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Dear Friends,
I wanted to personally thank you for following me. It is YOU that inspires me to share my best-kept beauty and lifestyle secrets that I picked up over the years as an editor. Stay tuned for more of my tips, tricks and product picks in 2014. I hope all of you have a wonderful New Year!
Lots of Love & Appreciation,
XO Melissa
Last week, I walked the runway in Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show that took place at Lincoln Center, home of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. The amazing event was created three years ago by Melissa Musen Gerstein and Denise Albert of The Moms and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff of SWW Creative. According to The Moms, Strut is "a ridiculously stylish runway show featuring super chic moms from all walks of life." Sponsors included Cottonelle, Whirlpool and Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer.
Each mom struts for a charity or organization that is important to them. I walked for FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) as both my children have life-threatening food allergies. It was an honor to strut on FARE's behalf along side other fabulous women like Darlene Rodriguez of NBC New York, Alexis Stoudemire, Laura Posada, Katina Taylor among others. Check out the pics and video from backstage to the runway!
Strutting the catwalk is no easy feat! My Mom told me to place one foot in front of the other and walk with good posture. Mom knows best!
Back Stage: All dressed and ready to strut the runway! Pants and top by Ramy Brook.
Backstage Pass! My outfit is by the fabulous NY designer, Ramy Brook. All the models were accessorized with EFFYJewelry.
Hands in pockets, posture, one foot in front of the other. All good (at least from the outside...LOL)!
Working the runway! Bag by Musen Albert.
My good friend Josh Flagg from Bravo's Million Dollar Listing LA watching me strut from the front row!
Posing with Darlene Rodriguez of NBC New York!
Following my practice run on the catwalk. Finger crossed that I don't pull a Carrie Bradshaw.
With Jennifer Pearson, Vice President of Marketing Effy & Co
The fashionable Amar'e Stoudemire front row at the show to watch his wife strut for the Amar'e Stoudemire Foundation
Watch me strut the show!
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It's so great to be back in New York for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, catching up with friends and getting an insider peek front row at some of the best fashion shows. I love what I'm seeing on the runway for Spring 2014 and Jill Stuart nails it this season. Trends include lots of black and white, lace, leather, cut outs and short, sexy hem lines. Below are some of my favorite looks. I snapped these sitting front row with my good friend, Josh Flagg from Bravo's Million Dollar Listing LA.
Sitting front row with Josh Flagg of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing LA.
Take a look at the full lineup of looks!