Jason Wu Fashion Show

My fashion week season began with the ultra feminine designs of Jason Wu. As some of you may recall the beautiful white gown worn by Mrs. Obama during the inaugural ball was designed by Jason Wu.

Jason Wu's Spring 2011 fashion show took place in a studio located in soho. His collection used the softest fabrics for his long gowns, bright bold colors, smart separates, turbans, and flowers. Flower prints on dresses, pinned on lapels, constructed out of fabric that was used to cover the busts, and placed on the shoulders of long flowing gowns. Before hitting the runway, models were instructed not to smile but not to look sad. My model was Frida Gustavsson. Here she is walking moments after leaving backstage.

Once the show ended I waited on the 2nd floor for the smallest elevator ever. While I waited, so did a fashion model. I was soo busy catching up on missed calls and emails that I didn’t notice who she was. After exiting the elevator and walking onto the street paparazzi camera flashes went off but they weren’t for me! They were for the model who I rode the elevator with. Still unaware of whom she was, I quickly selected the camera setting on my blackberry and snapped these pictures.

So, who's the mystery model? Anyone...

Bye Bye Bryant Park

After years of runways shows taking place on the Bryant Park lawn, this year was the first to host New York Fashion Week at Lincoln Center. For the past 10 years, just about every show I’ve done took place in Bryant Park. Considering that it was a few blocks east of the hustle and bustle of Times Square, being at Bryant Park provided a cool chic downtown vibe. I found a few old pictures that I've collected from previous years of working New York Fashion Week.

Donna Karan ~ Fall Fashion Week

Angela Bassett ~ Spring 2005 Fashion Week

The new Lincoln Center location created a mellow and relaxed vibe. Being further north of the city at Lincoln Center placed the tents off the hectic path of the city’s main traffic flow of both cars and trains. Instead of the shows taking place inside the halls of Lincoln Center, the tents were set up on the lawn of Damrosch Park within Lincoln Center.

Next up Jason Wu Fashion Show...