By Ashley Mastronardi
NEW YORK — Ever wonder what it's like to be a model? I did, so I decided to follow Jessica Stam at Anna Sui's fall 2009 show at New York's Fashion Week to see what her job is really like.
See, Jess isn't just any model. Although her name might only ring a bell because she dated DJ AM and Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, she's one of the top 10 models in the world (according to Models.com, anyway).
She's currently the face of Bulgari, has many Vogue covers under her belt and is also a Victoria's Secret model. She's only 22 but has been working the runways at New York's Fashion Week since she was 16!
With so much experience, she doesn't seem the least bit nervous as she glides into the backstage area at Sui's show and cheerfully greets the hair team and makeup artists like they're family.
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Can't get enough Aubrey O'Day? Well, that's kind of how we here at MTV News feel about the former Danity Kane singer. That's why we've invited her to join MTV News for New York's Fashion Week, where she'll both attend and appear in shows and (of course) party it up so that you our faithful readers can get the lowdown on what it's like to be a celebrity at fashion week.
On Tuesday, we met up with Aubrey as she got fitted to walk in the Richie Rich show that's taking place later today at the famed Waldorf Astoria hotel. And, the dynamic duo gave us a taste of what Aubrey might be wearing in the show. Spoiler alert! It's either the hot pink top or the celebutante dress! Decisions, decisions!
Not only will we be going to the show with Ms.O'Day, but tonight we'll also be hitting the afterparty. Tomorrow, we'll continue our Fashion Week coverage when we go to a few more shows and have a sit-down interview with Aubrey, where she'll dish on all the latest comings and goings in her life. Read more...
By Joseph Patel
Fashion Week here in New York is almost more about the parties, the bold-faced shenanigans in gossip pages and, well, more parties than it is about the actual clothing on the runway. My favorite part, though, is all the music that gets played at different designers' shows. It's kind of a way to tell what's hot right now, what's clicking, what seems to be cutting through the noise. Whatever the hot young models and designers are digging is often a lot different from what I'm digesting on the music blogs, and I enjoy that sort of dichotomy.
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City's Bryant Park is one of the most important events in the fashion world. Filthy-rich designers debut collections for the following season, Rachel Zoe earmarks red-carpet dresses for Debra Messing, celebs like Mena Suvari get to play "dress up" and pretend they're tastemakers, careers are launched, blah blah blah. But since I don't know a Badgley Mischka from a Barnaby Jones, the coolest thing to me is that Fashion Week now serves as a high school reunion of sorts for "Project Runway" contestants.
Last week, I had the pleasure of accompanying my favorite person on the planet, Sweet P, to this fall's (technically next spring's) FW. We hit up shows by former contestants, and I got a front-row seat to the beauty that is the "Project Runway" fraternity. No, really. Turns out that as soon as you "graduate" from "Runway," you automatically enter the "Runway" club. (Think of it like a regular frat but with less homoeroticism.) Although she appeared on the show years after, Sweet P is friendly with designers as varied as Jay McCarroll and Kara Janx. There's no bad blood. There are no "they're going to steal my thunder" attitudes. They really are one big happy family. Hey, "Road Rules" cast: Take note.
The night of Elisa Jimenez's runway show (remember her? She was the designer who spit on "imbibed" her garments) Sweet P texted all her castmates to ask if they were checking it out. Before you could say, "Niiina Garciiiia," the place was swarming with familiar faces. Kevin "I'm Straight" Christiana, Jack "I'm Not" Mackenroth, Kit "I'm Adorable" Pistol, Victorya "I'm Nice in Person ... Really!" Hong and even Carmen "No Comment" Webber popped in to show their support. All the more awesome considering Elisa's show was off-site, far away from the Bryant Park tent, at a funky spot called Country Club.
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