From St. Louis to Milan, local models strut miles
From left to right that’s Karlie Kloss of Webster Groves (twice), Katie Fogarty of Ballwin, Ryan Mertz of Lake St. Louis and Trevor Olwig-Chesterfield.
The quartet walked the fashion show circuit from New York to London to Milan and now they are probably all ready for a rest. The guys put in much less mileage than the girls, with only one show each in New York but they landed Calvin Klein and John Bartlett, which sounds pretty impressive to me watching the runway videos on a laptop from my couch.
Meanwhile Karlie and Katie walked the walk for a who’s who of top designers so lengthy, it’s hard to figure out how it was logistically possible. I should note that the three major fashion weeks are held back to back. For this edition of presentations showcasing Fall 2009 collections: New York took place Feb. 13-20; London, Feb. 25-25 and London began Feb. 25 and ends today (March 4).
Karlie’s dance card looked like this:
NEW YORK SHOWS
Jason Wu (you might remember the acclaimed Michelle Obama favorite)
Zac Posen
Lacoste
Ohne Titel
Alexander Wang
Ruffian
Preen
Diane von Furstenberg
Miss Sixty
Carolina Herrera
Donna Karan
Marc Jacobs
Matthew Williamson
Derek Lam
Marc by Marc (Marc Jacobs)
Narcisco Rodrigez
J Mendel
Michael Kors
Oscar de la Renta
Proenza Schouler
Tommy Hilfiger
Isaac Mizrahi
Academy of Arts
LONDON
Top Shop -Unique
Armand Basi
Christopher Kane
Richard Nicoll
Aquascutum
Jaeger
Twenty8Twelve
Luella,
Julian McDonald
Giles Deacon
Issa
Momo
MILAN
Ermanno Scervino
Missoni
D&G
Ferre
Alberta Ferretti
Jil Sander
Pucci
Marni
Etro
Prada
Max Mara
Dolce&Gabbana
Versace
Katie (a new comer, was only slightly less busy)
NEW YORK


Jason Wu
BCBG
United Bamboo
Verrier
Herve Leger
Johnathan Saunders
Jill Stuart
Joseph Altazarra
Cynthia Steffe
Marc by Marc Jacobs
Max Azria
Philosophy
Nanette LePore
Philip Lim
Milly
Brian Reyes
Rebecca Taylor
LONDON
TopShop -Unique
Armand Basi
Peter Jensen
Betty Jackson
Christopher Kane
Richard Nicoll
Aquascutum
Jaeger
Twenty8Twelve
Giles
MILAN
Missoni
Dolce & Gabbana
Ferre’
Moschino
Dolce
Marni
Aquilano E. Raimondi
Les Copains
Pollini
Anterprima
OK, I’m tired just reading that list.
To check out the blog from their agents, click Mother Model Management for more pics and a travel log.









A wayward soul from Las Vegas, Nevada, who now calls St. Louis home and believes that fashion is relative and capricious, but style is always in favor.