My morning plans got squashed today and all of the runway shows that I am hitting are later this evening. So I had the whole afternoon open to explore New York and meet up with a few fellow fashion bloggers. Not to be controlled by New York's awful humidity and 100% chance of rain I strapped on my
Patricia Field bondage shoes and headed out.
I started walking towards the tents and was actually going to take a cab to FIT but I suddenly got very brave and decided to walk. All of you New Yorkers are probably laughing at me right now but I am coming from LA where walking is unheard of.
The walk wasn't so bad, well aside from the cat calls and bad pick-up lines. "Hey girl you smell good! What kinda perfume you got on!" doesn't turn me on. I had to look this one up but someone said to me "Tu es perfecto pero muy flaco." Apparently in this greasy man's eyes I am perfect but too thin. Little does he know my broken body image takes that as a compliment.
Anyways, I did make it to FIT in one piece and saw the new exhibit called Gothic "Dark Glamour." I really enjoyed it as it goes right along with my new look for fall 2008. The exhibit featured pieces by Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens, Rodarte's 2008/9 collection based on Japanese horror films, and more.
Not only were there some amazing garments, there were some really cool quotes written on the walls ...
"Fashion must die and die quickly, in order that it can begin to live" -- Coco Chanel
" One must forgive fashion everything, because it dies so young" -- poet Jean Cocteau (friend of Coco)
"Fashion mocks death" -- philosopher Walter Benjamin
The end of my afternoon was like death to my hair. It started raining as I was heading back to my hotel and apparently NYC cab drivers don't let wet people. I suppose two years in Los Angeles has completely spoiled me because I can no longer handle moisture (unless it's in a pool) and humidity. Hoping that tonight will be dry and tomorrow will be a sunnier day.
