New York Fashion Academy Annual Runway Show

The main purpose of my trip to Seattle this weekend was to go to the New York Fashion Academy's annual fashion show in which all the designer's who have completed the program show their collections. Don't ask me why it's called the New York Fashion Academy when it's in Seattle... some things are more interesting if you don't understand them.

I had the hardest time deciding what to wear to the show, but eventually decided to go with a fairly fail-proof option, my gray Calvin Klein dress. And of course I had to wear cute shoes, so out came the mustard Seychelles. I. Love. Mustard.

This pose was 100% directed by Joni, so if you think I look silly blame her, not me. :)

After taking this picture, Joni said, "My kitchen looks so cute! Oh... I guess you look cute, too!" Thanks, Joni.

Anyhow, the fashion show was super fun. 11 students showed collections and I was thoroughly impressed with most of them. The biggest disappointment for me was how short it was... each designer only showed 4-8 looks, so the whole thing was done within an hour. It was so good that I wanted it to keep on going!

After the show I popped over to say hi to Gina Marie, one of the designers that showed. Gina has been nice enough to answer a few questions for me about the school via email (as it turns out, my old piano teacher's daughter knows Gina and gave me her email). It was neat to be able to put a face to a name. Check out Gina's blog HERE.

We ended up getting to the show only a few minutes before it started so our seats weren't the the greatest for taking pictures, but I did  manage to snag a few.

These looks are from Gina's collection. She had her models wearing the cutest wigs.

All in all, it was a very fun trip! I'm so happy I got to go and see the show (I'm hoping to be able to go to NYFA this fall), and also to meet Joni and her family. As I am now safely on the train on my way home, I can officially say Joni is not a 60-year-old creeper man/ax murderer living in his mom's basement. Yay!