By Mark La Monica
It stunk. There, I said it.
The Vera Wang show figured to be good based on my simple theory: If I have actually heard of the designer, then the designer is quite popular with the masses and that will produce celebrities.
The only celebrity I could recognize was Greta Van Susteren of Fox News. Geez, I'm more famous than she is. I could get a better seat than her if I put three man-hours into it.
Odds are people higher up on the food chain were in attendance, but I probably couldn't see them. Then again, the paparazzi didn't fall all over themselves at anyone, so maybe not. Backstage afterward didn't provide any more visual information on this topic, another bad sign.
Speaking of fall, that was the highlight. One model in a long white dress stumbled a bit and nearly took a tumble. It was magical. I felt bad for her, especially when all the photographers started clicking and groaning, but it still was funny.
The same two songs were looped the entire show, and they weren't very good. It was Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day" but with dark and weird-looking clothes.
If you're going to have an off-day, make sure it's not during the biggest week of the season.