Look One for Shows:  Overalls  c/o Lilith|| V-Neck || Silver Heels || Earrings ||

Look Two for Style Collective Party:  Pink Dress || Floral Heels (similar) || Bag ||

For years, a dream of mine has been to attend a show, any show, at New York Fashion Week.  By some stroke of luck, last year I was invited to a few runway shows, and I absolutely loved it, and knew that I wanted to make this an annual trip.  There are so many bloggers,  press, industry professionals, photographers, etc. that want to get into as many shows as possible, that it’s a wonder how I was invited to the few I was.  Luckily, those same designers whose shows I attended last year, also sent invites to their shows this year.  I was ecstatic and beyond humbled that they would want little ol’ me in attendance.  Besides runway shows, there are parties, events, presentations, brand meetings, and showroom visits that happen during Fashion Week.  This year, I was lucky enough to attend the Style Collective party, the Obvious.ly event, the Banana Republic Presentation, and the Blogger and Brand event.  All were a treat and so fun to be a part of.

Fashion Week is hectic!  You are trying to juggle shows, eating, taxi rides, uber rides, walking in heels, standing in line, networking, and all this on very little sleep.  It’s exhausting, but so worth it!  Here is how day one played out.

We (all the girls on my side of the family) took the red eye flight from Salt Lake City and arrived in New York at 5:45 am. From the airport, we took a taxi to our hotel where we were lucky enough to check in! We dropped off our luggage, and headed out to breakfast, and then returned to the hotel so I could get ready for my first show of the day.  Leaving with plenty of time (traffic is horrible in NY), my daughter and I arrived just in the knick of time…to wait in line. We waited and waited and waited, and then ended up not getting into the show.  Unfortunately, this stuff happens.  Luckily, we had the Vaishali show later that afternoon, which we made it to.  One of my favorite things about attending runway shows, is seeing the creativity from each designer.  Many of the pieces modeled are things the average person would never wear, but then there are always pieces that I would wear in a heartbeat.  The Vaishali show did not disappoint.

Later that evening, I attended the Style Collective Party with my sister in law.  I am very shy when it comes to putting myself out there, and I knew that this party would be a bit intimidating to go to on  my own, so I was glad I was able to bring her with me.  The venue was gorgeous, the food great, and the experience long lasting. A great first day at Fashion Week!