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By photojournalist, Veronica Viljoen.
(L) crowds waiting - Spring 2009
(R) easy access - Fall 2008
Last season at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Smashbox Studios, I had no idea who Lauren Conrad was when she came a few inches pass me in the arrival area. I joined the rest of the photographers in snapping her picture (photo R). Now months later, Lauren Conrad, The Hills, has become a household name, hence my photo on the left showing the crowd waiting to view her Spring 2009 Collection, October 14th at 7:00pm. Not only did the crowd wait in the arrival area, the line snaked down the street and around the bend.
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Steven Cojocaru, Entertainment Tonight, Style Correspondent, stated to Hint TV, that he came to interview Conrad while I could not resist taking a photo of Cojo's bag as I listened to the interview. Fabulous bag, right! The "Conrad Wait" made for press coverage from fellow bloggers: Racked LA; LA Weekly and The Cut. (related links below) It's a wrap, V.
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Related Links: Conrad Wait -
The Cut -
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/10/fugs_lauren_conrad_show.html
LA Weekly -
http://blogs.laweekly.com/style_council/fashion-week-diary-lauren-conr/