The Actor's Boutique

Being a blogger who isn’t as famous as others (but that’s okay), I ended up being a face in the crowd at one of New York Fashion Week’s first shows. 

After looking on Instagram, I saw a picture of Anna Dello Russo, Hallie Steinfeld and Anna Wintour by the main post office for a show. Realizing I was close by, I practically sprinted to the location with my little Nikon Coolpix in hand ready to snap away. 

The show was Rag & Bone. There I was, a little unknown fashion student who looked so out of place with her little camera standing with all of these photographers waiting to see someone familiar. 

When the show let out, Anna Wintour herself was the first person I spotted. Though she didn’t stop for pictures, you can kind of see her in this one: 

After she left, it was a free-for-all. I went into the crowd snapping away at whoever I could find that looked important. I saw one blogger I knew of, a Teen Vogue editor that I had met a few months ago, and people that looked to be socialites filled to the forehead with plastic surgery. And yet, almost everyone I know at my school is dying to be one of those people. The ones who get the pass to get into the tents or any show they please. 

As I stood there in awe, I kept thinking to myself, “Who are these people? Which are the bloggers, the photographers, the important people? All of these people can’t be that important.”

I came out of that day dream and finally started to shoot. Someone I absolutely recognized was actress Gabrielle Union. No one was taking pictures of her, surprisingly, so I kindly asked if she’d pose for this blog. She said yes with a huge smile, as you can see in the final product below:

Lastly, as I was walking away from the scene, I happened to be walking behind one of the most influential people in fashion: Anna Dello Russo. My heart almost dropped. Instead of asking her for a picture, I simply stepped to the side and took one of her… as I walked by Hallie Steinfeld. 

So, that was my little impromptu adventure. Just another blogger trying to get into Fashion Week. Every year I always think to myself, “I’ll be in there one day.”

While you were fangirling in front of your television watching One Direction on the VMAs, I was out trudging through SoHo. My cousin and I tried to meet anyone and everyone we could on the one night the public is allowed to be a part of New York Fashion Week: Fashion’s Night Out. Surprisingly, this is Anna Wintour’s brainchild. Maybe she’s not so cold-hearted after all. It was my cousin’s first time ever attending FNO, so of course I wanted to make sure she had a great time. 

First stop was Bloomingdales to grab some FNO shirts for some people to sign. I have now made this a tradition that every year, I buy a shirt and have someone I meet during the night sign it. My first year, Michael Kors and Michelle ‘Milly’ Smith penned their signatures while last year Robert Verdi did the honors. 

Since SoHo started to get a little crazy as the night went on, we went a few blocks away from the chaos to Christian Siriano’s new store on Elizabeth Street and E. Houston. The line to get in wasn’t too bad and once we were in, we could actually talk to Christian as well as his boyfriend/DJ for the night, Brad Walsh. 

This wasn’t my first time meeting the “Project Runway” alum. Two years ago, I met him on the street as a freshman during my very first week of school. My cousin, however, was a little star struck, considering this was her first ever celebrity meeting. We took a picture and got Mr. Siriano to kindly sign our t-shirts before we left. His new store is small, but his talent and crisp designs are present everywhere you look. 

After meeting Christian, we took a quick cupcake break at Billy’s Bakery, one of NYC’s greatest places to get dessert. Then we went back to the chaotic scene of West Broadway. 

As we went up and down the street most of the night, we did see one celebrity that I couldn’t get a picture of. We had walked into Kate Spade to see if anything special was going on. As we walked through the store, I spotted a familiar man leaving before I could get a picture: Brad Goreski. 

I LOVE this man and what he does. I understand that some in the industry don’t like him because of the whole Rachel Zoe ‘did he use her to get his own fame or not’ argument, but I think he’s amazing. I saw the glasses and hair out of the corner of my eye and almost had a heart attack. Even though I didn’t get a picture, NYFW has just started, so he’ll be here all week. 

Our night really was successful. It couldn’t have been a better night for the two of us. I hope you all had a great Fashion’s Night Out, too. HAPPY FASHION WEEK!

Tonight was one of the biggest events in the fashion industry, Fashion’s Night Out! Every year, the day before Fashion Week, our favorite stars come out to meet, YOU, the consumer to help be a part of this wonderful time of the year.

This year, I headed to Saks Fifth Avenue to see Joe Jonas. It was a long wait but it was worth it. I’ll post photos below (BTW, I wasn’t front row. Thanks, camera with super zoom!). Disney actress Anna Marie Perez de Tangle from “Camp Rock” was there to watch her former co-star and fashion designer, Simon Spurr came on and introduced Joe. He’s a lovely guy who has a fantastic British accent. I saw him come in and thought it was adorable how his parents were with him! I hope he does well since he’s very young and should feel really honored to already be in Saks and have a whole event with his name on it.

After Saks, my friend and I headed to Bergdorfs to see Robert Verdi, who she interns for. We watched him play a game with some shoppers and then he kindly signed my FNO shirt. Before we headed upstairs to see Robert, we spotted stylist Phillip Bloch on the first floor.

I can’t wait for next year!!! So far, the last two years have been super fun.

Oh, and did I mention my friend and I spotted Anna Wintour? In the words of Rachel Zoe, “I die!”

Here are the pictures:

Volunteer t-shirt from the Boy Meets Girl show!

Check out pictures from the show! The two models I dressed are pictures 42 and 43 in the album.

Tonight I had the amazing opportunity of working at the Boy Meets Girl fashion show. This was the first ever Fashion Week runway show for the brand created by Stacy Igel.

First off, I’d like to mention, that just because a show is not at the tents at Lincoln Center doesn’t mean that it’s not big. This show was huge! How huge? J Alexander, Kat DeLuna, Ramona Singer (who I got to speak with!) and even John Mayer (it was rumored) were at the show. And who opened for the event? Ms. Natasha Beddingfield! She sounded AMAZING! And she was so sweet, taking tons of pictures backstage!

While we were lining up the models, I happened to run into Ms. Ramona from Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of NYC”. I shook hands with her and she was thankful when I told her I was a fan of her show.

Not only were the celebs nice, but so were the models! They were fantastic to work with and were so personable. Not only were the models this way, but Stacy herself made it a point to introduce herself to all of us and worked directly backstage with all of us. That really helped and it was so great to see how all of her efforts and hard work for this season paid off.

Anyway, the clothes for Fall 2011 from Boy Meets Girl crazy cute! Not only do they have a great, unique look to them, but they’re comfy at the same time!

The show was streamed live on the brand’s website www.boymeetsgirlusa.com.

Thank you so much Boy Meets Girl!