nyfw = exhaustion

wow. fashion week is over.
yay?
yes. yay.
while fashion week was extremely fun, it was also a ton of work, and wednesday, when i got back to the office after the rachel zoe show i was ready to go to sleep, but instead i got to work another four hours. the rachel show was a bit hectic. just really hot and a lack of communication on a few factors.
some photos of the wes gordon and rachel zoe show.

wes

christina hendricks. right side

but still exciting none the less.

i am so ready for the weekend. actually, im ready to get a bottle of wine and put my feet up.

rachel

the front row - katie cassidy, coco rocha, jessica hart, olivia palermo
and yes, she is as rude in real life as she was on the hills

so mayebelline and essie were the make up people behind all our shows. representatives have been in the office for a few weeks putting together nail polish and make up kits for the shows and its been so hard not to just run back there, shove it all in a bag and take off. well today, i found out they literally just threw out all the make up they had left over. so after work, my friend stefanie and i went dumpster diving. and we have no shame. because as we put it, we got more money out of the dive than the internship. they literally threw out over a thousand dollars worth of make up. and i made off with a good size loot. 

im seriously become a celebrity magnet in the city. on our walk to the subway, stefanie and i saw a red carpet and a crowd, but it was a small theatre, so i didn't think anything of it. she told me to get my phone ready just in case, and sure enough it was the nyc premiere of don jon and BOOM there was joseph gordon levitt. we made eye contact a few times, and im expecting a call tomorrow. 

fashion week pt. 1

well, sadly, fashion week is almost half way over! at least this event happens 2x a year...but that is still too long to wait.

so friday night i had the pleasure of working the billy reid show. it was not at lincoln center, but this old, no longer running hotel in chelsea. the runway was in the rooftop garden and it was beautiful.

i was helping out with backstage and vip check in. things for the most part went smoothly. i was able to ride the elevator with matt bomer and will forte. matt was gorgeous and flawless, but shorter than i expected.

once everyone was checked in, i got to go upstairs and watch the show. while the clothes were not to my personal taste for mens fashion, i felt the clothes/atmosphere/music/entire aesthetic was PERFECT. the music was actually a live orchestra and it was phenomenal.

saturday i was stoked to be working the monique lhuillier show. i spent the first part of the day still getting things for my room. i know some of you have been bugging for pictures, but they will come when its finished. you cant rush art! ;)

after that, i went to lincoln center early to meet up with my friend paul and some of his friends to people watch. i met paul when we studied together in london and admiring the fashion outside of lincoln center was such a treat for both of us.

this guy stole the show

had to show up in work outfit :/
not the most stylish

 when six rolled around, i entered through the backstage of the white tents and met up with the other interns and our bosses. it was a confusing ordeal, because monique is not our client, but we still went to help out. however, no one gave the interns instructions at first and we were all literally just standing backstage for thirty minutes. finally we were taken to the actual tent and were told to just stand there again and help guests find their seats if necessary. i stood there for about twenty minutes, watching the models practice, the light crew get everything right and the music guys testing volume.

finally it was time to let the guests in. bam. first two people i saw were the jays! mr. jay and ms. jay

yes. there were as fabulous as you would think

also spotted - emmy rossum and stacy keibler

once people were seated, i went behind them and just watched the show! it was BEAUTIFUL. it was such a pinch me moment, when the lights came on and the music started, i was like, holy crap. i am watching a show at new york fashion week! such an amazing moment.

afterwards, we hung out in the lounge of the center that only ticketed guests could be in. 

it felt pretty cool.

when it was all over i got some dinner and wine with my fellow intern and just soaked in the whole experience that we were living in new york and going to fashion week.

******

sunday morning i awoke early to do a 5k. my roommate's mom and sister are visiting and we all went to do the susan komen walk for a cure 5k in central park. the weather lately has been BEAUTIFUL! warm but NOT humid thank goodness.

decorated in so much swag

 we got a delicious brunch after and realized we were sitting next to robin roberts. i officially have had my first celebrity in their natural environment spotting ha. probably more to come as well.

that is all for now. stay tuned to catch part 2 - wes gordon and rachel zoe!

hey guys

hey guys. guess what? guess what week it is?
no, not my birthday week.

its fashion week!

at lincoln center!

i never expected to be working fashion week, but here i am, working FOUR shows! 

friday night - billy reid

saturday night - monique lhuillier

next week - rachel zoe and wes gordon

here i will be helping out backstage, or helping with check in, or escorting people to their seats. i am super excited for this opportunity.

today at work one of our brands was hosting a casting for bathing suit models. so i showed up to work with about four 6'+, stick thin girls walking around the office in their bathing suits. quite the morning surprise.

there is already an increased amount of energy in the office and i love it. i thrive off that. i am personally not SUPER busy because the two AEs that i work for do not have clients showing at fashion week, so its not as crazy for me as the other interns, but i still manage to stay pretty busy.

so im off to get my beauty rest because i have some long days ahead of me. enjoy your weekends!

home!

finally, after five weeks of shuffling from hotel to hotel to sublease, i. am. home!

this morning i moved into my new place, got my bed, got a dresser, and ventured into bed bath and beyond. unfortunately most of my belongings are still on their way to me, but i am just so happy to be settled. i LOVE my new place. its HUGE for nyc standards, clean, in an amazing neighborhood on the upper west side and its with an amazing roomie, so i am feeling very blessed. there are also about five fro-yo places in a 2 block radius, so im definitely happy on that front.

perfect for a hot and humid day

amazing things near/in my neighborhood:

• near two subways that lead right to work
• movie theatre
• two gyms
• aldo
• barnes and nobles
• starbucks
• michaels
• sephora
• whole foods
• short bus rides to BBB and trader joes

i am so happy. now im just waiting for my wall decor and i need a few more pieces of furniture. but i am starting to feel more like a new yorker every day. how long must one live in the city to safely call themselves a new yorker? or is there a checklist of things one must do? like steal someone elses cab?

so far, to feel more like a new yorker, i have:

• hailed multiple cabs
• taken the bus
• moved furniture by hand numerous blocks and avenues to avoid taking a taxi or paying for movers
• i work here....
• i have an apartment...
• given CORRECT directions

size 13 shoe. size of my forearm

 clearly we listen at work

    now for some signage sunday!

i want to live in the mimosa apartments

preach

so i will post pictures of my apartment once its finished. this week starts crazy prep work for fashion week and then fashion week starts thursday! i will probably be helping at 2-3 shows and 2-3 after parties. let the madness begin!

london vs. new york

i know i have to give new york a chance, as i am currently comparing it to london, an amazing city i lived in for 4 months, and i have only lived in the city for about 3 weeks. since this doesn't seem like a fair comparison, i will just compare the london tube to the nyc subway.

hands down. london takes this trophy.
why you may ask? oh let me tell you the ways

1. the london tube is WAYYY cleaner. i never saw any garbage in the underground, as opposed to the garbage filled tunnels in nyc. the trains themselves are also cleaner.
2. the tube actually makes sense! please look at the two maps below and make a judgement.

   

   source

   if the new york map could talk, it'd say - blahhhh im a clusterfuck and im just going to confuse the crap out of you. oh. and im only really going to run north/south, with the occasional west/east. oh, and you see all the stops on this line? well only certain trains stop at them. thats right. i may run on this line, but i ain't gonna stop at every stop. why would i? that makes no sense. ha, no, you have to catch the right train. silly people. where do you think you are, london?
   
   

   

   source

   if the london map could talk, it'd say - cheers mate! where you do you want to go? i can take you there because i basically run all over the city in every direction. i just want to help you out. and don't worry, i stop at every stop on my line. if your stop is not on this line, don't worry. i can easily make lots of connections and transfers. just enjoy yourself and sit back. 
   
   
   now, of course i am so grateful for the subway. 8 million people, including myself, would be screwed without it. but i guess i was just spoiled with london's system
   
   
   4. there are no beggars in the london tube. or if there are, i never saw them walking from cart to cart. 
   5. how you enter!! in new york, you must slide your thin metro card like a credit card. in london, you can get a nice plastic card that you just quickly scan on the machine. so you can actually keep it in your wallet and just move quickly through scanning it as you head off to your destination. in new york, no such thing. its a swipe card that can easily be damaged by folding or water.
   6. this one isn't a big deal, but in london, there is an entrance/exit to the tube and thats it. once inside, you decide what direction you go. in new york, you have to find the right entrance - do you want to go uptown or downtown? like i said, not THAT big of a deal, but something to point out.
   7. in new yorks defense, i am SO grateful for the AC always blasting in the tube. 
   TGFAC!
   
   
   all in all, london just wins. this isn't meant to sound snooty, just a girl and her observations.
   
   

   

   winner winner