Invasion of the Fashionistas

This weekend, my wee baby sister turns the big 2-1 (danger zone!). For an early present, I took her to her very first fashion show at St. Louis Fashion Week to watch the Project:Design! runway. In perfect Watson style, I managed to explode a soda in my car while pulling up to the valet just before the show. Poor guy. Of course I tipped him for dealing with the caffeinated VW bug.

After mingling at the reception in the giant atrium of Lumiere’, we took our seats for the main event. Of course the STL Fashion Week had a surprise in-store for us as the show began.

After the first three models took to the runway under the beat of the bass, to what should my wonderous eyes to appear but Clinton and Stacy from What Not to Wear! Turns out, the woman in the gorilla boots seated in the front row was the lucky (or possibly unlucky) fashion victim to be granted a complete re-do by the style mavens. Personally, these two drive me completely batty. They filmed a few pieces for a future episode and then the show finally took off.

It was the battle royale for 6 designers. Fighting for the big prize up for grabs via the Project:Design! competition, they gave us their best. For Dragana Jovic, her best snagged her the big $30,000 Bakers prize package.

My personal favorite in the show was Katie Kantley’s line. Specifically, the tube maxi dress with plum piping. I, of course, did not manage to shoot a photo of this due to the fact that I was busy picking my jaw back up off the floor. Gorgeous!

I’m looking forward to Friday and Saturday’s shows. Tomorrow night I will forgo the fashionistas to instead set up for Indie Underground this weekend.