PUB WEEK MAGIC

It had been over 3 years since I had an IRL ( in real-life NYFW show or store event).  The last time I had a big NYFW was Feb 2020 right bef...

It had been over 3 years since I had an IRL ( in real-life NYFW show or store event). 

The last time I had a big NYFW was Feb 2020 right before Covid-19 hit. 

I remember that show like it was yesterday. It was the first time my son Dylan attended my NYFW show! He sat front row and I was so excited to have him there to witness this show that I was so proud of and worked very hard on with all teams and performers involved. He was 5 back then.

It was the month before our world shut down. This was the run of the show I wrote that everyone received.

“IMAGINE being in a circle next to people from different backgrounds, who have different passions, and different world views. Then, imagine for that one moment you come together as a COMMUNITY, celebrating FREEDOM, and living with INTEGRITY. Do you feel me? If you do, then you have arrived. That MOMENT is RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE! We might not see eye to eye all the time, but we can come together and celebrate, and maybe even teach each other something new. I challenge you.

Thank you for celebrating this very special show with me for ROOTS x BOY MEETS GIRL® today. I am grateful for each and every one of you. Now close your eyes, and then open them, and right before your eyes – watch the magic with pianist & activist Chloe Flower, hip-hop dancers, and the models featuring @roots x @boymeetsgirlusa. I do hope you will remember this moment of all of us together celebrating NYFW!“

Then you all know the story of what we all went through in its various forms when Covid-19 hit our world. More of how it impacted me in my book.

I decided to take Dylan with me to scope out some spaces within the venue for my first foray back IRL at MY VERY OWN BOOK EVENT OMG OMG OMG. We walked from the west side to the east side, through the park, talking and laughing and skipping and hugging. We ran into the venue and took photos and looked at two different spaces. We both had the same opinion on the space we liked better. It was teamwork at its finest.

I have made sure to hold on tight to this time and these memories as we never know what tomorrow will bring. With anything I like to plan an event and production like it is NYFW. And boy, did I do just that!

Here are the highlights from my very first stop on my very first book tour at Bloomingdale's in NEW YORK CITY on 59th street:

Some other amazing things that happened the week my book dropped officially:

On March 7th, I was interviewed on 

Pix 11 New York. 

I was also featured in WWD!

READ THE ARTICLE

I went Live on SAKS with Tracy Margolies, Saks's Chief Merchandising Officer.

WATCH IT HERE

It has been truly magical. I am so grateful for every single second, minute, and hour. I am so thankful for all the partnerships and collaborations and the press coverage. THANK YOU.