Archive for September, 2011

Lauren Santo Domingo & Derek Blasburg

Lauren Santo Dominguo

Lauren Santo Domingo is a contributing editor at American Vogue and prominent New York socialite. Derek Blasburg is an editor at VMAN, an Editor-At-Large of Harper’s Bazaar, and contributes to many other fashion magazines as well. He is perhaps most well-known for his party reportage at Style.com.

Jena with Karen of Where Did U Get That

Jena and Karen

Jena and I had a lot of fun together Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Center. I met up with her at her hotel room in Midtown for a NYFW strategy planning session. Jena also couldn’t help herself from flipping through all my photos on my camera, as is her habit. As my trusted fashion confidant, Jena gets to preview a lot of my content and then give me feedback and advice.

After chilling for a bit we rode over to Lincoln Center together in her car. She and I had a blast street-style hunting together. Jena was photographed by like a million street-style paparazzis. It’s not hard to see why in her Dolce & Gabbana dress, right? I love that she put a temporary Chanel tattoo on her inner forearm, which is one of the best places to be tattooed. It’s where my new tattoo is, so obviously I’m biased.

Before Jena headed in to see Honor I introduced her to my friend Karen of Where Did U Get That. I first met Karen at NYFW in February at IFB because she wanted to photograph me in my Mongolian fur. Then we danced together at a party in Chicago over the spring. Karen is a sweetheart and always has on the fiercest vintage sequin dresses. The two hit it off immediately so I had to photograph them together, and Karen even insisted on photographing Jena for her personal photos.

Anna Dello Russo x Macy’s Blogger Breakfast

Me and Anna
Anna Dello Russo and I

On the first day of New York Fashion Week I attended a very special breakfast at the Vogue headquarters to preview Anna Dello Russo’s collaboration with Macy’s INC. She edits the line and chooses which pieces to include; Anna made it very clear during her speech that she is not a designer. This is a brilliant strategy of Macy’s to bring Anna Dello Russo’s high fashion Milanese glamour to the mass market.

ADR designs
Anna Dello Russo for Macy’s INC

Anna is a very kind and generous woman and said she wants to share fashion with the whole world. She was truly sweet to everyone at the brunch – especially Bryan Boy, whom she ran up to kiss on both cheeks when she first walked in – going up to each of us to ask if we wanted a photo with her. I had heard from blogger friends that she was very down-to-earth, and that proved to be true. Around 25 bloggers were invited including Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes, Karen Blanchard of Where Did U Get That, and Aimee Song of Song of Style.

Visit my Facebook page to see the rest of the photos from the event.

Photo credits: Craig Arend/Altamira