Wildest Dreams - Lashton | COMPLETED

Twenty-eight

  It's now almost the end of September and Luke is heading to Paris. Olivier Rousteing, the present creator of Balmain, asked the blonde model to walk in his spring/summer 2016 show. The show being housed in Paris, Luke had to travel from Australia to the french country. He was very surprised by this sudden offer. Luke's never been to France and never when to Balmain's casting. This will be his first Fashion Week show, aka his Fashion Week baptism as models call it. 

From what Luke's heard, this show is full of famous models - one of the reason it's so popular during fashion week. Knowing this makes him more nervous because he's gonna be walking with professionals and if he falls down or mess up...

''Sorry,'' a blonde girl said, accidentally bumping into his on her way inside the venue, dropping her bad on the floor. She was very tall and had a lot of hair. Luke saw her before but can't remember. 

''I'll help you,'' he offered. He couched down and help her put her things back in her bag. She smiled and thanked him. ''Are you in the good venue? I haven't seen you here before.''

Luke bit his lip. Is he in the right venue? ''Erm, I think? It's Balmain, isn't it?'' 

She chuckled and nodded. ''Yep. What's you name?'' 

''I'm Luke. It's my first time in a show, I don't really know where to go or what to do,'' Luke explained, a little embarrassed. 

''It's not mine, I know everyone here, literally. I can guide you if you'd like. I'm Gigi.''

Gigi was a very nice girl just like the media reported. She was kind, friendly and funny. The two got along together and started to laugh at dumb jokes during makeup and hair. 

While the girls had their hair up in rolls and other hair tools, Olivier came in and requested a walking repetition. The other models are good at walking. Their back is straight, legs falls right into places and their head is up. Seeing this makes Luke feels a little self conscious and nervous because it's his first time. 

It was almost Luke's turn to go and he was glad this was only a repetition because he knows he'll mess up and/or miss his turn. 

''Is everything alright, hunny?'' a dark skinned man asked him.

The boy spun his head to the side to see the face of the person speaking to him. He recognized him as Olivier, the creator director of Balmain. He wasn't super tall - he seemed shorted with all these tall models surrounding him - and Luke was surprised to see that. He thought the man would be taller, not that he's ever been reported as tall. 

''You look like you're about to do it in your pants. Relax,'' he said, putting a hand on the blonde's shoulder. 

''It's my first time walking and I don,t know how to do it. I'm scared to mess up and... fail. I don't want to disappoint you, Mr Rousteing. You asked for me and I don't want to let you down and ruin your show-''

''You're not going to ruin my show, Luke. Messing up of okay. Karlie, the tall girl over there, tripped at the end of her runway walk a couple years ago. Look at her now, she's making it big and laughing it off.'' Olivier smiled, trying to make Luke at ease. He is very tense and that's not helping. ''She was very upset when it happened but everyone can slip off the runway... or lose shoe. All that matters is that you get back up and continue your walk. Don't ever stop doing what you love because of a small slip.''

''You're not the one walking...'' 

Olivier chuckled. ''I am not. But these models will be wearing my creations and if people hates them, it's all on me. I know what stress is, Luke. You have to know how to use that bad stress in a positive way.'' Luke's name was suddenly called from the girl in charge of the models, it's his turn. ''Oh, and call me Olivier, I'm only thirty, not fifty.''