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Jason Wu and I were actually both born in Taipei, Taiwan. So, naturally he is one of my favority designers and he is only 27! The catwalk was actually mirrors and I chose to shoot the girls posed as the light was a bit funky with the reflection. All images were taken with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon 300mm 2.8 lens. Enjoy!
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Schedule Announced
Fall/Winter 2010 Designer Collections will walk on Bryant Park’s final runways
*Official MBFW Schedule Attached
New York, NY (January 11, 2010) – From February 11-18, 2010, during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFW), thousands of fashion industry professionals will come together in Bryant Park’s iconic Tents for one last week before MBFW re-locates to Lincoln Center in September.
Starting off a New Year and new global fashion cycle, the retailers, reporters and editors are eager to see the Collections from the world’s established and up-and-coming designers, and how this creative community sets the tones and trends for what we will wear in Fall/Winter 2010.
“As we close a chapter in the history of our event, IMG is excited to be working with Lincoln Center, the CFDA and the City to create a new home for the fashion industry at Lincoln Center,” said Peter Levy, SVP and Managing Director of IMG Fashion Worldwide. “We are looking forward, with our partners, to rolling out our plans in the coming months.”
“All of us at IMG Fashion are excited about the outstanding and stellar lineup which has come together from around the world to share in this historic Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week,” said Fern Mallis, SVP of IMG Fashion. “This will be a significant season, as we reflect on 17 years, 31 seasons and close to 2,500 fashion shows in Bryant Park that have launched many careers….from Designers to Editors, Models, Producers, Celebrities, TV Commentators and Reality Shows. We all also look forward to the change – and September’s move to Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center.”
Saluting and showing in Bryant Park, and Associate Member shows on Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week ’s schedule are: BCBGMAXAZRIA, Richard Chai, Duckie Brown, Toni Maticevski, Ports 1961, Anne Bowen, La Perla, Farah Angsana, The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2010, Cynthia Steffe, Project Runway, Yigal Azrouёl, Michael Angel, Christian Siriano, Nicole Miller, Charlotte Ronson, Venexiana, Lacoste, Georges Chakra, Andy & Debb, Adam, Academy of Art University, Prabal Gurung, ARISE Magazine African Collective – III, Lela Rose, Luca Luca, Malandrino, DKNY, Rebecca Taylor, Calvin Klein Men’s Collection, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, Diane Von Furstenberg, TonyCohen, Y-3, Tuleh, Custo Barcelona, Vassilios Kostetsos, Carolina Herrera, Carlos Miele, Jill Stuart, Donna Karan Collection, Tracy Reese, Monique Lhuillier, Yeohlee, Tadashi Shoji, Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation, Perry Ellis, Elie Tahari, Badgley Mischka, Vera Wang, Pamella Roland, Max Azria, Dennis Basso, Diesel Black Gold, Thuy, Tibi, Narciso Rodriguez, Toni Francesc, Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Nanette Lepore, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Milly by Michelle Smith, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Anna Sui, Brian Reyes, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi, Trias, Calvin Klein Women’s Collection, Naeem Khan, J. Mendel and Tommy Hilfiger.
The Bryant Park Tents’ three venues include the Salon, the Promenade and the Tent. Over the course of eight days, the runway venues, lobby and backstage sponsor lounges will be bustling from 9 AM to 9 PM, when approximately 100,000 people come to attend shows, meet and greet the media, retailers and fashion professionals.
Title sponsor Mercedes-Benz is joined by DHL, American Express®, Maybelline New York, W Hotels Worldwide, TRESemmé, The Heart Truth Campaign, Starbucks Frappuccino® Coffee Drink, Peroni, Chambord, Martini Gold Mixers and O.N.E.™ One Natural Experience as well as the following media outlets The New York Times, Vevant, Women’s Wear Daily and Getty Images. Each of these sponsors will be providing hospitality, services and amenities to make the hectic week of shows as effortless and pleasurable as possible for all attendees.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is an IMG owned and produced event.
I didn’t update for a long time and now I find myself updating twice in a day!
Diane von Furstenberg always has beautiful colors and the top models walking her shows. Here is her Spring 2010 collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held at Bryant Park in New York City. Hopefully, there are a few runway fashion photographers out there reading this. All my images were taken with a Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 300mm 2.8 IS at ISO 800, f/4-5.6, and at 1/400 of a second. I did a little cropping, but that’s about it. 
First off, Happy New Years everyone! Be sure to add me on Facebook, but if you do let me know you came from the blog. :]
Nary Manivong is an up and coming fashion designer and has been listed on the official NYC “Fashion Week” list for the past few season. I met him at his show last February and being half Asian myself, I thought it would be a good personal project for myself to do a “Day in the life of a fashion designer” shoot with Nary Manivong while he presented his Spring 2010 collection. He was very open to the idea and I decided to start my coverage of him at breakfast at his apartment in Brooklyn till the end of his showing in the Meat Packing District of lower Manhattan.
The day starts in East Williamsburg Brooklyn, to his clothing factory in the Garment District of Manhattan (All of Nary’s clothes are made right in New York!), back to Brooklyn to pick up his brothers car to deliver his clothes to the shows location in lower Manhattan.
All photos were shot with a Canon 5D Mark II and either a Canon 24-70L or Canon 85mm 1.8 Lens.
To see the rest of the photos, please visit my slide show and Nary’s clothes are available at NaryManivong.com
