{"id":9455,"date":"2017-11-07T14:33:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=9455"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:53:29","slug":"lifes-work-part-xi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xi\/","title":{"rendered":"Life’s Work, Part XI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Across the street from my makeshift Paris studio, I found a beautiful boutique called Lab 30. My friends Christina and Hilde and I went in. I found a dress I loved and when I tried it on, I knew I would buy it. Still, I wanted to come out of the dressing room to show Christina & Hilde. They agreed I should have it, and the woman who was working at the boutique asked me to wait right there. She went to the basement and returned with a tall man. \u00a0He was wearing all black, and he had a measuring tape around his neck. \u201cThis is Laurent Yaanbath,\u201d she said. \u201cHe is the designer of your dress.\u201d<\/p>\n

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If you have been following my blog posts, you know exactly\u00a0what I was thinking!<\/p>\n

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Christina interpreted as I told him about my project \u201cLife\u2019s Work,\u201d showed him some of the portraits on my phone, and asked if he would be interested in having his portrait taken. He agreed.<\/p>\n

Laurent carried my dress to the studio. \u00a0Thanks to Hilde van der Sterren for these behind-the-scenes photos. I love how they show a little of the charming Montmartre neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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Laurent, cr\u00e9ateur de mode (fashion designer), Paris \"\" \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

In my studio, wearing my Yaanbath dress, made by Laurent.<\/p>\n

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You can see Parts I-X here:\u00a0http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Across the street from my makeshift Paris studio, I found a beautiful boutique called Lab 30. My friends Christina and Hilde and I went in. I found a dress I loved and when I tried it on, I knew I would buy it. Still, I wanted to come out of the dressing room to show<\/p>\n

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