All On The Line With Joe Zee & My 11 Seconds of Fame

Back in August, I had alluded to something major I couldn't wait to tell everyone... But now I can!

I was part of a taping for the TV show, All On The Line on the Sundance Channel! The series follows ELLE Magazine Creative Director Joe Zee, who mentors fashion designers and gives his expert advice. In this episode, he worked with Nicole Miller during New York Fashion Week.

The experience was surreal - it's crazy to think I'd be a part of something like this. But I will say it was uber exciting! Besides for meeting Joe Zee, I also met Nicole Miller and attended her fashion show. Truly something I won't forget. And the fact that I was actually on TV - not too shabby, eh? 

Watch the videos to see me, awkward facial expressions and Italian hand movements and all, as I give my two cents to Joe Zee about Nicole Miller.

Note the "Yo, she just dropped a bomb" noise after I speak in this clip (that I took with my iPhone during the full episode).

Yup, 11 seconds of fame, folks.

Or, watch the full episode!

Nicole Miller Runway Show Spring 2012

Ever since I was young, I always wanted to go to a runway show. I think it's something any person who's in love with fashion wants to do. To experience it at Lincoln Center, and just in photographs.

Now, for some of you who've been to one, you'll probably say there's not much to runway shows, and they're over before you know it. And granted, that may be true. But for me, this year's New York Fashion Week allowed me the opportunity to attend my first runway show ever!

Outfit: 

Leopard print dress - Forever 21

Faux leather vest - Mandee

Platform peep toe heels - Nine West

Studded leather bag - Zara

Arm Party (starting from top to bottom)

Leather bracelet - H&M

Zebra bangle - Urban Outfitters

Brass-wrapped horn bangle - courtesy of Kora, find in my Lucky Fabb gift bag

Leather studded bracelet - The Gap

Rings - Forever 21 and a craft fair

Working in the fashion industry, I knew what to expect, but overall, the excitement of being able to attend a show and see it firsthand, was really memorable. 

The Nicole Miller show was a mixture of classic stripes and 80s mosaic patterns, and featured everything from spandex pants, to blazers outfitted with neon stripes ideal for a downtown biker girl with a touch of uptown appeal. The long and short of it: Skinny models walk the runway wearing clothing you'll eventually want/own, to a music soundtrack customized for the show. Celebrities flanked the front rows, and everyone has their iPhones, cameras, mobile devices clutched in their hands at the ready for pictures.

And I loved every minute of it.

Later that night, I attended the first ever Blogger's Night Out. Check back later for my recap of this amazing event!