Every year I get really excited when fashion week comes around. One weekend a few seasons ago, my mom and I actually got to walk the runways before the models did. The runways were just starting to be laid out and we just happened to be walking through Bryant Park. It was so exciting! I just wish I had a picture of it.
Fashion week started last Friday and I was there to witness the action and get my free Monster! Let me clarify. I went to get cupcakes and clothes and just happened to be given free Monster Energy drinks from a guy in a Monster promotional truck as I walked to Macy's.
I went to NYC to swing by Crumbs and stop by Macy's & H&M. Originally I went to Macy's to get another pair of my DKNY Skinny Jeans that go with everything. During my visit I unexpectedly found this amazing pair of grey DKNY skinny jeans. They look more like pants than jeans and the bottoms of the legs have these button details that I love. Since the store was having a President's Day sale I got them for $20. As I made my way from Macy's to the H&M on the corner of 5th and 42nd I walked by the entrance to the tents. It wasn't that crowded at the time I passed by. The red dress show had already taken place a few hours before and the next show wasn't set to start for another two hours or so. I didn't manage to get in the tents, but I did get my free WWD paper. Yay me! I was emailed an H&M coupon that gave me 20% off one item so I ventured in to see what I could find. I ended up getting two dresses (one blue, the other purple, both with graphic prints) and an off-white button down shirt - score!
Now that the semester's started, it's hard to keep track of all the shows. I go online and flip through slideshows whenever I can spare a moment. My TV is always on NYC TV at 9PM so I can keep up-to-date with all the shows. I literally do my homework with runway shows in the background. This year Video Fashion Daily is replacing Full Frontal Fashion so I'm still trying to get used to the new format. I like the way VFD cuts away to interviews and goes back to the show instead of having commentators talk over the show. That can get a little distracting at times. Although, I do miss my FFF commentators. My favorite part of VFD is the model feature. So far I've seen the features for Chanel Iman, Lakshmi Menon, Jourdan Dunn and Arlenis Sosa (who one of my friends walked into over the weekend - literally).
Here's the schedule for the show. As you can see, the William Rast show will be airing on Wednesday at 10PM so don't bother calling me. I won't be answering any phones or replying to any texts (like I ever do that in real life lol).
So if I'm absent from DIABM for the next two weeks, you'll know where I'll be. Once the shows are all done and I've had time to reevaluate them, I'll do my big Fall '09 post.
See you at the end of the runway!
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