Autumnal Musings

The Christmas-and-New-Year's-Conceived are celebrating their birthdays now, and apparently I know a lot of them (and their saucy celebratory parents)!
So much is going on right now, especially in lieu of my upcoming transition from aunt's couch to mother's not-so-spare room. I take it in stride, however, because a recent burst of creative inspiration a la Fashion Week has afforded me a slew of great pictures, business card contacts and blog connections.
I have to admit there have also been some horrible news revelations, inducing what I feel might be a turning point in our country's death penalty policy due to the case of Troy Davis (more on this later).
A chance visit to the local library afforded me a free addition to my burgeoning book reading/owning list, a collection of essays and argument by David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I Will Never Do Again. What a writer! I know I am late in reading his works, especially when I only learned about him when I read about his short-sighted suicide. I now take it upon myself to read his works and come to grips with why he decided to leave the coven of intellectual writers so early.
I still find myself struggling with the pace I want to take with this blog: seriously human rights and law and order; intellectual debates; personal observations in style and fashion, or just an exercise in scoring and publicizing great writing regardless of the topic. I think I like highlighting and tackling whatever sparks my fancy or catches my radar, but there should still be some kind of coherent theme. And how honest and genuine must (can) one be when attempting to gain validity in the public? There is so much pressure to conform to blogger's continuity!
Well I think I have found my first lead that I am too excited to not drool rabidly about- American Apparel and Nancy Upton. She's brave, refreshing and innovative on so many fronts. We all need a shake-up from this size 12 lady! I will track her down, and interview her, so help me, Goddess!

Putting Myself Out There

In the spirit of Putting Myself Out There, henceforth known as #PMOT, I inadvertently-yet-subconsciously took my vacation from work around Fashion Week. Well, the juiciest, most profitable end of it, anyway. I am here in the Teen Vogue Hautespot Lounge. I can't wait to review all the great photos I got this year and publicize my assessment. I feel like this year was a lot more open to the public, especially young fashionista, bloggers, wannabes and everyone in between. I spent a ridiculous amount of time in the Maybelline Allure lounge near the Empire Hotel getting to January and Leslie and the whole makeup gang. I will never be one to walk away from free makeup and exciting networking opportunities! It really reminded me why I am passionate about writing, recording, being a part of history in the making in my own eclectic way. If I can combine sartorial aspirations with meeting great and influential people (and possibly becoming a great influential person myself), then there I will be. I now have a PR firm's business card, a future event to be a part of and a few great shots, some of them with me in front, but mostly as an amateur photographer. The one thing that I have really learned from this week's experience is how many aspects of Fashion Week one can consider. There are the line-waiters, most of the time my primary perspective, where I join others on the outside waiting for a chance, a glimpse, a moment were I can belong and take part in whatever garners particular interest. Another angle is that of The Media; as a magazine journalist, doors can open for you during Fashion Week, even if you don't have a press pass, thanks to the online validation. And now I know about Blogger Breakfasts and Social Media Week, so its a matter of time before I find myself along the very same track that The Black Snob's Danielle Belton took. She is truly a hero of mine! Walking around with a couple cameras or a single stunning ensemble doesn't hurt either! The best things I have learned about this flurry of activity is drink lots of water, do you research ahead of time to plan your attack, whether its the Fashion's Night Out map or the schedule of designer shows at Lincoln Center, or just where the hottest fashion party will be...
Next thing to do is research Edith Head, Anna Wintour and Coco Chanel's auspicious beginnings.... and maybe sign up to take a mediation course towards a managerial track!