Catherine Malandrino's Manniquin as part of The Fashion Center Sidewalk Catwalk in New York City

The Fashion Center (the organizations that promotes NYC’s apparel industry), along with sponsor LF USA and 30 fashion designers, have gotten together to celebrate the home of American Fashion.  This unorthodox exhibit of public art features 30 New York City designers and their one-of-a-kind garments on Ralph Pucci mannequins walking down Broadway.  You heard me, they’re walking down Broadway from Times Square to Herald Square.

Designers include: Victor Alfaro, Badgley Mischka, John Bartlett, Thom Browne, Stephen Burrows, Kenneth Cole, Maria Cornejo, Carlos Falchi, Prabal Gurung, Tommy Hilfiger, Betsey Johnson, Norma Kamali, Donna Karan, Naeem Khan, Michael Kors, Nanette Lepore, Adam Lippes, Catherine Malandrino, Nicole Miller, Isaac Mizrahi, Rebecca Moses, Rachel Roy, Jill Stuart, Elie Tahari, Rebecca Taylor, Yeohlee Teng, Isabel Toledo, Carmen Marc Valvo, Diane Von Furstenberg, Jason Wu, Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons | The New School for Design.

The Sidewalk Catwalk opened on June 24th and will be displayed through September 3, 2010.  I encourage everyone to take a stroll (maybe an early evening stroll as the start of a first date?) down Broadway and take in the amazing talents of those who make New York City the fashion capital of the world!

I’ll post pictures of all the mannequins right before it closes for those of you who can’t make it, but if you’re in NYC – there’s no excuse!

More information about the Sidewalk Catwalk can be found at www.sidewalk-catwalk.com.

Related articles from other sites:

• The Fashion Center’s Sidewalk Catwalk (lalanyc.com)
• In New York, Fashion Royalty Rallies for Local Clothing with Outdoor Art & Fashion Exhibit (Event) (treehugger.com)
• Mannequins Take to the Streets to Help Garment District (runway.blogs.nytimes.com)

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Kevin Michael Reed
Kevin Michael Reed (Google+, Facebook) is a fashion & beauty photographer and producer/director based in New York City and Los Angeles, CA. He is the President/CEO of RedFOG Visual Media, a production company in New York City, and a partner in Passion of Photography, Inc, a company dedicated to teaching photographers and sharing our passion through charitable causes. Kevin has lectured and hosted workshops throughout the United States and the world teaching photographers the business and creative sides of photography. (Kevin's Fashion & Beauty Photography Portfolio can be seen here).