Holiday Ice and Everything Nice: Winter in New York

The Pond at Bryant Park

New York, New York.  I have spent many a holiday in this fair city they call the Big Apple.  Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?  And by sweet, I mean the musty scent of slow-melting snow tainted with exhaust fumes gently swirled with the sugary aroma of roasted cashews wafting from the corner Nuts 4 Nuts vendor.  But it’s New York and it’s magnificent.  Though I begrudge the added crowds filling our streets  – be it tourists hustling from their hotel to Radio City or simply fellow New Yorkers rushing form store to store trying to find …continue reading

Fashion Week To Move?

Fashion Week Tents at Bryant Park

It has been rumored that organizers of New York fashion week are going to announce that next year, Fashion Week will be moving from Bryant Park (where Fashion Week has been held for the last 15 years) to Lincoln Center.

Apparently, park management has been complaining for years about the invitation-only shows had grown too large and were restricting access to the park. Although Fashion Week was welcomed in 1993, when it started, there have been many clashes between Fashion Week organizers and the park’s management company.

The problems escalated in 2006 when the Bryant Park Corporation announced it would no longer allow …continue reading

Fashion Week’s Last Year In Bryant Park Will Be Massive

Tents at Bryant Park

Last year it was announced that Fashion Week would be moving from its usual location in Bryant Park to Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center. Since this is the last year fashion week will be taking place in Bryant Park, designers are taking full advantage, and Ruth Finley, who creates the fashion calendar, says the Mercedes-Benz Fall Fashion Week 2010 is being booked quickly.

Last year, despite some designers pulling out because of the recession, there was still a record-breaking 299 shows and presentations. This year promises to be even bigger.

Apparently the biggest problem with the move from Bryant Park to Damrosch, is …continue reading