For the second year in a row ALICAT Avril Lemieux has showcased her collection and closed Couture Fashion Week at the Waldorf Astoria. Last year the Waldorf was hosting a number of dignitaries and though this year there weren’t any Bill Clinton sightings, as there were the previous, those in attendance witnessed something even more compelling – the unveiling of ALICAT’s new line “Stolen Loot”. Influenced by high rollers, follies girls, and robbers who appear to be free but in reality are chained to their game of money and greed the line features, interestingly enough – diamond studded handcuffs. Instead of capturing the runway action ALICAT allowed me full access for the day which enabled me to photograph the calm, the chaos and everything that fell in between. Here’s how our day turned out …

On no sleep - the morning of the show

Papa helping assemble a cuff

ALICAT driving to the Waldorf Astoria

Sorting out the room's reservation

On our way to the Grand Ballroom

Hanging the garment bags, going over check lists and settling in

Last minute hemming

Hair and make-up tables

Jaimi Alexander in the make-up chair

The strikingly handsome ALICAT model Lev Khon

A few minor adjustments

ALICAT models after hair and make-up

ALICAT models before the show

Model from previous show. Check out that hair!!!

ALICAT models

ALICAT model Najah Abdul-Rahim

The shoes line up

For ALICAT

Men's suit detail

Two divergent lines

The dressed and the undressed

Cuff and jacket detail

Presenting Ms Najah Abdul-Rahim

ALICAT couture

The incomparable JaRed Cameron

ALICAT model Ms Jaimi Alexander

Immediately after walking the runway

What a night! Designer and models directly from the runway

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