Hey kids! Welcome to Day 3 of the New York City trip. Here I am dressed up for a day of exploring FASHION and ART…with my hair in two ponytails, because that’s the only way I could deal with the humidity/wind/rain/you get the idear.

Building envy on our way to the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).

Happy morning faces! It’s amazing how quickly you get used to your spouse having blue hair.

You spend a lot of time looking up in NYC.

Ooh la la, Fashion Avenue!

Into the graffiti trucks. Well, I’m into graffiti just about anywhere.

Outside FIT, we sat and had a snack and gawked at all the students.

I’ve long been obsessed with club kids and club kid fashion, so when I heard that Susanne Bartsch was showing all of her fabulous couture party outfits at FIT it immediately went on the MUST SEE list.

A brief little bio on Susanne (thanks Wiki):

Susanne Bartsch is an event producer whose outlandish over-the-top monthly parties at the Copacabana in the late 1980s united the haute and demi-monde and made her an icon of New York nightlife. “Ms. Bartsch’s name,” according to The New York Times, is “the night life equivalent of a couture label, thanks to the numerous extravaganzas she staged in cities from Montreal to Miami.”

The exhibit was held in the basement of FIT, which seemed appropriate, given the name “Fashion Underground”, eh? It was sort of dimly-lit and cold but we could take as many photos as we wanted (Josh got yelled at for making a video) AND there weren’t very many people milling around, SCORE.

Joshy checking it out. I appreciate the fact that he enjoyed this exhibit ALMOST as much as me. He took a ton of photos!

What a poser! I am deeply, DEEPLY jealous of your wardrobe, Susanne Bartsch. Good heavens, I was practically in tears over the beauty!

I didn’t do the smart thing, which would have been to take pictures of the designer cards after the picture of each look, so you’ll just have to not know the designer name, like me. I’m sure if we were really interested, the answer is just a Google search away.

Hey buddy.

That would be Susanne on the right. Judging from the size of her outfits, she is not only teeny tiny weight-wise, but in stature as well.

Apparently Susanne and I both have a thing for sheer clothes with sparkles. Who knew?

Jewel-encrusted shark jaw bustier? Why not!

Just a reminder, darlings, Susanne is her OWN creation.

Mmmm, dreamy. The mannequins were made up from top-to-bottom: stockings, wigs, make-up and all.

REALLY into that rainbow butterfly mask.

Most of the outfits that made me gasp were designed by Zaldy, and many of them were Zaldy and Mathu Anderson collaborations. I’ve been following Mathu on IG for years.

This display was giving me the-intro-to-“A Clockwork Orange”-vibes a bit. Can you see it?

The sequin bearded mask is a nice touch. I WANT THAT DRESS.

This was one of my favorites…it made me snivel with envy.

Would wear! Do want! I swear I have that fabric (dupe) somewhere in my stash.

Rainbow sequin mermaid dress YES! I want to say this is by Thierry Mugler.

Would not wear, but still appreciate.

Josh captured me obsessing over the Galliano blue velvet number. I love the headpiece, made from colored bobby pins.

Around the corner was Susanne’s 80’s collection, which I didn’t find as compelling, but this was nice. To sum up, “Fashion Underground” was FABULOUS and I would go at least 5 times again. You are one lucky woman, Susanne!

Back on the main floor of FIT, they had a selection of pieces from famous designers all around the world. This blue two-piece caught my eye.

Whoops! I guess that’s it for FIT! Here’s my blue-haired spouse on the subway.

And your Humble Narrator. I wore those rose-colored glasses for most of the third day…they made everything brighter.

Speaking of bright, isn’t this mural in the subway amazing?!

The particular stand we went to for a New York hot dog was woefully unimpressive, but eh, what are you gonna do? Here’s Joshy double hot doggin’ it.

Join me later on as we visit the Met! Where Lizzy gets exhausted! And then out later to a Broadway show!