This was the most entertaining fashion show I have ever been to! It was completely different because there was only one featured designer (Rachel Roy) and the rest were RTW (ready-to-wear... opposed to designer or couture) labels being promoted, all of which are carried by Macy's. Sharon Stone emceed and started it off by inviting people to walk onto the stage and pledge $5,000 to aids research. It was impressive how many people did! Then there was $2,500 pledges, $1,000 pledges, and finally $500 pledges. A few gay couples walked onto stage hand in hand. It's funny how the fashion world's "good cause" is almost always directed at supporting the fight against aids. Obviously, this is because of the homosexual presence in the fashion community. It feels like being an aids research advocate is synonymous to supporting gays- and I don't like that. I could really confuse people by wearing a "YES on Prop 8" pin with an AIDS ribbon.
The celebrities Aaron and I saw were:
-Leonard Roberts from Heroes
-Kathy Ireland
-Dame Elizabeth Taylor
-Sharon Stone
-(and sitting directly in front of us) LeToya Jackson
I kind of got all star struck when I saw LeToya Jackson... and Aaron did make fun of me. But she was sitting RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! And, HELLO! She's Michael Jackson's sister. The other celebrities didn't phase me.... so, I'm not ashamed.
There were a lot of great labels that showed and fantastic guest artists that performed. Unfortunately, I was so engrossed I didn't get many pictures and the pictures I did get turned out pretty grainy. But honestly, I have never been so entertained. One minute there was opera, then punk rock, then little kids krumping. My mind was in a whirl.
Oh, and there was an amazing cirque-du-soleil-esque aerial show. I only posted this one picture of the guy, but there was also a girl who did impressive tricks on a hoop high off the ground. The runway show continued around and underneath them.
Aaron and I had been sitting on the fifth row, but it just so happened that we spotted two people on the front row leave so we snatched their seats just in time for the real kicker of the evening: the underwear modeling. The way they costumed up the girls reminded me of the Victoria Secret show's use of angel's wings. The title of this line of underwear was something like Tropical Jungle. Most of the girls had flowery branches on their backs.
And then, the guys came down the runway... walking through a waterfall at the stage entrance. I wonder what male models eat. They were all perfectly cut... but I didn't like watching them one bit at all. I closed my eyes for the whole thing... Yes, all of it.
Yes, this was a real snake.
Final Curtain Call
They're so skinny!
The best thing that came from this experience: Aaron mastering the runway catwalk... and practicing it all the way to the car... the whole way, in fact. By George, I think he's got it!
Posin'
