First Time Here?

I was covering the Gen Art Fresh Faces show this weekend with a TV crew for Stylehive and SOAPNet/ABC when I got the call from our producer. “We have Alexis Arquette! She’s coming out in five minutes!” This is the scary part about covering fashion. You can do all of your homework about the designers, get to the runway early, hang out backstage with the models and stylists and hair guys to the inside scoop on the collection - but you cannot prepare for a red carpet interview with Alexis Arquette, the transgendered sister of David, Patricia, and Rosanna.

I mean, what fashion questions would YOU ask Miss Alexis? She’s in a pretty specific situation!

My Fashion Questions For Ms. Arquette

After one of her overly caffeinated (or something) friends was carted off, and a strange stalker type in the crowd finally stopped yelling “I love you Alexis!”, I gave it a go. I started with her dress: “A vintage piece of trash I found at a thrift store!” And then her hair: “A wig I glued on!” And her makeup: “Permanent Sharpie!”

Alrighty then! The interview pretty much devolved into Alexis shouting nonsequitors at that point, but all in all, it was a good way to start the week. Nowhere to go but up!

Stylehive Is At L.A. Fashion Week!

I’ll be filing funny little inside stories like this, as well as video clips from the runways, backstages and red carpets of L.A. Fashion Week, all week. Our West Coast editor Patricia Handschiegel will also be at all of the shows and writing up her favorite collection each day.

You can also follow us on our MyHive pages for even more inside scoop. We’ll be sending our followers exclusive details from the shows that you won’t get anywhere else. So keep checking back to Hivedaily.com, and get “Followers Only” messages by going to our MyHive pages and clicking “Follow Me.”

Enjoy the ride!

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