capured by Rick Gebhardt

Backstage In Paris

Backstage in Paris captured the final moments before my graduate collection stepped onto the runway. Surrounded by fittings, last-minute adjustments, movement and anticipation, the collection shifted from something I had spent months developing into a living experience on the body. Seeing each look come together in this environment marked the culmination of my studies and one of the first moments the complete vision existed beyond the studio.

These images document the process behind the presentation — the details, teamwork and intensity that sit just outside the audience’s view.