she wore when she left when she left for the party it was a an angora knit. but the dress was a strapless bodice with a crystal waist band and a beautiful full skirt. so don t call it a car daw again cardigan then? no, you don t want to call it a cardi. what does this do for britain s fashion industry worldwide particularly for the house of alexzander? well, it was never going to be an easy choice for kate. she did a remarkable job and by choosing alexzander mcqueen, sara burton, it was a very big boost in the arm for british fashion. i think it was essential she chose a british designer. and the fashion world and the fashion elite are going to be throwing themselves at her feet from here on in to try and get clothes on that
tieded head to toe. you get to see the toenail polish, you get to see everything up close and personal. oug you could see the full looks very clearly, if you sit behind, you re missing the shoes. who sits in the front row? top editor, big buyers, celebrities, sometimes a cnn correspondent. what some call the fashion elite. the great thing about being the front row like petite cindi leivi. i spent a lot of time laboring in back rows before i got to sit her. and i m 5 2 so i m very happy in the front row. how do you claw your way to the front? you make friends with the designer, buy a lot of clothes. you take a look at someone that s rsvp d. or this guy.
following are infiltrating the front row. and of course, this is causing a bit of tension with the fashion elite because people work years to move from row four to row three to row two to row one. because, again, it is a physical manifestation of your status to sit in that front row. everybody in fashion is there. and these shows last ten minutes, maybe less. people are arriving at the venue for more than an hour. and as one fashion insider told me, during that hour, there s a lot of picture taking of celebrities. and the designer is hoping those shots get into the paper the next day. it is all about the press. whether it s about the collection or the people sitting in the front row. see that, t.j.? you learn something everything day. i really do. and again, you re not paying for tickets to these shows. you can t buy the tickets. you can t buy tickets. you ve got to earn it. i ve got some work to do. yes, you do. someone who is always in the front row, victoria beckham.
broadcast networks who continue to deny opportunities for people and we re saying america is changing so how can t you hire anybody? i do believe if there are more african-american, hispanics at fashion pag mags, michaela s argument may be more different because opportunities are plentyiful. she s saying this is the only shot you really have, because the rest of the folks are not hiring you. i m saying this also for black girls that called me crying that had this is the one place. you know, you come from the fashion elite, from a family that knows it, there s one seat in the show that is for black people, one. just one. just one seat at the table where you can usher in other people, where you can gain not just self esteem and self love, but professional experience. so, this is also sending a message to those girls. are you not qualified? there are plenty of qualified black female fashion professionals.
continue to deny opportunities for people and we re saying america is changing so how can t you hire anybody? i do believe if there are more african-americans, hispanics at those fashion magazines, michaela s argument also might be a little different because the opportunities are more plentiful. what she s really saying is this is the only shot you really have because the rest of the folks are not hiring you. but i m saying this also for literally the black girls that called me crying that had this is the one place. you know, you come from the fashion elite, you know, from a family that knows it. there s one seat in the shows that is for black people. one. just one. just one seat at the table where you can usher in other people, where you can gain not just self-esteem and self-love, but professional experience. so this is also sending a message to those girls. are you not qualified? there are plenty of qualified black female fashion professionals. what does this say to them?