NYFW // Catherine Fulmer AW 2011 @ Bowery Powetry Club

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on February 15, 2011 · 2 Comments 

On Sunday night, designer Catherine Fulmer and entrepreneur Avi Oster hosted Southern Crawl, an evening of fashion and music, featuring a presentation of Fulmer’s Fall 2011 women’s collection along with music by emerging Soul singer Marla Joy and a special appearance by renowned DJ Paul Sevigny. Southern Crawl was held at the Bowery Poetry Club, the quintessential New York City poetry performance space that is home to established and up-and-coming artists. Fulmer’s Fall 2011 women’s collection was inspired by her recent travels in the South. These designs are ready-to-wear and perfect for brunches and cocktail dates for the downtown girl. Minimalist sensibilities were mixed with a slight rocker edge. Beautiful burnt oranges and forest greens were balanced out by basic blacks. Born in Palm Springs, Catherine Fulmer is an up and coming fashion designer who moved to New York to fulfill her dreams at the tender age of 17. The fashion world quickly became aware of Catherine Fulmer’s exclusive pieces, and she was soon stocked in the top boutiques in New York and Los Angeles. Since 2003, Catherine has showed at New York and LA Fashion Weeks and has been featured in prestigious magazines such as Vanity Fair, Elle, Teen Vogue, French Vogue, and the cover of industry paper, Women’s Wear Daily.

Once the fashion presentation concluded, Marla Joy, a petite soulful singer with a voice double her size, rocked the stage. Marla’s belt embodied the spirit of Janis Joplin, with riffs and a range comparable to Christina Aguilera. The crowd adored Marla, who’s spunky yet sexy attitude kept up everyone’s high energy as they danced and enjoyed the open bar, which started as early as 7pm and would run until midnight. The crowd was tipsy and ready to party as DJ MSB began to spin. Legendary NYC Nightlife King, Steve Lewis, was hanging out by the DJ booth, enjoying the night along with Paul Sevigny. These guys know the downtown nightlife scene better than almost anyone. Seriously, these guys run this town. With free drinks, amaze music, and a cool crowd, this party was dangerous for a Sunday night. Let me just share that Monday morning in the office was rough. Real rough. But, of course it was worth it.

Check out photos from Last Nights Party to see what went down.

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