Yesterday Mary Jo talked about the three days of high class fashion New Yorkers can look forward to – Couture Fashion Week 2009. I wish both of us could be there in the front row. Or maybe toward the middle…fine, I’d settle for standing in the back!
But the question that has always been on my mind is what I would wear if I was able to score a seat for one of the big name shows? There appear to be all sorts of rules and expectations…so, just to be prepared for when that invitation lands in my mailbox, I decided …read more

What is one of the best parts about fashion shows besides the new trends and sterile glamor of the runway? The potential for a model or two to topple over in the sky high heels designers can’t seem to get enough of. Naturally we wouldn’t want to see any of these models actually hurt or harmed -but a little face plant doesn’t hurt every once in a while – and you can really see what a model is all about after they have to pick themselves up and continue walking across the runway.
This model, wearing your average high class cocktail …read more

When you think fashion week, I imagine your brain goes straight to New York, Milan, Paris, Tokyo or London. Each of these cities are the obvious choices – so prominent and heavily covered in the press, a coveted pass to one of these runway shows would delight any fashionista looking to be in the front row for what’s happening in women’s clothing and women’s accessories. But there are actually several cities out there that might surprise you. Fashion forward locations are sprinkled all over the place, with pockets of affluence and trendy circles rabidly looking to keep up on the …read more