Sorry for my delayed posts, I've been having the worst time with my internet service and uploading videos to youtube! A 33 second video takes around 45 minutes to upload for some reason. Anyway, this was by far the best of Nashville Fashion Week.
I got to attend a 2 hour speech from one of my idols, Kelly Cutrone. Kelly is a genius, and surprisingly super nice and hilarious. The crowd couldn't stop laughing at her stories.
After hearing her inspirational speech, a few select people (myself included) were invited to a private reception with Kelly. As if having my photo taken and hearing her speak wasn't enough.
At the reception we munched on duck and fried egg rolls, which were amazing to my surprise. Kelly was the most outgoing person I have ever come in contact with, it's no wonder she's so successful in the PR industry. She made her way around the room and made conversation with every person and took photos with teary eyed girls, which I found hilarious and ironic that they were on the verge of tears in front of her.
Check out some of the video footage I captured below.
If you havn't already read her book, If You Have To Cry Go Outside, you need to. It doesn't matter what industry you are in, this book is inspiring for everyone.
Also, be sure to get her new book once it hits the shelves!
The night started out with drinks and falafel at the House of Holland in East Nashville. The usual white wine and Lotus drink was spruced up a bit with lemon slices and a hint of mint. For sure one of the best drink's I've had in a while.
Knowing that Christian Siriano was showing tonight, we left out early to make sure we had good seats. Thank God we did because I was seated right next to Kelly Cutrone's daughter, Ava.
I was wearing:
Tidwell & Perryman Finale "Peacock" Shirt (obsessed)
Topman Spray On Skinny Jeans
Vintage Fur Suspenders
Forever XXI Faux Leather Jacket
One of my favorites of the night/week was White Rabbit. Shea Steele is the designer, and such a sweetheart. I respect Shea so much. Not only does she have her White Rabbit line, she also owns Local Honey, and travels for styling jobs.
Her line was completely different than expected. She usually shows a mix of patterns, but this season she is showing a more grown up look. The crowd went nuts. The all red look and forest green pants blew me away. Even as a boy, I kind of want to squeeze into those pants! Here are a few of my favorite pieces from her collection.
So right before the Christian Siriano show starts, I look over and who do I see? Kelly Cutrone.
I've seen many celebrities in my day, but something about seeing her made me crazy nervous and excited. To great surprise, she walked right up to me and sat right between her daughter and myself. I loved that she was texting, making calls, taking pictures for twitter, and making brief conversation all throughout the show. The woman can multi-task!
For the end of the night, Christian Siriano showed his latest collection. The collection was full of dark colors with a few random ashy lavenders and olive greens. Words can't describe the clothes so I'll just let you check them out for yourselves below.
Sadly my camera wasn't being too fast so I only have a few decent photos, but I did snub a video for the finale!
To end the night, Treona and I headed over to Sleeveless for a circus themed after party. The even was alright, not as great as everyone had built it up to be. The cupcakes were yummy, but the mixed drinks were awful. However, they did have a really nice white wine from Italy that more than made up.
Oh, look who I snagged a photo with! :D
The night started off with drinks at the Rymer Gallery downtown. The drink of the week was white wine with Lotus energy drink, and a splash of Sprite. So good, and gets you right where you want to be. I was joined by some friends from school, Nina and Kelly.
After drinks, we went across the street to the Arcade. I've been to the Arcade plenty of times for Art Crawl, but they totally changed the entire look inside. I honestly forgot I was there throughout most of the night.
The designers showing that night were Melissa Tabor, Gado Gado, Betsey Johnson, Ben Sherman, and T. Rains.
Melissa Tabor and Gado Gado were all fine, but not too exciting in my taste. However, I can totally see their stuff on most of the girls here in Nashville. Unfortunately I didn't snag any photos of these runway shows. I'm still trying to figure out this new camera..
Betsey Johnson was fun. I really liked the gun and bullet shell prints they had. Of course you can't forget about the big frilly dresses that girls would sell their soul for. I was a bit disappointed that it was just what was in her store that was showing, and not her new collection. Check out a few photos and finale video from the Betsey Johnson show below.
Ben Sherman was one of the shows I was excited to see. You really can't go wrong with Ben Sherman. While its hard for me to actually fit into any of their pieces, I am obsessed with their boots. I've had a pair of Koot boots for 4 years, and they're still in great condition! Here are a few photos and of course the finale video from the Ben Sherman show.
Last was T. Rains. I had briefly heard things about him, but didn't exactly know what to expect. T. Rains is formally of Heatherette, and you can see this in his collection. While many I'm sure were hating on his line, because they didn't understand it or would never wear anything from it, I thought it was the most entertaining show of the evening. The sexy men in their speedos underwear, the feather, fur, and jeweled detailing on the busts and headpieces were so fun. I loved that his collection was Cowboy's and Indian inspired, which is perfect for Nashville.
I did however see a few McQueen influences, but other than that, I can honestly say his show was a success.
Oh, apparently Kelly Cutrone showed up for the show! (More on her in my next post!)
