Fashion Week--Social Media Style

 

It’s official: this is the debut of my first blog post ever! And what better topic to blog about than about my first love—sorry Steven, I’m referring to fashion. I recently ventured up to the Big Apple with a few close friends to experience Mercedes Benz Fashion Week first hand. After reading a post from the The Glamazon’s blog, I was inspired to write about my own experience at New York Fashion Week.

I’d been following a handful of enthusiasts on Twitter prior to my arrival in NYC (@Ms_Andrews, @essencemagazine, @FNOnyc, @HoneyMagazine).  All had tweeted with great anticipation about the various events taking place, whether it was parties, Fashion’s Night Out festivities or rumored celebrity attendance. The girls and I hit the streets for Fashion’s Night Out in our most “comfortable” heels and matching FNO t-shirts (proceeds from the t-shirts benefitted the September 11^th Foundation—very appropriate since the 8^th anniversary fell right in the middle of Fashion Week). After downloading Twitterberry the night before, I was ready to share my highly anticipated trip with the entire Twittersphere.

With all the hype I built around this trip, one would think I had invites to all the designer fashion shows. If you’re wondering how many shows I attended, the answer is zero. As a matter of fact, the closest I got to Bryant Park was when I exited the subway stop on the way to dinner. Long enough to see what appeared to be Anna Sui standing outside one of the tents. The truth of the matter is I didn’t have to attend the shows to get the first glimpse of the Spring fashions to come, thanks to Twitter.

 

 My tweet peeps really came through for me!  Honeymag.com gave minute-by-minute updates of the good and not-so-good fashions as they came down the runway.  I was anxious to see what @Ms_Andrews and @mishobeauty would TwitPic next. In a sense, I had my very own front seat to the Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera and Christian Siriano shows. Sure I’d like to have had the experience of being present at the shows, but why would I need to when I had a first-hand look from all the insiders?

We’re living in a time where current happenings can be captured instantaneously and sent out for the world to see.  This was my first real experience of that.  When I really thought about it, I realized I could have just stayed in Texas and refreshed TweetDeck every five minutes to get in on all the action.  But being a true fashion enthusiast, the experience of New York simply made it all the more special.

Until next time, you can follow me on Twitter @justineMSI