Heavy Celebrity Presence at New York Fashion Week
Posted on February 1, 2008
Filed Under Fashion Designers, Fashion Week, Fashion Week News, Marc Jacobs, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren
New York Fashion Week kicks off today, and according the the Post, lots of celebrities have flown into town to attend the shows — mostly thanks to the ongoing writers’ strike:
Not many stars came to last year’s fashion shows, leaving the front row to D-listers. But this year, the A-list has flown in for seats in the Bryant Park tents and the chance to be swarmed by paparazzi.
“The Golden Globes were canceled, along with other awards shows - and possibly the Oscars - and the stars are going through red-carpet withdrawal,” one fashionista laughed. “They’ve got movies and TV shows to promote, and they need to get their faces into the magazines.”
Lisette Sand-Freeman, of Shadow P.R., put it more kindly: “With the strike, celebrities’ schedules are more open.” Kate Bosworth, Jessica Simpson, Beyoncé Knowles, Claire Danes, Rumer Willis and Courtney Love have all flown into town.
This season’s Fashion Week starts with the Red Dress show, which benefits research on heart disease (especially in women):
First Lady Laura Bush will be front row as Molly Sims (in Daniel Swarovski), Heidi Klum (in Marc Jacobs), Jenna Fisher (in Oscar de la Renta) and Emma Roberts (in Ralph Lauren) catwalk on the runway. Later today, Anne Hathaway and Emma Roberts are due at the Erin Fetherston show.
We’ll keep you posted as New York Fashion Week continues!
Source: PageSix
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