BY DC CUEVA
Last month, one of the two signs (along with U.S. Open tennis) that fall is in the air in the Big Apple took place when the world's top designers, models and fans descended upon New York City for the fall edition of New York Fashion Week.Twice each year - the other taking place in February, thousands head to the world's greatest city for a week-long festival of fashion when international collections premiere to buyers, media and to the general public. NY Fashion Week is the only major event in this world of high-end clothing to take place outside of Europe (Paris, London & Milan host the others), and has been a NYC tradition since 1943 when it became the world's first organized fashion week. Today, the economic impact NYFW has on the Tri-State Area numbers at nearly $900 million, not surprising for an event that calls the vibrancy of America's largest city its home.
Just as their Season 3 predecessors descended upon NYC, Canada and Mexico for their postseason celebrations, in the wake of what happened to them back in August what could some of the Season 4 cast of Are You The One do to mark their win? Take over this grand New York event, of course. Not surprising given much of this year's singles to this group affectionately called "Beam Team" have ties to the Big Apple as natives of the Tri-State area.
Those five New Yorkers (four really - Gio is a Connecticut guy) all got to walk down the runway that night, which saw P.Muna show off his abs, Morgan don a bow tie, Tori and Gio cross one another and Asaf do dance moves. This wasn't the only fashion show the So You Think You Can Dance alum got to strut his stuff at: at another one in the city, he even got to channel his own dance moves and do a couple backflips. You can check out in the Instagram video embedded at the bottom along with the full fashion show of the cast strutting it on the runway for teen clothing line Bound by The Crown Couture, which also featured Isabella Barrett and Angel Alvarez from TLC's Toddlers and Tiaras.
Prosper also got to meet Olympic gold medalist Natasha Hastings, model Larsen Thompson and just this past week crossed paths with Wyclef Jean. And for Julia, she got to meet an artist who are first got to meet when she and all of us where at least a decade & a half younger. It feels like forever since we first got to meet Mario back in 2002 when he was just 16 years old when his cover of Biz Markie's "Just A Friend" garnered him a top-5 on the Billboard Hot 100, then "Let Me Love You" topped the singles charts two years later. After dropping off the mainstream radar after reaching the top in '04 as well as doing some acting work, Mario has a new album dropping this fall.
As noted in its season Wrap, the AYTO 4 cast won their $750,000 by going on that late run in the Truth Booth where they had the most success in, which was the difference in winning the cash. As you see in P.Muna and Gio's Instagrams and them being well fitted in their nice suits, next on their docket is music (I'm really digging Prosper's latest track "No Worries" and putting a book together called "The Game" where they plan to give advice on -- what else? -- advice on getting girls. Not a bad week in the Big Apple.
Bound by The Crown Couture from Isabella Barrett on Vimeo.
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