Emboldened in New York

If you have seen a runway fashion show, you probably know that the designer's name is usually displayed at the front of the stage. This is me posing there right after the show today, before we went backstage and I got a photo with John Crocco, the designer for the Perry Ellis line. (I didn't get that shot with my phone, so will have to post it later...)

I am either being influenced by Ken's approach to life, or something in the water out here makes you bold, but I am shocking even myself by talking our way not just into a celebrity event, but now an invitation-only fashion show!

For some reason I didn't let the news that we hadn't actually gotten our names on the official list stop me from heading into the big tent at Lincoln Center and talking the keeper of the List into letting us into the standing room line. Who would have thought I'd have the cajones?

If that wasn't exciting enough, after being let into the venue, we were ushered into actual seats - and in the third row, no less!

I thought that enjoying the show from these great seats and snapping the above pic was a pretty good start to the day, but Ken insisted on going backstage to check out the scene, and snagged the designer himself for another terrific photo op... What a morning!

The rest of the day was spent soaking up some of the many pleasures of midtown Manhattan, and capped off by a fabulous dinner at Peaches restaurant in Brooklyn. Perhaps I'll be tired enough tonight to override the wired and get some much needed sleep.

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Project Tim Gunn

Here is a great story about a small world, the plus side of the power of the internet, and the combined powers of determination and visualization.

After eating at an Italian restaurant with a Polish waitress in NYC, we were browsing at a French store when we received a text from Kimmm (after a Facebook update) that Tim Gunn was heading to Stella McCartney's fashion week PETA event (not too far uptown from where we were).

We immediately hopped in a cab and went directly there. At the door Cindy was not going to be deterred by its being an invitation only party, and much to the surprise and delight of Groom and Ken, she was soon ushered inside. (It will come as no great surprise to anyone who knows him that Ken was able to talk his and Groom's way in, but this is out of character for Cindy.)

Emboldened by having clearly visualized meeting Mr. Gunn for quite some time leading up to this trip, not only did we get to be at the same party, but got the opportunity to meet him and snap this photo. He is as pleasant and gracious as you would expect him to be from watching Project Runway.

Tomorrow, due to a different Facebook connection, it looks like we will be attending the Perry Ellis runway show at Lincoln Center. We'll keep you posted!

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