Just a quick note to let you guys know that I need to play catch up with you. Please hang with me. Milan shows are in full swing and I still have a ton of NYC-related posts to share. Always remember that a fashion season lasts longer than a week. Or two.
It's hard being an independent blogger with no one but myself to rely on. I have no assistants, no nothing and when you spend the whole day watching the shows, finding time to sit down and actually work is very, very rare.
My dearest friends and followers, be sure to keep an eye out later today, September 23, 2010, 6PM Milan Time, for the livestream of Miuccia Prada’s spring/summer 2011 womenswear fashion show.
Back in Paris, me and my pals Sonny and Isaac thought it was a good idea to have (very) late lunch before the spectacular Damir Doma show. A few minutes after my order arrived, male model Linus Gustin rolled up beside me. He was on his way to the show venue but he was starving. He asked us how long it took for our food to arrive and I told him it wasn’t very long so he joined our table. I thought I was gonna die — hello, how often do you have lunch with male models? I’m talking about real, working models not “models“. Anyway, I found out he’s Swedish. Y’all know how I go weak in the knees when it comes to Swedish guys. There I was, in Paris, having a beautiful meal with friends, enjoying a nice glass of rose and I’ve got some eye candy beside me. It was icing on the cake!
While the rest of the fashion pack went to Moncler, I went to the Prada venue an hour before the indicated show time. I was early so I walked to a nearby cafe for a snack. When I walked in, two editors from a Chinese magazine recognized me and we had a quick chat. They wanted to take photos backstage. They invited me to join them but I didn’t have a backstage pass.
I decided to join them anyway. What the heck. I don’t normally sneak in, in fact, I don’t go anywhere unless I’m invited but Prada is Prada. It’s one of the biggest shows in Milan.
Prada Fall Winter 2010 Ad Campaign Behind the Scenes Video
Wow. This is much better than the official ad campaign video. It’s funny how what happens behind closed doors are more interesting than what’s being put out there. Case in point: backstage photos are better than static, runway shots.
A few of you have emailed asking me what the Prada menswear spring/summer 2011 fashion show invitation looks like. Well, here it is.
I also added a “Show Invitations” category. I’ll post pictures of show invites there when I have the time.
I know, right. I speak as if I have lots of time. It’s true what my dad taught me when I was a kid: free time is the most luxurious thing to have in the world.
Prada vs Miu Miu – Fall/Winter 2010 Campaign Videos
The $64 million question is: Prada or Miu Miu?
I *LOVE* the Miu Miu video. It’s so fierce, so cheerful, so uplifting! I think it’s begging to be parodied. I already have my Miu Miu sunglasses. Now I need three gays and a weave. Any volunteers?
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