Jason Wu fashion show + after party

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx3LY91NmiYtcl_ziW0vlsgtUAYGTORnR1wIq_H83xYwQ3VvovwzO9po3AaYYwSj-7Ph2uNCMiKYyB_4RHpbiJrnxYBOf2R62oVXwiB-qLjZCTjD1qeDENTYoiANspgCGWaVlEOKTUm3F/s1600/on+way+to+Wu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx3LY91NmiYtcl_ziW0vlsgtUAYGTORnR1wIq_H83xYwQ3VvovwzO9po3AaYYwSj-7Ph2uNCMiKYyB_4RHpbiJrnxYBOf2R62oVXwiB-qLjZCTjD1qeDENTYoiANspgCGWaVlEOKTUm3F/s800/on+way+to+Wu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>On route: Elizabeth, Barbara and Jordan</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p8p4FtKlPOhE8xdViKpYbvS9QENvP3tAYfYl-T1TTo5MqVLoJaRjL0HeN_I7JVIpvI1cEwv1Q-aAPWSQDw5f6LEeXi5e3TXztXM2GLtuamUcODL2hmkPcnjF55tGXQVoLQsjyfU6dJYa/s1600/JW+invite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p8p4FtKlPOhE8xdViKpYbvS9QENvP3tAYfYl-T1TTo5MqVLoJaRjL0HeN_I7JVIpvI1cEwv1Q-aAPWSQDw5f6LEeXi5e3TXztXM2GLtuamUcODL2hmkPcnjF55tGXQVoLQsjyfU6dJYa/s800/JW+invite.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A bit of my dress which, by coincidence, </i><i>matches </i><i>the Jason Wu</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>fashion show invitation that we each received that morning.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIRzZM1oMeeXt2x0EDupg2LhR7SlvpaVm6K3Y4T1cN1I2tOVMHErtjgJoFxsgHIO6fC88QB4BmKcUOnpUIIm3xSSpuiWi76CF8tUHATOvMaWZ3MiXwWzwBZu9QCumd6VkkWnaFwX46UOT/s1600/in+limo+with+Jo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIRzZM1oMeeXt2x0EDupg2LhR7SlvpaVm6K3Y4T1cN1I2tOVMHErtjgJoFxsgHIO6fC88QB4BmKcUOnpUIIm3xSSpuiWi76CF8tUHATOvMaWZ3MiXwWzwBZu9QCumd6VkkWnaFwX46UOT/s800/in+limo+with+Jo.png" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Jordan and myself: no cabs for us!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Brizo Day Three: cont.}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">From <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/02/brizo-wu-departure-from-ordinary.html">day one</a> of our Brizo adventure, we bloggers traveled in style. Black SUVs picked us up at the airport and our drivers delivered us with care to the front door of each destination. On the day of the Jason Wu fashion show, with a blizzard bearing down on most of New England, New York was experiencing a sympathy mix of slanted rain and slushy snow. Even so, we felt insulated within the city landscape and our Brizo bubble. Our drivers arrived at the Eventi with extra-large umbrellas and kindly extended an arm to steady us on our heels as we braved the elements. The show, as they say, must go on ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeybauOypFDovrc-HC3POYMoyVmmjHNLsKg_9XwzaV0P42BFaUhdEJGZWDNBMMoEWP47zAYJ_PHWf77_IN6eXMfu28Im4loNAmYZPLAhlfyr4kDVhdrSGeEZ4CiIq2iLgGSTKRmLw91Y3/s1600/laura-kat-kristen-laura.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeybauOypFDovrc-HC3POYMoyVmmjHNLsKg_9XwzaV0P42BFaUhdEJGZWDNBMMoEWP47zAYJ_PHWf77_IN6eXMfu28Im4loNAmYZPLAhlfyr4kDVhdrSGeEZ4CiIq2iLgGSTKRmLw91Y3/s800/laura-kat-kristen-laura.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>At the Park Avenue location of the Jason Wu Fall RTW 2013 fashion show</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bloggers: Laura, Katrina // Brizo: Kristen, Laura</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlInmIWiRtLsDqMhiB6eMqUk_6By0xIG8cBArykF3hqHHbUvs4oRs1IbI7Y1pVB6vYBkzN0EbcOwsHBq4qOSuttuA6ZUilj7szkhQcFGw4UQSd-uIwLG6lA88pKdIO1oYHruogcbhra75/s1600/Dartts@show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlInmIWiRtLsDqMhiB6eMqUk_6By0xIG8cBArykF3hqHHbUvs4oRs1IbI7Y1pVB6vYBkzN0EbcOwsHBq4qOSuttuA6ZUilj7szkhQcFGw4UQSd-uIwLG6lA88pKdIO1oYHruogcbhra75/s800/Dartts@show.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Vice President of Delta Faucet Jon Dartt with wife, Annette</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK5K2Vr4o7d-HXO86B1udZRtM2UX8rcvb290ni5tInvJnWiFRFcSCcC-Tigfb-GELkp9lqUUxqcELMqnzvtADwp99lJ12SUF6z3G1GBsdDgL0aOnji03My7u7J-eqIrmzd3hZPhDcFXBY/s1600/chair%2540show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK5K2Vr4o7d-HXO86B1udZRtM2UX8rcvb290ni5tInvJnWiFRFcSCcC-Tigfb-GELkp9lqUUxqcELMqnzvtADwp99lJ12SUF6z3G1GBsdDgL0aOnji03My7u7J-eqIrmzd3hZPhDcFXBY/s800/chair%2540show.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>While most of our seats weren’t on the runway floor,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>we did have a fantastic bird’s eye view ...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lzplqTq5jIjmx4RX4Ryemrn_Fzu6amUk9bUgNU5BmoO_Nv1-uBoL0d3ujWc6tgCu-mWqu_U_7kVbJ4TDCisf9TJmU4Ukqc5z9PCMKuwi7FzcBHfWHyZ2ek9wdgU1m9gnGPNKmbNF0z1x/s1600/preshow+press.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lzplqTq5jIjmx4RX4Ryemrn_Fzu6amUk9bUgNU5BmoO_Nv1-uBoL0d3ujWc6tgCu-mWqu_U_7kVbJ4TDCisf9TJmU4Ukqc5z9PCMKuwi7FzcBHfWHyZ2ek9wdgU1m9gnGPNKmbNF0z1x/s800/preshow+press.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>An enormous crystal chandelier sparkles above large scale black and white floor tiles.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pre-show press lines the runway. Celebs and VIPs claim their front row seats.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq-EDW1ahyphenhyphenCZoAUkq1Tw8ysbuVYy2KySM5T3Trnc4wP5d-uv0V-SnQx56-xDI-nYC0V3LjNTNQlQJR3kPA-7gUh_8rUm-B3gcnr9Fp9jjwqHtJiO7cBo9y7wdDyuD64olbuGtCxncCAZo/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.04.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq-EDW1ahyphenhyphenCZoAUkq1Tw8ysbuVYy2KySM5T3Trnc4wP5d-uv0V-SnQx56-xDI-nYC0V3LjNTNQlQJR3kPA-7gUh_8rUm-B3gcnr9Fp9jjwqHtJiO7cBo9y7wdDyuD64olbuGtCxncCAZo/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.04.06+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Backstage there is a small army styling Jason’s models.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQpe26WD8ejQN-NYilfcKliBuORVCyYXhgs_P3oc8AD4NHDjWGcc1wTO16TNigvz-rVNKW6Rx_zmXpqnMMvFfZsUXWTqi76Xy6sQIhv6WhGz8zfBwPv1i4eE6-MQxL5l1UnfbMXTnag0a/s1600/huge+chandi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQpe26WD8ejQN-NYilfcKliBuORVCyYXhgs_P3oc8AD4NHDjWGcc1wTO16TNigvz-rVNKW6Rx_zmXpqnMMvFfZsUXWTqi76Xy6sQIhv6WhGz8zfBwPv1i4eE6-MQxL5l1UnfbMXTnag0a/s800/huge+chandi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chandi close-up for my lighting geek friends (you know who you are!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">After we were allowed to take our assigned seats, we bloggers spent the next half hour or so crowd-watching, tweeting pics, and instagramming photos (#brizofw). When the stage and auditorium lights went completely dark, the entire audience hushed. Within seconds, the lights came back up at superbowl-strength-voltage and the show began. Fierce-sexy models appeared to glide onto the runway, strutting their stuff to Adele, Annie Lenox, and other killer vocals to parlay the collection’s theme of “strong femininity.</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Models were styled with their manes parted at the center, secured with silver barrettes at nape of neck. Electric amethyst eyeshadow in strong upward strokes. Nude lip. Cheekbones!! FYI: Jason is now offering an exclusive runway inspired collection via Lancome Paris.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsr4diBCQLWrOdTfbV-JPTJoDQWgHsjbG-zTkP6iFlb43cHdgTDS7R2NcgT_yqHSAxxzURoAylsoJ4NxtYacPPFM6K1OOcJ38UYwU0dkqKvKZUG0VeBfFBeqWpom4UhgN1C_JjTDPZ2km/s1600/striped+top+Jason+Wu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsr4diBCQLWrOdTfbV-JPTJoDQWgHsjbG-zTkP6iFlb43cHdgTDS7R2NcgT_yqHSAxxzURoAylsoJ4NxtYacPPFM6K1OOcJ38UYwU0dkqKvKZUG0VeBfFBeqWpom4UhgN1C_JjTDPZ2km/s800/striped+top+Jason+Wu.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Front row: Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, stands out in the </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pantone color of the year Emerald Green. Love it with black.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOu__3Vt_yAJ5fIeTkEAMp2fxpZFTkdI2NJACBuQXc5829F-E6KEopBD-_p4QdAVlrMl6KTJAz5nEqVonDfL28aMwaKkokXA90yo5rfI1lUxk5fvbnV9TqrFBFS6IgAtHdC70RnrpZv4T/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.06.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOu__3Vt_yAJ5fIeTkEAMp2fxpZFTkdI2NJACBuQXc5829F-E6KEopBD-_p4QdAVlrMl6KTJAz5nEqVonDfL28aMwaKkokXA90yo5rfI1lUxk5fvbnV9TqrFBFS6IgAtHdC70RnrpZv4T/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.06.06+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Confident stripes mixed with lace overlay patterns.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxu5TLt6jLeg45does4-H2MxwM-z8tyllukjPNb0CLcpUxVEq2NA0cgAuSU0ANt4L9zDVVn3F1BucS5xusfhrEMDC7xR6SCcUKR7Au0ZKDkieSiP99kh4hyaeYlQ_UpJdOct0Lt-lJGVhf/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.13.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxu5TLt6jLeg45does4-H2MxwM-z8tyllukjPNb0CLcpUxVEq2NA0cgAuSU0ANt4L9zDVVn3F1BucS5xusfhrEMDC7xR6SCcUKR7Au0ZKDkieSiP99kh4hyaeYlQ_UpJdOct0Lt-lJGVhf/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.13.41+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Crowd is interested and interesting.  photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJaDB7PVBngfvlbfLBMuTwTf8H7b1mtyshoy69EUWSYQo2UZmHyGn2V0iqOnqQ7oQKAUSPeLzt8C5nKRvPBTYMd3dSRYDeo9y4UOhCRGdiwKw1AHdamjbpZxA7qQ5SYju3Y8R9bwGfJ2W/s1600/red+dress+black+belt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJaDB7PVBngfvlbfLBMuTwTf8H7b1mtyshoy69EUWSYQo2UZmHyGn2V0iqOnqQ7oQKAUSPeLzt8C5nKRvPBTYMd3dSRYDeo9y4UOhCRGdiwKw1AHdamjbpZxA7qQ5SYju3Y8R9bwGfJ2W/s800/red+dress+black+belt.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This red and black number got Anna’s eye.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXbj3EZB47lBjXDk8O840MVhE4CBSMoPrqubHRviU38qDM1DUU_dRuF0rOogrj0hiFkPKtCBaGlgFifvA6VrGrYEyWvXUrbUcqvdBSkYXydEh5JF8_y17SnrhVlAGOiM7U6yJiY6xf44x/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.14.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXbj3EZB47lBjXDk8O840MVhE4CBSMoPrqubHRviU38qDM1DUU_dRuF0rOogrj0hiFkPKtCBaGlgFifvA6VrGrYEyWvXUrbUcqvdBSkYXydEh5JF8_y17SnrhVlAGOiM7U6yJiY6xf44x/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.14.22+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yes, please!  </i><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhKsmFaQLZkz1R6nSlm84LJQD3qVgn3GEYSMsYgOpxkv7pf3nF8KzbPqadHB6-ZsLsnwTHRGGeL42N2za-41uy8CBEqwaNdNMl-e24aOEebFoT-VtY7LJS3htqhus7OGVWOlc0CI5R_oh/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.06.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhKsmFaQLZkz1R6nSlm84LJQD3qVgn3GEYSMsYgOpxkv7pf3nF8KzbPqadHB6-ZsLsnwTHRGGeL42N2za-41uy8CBEqwaNdNMl-e24aOEebFoT-VtY7LJS3htqhus7OGVWOlc0CI5R_oh/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.06.46+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Stunning! #tailored #elegant #movement  </i><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqpTHmDWvZ4XQVZc5w8SB9ONastBJgo8eW7-ZrNAA09qjlQ5k_GXgARO7JuFK3W3Se7cLLuSMUkfS1VqOrPcTuBvYQlSDIl3ay_nAynEyW9BYpsBMjsP-Z4smfvhDr-yWc5ZYsT_Ch6CM/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.12.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqpTHmDWvZ4XQVZc5w8SB9ONastBJgo8eW7-ZrNAA09qjlQ5k_GXgARO7JuFK3W3Se7cLLuSMUkfS1VqOrPcTuBvYQlSDIl3ay_nAynEyW9BYpsBMjsP-Z4smfvhDr-yWc5ZYsT_Ch6CM/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.12.11+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Love the criss-cross patterns paired with flowing fabrics.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMWIKVlO3fB8vgCRDMrOtHIfsqMbJXbCfQ9jingzdPZC51xrin6MvjDEKdlQ04EsEGFfNnyagAJDn7FmteEiuXzMwJBR54gOnT43aqwQUUJiDTdFX10VkvC1I626ShK0UNIWnhZrAdhjS/s1600/model+parade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMWIKVlO3fB8vgCRDMrOtHIfsqMbJXbCfQ9jingzdPZC51xrin6MvjDEKdlQ04EsEGFfNnyagAJDn7FmteEiuXzMwJBR54gOnT43aqwQUUJiDTdFX10VkvC1I626ShK0UNIWnhZrAdhjS/s800/model+parade.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A wearable collection that is buttoned-up sexy.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn3Nqys1nKofJ9i1_OPp4jiMIc_-abzl6GuctMzFq3EUOjOyrFNJ1j7FBmPAQbrDQNvNP_UGkTtpleSdlitqv23KMKi1KTcxDiuSBg3uddrHpAU5-gwkg5QEEf4XO1pplHSZJZm70hoKS/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.09.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn3Nqys1nKofJ9i1_OPp4jiMIc_-abzl6GuctMzFq3EUOjOyrFNJ1j7FBmPAQbrDQNvNP_UGkTtpleSdlitqv23KMKi1KTcxDiuSBg3uddrHpAU5-gwkg5QEEf4XO1pplHSZJZm70hoKS/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-23+at+1.09.14+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black, white, leather, fur, SHOES!  </i><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhav6rq2ITd8DRO_GM7uXrt6Ejj9R6q74xIr6fNqbOWVf28KMEP_dhpzAQ0mbaRnKqTzFqa_dJ6jUykLfdjhf8y8SIHYYfMsAFqMWxbSJRRNWJc4St0hkYcXKnAV6nNsWJxS9Ka308mucPA/s1600/Blogger19@JasonWu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhav6rq2ITd8DRO_GM7uXrt6Ejj9R6q74xIr6fNqbOWVf28KMEP_dhpzAQ0mbaRnKqTzFqa_dJ6jUykLfdjhf8y8SIHYYfMsAFqMWxbSJRRNWJc4St0hkYcXKnAV6nNsWJxS9Ka308mucPA/s800/Blogger19@JasonWu.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Back row: Shelly, Marilyn, Laura, Ellen, Elizabeth, Donna, Yvonne, Adele, Greg</i></div><div class="p2" style="text-align: center;"><i>Front row: Kelly, Susan, Faith, Barbara  //  Missing: Todd, Lisa, Cristi, Katrina</i><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the crowd cleared, we all got a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">chance to bask in the limelight.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn76tulzp3wTudaL_gf_u1WHau7vC5y0fSswdCt1F8tOa3mY8u75XUOnGGw_mYadzkhnL8JPY-PyULrJ_usuLSKTjXzc0KZZkjc-O_PJzTVZ4N8rJ7kNC7BfoUnddQ8tJDlQYIt4CHqEW4/s1600/Jai+Kristen@show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn76tulzp3wTudaL_gf_u1WHau7vC5y0fSswdCt1F8tOa3mY8u75XUOnGGw_mYadzkhnL8JPY-PyULrJ_usuLSKTjXzc0KZZkjc-O_PJzTVZ4N8rJ7kNC7BfoUnddQ8tJDlQYIt4CHqEW4/s800/Jai+Kristen@show.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The money shot: Laura, Gizem, Jai and Kristen</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(who looks a little bit like Hillary Swank, doesn’t she?)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the show, we returned to the Eventi to change yet AGAIN (3rd outfit since our 8:30am Brizo meeting that morning) into cocktail attire for the Jason Wu reception party. Outside the hotel lobby, a caravan of </span><span style="font-size: large;">SUVs awaited us. It never got old.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Cocktail party for Jason Wu}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RbD9lS3qKRsbGCVQ2ID801am2Ihyphenhyphenq_u5GPrsPaB8wkEwbEPfUsKdr-JuLUsIj97K2zCwK6kNCng_I56SQZqY38jIGHMdo2DQOmzRBtDF4avar9xVhA6k6TrQHzMaRW6lxdfRz6jPx3-L/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+12.25.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RbD9lS3qKRsbGCVQ2ID801am2Ihyphenhyphenq_u5GPrsPaB8wkEwbEPfUsKdr-JuLUsIj97K2zCwK6kNCng_I56SQZqY38jIGHMdo2DQOmzRBtDF4avar9xVhA6k6TrQHzMaRW6lxdfRz6jPx3-L/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+12.25.12+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Jason Wu gowns plus my vintage velvet bag with owl clasp</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we arrived at the penthouse suite on West 45th Street just after 5pm, we bloggers were beyond giddy. After receiving the royal Brizo treatment for the past three days, I think most of us were actually starting to feel comfortable in our very posh NY surroundings. We casually ordered our champagne cocktails, photographed each other with runway gowns, and struck poses in front of step-and-repeat backdrops, as we anticipated the arrival of the designer du jour, Jason Wu. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5iETfejpEuGeadqQfK_PJFTROrdsrLWyBuHNSL79-lOq6irGT9ELh1Onz9QVoPC0eVn0d6Uq1cSfd2MgNBaUntBz8N7r-VVnSj3y10lIbh-_Z_BlP1LDNCMXB03yz5UV5WHT1RVY5Ttw/s1600/yvonne-dresses-cocktail+party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5iETfejpEuGeadqQfK_PJFTROrdsrLWyBuHNSL79-lOq6irGT9ELh1Onz9QVoPC0eVn0d6Uq1cSfd2MgNBaUntBz8N7r-VVnSj3y10lIbh-_Z_BlP1LDNCMXB03yz5UV5WHT1RVY5Ttw/s800/yvonne-dresses-cocktail+party.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>With a row of gowns from the Jason Wu collection</i></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw9apNwzjWxmDU5cwoS3qn9N-9C-wsSjDjip0QDwoZmahDNcuE0W_qTeHO0F8CeLbH03sgwIJEWMYDiqs_VOk5zQCL0-0XWxNGk2Vy-GkgIpC6Lny6nGGK8yT5IAyqir8qKU3-95HEbaU/s1600/elizabeth-marilyn@cocktail+party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw9apNwzjWxmDU5cwoS3qn9N-9C-wsSjDjip0QDwoZmahDNcuE0W_qTeHO0F8CeLbH03sgwIJEWMYDiqs_VOk5zQCL0-0XWxNGk2Vy-GkgIpC6Lny6nGGK8yT5IAyqir8qKU3-95HEbaU/s800/elizabeth-marilyn@cocktail+party.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Elizabeth and Marilyn</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxugQwgsA5WFeMYHyItSK7IX70hY10PFH8NhaD4Eb5_wDaNUYjn3TCWwLpommBDigLl6t_cYgAbMihgPApxNLlCrD5tbyfR2qIpGWpnQ_ySonHfsebqDS4VD2mIrx6wzRVe6qL3aBZsszW/s1600/Katrina-Laura@cocktail+party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxugQwgsA5WFeMYHyItSK7IX70hY10PFH8NhaD4Eb5_wDaNUYjn3TCWwLpommBDigLl6t_cYgAbMihgPApxNLlCrD5tbyfR2qIpGWpnQ_ySonHfsebqDS4VD2mIrx6wzRVe6qL3aBZsszW/s800/Katrina-Laura@cocktail+party.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Katrina and Shelly with Jason Wu show on the screen behind them</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcAlHXAIapCytk8a-W0ASz3Zr6jk3YWKDdsL0JBVcHVxK-gnUTpNXnC87lX9QRpH6oxGsZUmhUI_asVbdiP1onQENE97djsCJxY_bjFcaq-P3qsGbhDUCqcFwy5ok2bM9SjUxH7MdaO_K/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+12.51.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcAlHXAIapCytk8a-W0ASz3Zr6jk3YWKDdsL0JBVcHVxK-gnUTpNXnC87lX9QRpH6oxGsZUmhUI_asVbdiP1onQENE97djsCJxY_bjFcaq-P3qsGbhDUCqcFwy5ok2bM9SjUxH7MdaO_K/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+12.51.46+AM.png" width="480" /></a><br /><i>Zigs and zags with Kelly Ottinger and Adele Young</i><br /><i> photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN74ogurmnwjw-7IObKwETKh3r4ZkNw9LugtqycrKlCE9NVrRYO231wdJcsPa7X6OsjTzwo6-QIXuPnUY8cZi0KKqUdJcNRco8ZTpHNnxwwFAOn_HYjqMoqF2OUCLNnQhOznFVE79IT6h/s1600/marilyn-laura-donna+@cocktailparty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN74ogurmnwjw-7IObKwETKh3r4ZkNw9LugtqycrKlCE9NVrRYO231wdJcsPa7X6OsjTzwo6-QIXuPnUY8cZi0KKqUdJcNRco8ZTpHNnxwwFAOn_HYjqMoqF2OUCLNnQhOznFVE79IT6h/s800/marilyn-laura-donna+@cocktailparty.jpg" width="480" /></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Marilyn, Laura, Donna</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVtcyIXg2ZHSg2xrGkgl1yfXKzzgSI1OAgAy01sJnzGFjnO3OjfRenm3qLMqRPpbGSyjTBUQtG1TL8xf99NYcW5BH5HERxfLtSYGcpyEGzsiWI_v4162cYVmX-rx47T1lQrbDxZ3iEB_F/s1600/Donna-Judd-Yvonne@WuParty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVtcyIXg2ZHSg2xrGkgl1yfXKzzgSI1OAgAy01sJnzGFjnO3OjfRenm3qLMqRPpbGSyjTBUQtG1TL8xf99NYcW5BH5HERxfLtSYGcpyEGzsiWI_v4162cYVmX-rx47T1lQrbDxZ3iEB_F/s800/Donna-Judd-Yvonne@WuParty.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i>with Donna and Judd</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhVbzL2RvgJwtIj0TRpmkcxqxdMYjuPDM2m9SOoJ01mIJsk7s4hIzppKUf-5_kSIGyiMi86LROSMUhEeNtPLz4Dfhn_8zCsRWKO-D0FCd7lBDS_RBl3QgauXQnd1XN3e13ePU_QBixHvm/s1600/laura-katrina-shelley-susan@cocktailparty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhVbzL2RvgJwtIj0TRpmkcxqxdMYjuPDM2m9SOoJ01mIJsk7s4hIzppKUf-5_kSIGyiMi86LROSMUhEeNtPLz4Dfhn_8zCsRWKO-D0FCd7lBDS_RBl3QgauXQnd1XN3e13ePU_QBixHvm/s800/laura-katrina-shelley-susan@cocktailparty.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sitting pretty: Laura, Katrina, Shelly, Susan</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMGwvNFjeqEVNxX1Xwr_nybKy9_lGCHG-cWQ7-w-IUNRvH2WpQqELm9i7RySH6P-wm6farEnXZIKu3U5IGQCRNHKiMxh7BJAKliZFzuNk0e75U2d-mdaPuY4uG967gA5N4npZNaWErzGq/s1600/Brizo+team+@cocktail+party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMGwvNFjeqEVNxX1Xwr_nybKy9_lGCHG-cWQ7-w-IUNRvH2WpQqELm9i7RySH6P-wm6farEnXZIKu3U5IGQCRNHKiMxh7BJAKliZFzuNk0e75U2d-mdaPuY4uG967gA5N4npZNaWErzGq/s800/Brizo+team+@cocktail+party.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Laura, Katie, Paula, Sarah</i><br /><i><br /></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs16X0Itqg_fThIaRK4mmsvPK-BOWjQzjPi8YOBX6RSLue-yAL6F2R9WsZ1P0BJ7GZ7EHIft2k3K8pZMFflO6m3GTF9DGeWNi5W9ar-nY3Y3XMGWzlaiMw1NlnZFNoOBzfZ4od6GuJwl0F/s1600/trevor-nick-jayme@cocktailparty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs16X0Itqg_fThIaRK4mmsvPK-BOWjQzjPi8YOBX6RSLue-yAL6F2R9WsZ1P0BJ7GZ7EHIft2k3K8pZMFflO6m3GTF9DGeWNi5W9ar-nY3Y3XMGWzlaiMw1NlnZFNoOBzfZ4od6GuJwl0F/s800/trevor-nick-jayme@cocktailparty.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Advertising creatives Trevor and Nick with Jayme, our Brizo photographer</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-ILEglnmB0K2JbNgork4km_klmRyYucaZ_oUZx8rS0AbUzzo5X661xUj790EStdFNJXe3rUCap8V3oOuJrFHw9E5keoJ57_FJyMvX30a12w3LTVlFkDcgxIW0gCC1opwB81jbK4clNWw/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+9.58.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-ILEglnmB0K2JbNgork4km_klmRyYucaZ_oUZx8rS0AbUzzo5X661xUj790EStdFNJXe3rUCap8V3oOuJrFHw9E5keoJ57_FJyMvX30a12w3LTVlFkDcgxIW0gCC1opwB81jbK4clNWw/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+9.58.43+PM.png" width="400" /></a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Meeting <a href="http://www.thecannonmediagroup.com/portfolio/advertising.html">stylist Cannon,</a> who introduced Jason Wu to Brizo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Laura Brooks</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gpAbMfVTDbsHaZGj6vkuE1W811wsoUn0qdV1DFiQU9qt8zrbMUJpKo_U_xrO5IAAMLpq5L4wHMFrWSmDTS8plD0pZKTsb-Ls9U1ABhOKghaDVBY2nv_mRGLCSMGFZPfQWP3aeypEgu8g/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+12.27.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gpAbMfVTDbsHaZGj6vkuE1W811wsoUn0qdV1DFiQU9qt8zrbMUJpKo_U_xrO5IAAMLpq5L4wHMFrWSmDTS8plD0pZKTsb-Ls9U1ABhOKghaDVBY2nv_mRGLCSMGFZPfQWP3aeypEgu8g/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+12.27.59+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cannon making an appearance in our “creative-types” photo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmUksV9X2hsFvzLFWuIkEVRRKqga_DdAjOm886C9OtvAZnK5F_hd-8nymkHqY1TCdThrIQtsAJr1Mvi9dq9JEAqPr0hMJjkLbj4-KR0x-skLZs30mQbmgVF03dzWaxDeAerzP_llfV4cp/s1600/JasonWu+in+powder+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmUksV9X2hsFvzLFWuIkEVRRKqga_DdAjOm886C9OtvAZnK5F_hd-8nymkHqY1TCdThrIQtsAJr1Mvi9dq9JEAqPr0hMJjkLbj4-KR0x-skLZs30mQbmgVF03dzWaxDeAerzP_llfV4cp/s800/JasonWu+in+powder+room.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Discovering Jason Wu collection for Brizo in the powder room.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Taking one too many pics actually made me late for this group shot ...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtnhlf7JEQsggkt0-jowtX6CkYormURWlshUdr08MI6fglF5wrZ05Vkis92KVbWLzC8c2GnPb4Vmm-6rshCAKFIoLfWkDre-V2Phs_enXFJ4V4sBDYa3x0gn9dupRuf_nFNZu5pt77Atg/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+12.49.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtnhlf7JEQsggkt0-jowtX6CkYormURWlshUdr08MI6fglF5wrZ05Vkis92KVbWLzC8c2GnPb4Vmm-6rshCAKFIoLfWkDre-V2Phs_enXFJ4V4sBDYa3x0gn9dupRuf_nFNZu5pt77Atg/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+12.49.45+AM.png" width="480" /></a><br /><i>This season’s Brizo fashion week #Blogger19 group (minus a few)</i><br /><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWklCNbpcImWpbfMpDeNncCl7SOMC0Gokt1MkBpgwNebwB8D4y1qYTwhgdWVNSeeqEy7J8KSrUEG-CB9iW_IMDjdob84rDnKZI13-Z9fzvqsgvuq5M2sEl1AsgEOIFHtpBrmXqcOppEqkX/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+2.14.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWklCNbpcImWpbfMpDeNncCl7SOMC0Gokt1MkBpgwNebwB8D4y1qYTwhgdWVNSeeqEy7J8KSrUEG-CB9iW_IMDjdob84rDnKZI13-Z9fzvqsgvuq5M2sEl1AsgEOIFHtpBrmXqcOppEqkX/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+2.14.59+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><i>And the fabulous Brizo team // </i><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRmZHoG-sMir5kVyGSNFNalEwQ5b_MeJQThNgEnjaMM45R_RAiArX3aae6cr9cBWcZmRY83bLpXtpePNyPLSFeVGW8rGXm6MEJ6MNJ3R_0zLbpw2wlPMJaslvqrPoqTTiyb4fk7LVF4vs/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+12.26.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRmZHoG-sMir5kVyGSNFNalEwQ5b_MeJQThNgEnjaMM45R_RAiArX3aae6cr9cBWcZmRY83bLpXtpePNyPLSFeVGW8rGXm6MEJ6MNJ3R_0zLbpw2wlPMJaslvqrPoqTTiyb4fk7LVF4vs/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+12.26.46+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>In the same frame as Jason Wu!  photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When Jason arrives near the end of the evening (it has been a long day for this design star!) he shares the inspiration behind his runway collection and discusses his continued collaboration with Brizo. We take more photos.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations, Jason, on an amazing collection and absolutely stunning show! I feel so fortunate to have experienced this event with my new #blogger19 #brizofw family! Thank you, Brizo!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRkc8rOAScQOmuxzn6CkXIDtd2sgDDPVhdvrhy2Dmd0Ov6SVexC17tnarJMGA-LmG7xq_uhH8U9FgxEpJmV0OSxPhDGWsH6mbGxbx1CCwQr_EeYKlBwfLYiq7kzaDYznAMSxeXXFTeNEH/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+1.24.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRkc8rOAScQOmuxzn6CkXIDtd2sgDDPVhdvrhy2Dmd0Ov6SVexC17tnarJMGA-LmG7xq_uhH8U9FgxEpJmV0OSxPhDGWsH6mbGxbx1CCwQr_EeYKlBwfLYiq7kzaDYznAMSxeXXFTeNEH/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-27+at+1.24.27+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><a href="http://www.mod-tv.com/video/playlist/jason-wu-fall-2013/29717/">The runway models and Jason speak about the Fall 2013 RTW collection.</a></i><br /><i><a href="http://www.mod-tv.com/video/playlist/jason-wu-fall-2013/29717/">– video via mod-tv.com –</a></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Fashion show end note}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have taken the liberty of selecting some Wu designs that I would love to have in my closet (while these aren’t exactly off the runway, they do have the same tailored elegance to them). What would you choose if you could wave a magic wand?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxks1wFPiMuDkFEPYJ7j21jfeLMyLRtTTHmN9QrgC1R4BUYTTPLlXCzLt-XL8scsFuUuIrn8pykEqCuh4DMNvY4bGFW_V_Ds9lu6D9QLeCh3Lf5hd8DmQAdnlE3pINeEV1ZLs8cLGWl-wV/s1600/Miss+Wu+for+Nordstrom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxks1wFPiMuDkFEPYJ7j21jfeLMyLRtTTHmN9QrgC1R4BUYTTPLlXCzLt-XL8scsFuUuIrn8pykEqCuh4DMNvY4bGFW_V_Ds9lu6D9QLeCh3Lf5hd8DmQAdnlE3pINeEV1ZLs8cLGWl-wV/s800/Miss+Wu+for+Nordstrom.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/sr?keyword=miss+wu&origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=0">Miss Wu Collection at Nordstrom</a></i></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div>

Jason Wu fashion show + after party

On route: Elizabeth, Barbara and JordanA bit of my dress which, by coincidence, matches the Jason Wufashion show invitation that we each received that morning.Jordan and myself: no cabs for us!{Brizo Day Three: cont.}From day one of our Brizo adventure, we bloggers traveled in style. Black SUVs pick…

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Bonding with Brizo Part 2

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrRZdUOJCqidtfcdtRM7HsqEBY3T_JGIWeM0Z5ujdf1Bhli_FF34hkFCfH8FXZTxWUzaQ631wRcH3WCqrhW4DbwgAtEZbH8DLK4Cqgoo3Bq6LqenRVjE9gpGyv-1KhTa6xVu3cXjyhPiD/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+9.09.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrRZdUOJCqidtfcdtRM7HsqEBY3T_JGIWeM0Z5ujdf1Bhli_FF34hkFCfH8FXZTxWUzaQ631wRcH3WCqrhW4DbwgAtEZbH8DLK4Cqgoo3Bq6LqenRVjE9gpGyv-1KhTa6xVu3cXjyhPiD/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+9.09.27+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>At our prep station: Cristi Holcombe, Laura Bielecki, myself, Donna Hall</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The evening before we are supposed to look Park Avenue fashion show crowd worthy, we Brizo bloggers are forced to prepare our own dinner. And it is predominantly carbs. Paired with many glasses of wine. And it is delicious. Chef Joel of <a href="http://www.surlatable.com/category/Web-Cooking-Root/Cooking-Classes">Sur La Table</a> cooking school, brought out the culinary genius in each of us, serving up professional instructions on how to make fresh pasta and flavorful risotto. And even when our dough wasn’t sticking together despite multiple passes through the pasta machine, he still complimented us for our efforts, stating our pasta was “beautiful.” </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kKp67Ga28XUc8hDsjP2MY7XiEpLfFeIp4KACzyTokgGeT7bT5S84vN1Rq_5EWkf_Ql_7r6oL1SQdqf1N3_f40DLEnNCDFkKU87Ds3O1df6M5qBO4bfVkD1JPlf9UT-Nn2lNYBmdWLkBf/s1600/ChefJoel@SurLaTable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kKp67Ga28XUc8hDsjP2MY7XiEpLfFeIp4KACzyTokgGeT7bT5S84vN1Rq_5EWkf_Ql_7r6oL1SQdqf1N3_f40DLEnNCDFkKU87Ds3O1df6M5qBO4bfVkD1JPlf9UT-Nn2lNYBmdWLkBf/s800/ChefJoel@SurLaTable.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Fresh pasta is sexy.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>– Chef Joel Gamoran, Sur La Table</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFaA9joHsKbTZBQ3r4OzN8dTQhGhrQlqr04B1dWqfM-S7Ay3CuG74RTXgLVgtYwsmAuK0D6-4Vfnpjp9tUldXKZYdkEIH1V_ICVYXlZMUzUGWxYLIv0NDc6Wt7Wpb8IwSqD1k2WUHMojY/s1600/group+shot+@SurLaTable.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFaA9joHsKbTZBQ3r4OzN8dTQhGhrQlqr04B1dWqfM-S7Ay3CuG74RTXgLVgtYwsmAuK0D6-4Vfnpjp9tUldXKZYdkEIH1V_ICVYXlZMUzUGWxYLIv0NDc6Wt7Wpb8IwSqD1k2WUHMojY/s800/group+shot+@SurLaTable.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bloggers and Team Brizo about to break bread at Sur La Table</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22QxGtvQuLPJJEIytDURR3sDfrB0PHSBK92p2y8HzCIa6joRkxBWlWZeamwXkvoU2gnBAjtxODpsfNaCfNe9QfKTH1wYl_gNfrJ-l6XHFDRo9F-RKRUJCpfmfag0cgta5JIYIkhD5vHKE/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+8.57.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22QxGtvQuLPJJEIytDURR3sDfrB0PHSBK92p2y8HzCIa6joRkxBWlWZeamwXkvoU2gnBAjtxODpsfNaCfNe9QfKTH1wYl_gNfrJ-l6XHFDRo9F-RKRUJCpfmfag0cgta5JIYIkhD5vHKE/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+8.57.50+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A few key ingredients: fresh herbs, pine nuts, garlic</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZIlb74DXPIXfKAqB1MQWn3yUsdrlgmI8TEKBkAdqhDjcDGL92sMWAwk-om4HcHsEurccfRe0IBx1BruN48VfgPEnIYCGoxclSyGn5lQpaFXOJFSd15p6PhJ5qgoOACGmERtV10a92wOk/s1600/fresh+ingredients+@SurLaTable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZIlb74DXPIXfKAqB1MQWn3yUsdrlgmI8TEKBkAdqhDjcDGL92sMWAwk-om4HcHsEurccfRe0IBx1BruN48VfgPEnIYCGoxclSyGn5lQpaFXOJFSd15p6PhJ5qgoOACGmERtV10a92wOk/s800/fresh+ingredients+@SurLaTable.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Induction cook tops were at every station. As was wine.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC7MV-nMzPsyvAyJcCUZILYsXknoCdw4TjTaqyz3YZNPVxiOD1htgoUEkm0I7jCiyl_cvlPOMmIs3XmugHSVE2ds7k00CddTdT5CchczxsmdW9NptpFTRiIRMPK-4AOqHK_szq8rcRVEl/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+10.58.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC7MV-nMzPsyvAyJcCUZILYsXknoCdw4TjTaqyz3YZNPVxiOD1htgoUEkm0I7jCiyl_cvlPOMmIs3XmugHSVE2ds7k00CddTdT5CchczxsmdW9NptpFTRiIRMPK-4AOqHK_szq8rcRVEl/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+10.58.26+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Faith, Susan, and Barbara talk shop between risotto prepping and pasta making.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTTyoXXcJP1DqkdGooLzgc-mT4rqScqeHOjMvI8QBCxnsMTyUwfZg4muevbWpOO6fxSEViVT7fgZdqCH38F-8__zkkeJAgBikQfEUMMyjW__k9H5QqKlL1ifiXKsuYLnUdcSK4jfaBhuY/s1600/salt+in+the+pot+SurLaTable+JaymeThornton.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTTyoXXcJP1DqkdGooLzgc-mT4rqScqeHOjMvI8QBCxnsMTyUwfZg4muevbWpOO6fxSEViVT7fgZdqCH38F-8__zkkeJAgBikQfEUMMyjW__k9H5QqKlL1ifiXKsuYLnUdcSK4jfaBhuY/s800/salt+in+the+pot+SurLaTable+JaymeThornton.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This is Chef Joel’s idea of a “pinch of salt.</i><i>”</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BlL-aWJZ1Fz6bzjOkf2R2yVMpiGZCgcIDOVGniXIa4vujvD-t1gGn5zk9DXqW74j_nhj58vq1t5qFScrf1wPCr-f5Yt-638BK9w-Z3zsybDNuWnNv6ph_xuPALaO86-qMj_lLtiOL_ot/s1600/laura-cristi-donna-laura@surlatable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BlL-aWJZ1Fz6bzjOkf2R2yVMpiGZCgcIDOVGniXIa4vujvD-t1gGn5zk9DXqW74j_nhj58vq1t5qFScrf1wPCr-f5Yt-638BK9w-Z3zsybDNuWnNv6ph_xuPALaO86-qMj_lLtiOL_ot/s800/laura-cristi-donna-laura@surlatable.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It is beautiful, isn’t it? Laura, Cristi, Donna, and “Dubai</i><i>”</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRipycHNsEQg0ugF_BXEBSK2K6Xjhyphenhyphen8zlU5VZKEGl9MOZJuneH9ttFqQcdcn4Q6plEYvC-jqiIJ7MDtRxWCWfQhRi1NQuWzoDG6Rz4boy88bBUn0uwS33sE6SzhSoXHgzL2EuhoTSuYfW/s1600/making+pasta+@surlatable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRipycHNsEQg0ugF_BXEBSK2K6Xjhyphenhyphen8zlU5VZKEGl9MOZJuneH9ttFqQcdcn4Q6plEYvC-jqiIJ7MDtRxWCWfQhRi1NQuWzoDG6Rz4boy88bBUn0uwS33sE6SzhSoXHgzL2EuhoTSuYfW/s800/making+pasta+@surlatable.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Trevor Williams, Marilyn Russell, Ellen Cheever, Gizem Imer, Jai Massela</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bcwdWH_VUkOjznLtTX65zaYuxhkxxSZ4aoTMoaYExznLukfwEeEvKGLMfBkjZC8l_mlQKCTNCYa2SRMqniWXC-M7uK1Z9k8yAw1E9FLBMMtPgl08xmjKGhHkVy7n-vBqpRAdloKhF2yh/s1600/pasta+dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bcwdWH_VUkOjznLtTX65zaYuxhkxxSZ4aoTMoaYExznLukfwEeEvKGLMfBkjZC8l_mlQKCTNCYa2SRMqniWXC-M7uK1Z9k8yAw1E9FLBMMtPgl08xmjKGhHkVy7n-vBqpRAdloKhF2yh/s800/pasta+dinner.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Voila! Fresh fettuccine with roasted winter squash, arugula, and pine nuts.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFypmpC9VHk0TYEfgAxIhxp3xMGcXrv9ZqxAJxQCdygq5H9jAguWGmwnPV8TYxfD10fQEcZrogo85B0p_SK1XP1i3UIKljrmlI01W6SKEDiiweEmpB4KVO4sZplxiWiQ7Vda4rH2SLIVmn/s1600/paula-katie-sarah@surlatable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFypmpC9VHk0TYEfgAxIhxp3xMGcXrv9ZqxAJxQCdygq5H9jAguWGmwnPV8TYxfD10fQEcZrogo85B0p_SK1XP1i3UIKljrmlI01W6SKEDiiweEmpB4KVO4sZplxiWiQ7Vda4rH2SLIVmn/s800/paula-katie-sarah@surlatable.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Brizo’s Paula Warner, Katie Feltz and Sarah Sinetean looking as if </i><i>they</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>didn't lift a finger, but everyone pitched in. That was half the fun!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVCdCwFN4NjoCsFtdZObmHnWlH_6JD2GqwiRqdgf7UfNCrFbicqU9NKZr4v17f2IjSOpOSYLekZLILHQ2gcnBZzwA7BP5mJ5-ID1aX2XbyukD1cT1MJo-T_EHWZkdEz45sgTSasB2FkIv/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+9.42.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVCdCwFN4NjoCsFtdZObmHnWlH_6JD2GqwiRqdgf7UfNCrFbicqU9NKZr4v17f2IjSOpOSYLekZLILHQ2gcnBZzwA7BP5mJ5-ID1aX2XbyukD1cT1MJo-T_EHWZkdEz45sgTSasB2FkIv/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+9.42.59+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The other half was sitting down to enjoy a meal that we all took part in making.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{After dinner drinks}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKU1LYSv9ROjpFyOYENDOKJkhE4Xrjj5ynEnijAR6QEmh1tRahwS4_CGAnO4zzMOlx22nAGm5ykjB4Boy7Hk-5iSEddGdn6ziv4nne2l1OlluiK2WsTiyQzUPuOhNiQ09RDJkOu31x0H5/s1600/standard+bar+NY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKU1LYSv9ROjpFyOYENDOKJkhE4Xrjj5ynEnijAR6QEmh1tRahwS4_CGAnO4zzMOlx22nAGm5ykjB4Boy7Hk-5iSEddGdn6ziv4nne2l1OlluiK2WsTiyQzUPuOhNiQ09RDJkOu31x0H5/s800/standard+bar+NY.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Top of the Standard aka the Boom Boom Room at The Standard Hotel</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After our meal, a group of us headed to <a href="http://standardhotels.com/high-line">The Standard</a> for drinks. When we walked out of the elevator into this uber-hip and extremely sparkly roof-top bar (the carpet actually had glitter fibers in it) I was reminded of a DIFFA Dining by Design table I had seen the last time I went to New York with friends to attend the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. I felt like I had just stepped into <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2012/04/cherry-blossom-pink-straight-up.html">one of my own blog posts!</a> The in-real-life bar offers a 360-degree view of Manhattan and the lounge is pretty swanky with its luxurious ’</span><span style="font-size: large;">70s inspired glam.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bx9JawxUolU7uVTDznTeklhuwvCBkccn8kFoOGcUdmLcKCXG52vv7kyF3v30b8yKI11Sk6ZWuiKQZI91PuvpKbArRKmw6nKYuLmGZMGyWc70y5eaXQkBEr1Rsjq0wUAWIO3XXiCDqxQm/s1600/EffenVodka_DIFFA_ADhomeshow12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bx9JawxUolU7uVTDznTeklhuwvCBkccn8kFoOGcUdmLcKCXG52vv7kyF3v30b8yKI11Sk6ZWuiKQZI91PuvpKbArRKmw6nKYuLmGZMGyWc70y5eaXQkBEr1Rsjq0wUAWIO3XXiCDqxQm/s800/EffenVodka_DIFFA_ADhomeshow12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>DIFFA Dining by Design at the Architectural Digest Home Show 2012</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguCxTGG9kWkxFe_A-iG4gkhE6FT3UVlSymfm9jiiw9vHfn7xzoGPb_LUWWRzo5kchsbWoPAANKJcgGjHDEwsEfIZXtDdhum43RamrRGYiRhua3xsfySA0pNL3lpFxrxZPsnGGJnbJIJpO/s1600/christi-laura-judd-laura.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguCxTGG9kWkxFe_A-iG4gkhE6FT3UVlSymfm9jiiw9vHfn7xzoGPb_LUWWRzo5kchsbWoPAANKJcgGjHDEwsEfIZXtDdhum43RamrRGYiRhua3xsfySA0pNL3lpFxrxZPsnGGJnbJIJpO/s800/christi-laura-judd-laura.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Saying goodbye to Cristi who had to leave early to attend a wedding.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cristi, Laura, Judd, Laura</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">By this point, we knew that the Brizo trip was going to be cut short for a few of the bloggers since an impending blizzard was bearing down on New England. As a result, three of them had to be re-scheduled to fly out first thing the next morning in order to make it home for other commitments. Unfortunately they would not be able to attend the Jason Wu fashion show and cocktail after party, but we made the best of it by staying out as late as a bunch of people who just ate multiple plates of pasta could keep their eyes open for.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_aU0WobXj27cio1jbG-SPcFGlItGRif-46BpQRSq8nQJet8NCoANAH56r36lxY4ISHCbIiRrHjnlsoTEiLY2yv6cKyswfqjvHAZ8pGmEimHSUSZSOrBoj4fIuFiq3Pf5k3852pwMGY1G/s1600/nick-donna-adele-trevor@standarad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_aU0WobXj27cio1jbG-SPcFGlItGRif-46BpQRSq8nQJet8NCoANAH56r36lxY4ISHCbIiRrHjnlsoTEiLY2yv6cKyswfqjvHAZ8pGmEimHSUSZSOrBoj4fIuFiq3Pf5k3852pwMGY1G/s800/nick-donna-adele-trevor@standarad.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Some of us are staying for the duration ... </i><i>Nick, Donna, Adele, Trevor</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKHumyZd3qH5TzmEkP5-DVzOsIEEFS-hJzJS13yRzrrTb2eJtkEYb_VJ3iObU2gw6wxifaUAaP01haTpnkV2UP8QZMHyCSo_G4jgVRDAwM1TgN4Lj3ML5WlEKS-GEjY5lUArHJ2KtjMqG/s1600/todd-yvonne-judd@standard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKHumyZd3qH5TzmEkP5-DVzOsIEEFS-hJzJS13yRzrrTb2eJtkEYb_VJ3iObU2gw6wxifaUAaP01haTpnkV2UP8QZMHyCSo_G4jgVRDAwM1TgN4Lj3ML5WlEKS-GEjY5lUArHJ2KtjMqG/s800/todd-yvonne-judd@standard.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Surrounded by designers: Todd (on the left), Judd (on the right) </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Todd also had to leave in order to make it home to the Bahamas.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>At least he was heading home to sunny skies and warm weather!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Day Three}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyRxRG-l-LDsIPF54jF0R_jU6U34FP7etgkXlAuFG-O-oLPB2mR8JbqCkPQ79tIR673QQ1eH1T3Awv26fJSfrcDRYiAP-tn2fYZMiVXjy4TLM15OprzMvZFfsRpZb8-tGg6TFIeB-igRU/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+8.59.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyRxRG-l-LDsIPF54jF0R_jU6U34FP7etgkXlAuFG-O-oLPB2mR8JbqCkPQ79tIR673QQ1eH1T3Awv26fJSfrcDRYiAP-tn2fYZMiVXjy4TLM15OprzMvZFfsRpZb8-tGg6TFIeB-igRU/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-22+at+8.59.06+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At 8:30am the next morning, at the end of this long hallway, we reconvened to look at a number of top secret Brizo prototypes. I’m not sure how we all made it there on time, although they did encourage us by serving a champagne breakfast! While in the meeting rooms, we weren’t allowed to take photos and we were sworn to secrecy regarding what they showed us. I am able to say, however, that I saw one proposed model in particular that I would’ve taken home that day if I could, and another that will surely stand out for its inventive design. Hopefully they will both make it through their rigorous rounds of Brizo testing and product development schedules. Each one of these focus group sessions helps the Brizo team to adjust their new models based on what the professionals who specify their products suggest. I know I am speaking for the #blogger19 group when I say we are really looking forward to seeing what’s next in the Brizo line up!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03a9JSqVweWf1W0xAkOxPnJgHm0LpX6ta6gOUgibfxXgNcV4tdtqitCFcwsYgfNkAnaiKCyCdRlPvZo8X-XopjL4VUY4_0DqT3Bfd3sUUYC2bVJ1w5N-KU3BzOa9SLDSLNn68NQevbjTw/s1600/JasonWuLitho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03a9JSqVweWf1W0xAkOxPnJgHm0LpX6ta6gOUgibfxXgNcV4tdtqitCFcwsYgfNkAnaiKCyCdRlPvZo8X-XopjL4VUY4_0DqT3Bfd3sUUYC2bVJ1w5N-KU3BzOa9SLDSLNn68NQevbjTw/s800/JasonWuLitho.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a thank you (as if being a New York fashion week guest, staying at a boutique hotel, etc. wasn’t enough) we each received a signed lithograph from Jason Wu, a sweet key chain with his owl emblem on it, and as I hinted at before, our choice of a Brizo kitchen faucet (which is something I really needed!) We were also invited to attend the first Brizo Blogger19 Reunion which will be held in Memphis, Tennessee this summer. While there, among other sure to be fun activities, past bloggers will tour St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital which is Brizo’s charity of choice. As the first national sponsor back in 2010, Brizo has dedicated annual support to the St. Jude</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Dream Home Giveaway, providing faucets and accessories for each brand new, fully designed home that gets raffled off to one lucky winner. The money raised via raffle purchases and ticket sales to view the Dream Home is used to fund research and childhood cancer treatment efforts at St. Jude. The Brizo people hold this partnership very dear to their hearts. We were told to plan on packing extra tissues for this field trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisexz_2Iqk6Ft0WECiplB6daIU0UCt2XAmVCja3ynUom_w3Z4YTHvc6o6Ct15_Q0ReVMaHZhKEJ_4dpo-YPcJl2b1P1vjLMGo8DnjUqcDSPbTgYC9RP3NBLF5emoKDRya31XWWVll5LxzQ/s320/Screen+shot+2013-02-24+at+10.10.38+PM.png" width="280" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.brizo.com/stjude/index.html">– watch the St. Jude video via Brizo  –</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After leaving our last official Brizo “meeting</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> we grabbed some lunch at the Eventi before heading to our rooms to change for the Jason Wu fashion show on Park Avenue. Next up in the queue will be pics from the runway and after party (I had a feeling I couldn’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t edit this story into just a couple of posts!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFHUFEfC6_d7AQZy4TcWw3Huv2VSy6ZqlIp04VC1CHhFrTHgtfz57eni6nK7_KayHJqiiyUSj8ClP7yR2jE-_wrqP45AqmFCNYw_d7e39smyW2niN64KkppV5UX5Rr5GONavmbW-bFUP_/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-24+at+10.23.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFHUFEfC6_d7AQZy4TcWw3Huv2VSy6ZqlIp04VC1CHhFrTHgtfz57eni6nK7_KayHJqiiyUSj8ClP7yR2jE-_wrqP45AqmFCNYw_d7e39smyW2niN64KkppV5UX5Rr5GONavmbW-bFUP_/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-24+at+10.23.46+PM.png" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Brizo bloggers – and their bags – gather in </i><i>the</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>lobby of the Eventi </i><i>before heading to the show.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div>

Bonding with Brizo Part 2

At our prep station: Cristi Holcombe, Laura Bielecki, myself, Donna Hallphoto credit: Jayme ThorntonThe evening before we are supposed to look Park Avenue fashion show crowd worthy, we Brizo bloggers are forced to prepare our own dinner. And it is predominantly carbs. Paired with many glasses of win…

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