MUST HAVES: NEW YORK FASHION WEEK SURVIVAL KIT
Believe it or not, attending the New York shows as a stylist or editor isn’t just about making nice with street style photographers! As lovely as the shows are, it’s also about eating meals on the run, hobbling around in five-inch platforms, praying that you can get from the tents to Milk studios in 15 minutes, going hundreds of dollars over your cab budget, balancing your show schedule with office deadlines, navigating the party circuit, and trying to get work done while looking Sartorialist-ready. Here, our must haves for surviving the gruelling schedule and style wars…at least until Milan!
1. An unlimited Metrocard. Cabs are impossible to get at certain times of the day and during inclement weather, and for certain itineraries, it’s just must faster to take the subway.
2. Whether you’re taking runway shots or street style notes, this sleek Olympus E-P2 Pen digital camera takes amazing photos on the run. $899.99US, bhphotovideo.com.
3. We are obsessed with Smythson stationary, and scribbling notes in this ‘Inspiration and Ideas’ leather pocket notebook is just so much more chic than pounding away on one’s Blackberry while waiting for the shows to start! $69US, smythson.com.
4. With 3G Internet access as well as wireless capabilities, there’s no quicker way to approve layouts and see how cute you look on Style.com than on your Apple iPad. From $679.00, store.apple.com/ca.
5. No cute little clutches please! Any fashion week veteran knows that a good fashion week handbag must be big enough to at least hold the invite packet and schedule that your assistant so lovingly put together, as well as the office Blackberry. We recommend the Celine Classic Box Bag, of course. $3,400.
