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Although it's a bit belated (New York Fashion Week was in September) - here are some cool shots from NYFW. Daphne and I were fortunate enough to be able to attend the Badgley Mischka runway show, and wow was it incredible or what! I feel very lucky to have been able to go (through FAD networking efforts) to 2 New York fashion shows, one (ADAM by Adam Lippes) during the last season at Bryant Park, and one (Badgley Mischka) during the first season at Lincoln Center. You can check out the article Daphne and I wrote about the show for FAD Magazine right here:
The runway was remarkably long (about 100 seats in length, with a shutterbug press pit at the end) and had a beautiful/soft video projected in the background. The runway was dappled with blue light, and it made the show all the more dramatic.
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Here, Vlada Roslyakova walks the runway in one of the final looks. Left, Style.com's shot; right and above, mine. (Note how she walks so extremely backwards-tilted - just goes to show that runway walking is a whole different animal from hallway walking.) Daphne and I gasped when we saw "Vlada" written on the program - she's a very prominent model. The collection was largely delicate, cloud-esque blues and whites...until the last few looks - the closers - where coral popped up. While the clothes are more glamorous than my lifestyle affords, I would wear these painstakingly embroidered dresses in a heartbeat if I could. Interestingly, the one runway show included looks from the Badgley Mischka (very expensive + posh Red Carpet-ready gowns) and Mark + James (like the Marc by Marc of Marc Jacobs) lines.Check out all the professional documentation here on Style.com.____________________________________________________________
Loved how the models' teased hair picked up so much light - runway shows are all about opulence and drama. As one fashion teacher once told me, there's no scraggliness on the runway. (I think Christophe Decarnin would have something to say about that.) The woman sitting in front of us had a very aggressive, tight spinny bun which reminded me of that scene in Zoolander where Derek swish-fixes "Matil"'s tight bun so she doesn't get wrinkles.
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After the final boom of the runway music (which was, by the way, totally energizing and made-for-runway - check out the video/music here), the lights went up and the busiest editors literally ran out of the tent to get to the next show (I believe Vera Wang was setting up next door). We noticed that a literal sea of well-heeled people was flowing into the backstage area. Daphne and I pondered for a second if they had backstage passes, or if their famous faces served as such, but decided there was no such thing. We just kept subtle and flowed on backstage with the journalists and taste-makers...
Two women checking out the look board backstage at Badgley Mischka. (Note: on the left is this woman). So cool to see that professional, totally "legit" designers make these boards too. We always make them for our fashion shows - it's the only thing that keeps us sane backstage!
In the same aforementioned fashion, we shuffled along with the other hopefuls and actually got a picture with the designers, Mark Badgley (leftmost) and James Mischka (rightmost). Daphne is 2nd from the left, Alice is 3rd (in a dress of her own design).
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Enjoy! Happy Holidays to all, and good luck to any high school seniors in this telling week!
Alice
p.s. Some pics from outside the tent in the plaza of Lincoln Center. NYFW did an excellent job of making a camouflaged façade for the tent setup. Very camouflaged, except for the 5-foot tall "Mercedes Benz Fashion Week" aspect. Anyway, below is a pic of someone getting snapped for a street style blog!
That's just incredible that you got to be there at New York Fashion Week amongst all those fashion icons and everything! :D
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