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The US Open: Where New York Serves Up an Ace

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Truly Julie taking in the fine game of tennis at the US Open.

Every late August into September, you start to see an increase of prepster crowds roaming the streets of New York. Just droves of folks wearing collared T-shirts with enormous Polo logos visible from space. Ah…the US Open is here. What a gem of an event for New York. It attracts about 30,000 people to the USTA Tennis Center DAILY over a span of 2 weeks, and conveniently brings this historic sport from 16th century France to my concrete jungle. Tennis was, from the get-go, a highly fashionable sport of kings and noblemen…and on Saturday, September 3rd, I had the pleasure of watching the #1 ranked player in the world, Novak Djokovic, command this ‘Jeu de paumme’, with true royal flair. Check out how far he bends his back when he serves. No wonder he serves bullets! The Serbian crushed his Russian adversary, Nikolay Davydenko, with little effort and showed the crowd why he’s currently the favorite to win it all. The Billie Jean King Tennis Center also showed off its A-game with a slew of A-listers, delicious eateries…and courtside cocktails. The “Signature US Open Cocktail” (Grey Goose, Chambord and lemonade garnished with melon balls) was the perfect refreshment for spectators. Since it wasn’t a Federer game, there were no Anna Wintour or Gavin Rossdale sightings, but just 50 yards away, I did spot Olivia Palermo (here with me in the Good Day New York studio) and Carson Kressley mingling with a dozen other people in their luxury box. I also caught the tail end of the Ana Ivanovic vs Sloane Stephens match.
Most of the crowd cheered for 18-year-old Stephens (upper court), who is viewed as the next big hope for US women’s tennis, but in the end, Serbia’s Ivanovic took the cake. With Djokovic and Ivanovic it seems Serbia is pumping out the strongest players of the moment…but as to who hosts the best tournament? USA all the way…NYC all you can see! What other destination can serve up the thrills of Manhattan while being a 25-minute subway ride away from this international sport packed with the world’s best players?!
When Djokovic won his match, he danced for the crowd. Scoreboard for Djokovic vs NYC: Love – Love.



Fashion Week: Why It’s More Than Just Fashion & More Than Just a Week

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Truly Julie looks like a kid at a candy store at the Number:Lab fashion presentation. Fashion Front: Grace Sun dress.
With Hurricane Irene past us, there’s another storm brewing: NYC Fashion Week. My sister, Grace Sun, calls it her “Super Bowl” (check out her hilarious write up here), and others call it frivolous, superficial and a waste of $$$. An average runway show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center costs $250,000 and upwards, which is an exorbitant amount of money given a runway show usually lasts 10 minutes tops. But a lot happens in those few minutes. For example, you can do some serious “star gazing”, case in point: Iman, Nigel Barker, Kanye West, Carey Mulligan, Tim Gunn and Carolina Herrera, as well as celebrity clothes mongers (e.g., Kim Kardashian).

 Simon Huck, Jonathan Cheban, Kim & Kourtney Kardashian, and Scott Disick atJill Stuart runway show. I took this picture from my awesome seat. Thanks, Alison Brod!

For me, Fashion Week is more than just fashion and the impact of that week, which certainly lasts a whole lot longer (the trends established at each FW will be played out for months if not years). Whether it’s dance, art, music, writing, speech etc…I love anything that celebrates your ability to express yourself. Fashion is a way for me to tell the world, without ever opening my mouth, that I’m fun, daring, sophisticated and confident. The argument that fashion is superfluous cuts both ways. Yeah, sure, it’s what’s on the inside that matters…but the way you express yourself through your style, in an instant, tells people who you are. Fashion–the ability to showcase your personality through clothes– is very powerful.  One woman who’s discovered this force is Vogue editor, Anna Wintour. Grace and I had a fun run-in with her at the Rag & Bone show last year (find it here). And in the below gallery, pictures galore of my Fashion Week adventures from previous years; and on the following sites, some colorful examples of expression: WhoWhatWear.com, The.Satorialist.com or MAMAisHaute.com. But really, inspiration can come from anything! So as we gear up for Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012, just remember, your style and fashion can be your voice….so sing a song that will make people stop and listen! As the proverbial saying goes, life isn’t a dress rehearsal. Dress. To. Kill.

Grace Sun (MAMAisHAUTE.com) and Truly Julie backstage at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, about to attend Yigal Azrouel and Michael Kors. Fashion Front: Truly Julie wears Yigal Azrouel knit dress.

As you can see from Grace’s Spring/Summer 2011 presentation last year, she understands first hand how to empower women with clothes. GraceSunDesign.com. Fashion Front: Truly Julie wears Grace Sun blouse, vintage shorts, and Balenciaga boots.