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Best of September 2012 Fashion Mag. Covers!

Thursday, October 11, 2012 — In case you missed these, here’s a roundup of some of the more notable ‘September’ issue fashion magazine covers. Though I vowed not to feature Kim Kardashian on DOH ever, for any reason (lol), New York Magazine’s cover of her was quite flattering.

My favorite covers are Elle Magazine featuring model Lindsey Wixom (one of my favorites) and Gwen Stefani on Harper’s Bazaar, who apparently never ages!

Written by Sharifa Crawford: Sharifa is a freelance writer, special events coordinator, and fashion enthusiast in every sense of the term. While her interests lie in the business of fashion and intellectual property law, she has also maneuvered the fashion trenches working at Sachin + Babi (an emerging designer in NY’s Garment District that works with the likes of Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera). Sharifa holds a Bachelor’s in Advertising from Michigan State University.

Highlights from Sarah Jessica Parker/Anna Wintour Obama Fundraiser!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 — Can you imagine the conversations, deal making, and life-long friendships cemented at last Thursday’s $40,000 per person fundraiser for President Obama? I can’t…and yet I live!

Co-hosted by famed Vogue editor, Anna Wintour and Sarah Jessica Parker (who opened up her West Village townhouse), the star-studded evening included Meryl Streep, Michael Kors, Solange Knowles, model Chanel Iman, and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Besides hobnobbing and swooning, the evening included music and speech by the president. Donning a black lace dress, the Sex and the City star greeted guests as Trombone Shorty, a trombone and trumpet player from New Orleans, performed musical selections. (Sidebar: his music is kind of awesome http://www.tromboneshorty.com/, but I digress). 

Guests sat at a long table decorated with flowers and votive candles. I wasn’t surprised to find out that Bravo tv exec. and host Andy Cohen managed to score one of the best seats in the house —> right across the table from FLOTUS (Michelle Obama)! #jealous

Click on the pictures above for arrivals and departures of the fabulous dinner party fundraiser!

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-anna-wintour-mediamt1thewrap44256-20120614,0,2421192.story

Red Carpet Looks from the 2012 Met Ball - NYC

Check out this collage of some of my favorite looks from last week’s Costume Institute Gala (better known as the Met Ball). A celebration of the annual opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s fashion exhibit, celebrities, models, designers, and athletes descended onto the red carpet for this invite-only affair. Famous faces included Anna Wintour (US Vogue editor), Carine Roitfeld (former editor of Vogue Paris), Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Beyonce, Sarah Gisele, Chanel Iman, and more!

This year’s fashion exhibit entitled “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations”, compares and contrasts the works of designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada. While moving through the dresses and ensembles that have Prada one of the most influential fashion houses, the collection is certainly pared down (compared to the excess of last year’s Alexander McQueen exhibit).

“Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” is now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Sources:
http://www.Fashion.telegraph.co.uk
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/arts/design/schiaparelli-and-prada-impossible-conversations-at-met.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Schiaparelli

CFDA Celebrates 50^th Anniversary with FIT Exhibit Opening

The Council of Fashion Designers of America celebrated its 50^th anniversary last Thursday with the opening of Impact, an exhibition at FIT which features 100 garments and accessories created by members of the council over the past five decades. The opening night gala included some of the biggest names within the American design cohort including Diane von Furstenberg, president of the CFDA, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, Betsey Johnson, Zac Posen, Kenneth Cole, Vogue editor, Anna Wintour, Kate Winslet, and more. The event is one of many planned to celebrate the 50^th anniversary milestone of an organization that began with 20 designers in 1962.

In an accompanying collector’s book to the exhibit, Von Furstenberg remarks that “there is something magical about the way this group was founded back in 1962, in a small room off of Seventh Avenue. It was the brain trust of 20 passionate designers who were motivated to create a safe haven for the members of their community. They sought to protect and promote their own. Nearly half a century later, through triumphs and failures, with businesses made and broken, that small assemblage has evolved into a modern family of over 400 members.” Guests enjoyed champagne as they strolled the exhibit and caught up with friends on the first night of Fall 2012 New York Fashion Week. The Impact exhibit is open to the public now through April 17^th.

Impact: Fifty Years of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) at The Museum at FIT: Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, New York City; or 212-217-4558. Open Tuesday-Friday, noon-8 p.m, Sundays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. “Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA” runs Feb. 10-April 17. http://fitnyc.edu/334.asp

Sources: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/cfda-50th-anniversary

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-02-10/cfda-exhibition-opening/53036180/1