{"id":2959,"date":"2012-09-14T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T19:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.districtdiva.com\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2012-09-14T15:05:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T19:05:17","slug":"nyfw-backstage-with-monique-lhuillier-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/nyfw-backstage-with-monique-lhuillier-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NYFW: Backstage with Monique Lhuillier and More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week &#8211;New York&#8217;s celebration of the hottest designers&#8217; latest collections &#8212; has sadly come to an end! But relieve the fabulousity that was NYFW through these galleries of pictures I snapped just for you!<\/p>\n<p>First up is Katya Leonovich&#8217;s show. Her women&#8217;s Spring\/Summer 2013 collection was colorful and fun. Click through the gallery below:<\/p>\n\n<p>Next is QingQing Wu&#8217;s menswear collection VLOV. \u00a0The pieces are tasteful and classic, though not particularly exciting, especially compared to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.districtdiva.com\/2012\/09\/african-designer-to-the-stars-ozwald-boateng-steals-fashion-week-day-1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Ozwald Boateng&#8217;s amazing menswear collection<\/span><\/strong><\/a> that I will never stop raving about.<\/p>\n\n<p>Finally, Monique Lhuillier&#8217;s gowns did NOT disappoint! Though New York was threatened with a tornado warning, we dutifully packed into the Lincoln Center to witness Ms. Lhuillier&#8217;s brilliance. And it was well worth it. Check out these <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>50 shots<\/strong><\/span> from the show:<\/p>\n\n<p>After the show I hung out backstage as Ms. Lhuillier \u00a0and that guy Rachel Zoe fired gave media interviews:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.districtdiva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCF3056.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2968\" title=\"DSCF3056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.districtdiva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCF3056-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/DSCF3052.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2969\" title=\"DSCF3052\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/DSCF3052-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/DSCF3054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2970\" title=\"DSCF3054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/DSCF3054-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/DSCF3055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2971\" title=\"DSCF3055\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/DSCF3055-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fashion Week was exhausting and exhilarating, mind-numbing and marvelous. I had a ball, met some truly amazing folks and I can&#8217;t wait to do it all again next season!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/DSCF3059.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2972\" title=\"DSCF3059\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/DSCF3059-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.districtdiva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/424615_462327403807863_1394238366_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2973\" title=\"424615_462327403807863_1394238366_n\" src=\"http:\/\/www.districtdiva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/424615_462327403807863_1394238366_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week &#8211;New York&#8217;s celebration of the hottest designers&#8217; latest collections &#8212; has sadly come to an end! 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