00:00Hi there, I'm Mickey Taylor, Editor-at-Large Essence Magazine.
00:23Well, here we are, day one, at Fashion Week, in its brand new digs at Lincoln Center.
00:28It's so fabulous, I must tell you, there's a buzz here, it is so orderly, there are women
00:33here, there are journalists here from all over the world, here to get the 411 on Spring
00:382011.
00:39I'm backstage at Kristen Siriano, and I will tell you, Spring looks dazzling.
00:45The clothes are fabulous, the fabrics are seductive, he is terribly excited.
00:50It's a multicultural inspiration, he says.
00:53It was about culture, bringing different cultures together.
00:55We have a bit of Asian, a bit of Africa, a bit of the Mediterranean, and not in a literal
01:00way, but in a beautiful, feminine way.
01:02Lots of prints, lots of color, we wanted it to be exciting, and that was kind of the world.
01:10It was really about the fantasy, the dream, because I think that's how a lot of the women
01:15who are wearing my clothes, they might not have been somewhere, and it's like, it's about
01:19a fantasy, so, and I think that it's better because it's my perception of what it is, even
01:24if it's not real, because it's a total, that's what the show is, that's what the dream is.
01:30The hair, sculpted, I can tell you, sleek and sculpted is the message.
01:34Those pompadours made famous by singer Janelle Monae, they've taken on an aerospace shape,
01:40and you'll see, as evidenced by the collection, they're really the epitome of elegance, but
01:45yet a bit of edginess to go along with it.
01:48The makeup, though accentuated and not really for the streets, I will tell you, the takeaway
01:54is to really get your bronzer out and go for it.
01:57Use it as your cheek color, warm the temples, warm the gen, really look as though you've been
02:02away on vacation.
02:04That's the real takeaway.
02:19Christian Siriano gave us such a fresh and womanly take on spring, I can't wait to try
02:24one of those crisp white dresses.
02:26Or maybe it'll be about the chiffon and tweed, don't you love it, a day to night dress all
02:31in one?
02:32Or those voluminous gowns, what confection?
02:35I'll say this, if we really need a reason to shop, I'd say Christian Siriano is it.
02:40I'm Mickey Taylor, Editor-at-Large, Essence Magazine.
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