New York Fashion Week Fall: Saturday Preview

written by Jennifer Jackson, New York

With Saturday comes a long awaited day! I will attend the Lacoste show at 11am and then Toni Maticevski at noon. New York will be welcoming international fashion designers for both shows. First (and very exciting) Christophe Lemaire, in from Paris, will direct the Lacoste runway. These designs I am already familiar with, BUT can't wait to see the runway impact. I will give you the entire down-low after viewing the show, letting you in on an insider point of view.

At noon it's Toni Maticevski. The Australian native is a new name to me, but from what I have seen and read, his design vision is forward, inventive, and refreshing. I look forward to feeling an understanding of his designs from the runway. I promise to interpret Maticevski's catwalk with honesty and completeness.

Later, for now!

New York Fashion Week Preview: Primping for the Main Events

written by Jennifer Jackson, NY


Like many others, I'm preparing, Waiting...Longing...Anticipating...Tapping my pen anxiously on an open notebook page. Hooking up with designers, making sure my name is on the list, hoping I'll get to more shows than are currently jotted into my calendar. That's right, I'm a Marc Jacobs hopeful (Crossing my fingers and saying my prayers, but I know it won't be until next year).

It's that time again, Fashion Week, and I'm pretty sure that my intuition is correct about the highly anticipated unveiling of the newest trends. But, that's just me, you've got to maintain a bit of confidence in this haughty fashion world. I haven't prepared my outfits, have not coordinated any jewelery with new shoes, because I wear the same symbolic jewelry every day of my life, that's what gets me through the days, that's my life. BUT, I can't wait to see all of the fashionistas that crowd the velvet rope lines, CAN'T Wait! Those people always evoke a certain level of anxiety in me, and that's the way it has to be to, it's like a part of the check list when producing a fashion show: Crowd uncertain wavering of self-inferiority? Check. Oh, but don't worry! They only allow that feeling long enough for it to stir up your complex before they pack you into the arena. They want the space full past the maximum, stuffed so that the media will portray their designer as more popular than the other one in the tent over there.

Oh Fashion Week...and I've been to quite a few. Los Angeles, Paris, New York, all slightly different, with their own quirks, but all relative. All of them exciting, ego boosting, and fun, especially when you know where to find the fun. More about the viewers or more about the designers? It goes both ways.

I myself am very excited about the coming days. As with any day in New York, I am not quite sure what will happen tomorrow, but I do know that I will be giving you feedback and coverage of some sure to be interesting shows. More to come on those, so please, stay tuned!