Last Saturday it was beyond cold outside, but inside Trax things were heating up for the 22nd Annual MAX Fashion Show. Every year Max Martinez hosts the extravaganza that showcases the spring looks that will be available in his boutiques. This year, Missoni, Chloe, Narciso Rodriguez and Diane Von Furstenberg were all represented in the 100-piece runway show.
Overall, Cat was pleased with what she saw. There wasn't a lot that seemed really "designed" — this was more ready to wear than haute couture — but there were plenty of pieces that a normal woman of Denver would wear on the street. And that's a good thing, because while there's a time for fashion as fantasy, there's also the need to answer the pressing question: What am I going to wear today? And Cat found herself wishing a few things were in her closet. Some things, however, were best left in the fashionable and not-so fashionable closets of the '80s and '90s.
Ami Cusak hosted the festivities — which were a fundraiser for the Brandon Center, a shelter for battered/homeless women and their children — and while she looked great, Cat was still a little afraid of her. You see, Cat went to high school with Ami, and the Survivor survivor once threatened to kick her ass. She was definitely the chick no one messed with. But that was then and this is now, and the important part of the evening was the fashions.
So here's a peek of the first half of the show. Stop back by tomorrow for the rest of the almost 100 images. (Be sure to click on "more" underneath the row of photos to see the rest of today's images.)