Fashion Week: Day one

Shannen Doherty cozes up to Gen Art founders Stefan and Ian Gerard (Credit: Sam Horine)

Fashion Week might have formally started off this morning, but the party officially got started last night at Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion followed by the Fashion Rocks Pre-Party.

Held at the Manhattan Center, Gen Art’s bi-annual runway show featured 12 rising starts in accessories, men’s and women’s wear. Guests piled into the large ballroom with champagne flutes in hand. Unfortunately, the complimentary cocktail was a mix of bubble and a lot of grenadine. Don’t get us wrong: we love free bubbly, but this ratio tasted akin to cough syrup. We consoled ourselves with the fact that soon we would be in the presence of host Shannen Doherty. As a devoted 90210 fan, this was possibly going to the highlight of not only tonight, but the entire Fashion Week. Unfortunately, Doherty’s hosting skills left much to be desired: girl held the podium for only five brief minutes.

Later, at the Fashion Rocks Pre-Party at Mansion, the dynamic Pussycat Dolls had people dancing up and down in the packed Chelsea club. The only one who didn’t seem to be having a great time was red carpet arrival J. Alexander. We spotted a devoted fan asking for a photo with the runway coach begrudgingly acquiescing. We think someone’s headband was on a little too tight.