Link: (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/fashion/christian-siriano-seeks-fashion-industrys-approval.html?pagewanted=2&ref=fashion)
And here is what he had to say about it:
I just returned from New York Fashion Week this weekend, so I figured I would make my media example something fashion week-related.
Eric Wilson from the New York Times wrote a profile on designer Christian Siriano, which was published last Thursday to coordinate with the official kick off to this season's Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. Wilson's numerous fashion-related stories are all written in the New York Times style you would expect, which is a breath of fresh air after seeing the thousands of fashion blogs who can tear a designer apart just because they don't agree with a color choice.
Siriano is best known for winning "Project Runway" four years ago. Anyone who watched the show knows that he was also recognized for use overuse of the term "fierce."
I thought it was interesting that this article was the cover story for the New York Times Fashion & Style section, even though one of the main focuses of the story was the fact that Siriano has not been fully accepted into the fashion world by fellow designers and critics.
Part of the reason I chose this article is because I attended his runway show on Saturday in NYC's Meat Packing District, where he received a standing ovation. Celebrities including Mena Suvari, Gabrielle Sibidi (better known as Precious), Brad Goreski (Rachel Zoe's former assistant), & Fern Mallis (creator of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week) all came to support Siriano. After reading through some of the critic reviews, it seems that Saturday's show was a huge step for Siriano finally being accepted and praised in the cut-throat fashion world.
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| Picture I took from Christian Siriano's NYFW show |
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