“I Mean…What?!?” – Abe Gurko

Twice this week, Cathy Horyn from The New York Times Style Section has mentioned Zoe Saldana in relation to attending New York Fashion Week events and in both cases…she got it wrong. How does that happen? Cathy Horyn is like the goddess of The New York Times Style. Her sensual, melodic voice recapping each the season’s collections lulls me into a trance that makes me remember why I love fashion. But girl…stop referring to celebrities. It is beneath you. And (B) at least get your facts straight.

EXHIBIT A: Tommy Hilfiger had the last word at Fashion Week, closing the collections on Thursday night with a high-booted display of sportswear before a throng of garment industry executives and front row star-of-the-moment Zoe Saldana, as 18 years of fashion under the tents in Bryant Park came to an end. (Published February 19, 2010) If you look at the images from the front row, it was Rosario Dawson.

EXHIBIT B: The actress Laura Linney is expected to attend Mr. Kors’s show, Mr. Daley said. Also on guest lists, according to KCD, a publicity and show production company, are the actress Zoe Saldana, the singer Maxwell and Alexa Chung. (Published February 12, 2010)

I can only say that Ms. Horyn not need to acknowledge the celebrity contingency that populates fashion week. The way she speaks so eloquently of the designers reminds us that they are, in fact, the superstars. Her ability to raise the verbal bar on fashion, is exactly what the industry needs now, more than what most bloggers have to say. It is crucial to look and honor the craftsmen that make up the fashion industry…not the bloggers or actresses…that sit front row. They, my dear, are the dressing. The dressmaker is the star.