Philly Chit Chat

With so much to choose from on last night’s Philadelphia Fashion Collection calendar, it was no surprised that Sharon Phillips Waxman’s Phashion Phest was a packed house full of fun; and it should be, it was the very first Philadelphia fashion showcase (inception 1994) and deserves accolades for  blazing the trail for what is now an entire month where Philadelphia celebrates fashion and it’s retailers.

 “Fashion Follies.” Now in its 19th year,
Phashion Phest featured a high-energy runway show, dazzling salon
presentations, creative student designs, a fabulous silent auction (I went on a shopping spree for my silent auction, my Gilda’s Club Annual Event is coming up on 11/19 at Flemings in NJ.) and a
lavish open bar cocktail reception all under one roof at the Shops of Liberty Place.

Phasion Phest is similar to what you would find under the tents during NYC’s fashion week, it brings vendors together for the guests to check out what are the hottest trends in fashion before the start of the runway show. I also love love love this venue for the fashion show, as well as any event. The Shops of Liberty Place (one of my advertisers btw) has a huge rotunda and can hold several hundred people. You can bring your own caterer in to provide food, there’s electricity. Years ago I attended a charity event here, a dance event, it was fabulous, people step up and hold your next fabulous event here. OK I digress

Phasion Phest was created by Sharon Phillips Waxman (center) to showcase great fashion retailers in Philadelphia as well as in the Delaware Valley. During the 90 minutes before the runway fashion show, is when the guests visited salons to check out the latest in hair trends, shopped at retail pop-ups,  and networking, as I mentioned earlier, while enjoying lite bites and Skinny Girl cocktails. Sharon’s model worthy kids kids Mackenzie Drew and Zachary Waxman (missing pop Brad Waxman)

Songstress FIYA is “Wishing You Home” For the Holidays, as her new CD states. Here she was belting out a few Whitney Houston tunes during the VIP cocktail party

who were enjoying delicious bites from one of my fav restaurants “Rouge” on Rittenhouse Square. Leanne Marie, Bob Valerno, Samuel Noh (Executibe Chef), Rob Elsen and Felipe Rincon.

Victoria Lam, Kate Maklys – Philly PR Girl, Michelle GBoyes, South Philly Fashionista and Diana Tutko, who drove in from Boston this week to shoot for the South Philly Fashionista blog.

Jordan Liss and Lianna Christine, Production Assistant at RAW: natural born artists.  RAW is coming up on October 4 at G Lounge, my buddy Maria Papadakis hosts the event, and one of my favorite bands, TaraGirl will be performing.  (Did you know I am Maria’s Man of Honor at her wedding. OMG and it’s less than a month away. Honestly, it’s too much of an honor for me.)

Dayan McNew and Laura Weinberg of Fire and Ice
 
 Queen B of Belle Salon with her hair models

Representing and supporting, the 2nd longest fashion event held in Philadelphia is by these two guys: FBH’s Philadelphia Fashion Week’s Kerry Scott & Kevin Parker Tonight is their kick off party  will Tonight is their kick off party at Commerce Square and then a weekend of Philadelphia Fashion Week Fall 2012 Ready to wear Runway show Sept 21, Location: 2424 Studios. More than a dozen designers will
be showing their spring 2013 collections.

Sponsors: All Event Party Rental, Center City District, Eventions,
Parker & Partners, The Philadelphia Collection, Philadelphia Style,
Philadelphia Weekly, Philly2night, The Shops at Liberty Place, Southern
Wine & Spirits

 

at first the crowd seemed taken aback by the fur on the runway, which by the way is in every Phasion Phest show, but they came alive when the men strutted their stuff bare chested and haute hot

Rittenhouse Row retailers will hold their annual cocktail party and runway show at the Comcast Center on Thursday 9/20, from 7 pm to 9pm with lots of fun celebrity guests walking in the event.

Rittenhouse House Row’s annual celebration of Fall Fashion and Mixology
trends will feature a fashion show with the fall’s trendiest looks from
Rittenhouse Row’s boutiques, modeled by your favorite familiar
Rittenhouse Faces, with hair and make-up by Sephora. There will also be a
cocktail competition with the season’s hottest cocktails mixed by
Rittenhouse Row’s most talented bartenders.  tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting Here

We are in the final week of the Philadelphia Collection. Monday night I attended two events, The Nicole Miller most fashionable Philadelphia women, and an event at the Comcast Center shopping concourse called “Omega Optical and celebrity fashion stylist Anthony Henderson presents the Philadelphia Collections 2012 Vision Awards”, to celebrity fashion Renee Reese, wife of former Philadelphia Eagle Ike Reese, … highly regarded as a business owner, philanthropist, and style maven,  and Angela Edmunds, owner of Showroom77, in Philadelphia, PA.

Renee Reese, Stylist to the stars (including last years Vision Award Sheryl Lee Ralph) Anthony Henderson, Jamar Chaney of the Eagles, Tracy and Steve Davis of Omega Optical.

John Gattuso is senior vice president and regional director of Liberty Trust’s Urban and National Development team with Visionary Award winner, stylist Angela Edmunds, owner of Showroom77, in Philadelphia, PA.

House of Talent models: Karly Bornstein and Charletta Bair with Antoine Johnson. Antoine tells me that his reality tv show House of Talent, was picked up by Bounce TV for another season. Congrats!!

 Stylish Shakeeta Purdie, Madison Boutique, wearing clothes from her boutique & BCBG shoes, J Barrow and Car, wearing a hot BCBG outfit. Check out the slit to see the pants.

 Jimmy Contreras, VP of Vlahos Pr fashion department, Elizabeth Wellington, Phila Inquirer Fashion Writer and Waheedah, Owner, Why PR and Marketing. Thursday night Jimmy’s receiving a fashion style award from the Philly Fashion Week producers Kevin Parker & Kerry Scott,  (The extravaganza is produced by one of the region’s top modeling agencies, The FBH Agency.) along with other stylish peeps Michelle Shannon – Center City District, Rakia Reynolds – Skai Blue Media and Antione Johnson – House of Talent PA. One of the things I love most about the FBH duo is they promote models and fashion from the Philadelphia area, and they always do it first class. One of the first shows I ever attended in Philly was their event at the newly renovated City Hall courtyard about 4 years ago. Flawless. [unfortunately I won’t be able to attend this year as I have a gig, but I know it will be awesome.)

Model Roxy Monroe, Terrance Goss, Divine Islam, D.i.M.e. Universal, LLC (models) and Leeza Sledge (D.i.M.e Model). Divine tells me that she’ll be attending Phasion Phest tonight. You can attend too, but you’ll have to get tickets at the door. Check it out. Phashion Phest was the first big production fashion show and is celebrating it’s 19th year.

Tracy Davis, Barbara Gee, Vice President of Strategic Sales Alliances for
Comcast Cable Communications, Steve Davis and Tina Simmons Water, Urban League of Philadelphia, Board Member and Comcast Executive. Barbara was honored earlier in the evening at the Nicole Miller XIX Most Fashionable Women held at XIX. Check out my PhillyMag column yesterday and see who else was honored, HERE

Hello, I’m on vacation but I hope you enjoy these. Back in the ’80s there used to be a poster called Doors of Philadelphia. I always liked that poster, and I didn’t even live in Philadelphia. Earlier this month I visited a few doors on Delancey Street.

 

This door is attached to the house of the architect who worked on the PSFS building (1929), which is now the Loews Hotel. (I was in a hurry or I would look up that pertinent info.)

Check out the Philly Mag Design Home Party coverage, you can tour the house until 10/14/12. The drive out there is beautiful too.

http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/09/14/philly-mag-design-home-2012-photos/

Zarwin Baum Celebrity Casino Night Benefitting Easter
Seals on Thursday,
September 27 at the Law
Offices of Zarwin Baum, 1818 Market Street, Philadelphia,
PA, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
Former professional athletes, current professional coaches, local TV personalities
and more will join guests in a night of fun, casino games and prizes! Cocktails
and heavy hor d’oeuvres by B*Smiths Catering. Stay updated on the
excitement by becoming a Facebook
Fan of the event!

Space is very limited. Tickets can be purchased online at:
http://sepa.easterseals.com/site/Calendar?id=39006&view=Detail.
Checks will also be accepted; please make payable to Easter Seals of
Southeastern Pennsylvania and send c/o Stacey Kracher, Zarwin Baum, 1818 Market
Street, 13th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. *
100% of all ticket sales will be donated to Easter Seals.

Please
RSVP to Kelly Malloy at events@zarwin.com or 215 569 2800. We look
forward to seeing you there!
(Sponsored)

Last week Commonwealth Proper had a cocktail party at the Union League hosted by Rhonda Clark Carlson; Dana Spain to showcase fall / winter fabrics and styles. CMMP produces custom suits and shirts as well as gentlemanly accessories including ties, pocket squares and wallets

Eric Cahill and Andrew Kennedy, Financial Advisor at PAX Partners of Raymond James. They love the custom made suits from the Philly based shop which is located at 18th and Spruce (commonwealthproper.com).

Jessy Kyle is a Philadelphia based jazz/soul singer, songwriter, and pianist entertained the guests.

Jon Dorenbos does a little retail therapy for a change, as wife Julie looks on. Look for big news from Skin Palette in the coming weeks. Nothing like a nice healthy spray on tan to beat the upcoming SAD. John likes Commonwealth’s quality, and that everything is made by hand, and in the United States.

Ronald Matthew, Greater Philadelphia Market President at TD Bank, Carol
Drumstas, Market Manager for PA / East at Brown Forman Beverages and Darrel A. German. TD Bank. Senior Vice
President. Philadelphia Regional Lending

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 Check out my Philly Mag Column today on all of the fun Feastival photos & tidbits, at the bottom. (ps sorry for this shortened entry today. every since my trainer Steve Hoffman told me I need to get more sleep it’s impeded my blog entries. I need to go back to 4 hr sleep nights, ugh.

 Love love love it.

Saks Fifth Avenue is funky

Sam Shoap and Madison Alpern

January and Lily

Angela Val, Lily, Alex and his new beautiful girlfriend

Rachel Moore, Dave Maser and Maria Papadakis