Boys Club

Can I tell you...about the GQ party. Last Wednesday, Jan.30, GQ and the CFDA held a party to celebrate The Best New Menswear Designers in America project, which aims to promote and recognize the rising stars of men's fashions. The winner will receive $50,000 in cash and the chance to create a capsule collection for Levi's around its original 501 button-fly jeans. You can see these designers in the February issue of GQ. Now, if you've ever been to a GQ party, it's not a party you want to miss. The music, the venue, the food and drink, the scene: always spot on. And can we talk about the models?
At this event, they had them all lined up on a platform. There was no runway show, just a tableau vivant. They just stood there while the crowd scrutinized their outfits or admired their hotness. Yes, they were hot! Someone commented that it was like a going to a really well dressed all 'boys club'. I dragged my bff: super talented graphic designer, illustrator and fashionista George Gozum. He was also designated paparazzi for the evening since my camera decided to go AWOL.

The party ushered the start of NY fashion week and boy was it fun. I mingled with fellow designers Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos from Shipley Halmos, Daiki Suzuki and Angelo Urrutia from Engineered Garments, Johnny Crocco of Perry Ellis and Steven Alan.
It also gave me a chance to pre-shop the collections and take note of things that I would want to wear for next season. There were some items at Engineered Garments that had my name written all over them.
Thank God I'm friendly with these guys, wholesale shopping is the way to go because, well, it allows you to buy more and I always end up buying more than I need. But then again, fashion isn't about buying what you need is it? It's about buying what you want. Yes, I know, I'm totally justifying my vice. Voila!