Due to jet lag I was wide awake at 4am. I didnt really mind though because and early start is always good n NYC. I stayed in bed until the girls woke up then we got ready to head out. We met the whole group in the lobby for coffee and muffins and made our way across to 7th and 27th- Fashion Institute of Technology.
The first exhibit was 'American Beauty' which showed modern American fashion, the ''philosophy of beauty and presented the modes of construction. The main dress from the exhibit was Halston's 'American Beauty Rose gown'. It was made from Red silk organza in the fall of 1984.
Some of the construction methods the exhibit presented were: Geometries, embellishment, dress making and tayloringg, Arcs , overlapping circles and architectural influences.
This was my favouite display out of the two exhibitions as I am from a textiles background and enjoy learning about the construction of garments and the end result that construction methods have.
The second exhibit was 'Night and Day' which showed how the traditional rules of fashion have dictated how women should dress. It explores the evolution of the rules over time and how fashion has been decribed throughout these times. Some of my favourite quotes from the boards dotted around the displays was: fashion hs been characterised as ''a capricious goddess'' and in the 1950s: '' Think pink, banish the beige.''
We left FIT around 11.30am and walked down 5th Avenue takin photos along the way. American Apparel had some interesting ways of displaying their tights by handing manikin legs in the windows, Benneton had a manikin christmas tree in the front of their store, the usuals Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton had a minimal display, but all had the similar theme of travel and new year.
My purchases of the day were: MAC make up from Bloomingdales which came to $60 in total, a fur coat from H&M which was $60 reduced to $18.00 which was an amazing buy and Underwear from Victoria's secret which came to $25.00.
After a tiring afternoon of shopping we headed back to the hotel to freshen up and left at 7.30pm. We walked to the Empire state building and decided we wanted to go up to get a night view of the city and we thought $20 was not bad. After the 86 floor elevator ride we came to the top and it was undescribably cold!
But it was worth it.
The view was incredible at night.
We just left the empire state and were considering getting a cab to the Olive gardens restaurant then a man from a LIMO company approached us and said he would take us to our destination for $5 a head.
AMAZING.
We rode to the Olive gardens restaurant in a limo blasting out black eyed peas.
Dinner was really nice and very filling, we left around 11pm.
As we were walking back through times squre (no return limo ride) the road was full of police cars and armed police officers surrounding an anonymous bag.
We stopped and stared as you do but got moved on.
We walked back absoulty knackered after an eventful day.
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