KAYDIAN HAYLE
Photography by Cassidy Keith
To support her passion in modeling, Kaydian Hayle works as a fitness trainer at three different gyms full-time. Fashion Week of Rochester asked Kaydian to present her work as a fashion designer at the show on Oct. 11, 2018. During the weeks before the show, Kaydian works with models and fabrics to get ready.
Hayle, as a fitness trainer, coaches her client, Jennifer Covell, during her workout at ROCFIT, in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 24, 2018. Hayle has been working as a fitness trainer for 9 years and with Jennifer for four of those years. “I fell in love with fitness because it changed my body and life in general and I wanted to help others too.”
Hayle and her model, Mackenzie Diamond, work on the dress fitting while discussing about the hairstyle she should wear the night before the show at her home in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 10, 2018. “My models are always very excited and cannot wait to participate.” she says, “They look forward to walking in the show and make every effort to be involved.” she said.
Right: Hayle tests out the look of the dress before her next model fitting in her home in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 10, 2018.
Hayle smiles at her husband as she prepares dinner in her home in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 30, 2018.
Hayle enjoys her pizza late at night while she continues to sew in her home in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 8, 2018. “I do most of my design late at night, after work.” she says.
Hayle carries her fashion clothing from her apartment as she leaves for the Fashion Week of Rochester an hour before it starts on Oct. 11, 2018. “I just wanted the day to come so I would feel like I got the job satisfactorily done.” she said.
Hayle walks the runway at Fashion Week of Rochester on Oct. 11, 2018. “There were hundreds of eyes all staring at me when I walked the runway, which can be nerve-wracking, but from years of runway modeling experience, I was able to
maintain my composure.” she said.
Lulu Concepcion (left), Amber Davis (center), and Hayle share a group hug to celebrate the ending of the show at Fashion Week of Rochester on Oct. 11, 2018. “It’s a lot of pressure and stress getting ready for a show so it’s always a good feeling after it’s done and overwith.” she says.