A week ago today was a our department's inaugural fashion show in New York City, entitled Vision in Action. Speaking for myself, it was a great night barring some minor mishaps. The preparation leading up to that day and evening was crazy, but well worth it. Here's to recap Monday and Tuesday of last week...
First off, a big THANK YOU to everyone involved in making this show a success. Without the help from Cannon, the families who donated money, the fashion department, and the Dean's Office, none of this would have been possible.
and now to recap....
Monday was long because I had woken up early to catch a 7 AM train into Penn Station, and was not feeling well in the least bit. After arriving a hour behind, I finally made it to the Lubin House to witness the mayhem that was a mini sweatshop. Sadly, I had missed one of my model's fitting by half an hour. : ( However, everything looked great in terms of alterations, and it seemed like there wouldn't be any last minute scurrying around in needing to fix anything. The realization of the show actually happening was slowly hitting me.
Tuesday was another long day because it started at 9 AM and didn't end until about 4 AM. The day began at the Lubin House with Tim to help our professors, Cannon, and Cannon's team clean up the mini sweatshop and get everything packed to be driven down the to the JP Morgan Chase Building. By 11 we were organizing rolling racks, clothing, and shoes in the main part of the venue - separating everything by collection. It was a constant go, go, go as everyone was running around, busily preparing the show down the last detail. Even though it was craxy/stressful, it was such a high being a part of it all. Although we did stop to admire the amazing view from the 60th floor. We could see almost all of New York - from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Statue of Liberty to the entire East Side. By 6 PM the reception was in full swing and I don't think anyone could have asked for a better turn out for the first show. Just before 7:30 everyone was let into the seated area to find a seat, and the show began with model/alum Emme receiving a Fashion Icon Award. I think the moment Jess' collection came out, the realization of what was occurring really hit me, and by the time my collection was ready to make its appearance I was full on nervous. Professional models (both from Elite and Fusion) truly did make a difference in how our clothing read on the runway (not to take anything away from the student models we had on campus), but they made the show all that much better. When it was all said and done, I was back to where I was in the days leading up to Tuesday night - in disbelief that any of this was happening, yet now I was in disbelief that it had happened. At the same time I felt relieved because so much went into making this night happen.
I will conclude by saying that the first round of photos are up (links are the photo section), and they will be able to describe to you how the night went better than I can with words because it is still hard to describe that evening. Except the one moment in the evening that I can easily put into words was when I received a business card from Converse by John Varvatos....that was pure shock and excitement!
So I hope you enjoy the photos. There hopefully will be more to come.
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