New York Fashion Week

Unfortunately I had a class on Thursday till 9:00, I got out early but missed a lot of the events for Fashion's Night Out. My roommate and I and a couple friends decided to go to SOHO. By the time we got there the police had the entire street blocked off where DASH was and you couldn't even go walk by it. That was kind of a bummer but I intend on coming back for plenty more FNO's. We were wishing we went to Madison Avenue instead, being that Drake was DJing at Versace and Nicki Minaj was also on Madison Ave!!! There is always next year! 

      Even though FNO was a bust Friday made up for it. I am a volunteer for Tour De Fashion which is during fashion week and essentially there are 30 bikes that top designers have designed for the public you can take an hour ride on the bikes for free! Its a pretty cool organization held by the Fashion Center. Betsey Johnson's bike was probably the most recognizable, not only because she had pictures everywhere on the bike but it was eclectic and eccentric just like her, almost everyone knew it was hers just by looking at it. My favorite bike was the Nanette Lepore bike. Among hers there were many other designers such as Rebecca Taylor, Juicy Couture, Amrita Singh, and many more.

  

After working the Tour de Fashion a friend had called for extra help with the Fresh Faces Fashion Show held by Gen Art. I have helped out at fashion shows at school but being in New York it is a totally different feel. Its absolutely amazing. GenArt is a nonprofit organization for up and coming new designers. They give them models for free from the top model agencies and the show is free for their designers. As a volunteer I was an usher and helped many to their seats, but watching the show was really exciting. The designers are so talented and it's very inspiring. One of the designers in particular never thought she would launch a line and get picked up by GenArt and just wanted to make easy designs for the average person and it was more of a hobby, but now she has turned it into an entire fashion collection. Erica Christianson from Swim Fan was the host of the show. There were a couple celebrities at the show as well as important people from top magazines and press companies. It was definitely an eye opening experience and a magnificent thing to be a part of.

     Overall even just in one day the things that I have experienced during Fashion Week have really been amazing opportunities and great learning experiences. With the volunteer work, fashion shows, and my new internship with Calvin Klein I am very excited to see what else comes my way in this busy city!