The Mind Creative OCTOBER 2013 | Page 27

The Mind Creative OCT 2013 If you have been to New York, you will agree with me when I say that it’s a magical city. For those of you that haven’t been, I have only one piece of advice: take time off, book a flight and explore. In my time there, over the last month, my creative side was out in full force. From taking artsy photos on the Brooklyn Bridge, to visiting the Etsy arts and crafts lab, to dressing up for a 1920s Indian Prohibition themed soiree, I was in my zone. There was one event, however, that was an absolute standout: New York Fashion Week. It was a week full of the world’s best dressed people arriving at Lincoln Centre on the Upper West Side to attend fashion shows. Doesn’t take your fancy? Well it should. Fashion Week is immersed in history. It started in 1914 and has been around longer than many historical monuments and buildings including the Harbour Bridge and the Empire State Building. Actual fashion shows, go even further back, with shows first documented in the early 1800s in Paris couture salons. 27