NY FASHION WEEK SPRING 2014 • THE LAST OF 9 DAYS

Today was the last day of NY FASHION WEEK SPRING 2014.  The Runway Shows at Lincoln Center are over.  I snapped over 20,000 photos……..so I will still be publishing  fashion trends for another week.

Here are 69 of my fave street savvy looks from todays shoots.

CLICK ON your fave and it will enlarge.

Some of the costumes are perplexing.  Others GEEK CHIC!  Some are editorial wonders while others and very unconventional.  I rather liked the weird ones.  Bra tops, tawdry, luxurious…….lots of studs.  Some sinister……others very SEXY!  Sequins were all over the place.  ENJOY!

9 / 11 • TWELVE YEARS LATER

As a tribute to 9/11……..Lincoln Center Remembers with a public dance piece, THE TABLE OF SILENCE……….prayer for peace….. by the choreographer Jacqulyn Buglisi and the Italian artist Rosella Vasta.

The dance movements foreshadowed doom:  some falling, some with their heads in their hands……….

This morning I photographed the 12th anniversary Memorial Service taking place around the fountain at Lincoln Center.

2000 dancers emerged from the edges of the Plaza…….and silently marched around the fountain.

The only accompaniment was kettle drums and flutes.

One by one the dances melted back into space.

When it was over……….dancers and the audience were in tears.  It was a very moving tribute.

NEW YORKERS CELEBRATE THE 4th of July

The Declaration of Independence……..John Hancock……The Statue of Liberty………The American Flag…….New Yorkers embrace them all.

BarB-Q.……..the beach……..Central Park……or a lobster lunch on my terrace with a bottle of King Ferry Winery’s “Gilded Lily“……..New Yorkers celebrate the 4th of July.  The darling “twins” splish and splash in the little pool on my terrace.

50 NEW YORKERS doing their thing

Why do NEW YORKERS live in New York?  Because it’s the only city where they “fit in”.  Wouldn’t dream of living anywhere else.  Some live on the streets……….some in “shoe boxes”………others in penthouses……….but they all love this town.

CLICK ON THE VIDEO;  LISTEN TO LIZA BELT IT OUT

They are resilient.  Pros at jay walking.  Eat the best BAGELS.  They get to attend kick-ass events.  They don’t pull out a map.  They don’t panic when they see rats in the subway.   Are they smarter than other people………..no, they just know how to “act” that way.

ATTENTION GRABBERS on NYC Buses

TVO has become so popular……the ad world is suffering.  MAD MEN agencies have taken to the street to get your attention.  BUSES go everywhere in NYC.  You can even choose a bus route in the neighborhood you want to target.  The art on these buses is a visual treat………if not distracting when you are trying to cross the street.

Your AD has to run for a minimum of 4 weeks.  A side of the bus costs up to $4500 and you can order  200 ads.  $6500 to wrap the entire bus.  The same ad on TV can run into the millions per minute.  Bus ads are the way to go.

88 PIANOS Sing for Hope

88 spots to tickle your fancy………the SING FOR HOPE PIANOS are back.  It is a non-profit organization founded in 2006……..making art accessible to all New Yorkers.  The piano are scattered all around the 5 boroughs.

The DAIRY in the middle of Central Park has one of the pianos.

The DAIRY in the middle of Central Park has one of the pianos.

This piano was painted by the artist Izabel Lam.

“I am OPUS the Octopus….and I LOVE music” !

I spoke with the pianist……..CHIN YAO TIAN………she is so talented.

I make a video of her performance……….downloaded it……..and can’t find it.  Sorry Chin…….will add it later when it shows up.

The next performer was Alexandra Pera.……..playing Chopin and Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata………and she played it beautifully.

Sorry Alexandra…….the video is lost somewhere in my computer.  I will try to post it later.

Anyone can play……….just drop by……….sit down and………

an audience is always there to enjoy your performance.

Mike…………a passing tourist…..stayed and listened for about an hour.

BIG BIRD happened by.  He did NOT play the piano.

On Monday I will post the video of Stephanie Awad……….playing the piano at Lincoln Center………..decorated by John Varvatos.  Lovers of Rachmaninoff will enjoy her performance.

40 FACES that looked me in the face!

Well………maybe I looked them in the face.  I snapped about 100 this week but chose these for my blog.  More will follow.

Most of these were shot at the 25th street GARAGE flea market.  Others here and there on the streets of New York.

DON’S BIRTHDAY at Machiavelli

MACHIAVELLI…….an Italian ……….born in Florence in 1469………became famous for his book……THE PRINCE.  Give it a read……….while you dine at…………Machiavelli on the Upper West side of Manhattan.  Don enjoved his Birthday Lunch here with friends.

Machiavelli’s famous quote:  “Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are”.

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

The graduate students in the fashion department at F I T………2013 …….must create a runway show of their designs.  Sketches come first.  Off to MOOD for fabrics.  Patterns have to be cut out.  Fittings on a form.  And as Tim Gunn would say…….”EDIT EDIT EDIT”.  And these students have done that.

The video is 30 minutes long.  View the entire show …….your will be surprised by the incredible talent these students have.  The fashions are fantastic.

 

DIFFA Dazzling Images for the Eye

DIFFA.…..Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids.………held every Spring in NYC.  The show is creative and inspiring………..room settings designed by New York’s leading Interior Designers.  The photographer, Don Silver used his camera to isolate design elements that caught his eye.

DINING BY DESIGN is an important part of DIFFA.  The money raised goes to help AIDS victims with their medical costs.  Please donate to the cause.