Happy 2015 my divas! On this first day of the year I wanted
to reflect on the most memorable moments for the Ms. Fabulous site. I compiled
a bunch of our top fashion blog posts in terms of personal favorites to write,
photograph, emotionally moving and popularity.
I started this blog as a creative outlet in rediscovering
what I loved about fashion; the culture that inspires it. I love to cover great
events and the Jean
Paul Gaultier exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum was my favorite. I am also a
big fan of costume design. The event that made the biggest impression on me was
Lady
Gaga’s ArtRave.
The most popular post in 2014 was unexpected. I wrote a
spontaneous ode to the fashion eccentric fictional character of Myrtle
Snow on American Horror Story. Overnight, the post had gone viral. There is
a certain comfort in realizing how many twisted, style obsessed fans are out in
the internet as me.
At Ms. Fabulous, we specialize in our runway coverage. For
the past few years, our team here including David TW Leung, Mdivani Monroe and
I have embedded ourselves into the photographer’s pit at New York, Miami and
Toronto fashion week to bring you coverage from the front lines. I wrote 5
Things Only Fashion Week Photographers Understand as a tribute to all of
the hardworking shooters at the end of the runway.
The runway shows themselves? The one that left the biggest
impression was the Alleles
& VAWK show in Toronto. Their collaboration incorporated 3D printed
technology to create beautiful prosthetic limbs that were both functional and
chic to coordinate with the clothing collection. The collections that were the
most fun to shoot included Betsey
Johnson, Beach
Bunny’s collaboration with The Blonds and Desigual’s
show starring Adriana Lima. Sometimes the best runway moments are the spontaneous
ones. Zang
Toi celebrated his 25th anniversary at Mercedes-Benz Fashion
Week in September. Press corps leader Richard Renda chased him down the runway
to present him a cake when the shy designer fled. It was a hilarious and
touching moment that I was honored to be a part of.
The saddest post I had to write was my remembrance
of Oscar de la Renta. There are certainly many people in the industry who
knew the designer better. However, the brief meetings I had with him in my
career made a huge impression.
Bonus:
We pimped ourselves out to other publications too. My piece
for Narrative.ly on the War
of the Fashion Bloggers gained kudos and haters alike.
We reported on 3D
printing and how it can make fashion design sustainable for Eco Salon.
We created fashion pieces for Genesis
Rodriguez’s cover shoot for Siempre Mujer and Carol Alt’s upcoming movie Stealing Chanel.
Ms. Fabulous wishes you a glamorous, successful 2015!
