Fashion Week Day 3
Today I caught up with “Project Runway” mentor Tim Gunn, who was sitting front row at the Tracy Reese show. Of course, I had to ask him about Kayne Gillaspie, Oklahoma’s favorite “Project Runway” competitor.
“I love Kayne,” he said.
I told him about Kayne’s new eveningwear collection, introduced in August at the Atlanta apparel market, debuting on the runway in Oklahoma City Sunday night and he seemed genuinely excited and happy.
“He deserves it,” he said. “I think he can have as big a future as he wants.”
His talent for designing pageant gowns and prom dresses is something to celebrate, Gunn said. He does it with such delight, such great passion.
“He has a pure soul.”
Kayne probably would have loved Tadashi Shoji’s show Sunday morning. The evening and cocktail pieces were embellished and woven, draped and layered. Two of the best: a silver/gray metallic liquid jersey bustier evening gown and a gold and silver strapless gown with leather belted bodice and silk organza skirt.
The cocktail dresses were all worn with tights. Get ready, it’s a trend.
All shows hope to have celebs and any photographer worth his Nikon is waiting, ready to snap at the first sighting. They swarmed Carmen Electra, who stopped right in front of me. I’m not really a fan, but she did look good. Alicia Keys and Ashanti were getting their share of flashbulbs, too.
Everyone seemed to love Tracy Reese’s show. Lots of color and volume, big sleeves and a bit of the 1960s. Backstage, Reese said she loved the colors coral and magenta. She said she thought they looked good with black. She’s right.
It’s always fun to see her parents on the front row. They’re the ones Tracy goes to first when she comes out at the end of the show. They were backstage too, enjoying their daughter’s moment.
Tomorrow starts early in the big tents with an 8 a.m. symposium by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The topic: beauty and health in the fashion industry. More later on the skinny model discussion.
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