Impeccably dressed, perfectly groomed and always a pleasure to speak to,”Dandy” Patrick McDonald is a permanent fixture at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week every year.
Hello darlings, welcome back to Cognac’s Corner Magazine.
Cognac Chats with Patrick McDonald, Angel Marlow and TV Host Christina Ha – Video by Lorenzo Esquivel
I had a chance in between shows to chat with some of the wonderful people that come every year to report, see and enjoy the shows at Mercedes Bens Fashion Week.
Impeccably dressed, perfectly groomed and always a pleasure to speak to, Patrick McDonald is a permanent fixture at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week every year. If Patrick is not there than you know there is something quite wrong and it just wouldn’t be Fashion Week without Patrick McDonald! Each season, I always have a chance to speak to Patrick about his favorite shows and his overall reaction to the latest trends in Fashion.
Patrick McDonald, better known as “Dandy” to fashionistas everywhere, has been at the top of the New York social scene since his debut at Studio 54, He and his twin brother were born in Heidelburg, Germany to American parents and returned to the United States aboard the SS United States. The bicoastal McDonald spent his earlier years in California and soon after attended Punahou Academy Prep in Hawaii. To further his education, he enrolled at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and graduated with a BA in Fine Arts. Yearning for culture, glamour and the outrageous, McDonald moved to New York during the heyday of Studio 54 in the 1970’s and began working as a model. He quickly learned the ins and outs of the fashion industry and his love of high fashion led him to Fiorucci and then to Barney’s as an assistant buyer of the European collections. He also held the couture director position at Fabrice and worked with Upper East Side couturier John Anthony for many years. In addition to working at prestigious fashion houses and retailers, McDonald has become a published writer, holding several columns in trendy high-fashion magazines. He was the lifestyle editor of Arude magazine since 1998, and since 2001 writes the “Highbrow” column for Paper Magazine. Photographers love to catch McDonald in action at New York hotspots and celebrity events. He has appeared in PAPER, Detour, New York, Numero, SoHo Style, Surface, The New York Times lifesstyle section, Sportswear International, Russian Vogue and many more. McDonald is also featured in the upcoming book “The Style Makers” and has been voted one of Gotham Magazine’s 100 Best Dressed New Yorkers. In recent years, Patrick was asked to join a number of high profile celebrities and designers such as Pink, Missy Elliot, Diane von Furstenberg and more in creating a card for MAC cosmetics that was included in a deck that was auctioned off for charity.++++
In between breaks Christina Ha spoke to me about Fashion Week and how much she adores Michael Kors.
From Kenneth Cole to Karl Lagerfeld, Christina Ha has interviewed all the top designers in the fashion world and the editors, retailers and celebrities who covet their clothes.
As a TV host and correspondent for FULL FRONTAL FASHION, Christina follows the latest looks on today’s hottest runways and profiles the designers who make it all happen. “Full Frontal Fashion” is seen on NYC-TV in New York and nationally on the Ultra HD channel/Dish Network and on the WE: Women’s Entertainment network.
Prior to joining the FULL FRONTAL FASHION team, Christina covered the New York food and restaurant scene for the Metro Channel. Her work earned her a James Beard Award nomination for Best Local TV Food Reporting in 2000.
A University of Maryland graduate, Christina has also worked as an Entertainment Reporter for the E! channel, the Home & Lifestyle Reporter for New York 1 News and as a Community Affairs Reporter for WNYE-TV. Her broadcast career began behind the scenes at CBS Radio Networks and WCBS Newsradio 880.
Until my next fashion event darlings,
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