FASHION

FASHION is PASSION

Mike Bazer

New York Fashion Week every time rise new names and talents. Model Mike Bazer: "Chasing your dreams and becoming successful isn’t easy... Don’t ever let fear or doubt get in the way of your dreams. Do your research and go. Don’t wait for tomorrow, do it now". The formula of success he is sharing in the interview for Hollywood weekly:

Natalia Spivak

– special correspondent. She started her career as a fashion journalist, interviweing celebreties and Heads Of States. She has conducted many interviews with Ministers, Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, Presidents, politicians from different countries, top business leaders like Sir Richard Branson, Anthony Scaramucci, and Dr. Edward Bosarge. Her articles were many times the most viewed and were publish on the front page. She covered different types of topics from fashion to economics, energy and politics. She is now a special correpondant for Hollywood Weekly Magazine, back to her favorite passion that is fashion.

Please tell us about yourself. My name is Mike Bazer and i would like to share with you my life story. I hope that somehow you can see yourself through my perspective.

How did you become a model? When i was a teenager i use to watch some programs on TV about fashion and i always dreamed that one day i could be a model but how come? I was a skinny and shy boy living in Santiago, Chile. Always fighting with my self steem, many times rejected because i didnt fit the profiles they were looking for.

I was devastated of course and i wanted to quit but something inside me told me that i had to go on... What iIwas meant to do something big.

Why were you interested in modeling career? Well, I always asked myself why do I have to follow the rules of fashion and try to be one more of the prototypesthey are all the same? No way! I wanna challenge the industry, perfection is so boring.

How did you progress in modeling field? I continued my jorney. I went to New York and started to go to castings and i felt so small, as i saw doezen of beautiful people looking for the same opportunity. Each time I waited for casting team reply and was very disappointed. Until one day they called me for a shooting for next day early morning. I was really excited and scared at the same time. Fortunately the production team was really nice and i learnt a lot from them. That day i met Manonce Manonce a photograper who has helped me a lot until now. He encouraged me to go on and never give up. He saw something in me. I am trully grateful to him.

Share with us steps you did. After my first big experience i started to contact people on Instagram, Nik Kacy asked me to walk for his footwear brand and suddenly i was casted

for small a runway show but that was my kick off. After the show some people related to fashion business approached me and they were telling me that i did such a good job and started to invited me to be part of difderent kind of fash- ion shows. One of them was Rainbow fashion week, which opened my eyes and showed me that everyone has its place in fashion industry. My very first big runway show was DapperQ in New York where i walked for Nik Kacy and Leon Wu. It took place in Museum and it was just wonderful. New York Fashion Week means a lot to me. Ive been lucky to be able to walk for many differt kind of designers and ive met so many people from all over the world.

Can you tell us what is behind the scenes? Most of people dont know whats behind the scenes. Models calls are usually is an early morning for the shows at the af- ternoon or evening. So we have a lot of time to share while we are on reherseals or fitting. There are a lot of people working along to make fashion shows possible such as de- signers, makeup artists, hairdressers, producers and etc.

I have been walking in many fashion shows so far. It is not an easy jorney but at the end of the day i can say it was totally worth it.

What inspires you to continue on modeling career? Nowdays , I follow a lot of models who create positive changes in various ways, reframing the way we perceive size, shape, color, gender, ability, age and beyond, and I’ve witnessed the impact of their efforts firsthand. The industry is a lot better now as far as being more open, but I wish that high-fashion brands would push themselves to expand their idea of what beauty really is. People tell me I’m too different-looking to be walking in a catwalk, but once they see my work they totally change their mind.

I know i still have so much to show and i will still knock many doors because i do wanna go far and make my carrer re- markable.

Any advice to someone just started ? It would be better to make a plan for yourself and follow your heart. Chasing your dreams and becoming successful isn’t easy. You need to be consequent and have a strong mind. No matter how confident and comfortable you are, once you start working in an industry where very few peo- ple look like you, some insecurities will surface. Don’t ever let fear or doubt get in the way of your dreams. Do your research and go. Don’t wait for tomorrow, do it now. Follow your dreams and dont let anyone to bring you down. This is an advice from a humble who challenged the industry and himself for good. Thanks to all the designers, producers and photographers who have trusted me during all this time.