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“Excuse Me I am talking to someone”

After seeing all those people go into the show my head was spinning. And I was just bummed I didn’t have an invite to the show. I stood out side the entry area and watched people go in and then I noticed a woman unhooking the ropes on the other side an walk down a corridor. I moved over to see and there was a bathroom down there. Along side the entry was a new update booth and between them was a stone pillar and room go through. So I mustard up the cajones and slipped between the pillar and the booth and darted for the bathroom. In the bathroom I pulled out my scarf and glasses and put them on. Then I went out to the entry area grabbed the velvet rope lock and walked right into the show.

I was in, I couldn’t believe it! When I got into the show the room was enormous and there were so many people. I looked around to see where was the best place to see the show, and then I started to get pushed down into the pit. As I got down the bottom I notice all the American editors sitting in the front row at the end of the runway. I walked over and was standing in front of Anna, Hamish, Suzy, Andre and Candy. I broke down and walked up to Anna and asked if I may take a picture, and she said “Sure go ahead”. And there is my luck shot. After I took the photo I noticed the seating card next to Anna was Grace Coddington (style editor at American Vogue), my favorite editors ever! I had to meet her and get a photo of her. I asked Anna if Grace would attending and she said “yes!”. I got all giddy and excited. Sitting left to Anna was Candy, two seats over. Unfortunately Candy was bent over chatting with someone and I didn’t want to interrupt her conversation.

Since I wasn’t getting my shot of Candy, I opted to Andre Leon Talley who was sitting right next to Candy. Mr. Talley was very kind and said “Why sure” and then some portly photographer sitting up in the photographer pit behind him shouted. “Hey Andre can you move over one seat your in my WAY?” and Andre says in a stern voice, “Excuse me I am talking to someone and NO!”. Then Andre tells me to go ahead and I get my photo. Then Andre turns around in his seat and gives a good one to the photographer. Luckily I got shot of Andre in action.

After shooting Andre turned around and surveyed the pit, which was filling by second with photographers and celebrities. Across the mirrored “V” runway I could see the photographer Mario Testino. What I was eager to see is if Mr. Testino was around the European contingency of editors. I was hoping to meet or get a photo of Carine Roirfeld (editor of French Vogue) or Anna Piaggi (style editor of Italian Vogue). Sadly I did not see either of them. So I focused back toward the American editors.

As I turned around I saw Charlotte Casragi (daughter to Princess Caroline of Monaco) being photographed and I stopped a quick shot. I walked closed towards Suzy Menkes and then I saw Glenda Bailey again, this time I hoped to get a better photo of her. But she was talking to someone so I decided to just move on. I took a quick photo of all the photographers and noticed there was another woman sitting in Grace Coddington’s seat, I got so Bummed at that point. I went back toward Suzy and asked to take her photo and said yes as well. Then as I moved toward the stairs at the end of the front row I saw ???? VEGA (editor of Elle Magazine & judge on Project Runway). I snapped a shot as she was talking to another editor.

So I made it into the show and got down to the pit and got all these great shots. But now my camera is completely filled and I have to either delete some photos or download all the photos on to my computer. So I run to the top of the stairs and into a corner and start the download. 4 minutes later I am done, packing my computer back in my bag and head back down to the pit. But now there is a wall of people at the tops of the stairs, my chance to grab an empty seat has now passed. So I had to stand and shoot and watch the shows over people’s shoulders. Loved the show though!

At the end I shuffled out like the rest and moved onto the next show.

posted by turlie @ 2:33 PM