………………………At every show I hired a photographer to take “behind the scenes” photos before and while the show was going on. I always tried to get Roxanne Lowit. We were about the same age. She was a very pretty diminutive pixie, and new how to get what she wanted. She became a celebrity herself, and took picture at every fashion show and every event and party. She was a regular at Studio 54 snapping away. Everyone knew her. She would come in during the rehearsal and stay until the first show ended…..The models all knew her and liked her. That was important because she was all over even back stage as they undressed and dressed. The models always felt comfortable, and knew she would never take a picture of them that was questionable. I always thought some of her candid shots were worthy of being national ads, but I never had the guts to do it. There are so many pictures above that would have made wonderful ads!….Jac and I are walking the runway at the end of the show with all of the models following behind. They would make two long rows on either side of the runway for us to walk through on our way back…..clapping all the way. The photo at the bottom left is of me and Polly Mellon of Vogue. She was and is an icon! She was a wonderful editor and was responsible for many of the most famous pages ever done. She also had her own way of saying things….wonderful sound bites, and coined such phrases as “Key” and Major” which have been widely used by others……She was congratulating me in the photo…..Polly absolutely NEVER came back unless she loved the show……..At one of my resort shows where I showed a lot of spectator brown and white, she was heard to say as she was leaving……..”I’ll never eat brownies again!”. Needless to say she didn’t come back stage to congratulate me, but I thought her comment was very funny…..Thank goodness the buyers didn’t agree with her. I suppose she felt “brown” was not a good editorial color.