bright eyed little fashion student

Last week i went to my first fashion show and then my second. The CSM BA press show -- could have been my future had i not chosen liberal arts, but thats another can of fashion worms-- was the first and foremost. After having spent the month before working for the inspiring Scott Arnold in the womenswear room, seeing all the best/most press-showy collections in one place was an exciting event to say the least. All the nay-sayers can say nay to the spectacular knitwear and the extreme print. They can call menswear unoriginal or the winners undeserving, but I truly don't see the point.  This whole year I've been worried about being less experienced, less versed in the discourse of fashion, but when it comes to showtime I think I'm at an advantage. Everything awed my catwalk virgin eyes, from the thumping music to the stilts that closed the show.  Like my parents after a high school play (if the play were amazing and filled with glamorous onlookers), I left with a feeling of euphoria that drowned out my classmates' post-show doubts. While I find the convention of The Fashion Show a bit excessive and distancing to the clothes themselves when I sit in my little room and think about it, once there I realized that it kind of is what its all about. But is it better to be overly critical or overly accepting? Cynical or naive? Regardless, here are some of my favorites from CSM .

1. Sorcha O'Raghallaigh, 2. Helen Price, 3. Scott Arnold, 4. Amy Drumm , 5. Phillip Patterson
Images courtesy of catwalking.com