Ok, I fibbed, there aren’t actual zombies in this post, but some of the folks in these fashion week pictures by RJ Mickelson for amNewYork seem pretty blissed out and beautifully isolated in their fabulousness. Here’s what Mickelson has to say about his first fashion photography foray (like my alliteration skills? I thought so.)

“I was shooting for amNewYork – we ran a Fashion Week photo spread. See attached for what ran; I was happy to be there and to have something in the paper. It was my first experience shooting fashion week so I had a number of notions about the event. Most of what I had imagined included model divas, chaos backstage and a lot of yelling. I quickly realized that the event was far more controlled. Things operated efficiently and most everyone seemed intensely focused on whatever they were doing.

Shooting the models was a bit odd because typically I don’t work with models and most of the subjects I shoot aren’t aware of themselves as photo subjects. At Fashion Week, the models suddenly turned and gazed at me with a sexy picture-perfect look awaiting the shutter.  I was really intrigued by the whole thing.

I also wandered around a lot and like most of my work I took an interest in the periphery: staff, media, the waiting public which I hoped would give the work that isolated quality which separates the ‘talent’ from the rest of us. ”

Here are some of the shots Mickelson liked best:

Good night and good luck. I mean sashay shante.