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NEW YORK FASHION AWARDS | SEPT 2024

THE DAILY FRONT ROW, THE WEBSITE AND NYFW BROAD SEAT, ALWAYS KICKS OF NEW YORK FASHION WEEK WITH THEIR MEDIA AWARDS, HELD AT THE RAINBOW ROOM

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THE DAILY FRONT ROW MEDIA AWARDS

The Daily Front Row, the website and NYFW broad seat, always kicks off New York Fashion Week with their Media Awards, held at The Rainbow Room, worth braving a sea of influencers for the view alone. This is a wildly different crowd – and costume – than every other New York fashion event during the week. Almost everyone outside the honorees – which in this case, included Jerry Hall. Amber Valletta, Carolyn Murphy, Rihanna, Sofia Coppola and designer Anna Sui – all NY fashion vets, for sure. Outside of the celebs (all beautifully attired) like Debbie Harry, Halston model Pat Cleveland, Alek Wek – well, let’s face it, outdressed and outclassed the influencers in barely there gowns and mini’s.
 
They all had on keyhole and cut-out gowns (last year’s trend), and when they did sheer, it was not semi-sheer – it was Victoria’s Secret Time. (Cont.)
 
 

There’s such a contrast in crowds that that makes for the highlight – the be’s and the wanna-be’s – one set in sleek chic looks, the other in va-va-voom bombshell-wanna-be looks that enhanced their heavily made up faces as they continually shot selfies. The ones who went over the top – feathers, fringed boots – were a welcome change. Over-the-top. we can take – I personally welcome it, reminds me of the New York ’80’s – but underwear in my face is far more Vegas than New York. Still, amusing. If the eye candy got too saccharin, there was always the view from the Rainbow Room’s 65th floor of the striped sky sunset – natural beauty instead of trying waaay too far. 

As always, The Daily’s Brandusa Niro and Eddie Roche proved great hosts – their best idea being SNL’s adorably chic and very funny Chloe Fineman as host, in a white Thom Browne suit that was as appropriate to this as it would be for the Golden Globes. 
 
Recipients included Jerry Hall (in the perfect grey suit ) Anna Sui who was presented her award by must Sofia Coppola, Katie Grand of  The Perfect Magazine, Creative Director Trey Laird, podcaster Maria Klaumann, jeweler Steven Lagos (presented to by Coco Rocha), and influencer Ana Sky. The ceremony is long, gossipy, quite insider – and often touching. Champagne doesn’t hurt either.
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