The show before the show

Some people think the front row is more important, or at least entertaining, then the show. Other's get really upset by the amount of attention the front row gets and feels as if it's taking fashion from being a form of art to being a gossip ridden "Scene".

I'm somewhere in between, I don't really care about who was sitting in the front row but I want to know what they all wore.

Here are a couple of really nice examples from A'Detacher show last NYFW

Fun Day at D&A

Going to D&A is like a visit to a candy museum, you are looking at the coolest, newest most awesome things but can't wear or buy any of it! 

Designer & Agents is a small fashion trade show that take place right after NYFW. in which smaller companies, up and coming designers, showrooms and difusion lines can show their collection to potential buyers without having to go through the effort and considerable expense of having a fashion presentation \ runway show.

I especially like this event because in most of the booths you get to meet and talk to the actual designer, and I feel l seeing the person behind a brand always gives me a better understanding of what the collection is about.

Also, it's a really nice way to see how fashion forward people dress for a long and very tiering work day. 

what to wear to a fashion shoot?

The obvious choice would be to answer "Something fashionable", however that is mostly wrong, shoot days are often very long, working and running non-stop, eating on the go and trying to get twice as many shots done in about half the time. So the answer is, wear something comfortable, but if you manage to allso look stylish, you get extra points...
 

Rehearsal

Strangely enough, the people who are dressed most sensibly for Fashion Week are the models. They know that the people they need to impress will see them on the runway, clad in top designer outfit and made up to look gorgeous. Once the show is over, they'll have to run to the next one (sensible shoes), in an uncomfortable weather (good jacket and sweater) then sit for another 3 hours to have their hair and make up done (comfortable pants).

Still, they are beautiful young women with strong knowledge of fashion and their own personal style.

A show rehearsal is the perfect time to see models in their own attire and appreciate their sense of dressing up.

Sally LaPointe FW2013

I've been following Sally LaPointe carear for the past 5 seasons. She is one of those designer who would fit right in Paris or Milan fashion week - stylish, dark theatrical garments that are not quite wearable by ordinary human beings. However, since the American fashion market is a lot more about marketability and wearability, It's been fascinating to see Sally exploration into finding the right balance without looking the trademarks of her personal style.

Last season, I felt like that balance was achieved perfectly, and so I was real curious to see what she will come up with next.

I was really pleasantly surprise to see that not only she kept all of her motifs but added a few totally new and exciting themes to her collection. Her staple waist sleets, drapery and tail coats, were joined by harder materials such as patented leather, stamped leather and heavy wool, creating body distorting armor like silhouettes. And her digital prints evolved into a combination of vertebrae Rorschach like shapes and a really intriguing glossy to matte umbre.

It felt as if a chamber music composer just discovered the full range symphonious orchestra and is taking her first step into opening her body of work to larger, richer more complex ideas.

As usual, I always leave her shows, trying to figure out what she'll surprise me with next.

Beautiful Crowd at Sally LaPointe

I'm going to talk about the actual show later, but I just wanted to say that the whole show experience was wonderful. It was located in an old bus terminal in the piers, and the building was pretty rundown, which made it feel like some type of secret place. The space was gigantic and industrial and super specious. And the crowed was a really nice mixture of buyers, bloggers and media.