With kilometres accumulated on the runway and many more left in those Louboutins, I can say with a fair bit of conviction that my experience is either totally engrossed in walking in a clothes horse fashion or totally engrossed in watching the runway and doing a write-up.
Lacoste could be described as a whole lot of colour and soul, judging by their Autumn Winter 2010 presentation at the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week.
‘Thinking locally, acting globally – raising spirits, awareness and funds for traumatized areas of the world.’ Fashionable, Intelligent AND Humanistic. They have my attention.
Ornella Noto, the French Fashion designer showcasing her spring summer 2010 collection in the grand Gotham Hall, steps away from the Bryant Park tents, is no stranger to the creative arts.
If every runway assignment was akin to the experience with Plutocracy, models would have less reason to pout and more reason to smile. With a beautiful, white, airy and nature-filled backdrop, the models took to walking in the highly anticipated collection by Anitra Michelle.
As karma would have it, out of all the make-up artists I could be assigned to during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York, I ended up at ace make-up artist Scarlett Messina's work station. Clearly a pro and knowing everyone, she easily struck up a conversation about what an Indophile she was and how she loved our Indian colour tone and features.
New York is Red Bull by day, Nyquil by night. I arrived in New York, jet lagged from London and went straight to the kick-off party for New York Fashion Week’s Fashion Night Out, the not-so-obvious party with discretion. It was a great party with the Dior Store on 57th and was open until midnight for shopping and mingling with the likes of Katy Perry, Iman, Charlize herself, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Alexander McQueen, Hampton socialites, once upon a time wall street bankers and fashion week gurus in full force.