Hola Hivers y querida comunidad de Hive’s Red Carpet. Hoy vengo con mi participación en el tercer reto con la temática Naturaleza y Vida, del concurso Hive’s Top Model 2023.
Desde que supe que venía este reto de pasarela y que debíamos hablar en vídeo, además de presentar un outfit inspirado en la temática, sentí nervios pero a la vez mucha emoción. Si hay algo que me gusta bastante es comunicar y armar “outfits”. Pero para este reto, sentía que no tenía nada en mi clóset que reflejara la temática, así que tenía dos opciones: comprar algo o modificar algo que tuviera en mi armario. Busqué inspiración en varias partes, vi muchas páginas y también a la naturaleza que había a mi alrededor, buscando ideas, cuando finalmente tuve lo que quería: ¿qué mejor manera de reflejar naturaleza y vida que usando hojas y flores en mi outfit? Con mis ideas en mente, se las comuniqué a mi primo, quién es bastante bueno dibujando y hábil con sus manos, y entre ambos logramos sacar este hermoso vestuario que usé para participar en este reto.
Sin embargo, mi grabación fue afectada por diversas razones: llegamos al sitio casi a las 7pm por el tráfico, el sol ya se estaba yendo, había mucha gente sentada en los bancos y alrededor, el ruido de los autos y autobuses era fuerte, y el lugar se veía muy descuidado. Pero al no tener más tiempo de buscar otro lugar, decidimos quedarnos allí y buscar la forma de cómo realizar las mejores tomas.
Esta experiencia fue realmente agotadora pero también satisfactoria. Descubrí otra versión de mi misma, una que no se rindió a pesar de todo lo que pasó, que a pesar de la pena por la gente alrededor, igualmente siguió fluyendo y caminando, una que batalló hasta la medianoche grabándose porque ningún resultado le gustaba. Fueron muchísimos videos en donde me trababa, me quedaba en blanco, las ganas de llorar empezaron a nublar mi voz; pero luego respiré y me puse a pensar que debía ser más como el mensaje que quería transmitir con las mariquitas: debía cuidarme y protegerme de las plagas que pueden llegar a ser los malos pensamientos y las inseguridades.
Así que dejé de ser tan exigente conmigo misma, respiré y me senté a escoger los videos con los que me sentía más cómoda, y fue que pude obtener el corte final.
Este reto fue una de los más complejos de realizar para mí pero agradezco haberlo vivido porque yo necesitaba transformar mi mentalidad, mi forma de ver las cosas, y darme cuenta de lo positivo y satisfactorio de vivir esta experiencia.
Mi última reflexión de este post es: Si podemos reciclar materiales que creemos que son totalmente de desecho, convertirlos en algo nuevo y bonito, ¿por qué no también hacerlo con nuestros pensamientos y miedos?
Fotos y videos tomados con ¡Phone 14 pro
Edición de vídeo: Capcut
Subtítulos: Capcut
Edición de fotografía: Lightroom
Fotografías y videos: Marivic Malavé
Vestuario: Osmel Arreaza
Música: Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/es/music/late-fashionista-112187/
https://pixabay.com/es/music/danza-broke-me-instrumental-115145/
https://pixabay.com/es/music/late-fun-life-112188/
Inspiración de zarcillos en Pinterest:
https://pin.it/17mHtsA
¡Gracias por llegar hasta aquí! Nos vemos en un próximo reto.
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ENGLISH
Hello Hivers and dear Hive's Red Carpet community. Today I come with my participation in the third Nature and Life themed challenge of the Hive's Top Model 2023 contest.
Since I knew that this catwalk challenge was coming and that we had to talk on video, in addition to presenting an outfit inspired by the theme, I felt nervous but at the same time very excited. If there is something I really like is to communicate and put together "outfits". But for this challenge, I felt that I didn't have anything in my closet that reflected the theme, so I had two options: buy something or modify something I had in my closet. I looked for inspiration everywhere, I looked at many pages and also at the nature around me, looking for ideas, when I finally had what I wanted: what better way to reflect nature and life than using leaves and flowers in my outfit? With my ideas in mind, I communicated them to my cousin, who is quite good at drawing and skilled with his hands, and between the two of us we managed to come up with this beautiful outfit that I wore to participate in this challenge.
Thanks to his skill and experience in working with recyclable materials, he told me that what I wanted to use would achieve a greater impact and give a powerful message if it was made with materials that most people throw away every day. So we got to work and in three days, the costume was ready to be shown on the runway.
But I felt that I had to complement it with something else. I saw that the accessories I had didn't match what I wanted to represent, so I went back to Pinterest and there I found what I was looking for: thousands of ideas of earrings made with materials such as plastic, cans, plates... In my adolescence I got to wear earrings made of cans, plates and even can latches, so I wasn't going to hesitate to do it again.
We searched for an empty bottle and beads left over from a broken bracelet, and in less than an hour, I had my dream flower earrings made out of plastic.
The place I chose to shoot was a park in my city called "Parque Japonés". I wanted to do it there since it is one of the few places that has trees and flowering plants where I live (I live in a desert area), and I wanted to feel surrounded by lots of green, with that air of nature that I like so much.
However, my recording was affected by several reasons: we arrived at the site at almost 7pm because of the traffic, the sun was already going down, there were many people sitting on the benches and around, the noise of the cars and buses was loud, and the place looked very neglected. But with no more time to look for another place, we decided to stay there and figure out how to get the best shots.
The funniest thing that happened that day was that at nightfall, when we were shooting the last shots to describe the outfit, mice started to come out in the place, and we were all very scared and nervous. We just wanted to run away from there. But don't worry, we were able to finish recording everything that was missing!
This experience was truly exhausting but also satisfying. I discovered another version of myself, one that didn't give up despite everything that happened, one that despite the sorrow for the people around me, still kept flowing and walking, one that struggled until midnight recording herself because she didn't like any of the results. There were many videos where I got stuck, I went blank, the desire to cry began to cloud my voice; but then I breathed and I started to think that it should be more like the message I wanted to convey with the ladybugs: I had to take care of myself and protect myself from the plagues that can be bad thoughts and insecurities.
So I stopped being so demanding with myself, I took a breath and sat down to choose the videos I felt more comfortable with, and I was able to get the final cut.
This challenge was one of the most complex for me but I am grateful to have lived it because I needed to transform my mentality, my way of seeing things, and realize how positive and satisfying it was to live this experience.
My last reflection of this post is: If we can recycle materials that we think are totally waste, turn them into something new and beautiful, why not also do it with our thoughts and fears?
Credits
Photos and videos taken for iPhone 14 pro
Video editing: Capcut
Subtitles: Capcut
Photography edition: Lightroom
Photographies and videos: Marivic Malavé
Wardobre: Osmel Arreaza
Music: Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/es/music/late-fashionista-112187/
https://pixabay.com/es/music/danza-broke-me-instrumental-115145/
https://pixabay.com/es/music/late-fun-life-112188/
Earrings inspo from Pinterest:
https://pin.it/17mHtsA
Thanks for stopping by! See you on a next challenge.