Catherine Malandrino: She Makes Pretty Clothes And She Writes Too!0 comments

I had my first taste of Catherine Malandrino as an intern at Harrison & Shriftman. They had Malandrino as an account and I worked on her Spring 2008 fashion show. Her clothes are beautiful, she is stunning and sweet and her book is pretty awesome.

But let’s talk about the RAIN last night! Now I wasn’t even suppose to go to this party, but the event I was scheduled to work on was cancelled. I was super stoked, until I realized how craptastic the weather was.

So I roll into the MPD store looking like a wet dog and check out the scene. Bottles of champagne and Cointreau were everywhere and Catherine had a signature cocktail with her name on it. I, had a Manhattan. I’m pretty boring when it comes to ordering drinks at soirees. I just point to the person in front of me and say “I’ll have what she’s having.”

There were people mingling who either had no interest in/money to buy her book or had no idea what the party was for and just came for the free booze. Then there were the die hard fans lining up with multiple copies of the book for Ms. Malandrino to sign.

It was a cute little party but I was cold, I was wet and I wanted to go home. I also didn’t like that there were TONS of people there in beautiful CM dresses and I, like I said, looked like a wet dog. Well not really, but in comparison…

The highlight of the party was a tale of umbrella snatching. This woman happened to be walking by the door and saw her umbrealla going down the street. Well she wasn’t having any of that. She had the salespeople grab that girl and bring her back in.

The girl tried to say the umbrella belonged to her but this umbrella was so outrageous, she wasn’t getting away with that. Why she didn’t just take a black one is beyond me. I mean, she shouldn’t be stealing umbrellas in the first place, but if you’re going to do it, don’t be an idiot.

Right after that I spotted my ex-”boyfriend” and headed straight for the door immediately afterwards. I was not in the mood for that mess, and I wasn’t dressed for the ex.

But I digress. Congratulations Catherine!