Fashion Baggage: A Wild Rush

It was a crazy night in New York as the shows were all starting to overlap and run together - one runs longs and is across town while the next one starts on time and is super packed - it all makes for a mad dash to and fro around the city. Being night time doesn't help the situation because cabs are starting to get a little scarce since most people are off from work and catching their rides to their nightly entertainment. Milk Studios which is known for hosting many of the fashion shows was especially jammed pack this night due to several shows and presentations going on at the same time. I had to squeeze my way through the crowd and try to fit into one of the elevators to make it to the top. The penthouse of course would be the location of the Graeme Armour show, but the elevator attendant informed me after waiting for a really long time for my ride that this metal box didn't go to the top floor. What? I was late already so I jumped off at the next stop and wound around in some dark hallways until an adorable girl told me where the back staircase was located to get to the penthouse floor for my next show. I hiked up my pants and hauled up those stairs as quickly as my little stiletto feet would carry me. To my surprise when I opened the door at the top of that staircase, I ended up not where I was expecting to be. Another adorable girl inside told me to come in anyway because the show was just starting so I hovered in a corner not to disturb all the happenings - models and dressers running everywhere, people on headphones, music pounding in my ears - I was smack in the middle of the show backstage! This was amazing seeing everything first hand from behind the scenes. I snapped a few photos but was so distracted I couldn't keep up with the pace - what a show.

Stepping onto the catwalk

Rush of models

Ready, set, go!

Love the back detail of this shimmery number

A splash of fuchsia
All clothes above from the Graeme Armour spring/summer 2012 show

Rushing back down those stairs (many, many flights), I headed off to Exit Art for the next show - Libertine. I was eager to see this collection as I knew it would be super fun with some quirk. The show was almost entirely black and white with the most over-exaggerated circles and stripes - it was graphics galore! I loved it of course, and Bill Cunningham couldn't stop taking photos. In fact, he stood up out of his chair most of the show trying to catch every detail. The crowd was super fun. It was almost 9:00 p.m. by this time so they were wound up as well as the models who brought their drinks down the runway with them!