A SIGHTING IN SOHO: STOP THE PRESSES!!!!!!!
By Anita Sarko
Friday, 1/9/2009 11:50 AM
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Sometimes I forget that I live in a special city. After a while, glamorous Manhattan just became HOME. And what does one do at home? You know…boring shit…like having to exchange a sweater that I somehow bought in the wrong size, despite having tried it on in the RIGHT size. THAT was a drag…a mysterious drag, but still a drag.
Therefore, off I went back to Uniglo, hoping the cashmere sale was still on and hoping that they would still have that gorgeous purple turtleneck in the right size. As I rounded the corner from the 6 train to Broadway, I was confronted by a scene out of a movie! Actually seeing a scene being shot for a movie is so commonplace in NYC, I've ceased asking the workers lounging around outside the trailers what's shooting. I just quickly glance to see if someone famous is visible and either ... Read More
FASHION WEEK: BETSEY JOHNSON
By Anita Sarko
Saturday, 1/3/2009 9:05 PM
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As usual, Betsey’s show was joyous. It’s always fun to see old friends there and Betsey and Chantal’s personalities permeate the atmosphere. You can’t feel depressed at a Betsey Johnson show. Well, you CAN, but it requires great conviction. Before one recent show, a temporary cap suddenly dislodged itself in my mouth, so I became cranky as hell. I was in such PAIN, I had to dislodge the rest of myself and scamper off to the dentist. I missed the entire presentation. (sob) I chatted with my old friend Nick Graham, the great genius behind Joe Boxer. He had just arrived that morning and was off to London. Nick provided one of the most unforgettable Fashion Week moments years ago when he staged his show, the final one of the week, in ICELAND. We all met in a private Icelandic Air lounge where the party had already started. ... Read More
FASHION WEEK: MARC!
By Anita Sarko
Saturday, 1/3/2009 9:00 PM
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Happily, I live two minutes from the New York State Armory, which has always been (except for a VERY few times) the home of Marc’s shows. In fact, as I was peddling past the Armory late in the afternoon of the Monday show, I spied current SHE’S EVERYWHERE! SHE’S EVERYWHERE! It-model, Agyness Deyn…who looks like another of the funny-named spawn of the late infamous Brit mess Paula Yates… meandering about the side door. And many people were going in and out to many trucks. Showtime! I love living so near because I can just leave home right at showtime and, if the start time been held up (as it usually is), I can go back home until it is REALLY slated to go on. That’s a great option when the weather is poor and they won’t even let people in the front door. This time, I literally floated ... Read More
FASHION WEEK CONTINUES: VICTORIA SECRET’S SWEET SUITE
By Anita Sarko
Saturday, 1/3/2009 8:58 PM
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God, am I glad I went to this! Thankfully, the sky had rained itself out by sun-up, so I climbed on my trusty pink Schwinn and peddled over to the Bryant Park Hotel on Sunday. I parked the bike and walked through Bryant Park, which was packed with people noshing and enjoying the fab weather. I passed a photographer from PMc past, who, though enjoying a beverage and basking in the sun, was bemoaning the lack of celebrities. Poor baby. Really poor baby since, just as I crossed the front of the entrance to the tents, ANNA was click-clacking down the steps to the street. The bob and glasses were in place and she was wearing a colorful yellow summery cotton full bell-ish skirt. This was topped with a white man’s shirt. Maybe it was Shelby’s. Got to the hotel and shocked the person with the list because ... Read More
FASHION EEEK!!!!!!!! BEGINS FOR ME: PATRICIA FIELD
By Anita Sarko
Saturday, 1/3/2009 8:57 PM
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“Oh, Anita’s going to write ALL about it!” I heard Patty McMelt say to somebody, as we assembled our rain gear while exiting the Edison Ballroom. Easy for HIM to say! Nevertheless, here I am tap-tapping away in the wee hours on the ol’ Mac (the desktop, not Patrick) in order to please Masser. (Sob) “It” referred to the spectacular spectacle we had just witnessed: “Destination Style”, Pat Field and David Dalrymple’s ROCKIN’ fashion show. It was a regular happening, a be-in, a celebration, a glorious attack on one’s senses, etc., etc. In fact, unlike 99% of Fashion Week offerings, it was FUN! What a brave new concept! Before I go any further, I would like to thank Loren and Christopher for saving my giant ass by seeing that that ass was seated after I was given a dreaded STANDING assignment. “I’d rather go home than stand.” I ... Read More