I shot this video with Robert Verdi last February at his Luxe Laboratory during New York Fashion Week. However, thanks to technology issues, I nearly lost it! Now, with NYFW starting again, I thought it would be a good time to finally share it. In the video, Robert talks about what it means to be at the top of your game, dressing celebrities for the red carpet (his clients include Eva Longoria Parker, Kathy Griffin and Ana Ortiz) and getting a (personal) life.
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Carmen Marc Valvo drew inspiration for his Fall 2010 collection from the Ang Lee film, "Lust, Caution
Anika Noni Rose and Sherri E. Shepherd at the show. I also snapped a picture of Vanessa Williams, but it was only good enough as a Tweetphoto. There is a glimpse of her in the video.
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Naeem Khan's Fall 2010 collection was one of the highlights of New York's Fall Fashion Week for me. His Spring 2010 collection was amazing and his Fall 2010 collection was even better. Of course, I planned to have this video up a few days later but, after more than a few glitches with editing my videos thanks to computer issues (I won't bore you with the details), I just gave up on it until my patience returned. Well, it's back! Sort of...
The video features MAC's Kristin Gallegos (working on model Sessilee Lopez) and Laurent Philippon of Bumble and bumble sharing their makeup and hair tricks backstage at the show.
I really enjoyed meeting and chatting with Pauletta Washington before the show.
It was also great to see the Wall Street Journal's Teri Agins, stylist extraordinaire June Ambrose and eBay Style Director, Constance White.
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During fashion week, I had a chance to take a look at Monique Pean's Fall/Winter 2010 jewelry collection. Péan, a former investment banker, was recently a runner-up for the CDFA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award.
Describing Péan's line of jewelry as eco-friendly is an understatement. Along with working with indigenous artists who received fair-trade wages, she will only use recycled gold, conflict-free diamonds and other sustainable material in her jewelry. After her 16-year-old sister Vanessa was killed in an accident in 2005, she founded the Vanessa Pean Foundation, an
organization that benefits education in Haiti. Several hundred Haitian students have received scholarships and, after the devastating earthquake in January 2010, the foundation has been active in emergency relief efforts.
Péan's philanthropic efforts extend to her jewelry line. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of her jewelry goes to Charity: Water, the organization dedicated to providing clean drinking water to underdeveloped nations.
The jewelry is the opening collage will be available in the fall.
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