The Pre-Fashion Week Prep

The role of spectator sports is to watch and join in from the comforts of your living room couch. The pros are obvious: you can stay in your pajamas and admire all the exciting happenings from afar. But when I can, I love the role of participating in a sport, even if its from the sidelines. You can have your fantasy football, and the Golden Globes red carpet. Screw Sochi.

Sound the trumpets and pass the torch, New York Fashion Week is less than two days away and the third impending Polar vortex is taking precedent over my February calendar. I have limited time to start bundling up like a pro (you know what that means), and join the marathon that is New York Fashion Week.

I must confess, I’m not one of those people who complain that the shows are taking up all my time. I don’t pretend that getting invited to show A at Lincoln Center and having to rush to Milk Studios, in literally 2 minutes, is such a demanding task. I don’t even mind living on Luna bars for the next 7 days. In fact, if the opportunity ever arose for me to head to London, Milan and then jet off to Paris to cover the shows, I would jump at the chance and celebrate the well-heeled rally for an additional 3 weeks.

I will however do my own sort of prep which started last week.

~Maintenence. I got my teeth whitened. I went to the hair salon and brightened up those roots a bit. Every day I drank some sort of kale/berry vitamin infusion. I have started de-pilling my sweaters and taking my coats out of the cleaners. I have yet to plan my outfits though and thought these pics might help. I’ve got some refining to do.

~Massaging my feet. There is nothing to be said for blisters and pain so I will be attending fashion week in the best way I know how, in flats.

~ Technology. I am going to be tweeting, vining, and instagramming this season from a Samsung Galaxy Note. I don’t know how to use it, but will learn and test-drive the latest technology. On signing off, they asked me to stay trendy. I will oblige with my stylus pen in hand. Keep an update on Fashion week on the right had side of my blog where my instagram feed comes in.

Lastly, keep an eye out for some guest editors joining me the Fashion Hunter mayhem. Every season has its pros and cons, its opinion formers, taste makers and leading creatives. Fashion doesn’t exist in a vacuum — its players are just pieces to the puzzle in the world of art, photography, film, and music that contribute to the benefit of New York and the fashion capitals around the globe. Today, please welcome Sarah to the table where she will share some of her thoughts on fashion from the bright and starry eyes of a college girl.

Sarah Murray is so excited to be working with New York Fashion Hunter this season during New York Fashion Week. She is a freshman at Fordham University pursuing a Marketing degree, but always loved fashion. She loves writing and event planning and her ultimate dream is to work in PR or Marketing for a fashion brand. You can follow her on twitter @SarahMurray_NY. Here is Sarah’s prep.

Can’t you just hear the excitement build?

The only thing getting me through this polar vortex is knowing that fashion week is quickly approaching. For anybody in the industry, that means scrambling to get ready whether you are planning the shows or attending them. I’m lucky enough to be attending a number of shows at NYFW this season, but as I was preparing my schedule yesterday I realized just how much running around it’s gonna be. I’ve made a list about how I plan on preparing for fashion week.

1. Try to get all my assignments done. I’m a student, and classes don’t stop for fashion week. I’m a chronic procrastinator, so I’ll keep you updated on how that goes.

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2. Freak out about how excited I am to be going to fashion week! This will be my fourth official fashion week and I still can’t believe that I get to go!

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Am I an Olsen yet?

3. Plan my outfits. I don’t get how fashion bloggers say that they don’t plan their outfits in advance. Especially because most of them are traveling and have to pack things that go together. I live in New York and I still take hours getting ready! This season I’m going to stick to my all black ensemble.  I personally love watching all of the great outfits that come around during fashion week, but comfort always comes first for me. Black is easy and works for anything.

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4. Pack my bag. I always keep a small notebook, my wallet, mints, makeup, and a phone charger in my bag. This season I’ll probably bring some books so I can do my assigned reading for class in between shows. I use the same basic black tote so I don’t have to worry about forgetting anything in my bag, before I leave I clear out everything out but the essentials so I have room for papers and freebies.

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