A couple days ago, I attended the beautiful wedding of my good friends Joan and Jonathan on a sunny beach in Cancun. As you might already know, it’s tough to find a tropical looking dress in the dead of winter. So I went with a classic little black dress by Cynthia Rowley and styled it with the brightest of accessories. I started with my favorite pair of Anne Klein yellow heels (similar) to match the sun and complimented them with gold accessories in the form of my vintage store find Just Cavalli bag and a Glass Layering Necklace (similar) from C.Wonder. Now, if only I could click my yellow heels together and immediately be transported out of chilly New York back to the beaches of Cancun…
I could get used to sunshine and yellow shoes
Before the ceremony, I couldn’t help but strike a pose
I don’t secretly work as a nanny to a family of mean rich people on Park Ave. or anything like Scarlett Johansson in The Nanny Diaries, but I think I just met my Harvard Hottie. Well, I sort of met him. Today, on my way home from work somewhere in between Port Authority and the Theater District, I passed a blue-eyed brown-haired guy wearing a white Harvard T-shirt. I looked at him and he looked back at me at the same moment. Then there on one of the most highly congested New York City street corners, we made eye contact for a second time.
By the second time, I knew he was just as interested in seeing me again as I was in seeing him. As I turned the corner and crossed the street, we both looked over our shoulders once more to glance at one another. I wish I would have said something to him. “Hi” or “Hello I’m Vicky” would have been sufficient and could have very well resulted in dinner Friday night. I know this totally sounds like one of those creepy Craig’s List rants, but I’m serious. Please help me find my Harvard Hottie!! If you know a hot guy fitting this description who owns a white Harvard T-shirt with crimson lettering who passed a girl wearing a black ruffled Cynthia Rowley dress with a pink tank top under it, kindly let me know immediately.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week begins this week. Sadly there is nothing I can do as far as Social Media Week colliding with it. However, along with deciphering a subway map, I have also discovered ways to take Fashion Week the same way Kourtney and Kim have taken New York. Although we all aspire to have a seat next to the runway like Anna Wintour, it is not always going to happen. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t experience all of the fun and excitement that is Fashion Week. The clothes are awesome and all, but in the end, everyone is really in it for the parties and free champagne. Here are five rules to live by if you plan on conquering Fashion Week from the bottom up.
Rule #1 Show Off Your Dark Side: Though you may be tempted to splurge on a colorful couture outfit to stand out among the fashion community, there is really no need to do that. In fact, I highly discourage it. The idea is not to call attention to yourself, but to the clothes being displayed on the runway. Neutral tones of black and grey are the way to go. Now is the time to break out that signature little black dress you already have in your closet.
Rule #2 Don’t Cause a Champagne Crisis: Free champagne and organic cocktails are two of the many benefits of being invited to exclusive Fashion Week events. Always drink responsibly. In the event that you are done consuming alcohol for the night, yet still want to invoke an image of Fashion Week excess, sip diet ginger ale from your champagne flute and the night is all yours.
Rule #3 Blow is Never the Way to Go: 80s inspired styles belong on the runway, not up your nose. Please enjoy a drug-free Fashion Week.
Rule #4 Beware of Creepy Old Men: Believe it or not, creepy old men that should be hitting up Match.com, run rampant at Fashion Week waiting for some model or onlooker to get wasted or become desperate. Stay as far away as possible from these individuals. Not only are they annoying, they are trouble.
Rule #5 Pretend to Know Everything & Everyone, Even if you Don’t: To act as if you know fashion, is to know fashion. Throughout the course of Fashion Week, the people you meet will bring up names of designers, models, etc. that you have never heard of. Never reveal your ignorance. Superficial answers like “Yes, they are so inspiring” are completely sufficient.
