“Let the games begin!” really should be the official warning shout-out to models who are about to enter the Fashion Olympics!  September 4 kicks off close to 6 weeks of fashion shows beginning in New York and ending in Paris via London and Milan. Some of these beauties show as much (or more) stamina as Olympic athletes running back and forth across town for up to 6+ shows daily and enduring hard-core hair and make-up regimens that would surely make weaker women fold.

New York Fashion Week

The Fashion Olympics

We love fashion, we love fashion shows, but we also love the unexpected fashion moments.  From model slips on the catwalk to the parade of styles outside the “tents” and even to the crazy protests and stunts of various special interest groups including animal extremists still attempting to convince somebody that fur is not fashionable, it is all great entertainment!

Get ready for New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

A Peta anti-fur demonstrator storms the catwalk during Christian Lacroix ready-to-wear fashion collection in Paris. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE)

Jessica Stam at Chloé – Fall 2006-Winter 2007

Iekeliene Stange at Marc Jacobs – Spring-Summer 2007

The models are pros, and although trips and slips do happen (albeit very rarely),  these girls snap back into action like ninjas. Still, the rare occasion of wrong footing can turn into a comic relief moment, most often with the audience and the model sharing the smile.

Model Ana Claudia Michels (L) falls and is being helped by another model during the runway of Blue Man creations

Milana Bogolepova at Dior – Resort 2008

Elise Crombez at Proenza Schouler – Spring-Summer 2007

Kamila W. at Vivienne Westwood – Spring-Summer 2007 

Considering how ridiculously high the footwear is each season, the fact that these girls don’t snap their legs regularly is a surprise in and of itself.  But, like Olympic athletes, it is all in the training.

“Disability Imagery” with Nadja Auermann by Helmut Newton. Vogue, March 1995.

Only Naomi Campbell can fall during a Vivienne Westwood show, laugh and look good doing it

Twisted Shoe Heights

“Disability Imagery” with Nadja Auermann by Helmut Newton. Vogue, March 1995.

At the end of the day, what is most important is the creativity, originality, tailoring and artistry presented by the designers, as well as the key trends that will rule the retail landscape for the season.  With the creative energy of the past few seasons we have high expectations for the spring/summer 2015 collections.  (We have even learned there will be a good measure of fur in these collections!)

So get ready for some great Spring-Summer 2015 fashion.“Let the games begin!” We’ll be there to share the fun with you so follow us for all the highlights!