Fashion Week: A Word from Meaghan

  My experiences at the 2011 NY Fashion Week were amazing! I have
volunteered for Fashion Week in February in the past, but this was my first time
volunteering at the September shows. I worked two shifts from 11:00am to 8:00pm
on Friday, September 9th, and Monday, September 12th. On Friday, I worked at the
General Idea and Nicole Miller shows. The first designer, General Idea, was a
menswear line that I had never heard of. I enjoyed working at this show because
the designer was very involved in working with the lighting and the music, and
he didn’t have his “people” do all the work for him. The clothing was very
cohesive and I enjoyed watching it on the runway. The second show that I
volunteered at, Nicole Miller, was an exciting and glamorous show. There were a
lot of celebrities there and it was a huge crowd in the audience. I love the
style of clothing that Nicole Miller designs, so I was so excited to be able to
be a part of it and see the show. I mostly helped set-up and clean up after both
shows. I put the seat numbers on the seats before the show, and picked up the
leftover trash after the show was over. I did these same tasks when I
volunteered on Monday, the 12th. The first show I volunteered at on Monday was
Rebecca Minkoff. This was extremely exciting for me because I really admire her
clothing. There were even more celebrities at this show, which definitely added
to the overall excitement. This was a very organized show, however it started
about fifteen minutes late. One of the models in the show was a blogger who won
a contest to walk the runway in the Rebecca Minkoff show. I think this was a
great idea and added an interesting touch to the show. The second show of the
day was Norman Ambrose. This was his very first fashion show during NY Fashion
Week, and I think he did an excellent job. The clothing was beautiful and very
glamorous, and the show went very smoothly. Overall, I had an amazing experience
at NY Fashion Week. Both days were busy and full of excitement and I loved every
minute of it!
-Meaghan

Fashion's Night Out: A glimpse of Soho FNO madness

American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company and the City of New York created Fashion's Night Out in 2009 as a collaboration intended to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, boost the industry's economy and put the fun back in shopping. Proceeds from sales of official FNO gear will benefit the New York Community Trust's New York City AIDS Fund. (http://www.nycgo.com/fashionsnightout) 

 

My fellow Fashionistas Paige and Britt joined me in exploring Soho on none other than New York's FNO. After  short subway ride to the Soho region we walked on to the street crowed with people dressed to the nines and shopping like it was Black Friday. It was a really neat experience, not sure if shopping in stores packed and champagne flowing is my style, but it was still a good time., check out the clip to get an idea of what it was really like.

StarStruck: A Word From Rob

Hey I'm Robert Peterpaul! I am interning for NBC's Access Hollywood this semester. So far it has been an amazing experience and I have met a lot of great people. For instance, the other day I got to meet one of my favorite actors Alec Baldwin (name drop much?). Anyway, last week was very cool for me. In the morning I was told to go downstairs to greet Christina Hendricks. Yup the really pretty red head from Mad Men. So I take the elevator down and meet her and her “people” at the Visitor’s Center - Yes, even stars like Christina Hendricks has to be cleared with security. I led them to our bank of elevators, trying to make slick conversation such as “I love your show” (which by the way I don’t exactly watch- my mom loves it but I feel like it’s weird to say “oh by the way my mom loves your show”), and also trying not to trip because for some reason I always over-think things when I’m trying to be cool (this includes walking). I get Christina up to our office studio to do her interview. While Christina was walking out I bulked up the courage and asked her for one (unprofessional I know, but her publicist said I could)! I also couldn’t help but tell her how much I admire her work with “The Make A Wish Foundation.” I told her how my brother wished for a puppy when he was ill and they got it for him (we still have her today she’s really cute - the puppy not Christina). I gave her one of our foundation’s bracelets (which can be purchased at thomaspeterpaul.org), and she happily took it! That was definitely the highlight of my week. I can't wait for what's to come! Thank you for reading:)

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A Day of Firsts

Today marked crucial firsts in my Marist in Manhattan experience. To start, it was my first day interning with The Brooks Group, a lifestyle public relations firm. I could not have asked to be placed with a better company for the semester. With a staff of less then 10, as an intern, I can already tell I am going to have a real-life experience in the world of pr. Everyone was extremely welcoming; it felt more like my first day back after vacation rather than my first day as an intern. Today was also the first day I experienced Manhattan in the rain. Lets just say, my rain boots that I debated bringing came to great use today.

After a long, but great day interning I met up with the rest of the Marist in Manhattan Crew and experienced my very first Broadway play. When I learned that we were given the chance to see Memphis, a Tony award winning musical, I must say, I was not the most interested. Musicals have never really been my thing. I could not be happier to say that I judged a book by its, well... playbill. I absolutely loved it, the music was fantastic, the dancing was incredible, I really do not have a bad thing to say about my first Broadway show. In fact, I am already looking into seeing another. Needless to say, today was a successful day of firsts, the first of many more.

What is Marist in Manhattan?

Marist in Manhattan gives students, both Marist and non-Marist who study in the area of either Fashion or Communications, the opportunity to combine real-life field experience with Internet based coursework. Not only will students engage in an internship and take classes online, they will get the chance to experience New York City, one of the world’s capitals for both industries. Sounds pretty amazing doesn’t?

For more information about the program visit: http://www.marist.edu/commarts/maristinmanhattan/index.html

Meet Alex!

Name: Alex Viscusi
Assumption College class of 2013
English Mass Communications with a minor in theatre
Interning at Rachel Ray
Decided to do the NYMEP because I wanted to get out and live and work in the real world to gain experience. New York is the best city in the US and to come here and work in the trenches of media and be in the center of the universe is an experience you can't really pass up.
Fun Fact: I've been involved in theatre, community and school, since I was in kindergarten and another draw of NYC for me is to be so close to Broadway