Fashion Week

I was dead tired after dealing with Fashion’s Night Out and not getting enough beauty rest before a long day at fashion week but miraculously, the minute I walked into the Vivianne Tam fashion show, saw the wall of photographers, the seemingly mile-long white runway and the scene a buzzing with fashionistas from around the world it was like an immediate caffeine kick.  I was beyond energized.  When one of my friends surprisingly called out my name from the runway’s sidelines, I thought I would burst from excitement.
As soon as the lights dimmed and Denise Richards who sat across from me faded from my eyes and the music started pumping, so did my heart.   Here are pics of some of the celebs in attendance.  photo credit:  Getty Images

And here’s a clip of what I saw.
I’m loving the video wall next to the runway which allows for close-ups of the clothes as they come towards you down the runway.

The location at Lincoln Center is simply beautiful and the new tent setup being larger, allows for a garden lounge and feels less congested than ever.  I took lots of photos of the fabulous fashionistas out and about and will post them tomorrow.  For now, here’s a picture of me at the new 2010 September fashion week step and repeat.

Apparently I was dressed very classic, a la Banana Republic  ‘cuz Banana Republic’s reps came over to me and asked to shoot me and my outfit.  I’m now being considered for their next ad campaign where they’re featuring real-life fashionistas in their clothes i.e. non-models/real people.  How cool would that be?

Fashion’s Night Out

I can hardly believe it.  Fashion Week is back in just a blink of an eye.  It feels like only yesterday when I started this blog last fashion week back in February with my first amateur entry on my fashion fixation. This year, instead of taking time off from work to attend a week of shows, I’m working fashion week with an emphasis on Fashion’s Night Out.

I’ve booked my models, figured out how to style them, planned for 18 raffles and about 15more gifts with purchase, planned the run of show, created signage, wrote marketing copy and ran a month of promotions and PR.  This is on top of having negotiated sponsorships of everything from open bar, to bar rental to DJ equipment, to 2 event photographers to cotton candy.  Needless to say, I’m exhausted but excited to bring FNO to Long Island where I’ve single-handedly initiated FNO at both our store and at the mall we’re connected to.  It’s always exciting to be able to create something out of nothing.  Here’s Anna Wintour talking about how she created FNO out of nothing and this year is expanding the event on a global level (there are over 1000 stores participating.)

Wish me luck!

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