Sartorialists At The Gate

Typical day:
Get up, blog. Download photos and check the Mercedes Benz site for uploaded shots of the shows. Go through mail, walk dog, do yard work. Make Bolognese sauce --enough for 1 day of spaghetti, one day of lasagna. Go get kids. Explain to them that you will be back around 10:00 p.m. --earlier if you can. Drive to MBFW through choked freeways. Think of kids at home, probably watching reality TV and fighting over who has to heat up the lasagna.

I think of all the lines written about fashion week, Metromix Fashion Editor Marcos Luevanos came up with the winner:

"After a day of greatly disliking pretty much every show—Suh Than’s being the exception—we were in low spirits. Would we have to spend the remaining three days in agony on the side of the runway like a Hummer-struck fawn?"

I also found out who the nattily attired gentleman was who I'd seen since day one. Christopher M is a professional stylist and works with .....well, stars, editorial spreads and the gamut of all things fashion. Believe me, when you get your big book accepted and have hired a PR company, you want to consult Christopher M.

I also brought a box of GirlScout cookies as a thank you to James Freni and the others in the Press Office. They've worked tirelessly for a month to help all of us bloggers, editors, videographers and photographers to gain access to the shows. They loved the cookies. As one said, "There are no Girl Scouts in Manhattan."

Allison McKenna was there. She's the Senior Editor from Kiwibox, which is a site for teens and young college students. I hope I can hook her up with Professional Skateboarder Holly Lyons who has started a line of skate clothing for young and teenage girls. Holly and I met at the Suh Tahn show.

Swimwear designer Ashley Paige. Photo courtesy of Mercedes Benz.

So we didn't get into Ashley Paige's swimwear show. The tent, with a capacity of 350, was simply too small given that Ashley had invited 700 of her best friends. I think AP could easily fill the main tent next year, and maybe should stage 2 shows --one for her 10,000 friends, the other for the press, editors and buyers who should of course, get the goody bags because we need to be kept happy.

So instead of the lowdown on the show, I'll report on a few of her invited guests, who all had something to do with money, finance and otherwise keeping AP out of the red. One feathered-hair chap was hitting on a model type in front of him without any success. Finally, he was approached by a gamine jeune fille and the two played a game of ping pong flirtation. Miss Y's line was, "I have been to NY, like 12 times." Mr. X's line was, "You're really cute, I'm going to put you into my phone and call you sometime." Too funny. Does that line work? Yes, it still does. Miss Y was thrilled. Later on, we overheard from someone who knows him that Mr.X has a girlfriend. No doubt, Mr. X will call Miss Y from his car.
And really, Ashley, this is why we bloggeristas should get into your shows. We hear and see things unfit to print.

I was going to stay for Pussycat Dolls. But earlier when I'd gone to Trader Joe's, Ajay the clerk looked at me and said, "So what's it going to be, a tube sock and some torn panty hose?"

Touché, Ajay. I went home and decided to let Marcos suffer through it instead.