{"id":1664,"date":"2009-02-14T12:38:06","date_gmt":"2009-02-14T17:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2012-02-17T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T15:52:55","slug":"the-heart-truth-red-dress-collection-at-new-york-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/2009\/02\/the-heart-truth-red-dress-collection-at-new-york-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection at New York Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/heart-truth-tim-gunn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1669\" title=\"heart-truth-tim-gunn\" src=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/heart-truth-tim-gunn.jpg\" alt=\"Heart Truth Red Dress Collection tim gunn\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was my first time attending <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/educational\/hearttruth\/events\/fashion-week.htm\">The Heart Truth&#8217;s Red Dress Collection 2009 <\/a>and it was an amazing way to kick off fashion week. Stars who usually sit front row were front and center on the red catwalk, donning stunning red designer dresses to raise awareness about heart disease in women.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty celebrities strutted their stuff in the show. Following an introduction by <em>Project Runway<\/em>\u2019s <strong>Tim Gunn<\/strong>, <strong>Amanda Bynes <\/strong>opened the show in <strong>Daniel Swarovski<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Jennie Garth <\/strong>and <strong>Tori Spelling<\/strong>, of <em>Beverly Hills 90210 <\/em>fame, in <strong>Badgley Mischka <\/strong>and <strong>Betsey Johnson<\/strong>, respectively. Then out came actresses <strong>Nia Long <\/strong>in <strong>Tracey Reese<\/strong>, <strong>Natasha Henstridge <\/strong>in <strong>Verrier<\/strong>, <strong>Vivica A. Fox <\/strong>in <strong>Jenny Packham<\/strong>, model\/TV host <strong>Daisy Fuentes<\/strong> in <strong>Pamella Roland<\/strong>, <em>Wonder Woman <\/em><strong>Lynda Carter<\/strong> in <strong>Carolina Herrera<\/strong>, and <strong>Patricia Arquette<\/strong> in <strong>Nicole Miller<\/strong>, followed by singer\/actress <strong>Hilary Duff <\/strong>in <strong>Donna Karan <\/strong>and <strong>Katie Couric <\/strong>of <em>CBS Nightly News <\/em>in <strong>Carmen Marc Valvo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/heart-truth-2009-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1667\" title=\"heart-truth-2009-2\" src=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/heart-truth-2009-2.jpg\" alt=\"Heart Truth Red Dress Collection 2009\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The crowd was treated to animated dances down the runway from <strong>Cicely Tyson <\/strong>in <strong>B. Michael<\/strong>, <em>Dancing With The Stars <\/em>co-host <strong>Samantha Harris <\/strong>in <strong>David Meister<\/strong>, <strong>Valerie Bertinelli <\/strong>in <strong>Christian Siriano <\/strong>and soap opera megastar <strong>Susan Lucci <\/strong>in <strong>Gustavo Cadile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/heart-truth-2009-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1666\" title=\"heart-truth-2009-1\" src=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/heart-truth-2009-1.jpg\" alt=\"Heart Truth Red Dress Collection 2009\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Athletes got in on the glam act as well, with figure skater <strong>Kristi Yamaguchi<\/strong> in <strong>Vera Wang <\/strong>and Olympic gold medalist <strong>Nastia Liukin <\/strong>in <strong>Max Azria <\/strong>both modeling in the show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/heart-truth-celebrity-models.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1668\" title=\"heart-truth-celebrity-models\" src=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/heart-truth-celebrity-models.jpg\" alt=\"Heart Truth Red Dress Collection 2009 celebrities\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Celeb spottings: Christian Siriano (Project Runway), Miss Jay (America\u2019s Next Top Model), Gerard Butler, Marcus Schenkenberg, Peter Facinelli.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/heart-truth-ehmonie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whatshaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/heart-truth-ehmonie.jpg\" alt=\"the heart-truth Red Dress Collection-ehmonie\" title=\"heart-truth-ehmonie\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4733\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>About The Heart Truth:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Heart Truth created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wake-up call to American women. For the first time ever, a selection of the designer dresses seen on the runway will be auctioned online in February through a partnership with Clothes Off Our Back. The Red Dress reminds women of the need to protect their heart health and inspires them to take action. Each February since its launch, the Red Dress symbol has come to life the runway with the support of the fashion industry and celebrity models at the Red Dress Collection Fashion Show.<\/p>\n<p>Find out much more about women&#8217;s heart health at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hearttruth.org\/\">The Heart Truth<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was my first time attending The Heart Truth&#8217;s Red Dress Collection 2009 and it was an amazing way to kick off fashion week. Stars who usually sit front row were front and center on the red catwalk, donning stunning red designer dresses to raise awareness about heart disease in women. 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