she makes it into the show!

[min-SH]

Thnx for discovering the blog, Bianca!
She is so going to be busy!

[youarearockstar]

Oooooh, who gave her a blog?! Brilliant idea. Best of luck to her with the Proenza Schouler casting, that would be a very nice boost, since its such a focal show in NYC. Bianca, as usual, thanks for your sleuthing

[*Bianca*]

haha no worries

United Bamboo Fall 07

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[youarearockstar]

She looks great again! I wish that she would take like 1/4" off her bangs though so that we could see her beautiful eyes on the runway more. She looks AMAZING at United Bamboo!

[min-SH]

^^wow, she really has the body!

[yourbestfriend]

The blurb that went along with the picture from page 4

Meet Your New Crush 240



January 29th, 2007


Reid, 21

Formerly known as: Kastyn
Formerly lived in: Canada
Formerly shot for: Flare
But it’s her first runway season, so that’s alllll about to change.
Bonne chance, Reid!
[MISSY RAYDER - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

[jakeee]

Model Musings
A New York newbie blogs her first Fashion Week

Friday, February 02, 2007

(NEW YORK) Think Fashion Week's all fancy clothes and fun? In The Daily's latest blog installment, new IMG model Reid takes us through the ins and outs of her first New York show season.
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My name is Reid I am 18 years old. I grew up in Calgary, Canada, and that's where I still live. In my free time I like to go skiing in the winter and to our cabin at Gull Lake in the summer for wakeboarding and water sports. I love reading so I always try to have a book with me, especially for long wait times at castings. And of course, like every other girl, I love shopping!
This is my first show season and first time really working in New York; I hope it’s really successful, but we will see what happens. I started modeling with IMG just before Christmas when my agent, Kelly Streit from Mode Models back home, showed them some pictures of me. I came to New York before Christmas for a week to meet everyone at the agency and do a couple of photo shoots for my portfolio; before that, I had done some modeling in Canada, and I went to London for a little while in the summer.
This isn't my first time away from home. I'm used to traveling on my own and with friends, so I am used to being away from my family. I do still miss them, especially my boyfriend, but it isn't all that hard being away from them as I am only ever a plane ride away.
The trip to New York was quite long. Usually, it would only take 4 hours, but after a snowfall in Dallas, flights were cancelled it ended up taking 12 hours to get from Calgary to new York, which also meant having my luggage spend the night in Dallas without me. But it all ended well and I got my luggage the next day so it wasn't a problem.
While in New York, I am living at the IMG model apartment with six other girls. It is in a good location for getting around to castings and our agency, which makes our days a little easier. Al of my roommates are really easy to get along with. They are all IMG girls in the development section like me (Irina Z., Marina S., Julie M., Leigh P., and Shanay H.) and one of them is even from Canada (Madeleine B.). Everyone is really different, but we all seem to get along and have a good time together. We even have similar tastes for TV shows, which is good since we only have one TV. We all get along really well and seem to have similar personalities that work really well together. No cat fights in this apartment! The only time it's a little hard is trying to find enough time for everyone to shower, but we seem to work it out.
It's not that hard for me to eat healthy. I don't really have a favorite fast food—I pretty much like it all—but I just try to avoid it and have it only once and a while. I do, however, have a weakness for chocolate, so I give in to that sometimes. I don't avoid sweets and fast food because of modeling; I have tried to do it to be more healthy. Of course I am like any other person and I do crave it sometimes, but I just try to not make it a habit because I feel better when I don't eat it. If I do go somewhere like McDonald’s, I try to get their healthy choice items, such as a salad or yogurt cup instead.
When I say I try to get as much sleep as I can, it means I shoot for at least 8 hours, but that doesn't always happen. Living with 6 other girls means that everyone is getting up and going to bed at different times, so going to bed early and sleeping in doesn't always happen. Basically, what it comes down to is that I LOVE sleep—my favorite thing on the weekends is sleeping in. Sometimes I’m tempted to stay up late or go out, but I don't usually do it before I have to work because I’ll be too tired to do well at a shoot or a casting; I would much rather watch a movie at home so that I feel good the next day.
At the gym, I start with cardio, then do the machines for arms and legs as well as free weights and sit-ups. If there is an abs class or Pilates class being offered at the time, that I get to the gym then I go to that as well but usually the gyms schedule and mine don't quite work out. I had a trainer a while ago so she coached me on how to stay lean but try to gain muscle which is what I try to do. I don't ever want to have big muscles but I do like being toned and staying fit because I feel better when I work out. Of course like anyone it goes in spurts, and sometimes I find a lot of time to work out; and then there are those weeks that when you get home late and all you want to do is relax, so I just take it day by day...
During the week I have been going on anywhere from 5—15 castings a day. Each day is different, with some days a lot busier than others. Some days the castings are really spread out, so I am not in a rush from one casting to the next, but others it's a matter of planning your day right so that you can make it to all of your castings on time. For the most part I go alone to castings because every model has her own schedule, which are usually quite different, but whenever I can I try to go with my roommates so that I have someone to talk to while we’re waiting or on the train—it just makes the whole day that much more fun. I take the train to get to most of them, and use taxis from time to time, like when I’m running late or it’s really cold out.
So far, I have been to a lot of show castings, but I also went to meet Delois from Steven Miesel's office, which was exciting. I haven't heard yet how that meeting went, but I hope that she liked me. I have also met Miss Jay from America's Next Top Model, which was funny because I didn't really expect to see him at a casting (it was for Baby Phat). For the most part, castings are going really well. I seem to be getting a really good response and I feel really good leaving most of them. Of course, how many and which shows I get will sort of be an idea of how well things have actually been going. Lisa at IMG has been telling me that they have been getting really good feedback from clients as well, so it seems promising.

[jakeee]

Model Musings
Our NYC newbie opens her first show!

Monday, February 05, 2007

(NEW YORK) It’s 9:00 p.m. and I just finished my day.
It started with an 8:00 a.m. call time for the Araks show, which had really cute business-type clothes; my outfit was a grey shorts suit with a really pretty bracelet. I also got to open the show, which I thought that was pretty cool since it was only my second show here. Then, I rushed to a fitting for Kai Milla, which I’ll walk tomorrow morning.
After that, I quickly went to a go-see to meet a photographer before going to Exit Art for the United Bamboo show. The hair and makeup for this show, as well as the earlier one, was very simple and pretty, which was great since it meant it wasn't hard to get rid of before going to more castings. After the show, I went by my agency to grab more cards and my schedule for tomorrow, then was off to more castings and a fitting for Rodarte.
It was a pretty busy day and tomorrow looks to be the same, but right now I'm relaxing at TGI Friday’s having dinner with my mom and brother before he goes back to Montreal.

[youarearockstar]

How did I not even realize my girl opened a show already!? Thanks Jakeee, do we have a link for where the blogs are being posted, or did I just miss it?

[jakeee]

i just came up with a theory as to why img only refers to her as reid..rather than kastyn!

if they listed her as kastyn reid...border officials would catch her if they googled her name at the border (work visa issues)
so maybe they list her as reid so that she can work in ny and get past the border without getting caught??

just a theory? haha

[Moofins]

Her body is SO cute!