The Met: Punk Chaos to Couture

....After a year hiatus I'm making my way back, just like my favorite fashion event The Met Gala.  It's like Christmas for the fashionistas' in all of us.

This year celebrated one of my favorite fashion movements- PUNK.  Without which I might not have found my way into the fashion world...why it seems like yesterday I was putting safety pins in my shirts, experimenting with fabric paint, and making my own clothes.  Of course I've grown out of that phase however, the inspiration is still there and it's refreshing to see the serious fashion crowd pay their respects.


My favorites on the red carpet included Sarah Jessica Parker in McQueen and Christina Ricci in Vivian Westwood- bizarrely enough not everyone got the memo as to what the theme was (eh hem Kim K, don't even get me started on why she was invited anyway)....And inside the exhibit RODARTE stole my heart after all I have been obsessed with their Fall 2008 since it first showed.

The exhibit runs until August 14th, get there before it's gone.

2011 CFDA Awards

One of my favorite fashion events -the CFDA Awards held June 7th in NYC: an entire night of celebrating fashion, what could be better? As a working professional in the fashion industry I'm interested by the foundation, the nominees, the winners etc. but I know what you want to discuss-the red carpet. One of the reasons I admire the Council of Fashion Designers of America is for their annual awards ceremony and the no-rules red carpet that leads up to it. Celebrities, designers, industry professionals, models, casual, formal, street, avante-gard....it's a fashion free for all.

I must say this year there was a bit of disappointment for this blogger. I realize the point of this event is to honor emerging designers but come on' we want to see FASHION. Any celebrity can put on a medeocore gown and pose for a picture, that's not the point here; it's about showcasing the art of fashion and your personal style. I feel better now that I've put my two cents in, you be the judge....