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11th - 18th |
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New York Fashion Scene
by
Sara McDermott |
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Fashion and the
world of Hollywood are closely linked. It is through the
influence of Hollywood celebrities and film that hot new styles
trickle down from A-listers to the masses and that affordable
knock-offs begin to appear in stores those masses frequent. And
don’t thin that independent films aren’t as influential as the
big-budget flicks-wherever there’s an audience that audience is
influenced. Visibility in Hollywood whether on-screen or about
town and in tabloids means demand everywhere else.
Not to suggest, though, that this is a once-way street with
Hollywood calling all the shorts. Stars don’t just dictate what
plays well in the world of fashion; the world of fashion
dictates what many stars are going to be pulling on in the
morning when they go to the wardrobe. New collects on the runway
translate into the costumes for all types of characters.
From February 11th to the 18th, New York will bear witness to
what is perhaps the greatest testament to the similarities
between red carpets and runway: New York Fashion Week. For eight
glorious days, big-name designers and models will give it their
all on the catwalk, and A-list celebrities from around the globe
will turn up to see the latest trends – and choose their
favourite pieces.
During Fashion Week. There’s bound to be quite a stir around
design houses who reign as fashion royalty: Mizrahi, Herrera,
Von Furstenberg, Wang … However, there’s bound to be equal stir
around those who will be in the audience. Last year’s guests
includes Charlize Theron, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Lopez, Lindsay
Lohan, Winona Ryder and Rosario Dawson, just to name a few.
Rumour has it that, come February 11th, many of the same stars,
along with other notables like Brook Shields, will take seats in
the white tents at Bryant Park. While big designers command
respect in the fashion world and the fashion-savvy, takes a
major celebrity face-and-body-to help give them the exposure to,
well… all the other worlds.
Who knows what the Fashion Week will bring? Many have their own
predictions but whatever comes strolling down the catwalk, one
thing is certain: many of the faces in the audience will be the
same faces we know and love from film. And in the days following
the event, their pictures will be in every magazine and on every
celebrity news program, with details on whose shows they went
to, what designers they like-and, of course, who they’re
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