On Thursday, February 19th, as Fashion Week was coming to a close, I had the pleasure of taking my sister & her hubby to the Ports show while they were briefly in town, thanks to Bob Bland!

We were seated across from Olivia Palermo who had the cameras in a tizzy, and diagonally down from Julia Allison (who was there with her super cute mom!) and was sitting next to Celebrity Lifestyle Blogger, Tia Walker. I noticed Anna Wintour during the show, watching with a stone cold face, in her signature oversized sunglasses and full-bang / bob hair ‘do. Twitter also informed me that Adrien Field was in the house (although we didn’t cross paths), and I later noticed Mary Rambin filming a ‘Head to Toe’ segment with Julia Allison on the runway on our way out.

*Olivia Palermo getting seated

The show was great: very timely in that it was reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire, with Indian-inspired garments and Indian-inspired music. The M.I.A. remix from the Slumdog soundtrack pumped on the loudspeakers as people found their seats and when the models took the stage, they were accompanied by a live band (brass and drums), deriving its rhythm and inspiration from the infectious Punjabi rhythm.

Tia Cibani, designer for Ports, says of the line, “at a moment of challenge in our own history, we look to the very human need to rejoice in beauty and art. Luxury today can be defined in the process of creation, and in the discovery of beauty in the simplest gesture and the grandest spirit.”

Overall, the line included a focus on: apricot, amber, moonstone, jasmine, organza, gold lame, and ruby coloring, with a streak of black garments accented by hot pink.

*Jessi meeting the designer backstage, Tia Cibani

*Julia Allison & Mary Rambin filming a quick Head-to-Toe Segment

Annnnnnd… I’m officially done with Fashion again until September (except for Brooklyn Royalty’s March 20th show, of course, stay tuned for details).

[Alyson Campbell for It's All Very PR]

Tags: Adrien Field, Alyson Campbell, Anna Wintour, Bob Bland, brooklyn royalty, It's All Very PR, Julia Allison, M.I.A, Mary Rambin, Olivia Palermo, Ports 1961, Slumdog Millionaire, Tia Walker

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