Front Row Mavericks:Day 4 2010 Spring New York Fashion Week

While Day 3 saw a upsurge in the number of mavericks invading the Front Row, Day 4 was marked by eccentricity of a different kind.It was not the usual DJs, models or the young things in movies that grabbed attention, but the mature and serious crowd of fashion critics who stole the limelight!

Fashion critics Hilary Alexander of the Daily Telegraph (left) and Suzy Menkes of NYTimes sure look like ladies up to some mischief, with a "wait-till-you-see-my-review-tomorrow" kind of look! Its interesting to note that zimbio(from where this photo is sourced) just identified Suzy Menkes as a guest, that just shows that the less eccentric your dress sense is, the more easily you are forgotten!


Micky Boardman, columnist for Paper magazine, while not going over the top in the dress department adds a small dose of eclecticism through his multi colored beaded necklace!

Lynn Yaeger, another accomplished fashion writer who regularly contributes to magazines like NYTimes Style, Travel & Leisure to mention a few firmly establishes that a bit of bold makeup in the form of powdered cheeks can compensate for a nonchalant dress and still manage to grab attention!

So long to writers and their eccentric dress sense, after all what is fashion without their at times acerbic and most times sweet reviews?

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Front Row Mavericks:Day 3 2010 Spring New York Fashion Week

After a rather slim picking on Day 2, Day 3 threw in quite an array of eyebrow raising fashion in the form of bright colors and odd accessories at the Front Row.

Writer Patrick Mcdonald grabbed tons of attention at the Academy of Art University fashion show with his never ending eyebrows, little bunny peeping out of his coat pocket, a tie adding a pop of color to his predominantly monochromatic look and finally upped the craziness of his entire look with some odd shoes and striped socks. Any fashion followers for Partick's unique style?

Fern Mallis, the Senior Vice President of IMG Fashion was spotted at the Academy of Art University fashion show wearing a bright jacket in red and black accessorised with a bunch of chunky necklaces seemingly grabbed in a hurry from the jewel box(how else can one explain all those odd shapes of necklaces so harmoniously hanging from the neck?)! Though there was nothing overtly freaky about her appearance still she managed to stand out!

Stylists necessarily have to dress either like they have no style(which helps you appreciate better the work they do on their clients) or like they have a style thats only comprehensible to them! Stylist Derek Warburton made no exception to these rules when he landed up at the Georges Chakra show wearing a lace shirt sans vest, a green pyjama and a flashy purse all of which could have belonged to the shew who serves cold porridge for 5 cents and yells at all her customers!

Rosemary Ponzo's dress code for the Front Row is always "anyting in black" right from her dress to the ribbons stuck up her hair and yet there is always something that differentiates each of her looks! Good or bad, she never goes unnoticed!

Well the recession might force people to cut corners in many imaginative ways one of which could be buying yards of fabric and sharing them with your buddies(the more your buy, the bigger the discount), and the other, buying merchandise that rots on the shelf for months and gets discounted to almost a few cents like these boots with toe separators that Tristan Christann is seen wearing at the Academy of Art University fashion show!

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Front Row Mavericks:Day 2 2010 Spring New York Fashion Week

In continuation of our series capturing the Front Row eccentricity at the Fashion Week, day 2 didn't offer many contestants for the prestigious title of "Maverick Dresser".It was won without any competition by Rosemary Ponzo, a reputed stylist and designer.

She came prepared for the rains I believe, and ended up like she's dressed for Halloween!

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Front Row Mavericks:Day 1 2010 Spring New York Fashion Week

Fashion Week grabs as much eyeballs off the ramp as it does on it! Only the Fashion Week attendees know how much thought goes into their wardrobe planning, and this is especially true of the Front Row occupants captured on camera and splashed across continents to be appreciated, judged and critiqued.In this series named "Front Row Mavericks" I would be featuring all those fashionable fashionistas who truly stood out not necessarily for their impeccable fashion sense but for daring to dress differently and making a visual impact on me.In the sea of well dressed fashionistas, see what it takes to stand out.

As readers I want you to think about interesting captions to describe what they are wearing, whether you would dare to wear their outfits and more importantly let me know if you came across anyone who has impressed you with their unconventional dressing at the Fashion Week.Please note that we aren't necessarily talking about well dressed people here but people who got our rods and cones(visual senses) tickled in the most profound way!

Here goes today's picks from the Front Row!

Pictured above is Leigh Lezark of The MisShapes attending Davidelfin's show.She is a DJ-cum-model and its not surprising to find DJs and singers dress crazy(think Lady GaGa, M.I.A) and its recession and we are supposed to make do with what's in our wardrobe most of the times and not reach out for the plastic, get creative, sew our own little somethings and all that but still does that necessarily have to translate to digging out your high school swimwear from your closet's bottom, attaching a pair of sleeves to it and wearing it with a gauzy skirt whose lining had been moth eaten years ago and in the process shock the daylights out of the poor guy sitting next to you? Seriously is this called " wardrobe recycling"? So what exactly is the guy on the right thinking, any ideas?

Model Cory Kennedy too is attending the Davidelfin show wearing an excuse of a top that looks like two shirts fused together.Now you know what to do with your boyfriend's unused shirts!Fashion magazines please stop advising people to recycle their wardrobes, its disastrous effects can be seen here.

How do you like the mavericks of today?

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