Last night I took the train to New York City, enjoyed a lovely Chinese dinner with a friend, and trekked around the corner to the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park to view Eric Kim’s newest line of menswear—MIK CIRE.I had been granted an exclusive backstage interview, so several hours before the show I appeared at the backdoor of the great white tent, picked up my press pass, and was escorted by the PR rep to the backstage area.
Blasting music energized the pavilion as Eric tested the sound system and lighting effects of the Promenade. A maze of boxes filled the pavilion, as the new collection was wheeled in on racks. Models filtered into the dress areas as make-up artists and hairstylists took their places under stationed bright lights.
Finally, a slender young man dressed in a chic black ninja silhouette approached me; the PR rep introduced us. After briefly stating that I was the editor of the 1st and only menswear magazine in Egypt, as well as the Francesco of Men’s Fashion by Francesco, I turned on my hand-held recorder and got down to business.
I am delighted to be more acquainted with Eric Kim, a young multi-talented designer who has numerous personal facets to explore. Although I had only scratched the surface of Eric’s depth and rich deposit of creativity, I walked away with an added appreciation of this designer’s amazing wealth of knowledge and experience.
Stay tuned for the entire interview so that you too may be better acquainted with ERIC KIM, whose reflection is MIK CIRE!
Enjoy the show! You can also check out the new 2010 autumn/winter collection here.
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