I had never been to a “Gala” dinner before. The e-mail from Vogue about the Magic of Mohair Gala said to wear dinner/cocktail attire. I’m from the west coast – that means clean jeans, usually! But this was New York City, one step away from Paris and the heart of Fashion Design. So I went shopping, one dress, jacket, shoes, hose, makeup and several heart palpitations later – I was ready!
It was everything I could have hoped for. The Trianon Ballroom at the Hilton was elegant. From the Chandaliers and lighting to the table decorations – it was a beautiful setting for the dinner and Competition Fashion Show. It became the night of a lifetime for me as my name went up on the large screen to announce the 1st runner-up – Lynette Meek! This meant that my garments would be part of a fashion photo shoot and my pattern for the Victorian Falls Wrap and Sheath would be published in the best knitting magazine in the world. Very heady stuff for a knitter and knitting teacher with a penchant for playing with yarn!
My apologies, while I took photo’s of most the garments in the Fashion show, I did not get all the names and missed at least one garment. The show was too fast, or I was too enthralled by it all to capture all of the information – if you can match some names to garments, please let me know! Here is a link to a flickr slideshow of the garments and awards at the Gala.
I did not sleep that night and I am still on cloud 9.
Reality is fast hitting as I am preparing for the Mad About Ewe Knitting Retreat. It will run the 11, 12, and 13 of February in approx 2 weeks. Lots to do – but all of it involves knitting. What could be better in life?!
Happy Knitting
Lynette