Link Time: The Insiders at Fashion Week
What was it like to be part of Fashion Week? Let’s hear it from our favorite fashion insiders, the ones who were actually at the tents. Note that pictures do not necessarily match text.
You can’t win ‘em all!: “Even before the Chado Ralph Rucci show began, you could just sense the luxury all around The Tent at Bryant Park… After all, Ralph’s customers and fans are some of the wealthiest women in the world (‘The Billionaire’s Club’), and when they arrived to see his latest tour de force, some were not only dressed to the nines in evening dresses, high heels, jewels, furs, feathers, and feathers (Amy Fine Collins seemed to wearing them all), but the smell of Joy Perfume (the “costliest fragrance in the world”) wafted through the air.” – Daily Fashion Report by Marilyn Kirschner
Front row users and abusers: “I noticed that many of these editors, retailers and of course those damn socialites were busy tapping away not even looking up to watch what was coming down the runway. AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS IN THE FRONT ROW!!!!!!” – View from the Fourth Row by an anonymous “fashion editor”
Carine Trumps All: “”You know,” mused a fashion VIP, “Julianne Moore was cool to see, but I’m way more starstruck seeing Carine! Look, I’m shaking!” Us too.” – Fashionista by Elizabeth Spiers and Faran Krentcil
And God Made Isabel: “What an amazing week it has been…“Are you going to keep blogging after the shows are over?” someone asked me as I was leaving Rucci. I told him I was. It never occurred to me not to. ” – On the Runway by Cathy Horyn
How The Other Half Lives – “It would seem that despite the complaints that editors lodged about poor treatment and stress they have got nothing on the experiences and treatment of crew. They are ignored, mistreated, and generally given the short end of stick even though without them we would have no records of Fashion Week to speak of besides a few crappy giftbags and a bad hangover.” – Almost Girl by Julie Fredrickson
And how about some dish from gossip column Page Six? DeeJay Divas: “THE MisShapes, the overrated East Village deejay trio, have let their press mentions go to their heads… pitched a fit when they found out they were seated in the second row. Our spy laughed, “One of the guys shrieked, ‘If we don’t get front row, we are leaving!’ ” Adrian Grenier offered to give the group his front row seat, saying, “I don’t care about this,” but they ended up stealing a few Europeans’ seats. A rep for G Star declined to comment.”
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