No, I didn’t have a note card in hand, although I definitely thought about it. Instead, I walked through the door silently mouthing like a crazy person, “I need to quit the gym. I need to quit the gym. I. Need. To. Quit. The. Gym. ” In my mind, a debate was raging. What if [...]
Last night, I volunteered again for the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion show. Last year, I was stuck up front with the guest list (I accidentally almost didn’t admit the Mayor’s wife’s entourage- if you’re there for Maggie Daley- SAY THAT). This year, I was a woman on a mission. I was getting in [...]
The Project Runway finalists showed their collections Friday morning, which can be viewed in their entirety on the New York Magazine’s site. If you’re not interested in seeing what the finalists’ designs looked like, DO NOT SCROLL DOWN…Because I’m about to show you.I told myself this year I wasn’t going to peek and ruin the [...]
It’s time to talk Runway. This season has been a bit blah with a boring cast and commercialized challenges, but last night’s episode FINALLY forced them into high fashion. Designing avant-garde looks; I love, love, loved what Christian and Chris came up with: Glorious! Reminiscent of looks designed by Olivier Theyskens for Nina Ricci and [...]
Every fan of Runway is by now all too familiar with the well-worn phrase, “Make it work.” Tim Gunn’s ubiquitous application of the phrase has made it a tagline of sorts for the show. When push comes to shove, the designer’s have to “make it work” each week as their design challenges progress in difficulty. [...]
