FIRST FOUR DATES:

SUNDAY JUNE 14 - 3pm

SUNDAY JUNE 28 - 4:30pm

SUNDAY JULY 12 - 11am

SUNDAY JULY 19 - 11am

$40.00 

If you've assumed New York has always been the undisputed global capital of fashion, think again. New Yorkers spent nearly a century fighting to snatch that tiara from Paris.

New York's unique tapestry of cultures, artistry, innovation, and grit made it the iconic birthplace of Vogue, Fashion Week, the Met Gala, Bergdorf Goodman, Studio 54, hip-hop street style, and Project Runway — and that's barely scratching the surface.

Join me — a veteran producer of Project Runway — for a walk through Manhattan's East 60s and 70s, where Gilded Age mansions share sidewalks with the boutiques of Tom Ford, The Row, and Ralph Lauren.

Within these two miles, the fashions created and worn here have reflected every cultural, political, and economic shift — and quietly served as the"Cerulean Blue" moment for a whole world of people, whether they love fashion or couldn't care less.

Topics include …….

• A 100-year history of New York’s culture through the lens of this epic and varied industry.

• Origins of Vogue Magazine, The Met Gala, NYFW, Project Runway, department stores, full-length mirrors, and fashion labels.

• The connections between style and global events like war, immigration, and technological innovation.

• The relationship between the artists who create the designs, the labor that creates the clothes, and the people who wear them.

• Stories about designers Christian Siriano, Betsey Johnson, Ralph Lauren, Halston, Tom Ford, Elizabeth Hawes, and more.

• Really pretty pictures of dresses

TIME

2.5 Hours

Start: The Ralph Lauren Flagship Men’s Store

867 Madison Avenue and 72nd Street. The Southwest Corner entrance.

End: The Pierre Hotel

2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue and Central Park East.

Stops along the way…..

• The Ralph Lauren Women’s Flagship Store

• The Sloane and Gould Gilded Age Mansions

• The Frick Museum

• Central Park

• The former studio of designer Elizabeth Hawes

• The former studios and home of designer Halston

• Former home of Gloria Vanderbilt

• The Park Avenue Armory

• Madison Avenue’s Flagship Row