Surviving New York Fashion Week, in February, in Style & Comfort

By Laura Medina

Before the blizzards hit, a few years ago, this scribe used to face the chills of February Manhattan in order to experience the thrills of New York Fashion Week.

Therefore, this scribe knows first-hands the importance of surviving while being stylish, not an easy task for anyone participating in New York Fashion Week, in the middle of Winter, post-holidays.

Here are some New York Fashion Week survival items to help you trudge through the sleet, snow, and ice while keeping a reasonable healthy face.

Way before this scribe jotted down fashionable bons mots, this scribe was scribbling a pair of dream rain boots with skid-proof high heels, stylish but functional, for fashion design school.  Alas, this scribe never got around to actually manufacturing a pair of high-heel rain boots but Sorel did and did all the hard work so this scribe can sing in the rain in their high heel booties, without slipping.

With their sturdy, thick high heels with tire-tread soles for easy gripping in the ice and sleet and fully encased in vulcanized waterproof rubber, Sorel's Medina Rain Boots are a wish fulfilled.  It's a streamlined but tough cutie of an ankle boot.  It is waterproof and slip-proof, lined with a felt lined collar.  This scribe can see herself dashing through the urban, gritty slushie in this rain-slick cutie.  

In the previous occasions this scribe did wear the Sorel Medina Boot, many a women has stopped in their tracks then asked, "Where did you get those shoes?"  Now, that's a compliment.

The harsh tap New York water and the long hours traveling of flying then the 24-Hour pace are dragging your eyes, revive your peepers with G.M. Collin Instant Radiance Eye Patch: For tired eyes and exhaustion, give your eyes a visibly younger and relaxed look in just 20 minutes! The eye patches instantly reduce the signs of fatigue of the eye contour, and the appearance, wrinkles, under eye bags and dark circles. The eye contour is visibly revitalized with a more youthful appearance with clinically proven results (an average reduction of 42% (up to 76%) of the total surface area of lines and wrinkles). $50 for pack of 5, select spas nationwide and select online retailers.  Oh yeah, they're TSA-safe.

Are your puckers chapped right before Valentine's Day because you have better things on your minds...as in catching that 3pm hot fashion designer's show?

You can easily swipe, refresh and pucker up with the Micro-Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid injected-like technology and peptide-enriched G.M. Collin Lip Plumping Complex, a sexy alternative to a waxy lip balm.

Does sacrificing your hygiene/beauty routine for the sake of an easier TSA check-in leaves you all mumble-mouth because you have to leave your toothpaste and brush and mouthwash behind?

No fear, you can smile and face the world with Supersmile Quikee.  This on-the-go professional stain remover is a direct teeth whitener where you squeeze a dab out of the tube then rub it directly on the teeth, sans brush or finger or mouthwash.  It's a toothpaste you wished you invented but Supersmile did that work for you.  Traveling light, with Supersmile Quikee, is no longer a bad excuse for rotten dental hygiene.  This also makes a great lunch buddy.

Does New York Winter air leaves you dry in the inside or does running circles catching every New York Fashion Week show leaves you huff, puff, and dehydrated?

This scribe remembered making do with fast food because it was too cold and too far to locate the nearest smoothie bar.

Save your dehydrated brain cells, your chapping skin, and dry mouth from the bone-destroying sodas with Hint Water.  This sugar-free, all-natural, fruit-essence water lifts up your flagging spirits when healthy beverages are far and distance.

This is your chic survival guide to surviving New York Fashion Week in style, all in a New York Minute in a New York size.