http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/fashion/hillary-clinton-new-york-fashion-week.html 2016-09-07 16:15:11 Fashion Turns Out, in T-Shirts, for Clinton The first big event of New York Fashion Week was a fund-raiser featuring A-list designers’ contributions to the candidate’s online store. === The first big event of The event, a fashion show held at Spring Studios, a favorite Fashion Week venue, was co-hosted by Anna Wintour, the editor of American Vogue, and attended by Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Diane von Furstenberg and Joseph Altuzarra as well as others from fashion’s A-list. Also, it should be said, by several hundred members of the public, who had paid from $100 to $25,000 to see what turned out to be a parade of After all, the show was not only a show: It was a fund-raiser for the Clinton campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state candidates. And it was proof positive, if any were needed, that After all, the T-shirts, created by 15 designers including Marc Jacobs, Ms. Burch, Ms. Furstenberg and Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone and modeled by ballet dancers, members of the Marching Cobras New York band, and the Knicks player Carmelo Anthony and family (among others), are Before the show, Chelsea Clinton — wearing a T-shirt designed by Ms. von Furstenberg with the words “Proud to support Mme President” scrawled across it, paired with simple black pants and black heels — implored the crowd several times to encourage friends to register to vote, and to buy T-shirts. As it turned out, there was a shirt option for pretty much everyone. A design from Georgina Chapman, half of the Marchesa design duo, featured black cursive lettering and beading on a dark gray background, and was paired with floor-skimming ball gown skirts. Ms. Burch’s print, worn by La La Anthony and others, had a rainbow-colored font that spelled out “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights.” Jason Wu’s was a mosaic of states in different shades of blue, seen not only on the runway but also on Ms. Wintour (who had the designer transform the print into a short-sleeved A-line dress) and on Ms. Abedin, who paired the T-shirt with an orange skirt by Chris Gelinas. (Ms. Abedin wasn’t taking questions about her personal life but, in this case, did not mind talking about her clothes.) Maxwell Osborne of Public School who, together with his creative partner, Dao-Yi Chow, designed a simple black-and-white T-shirt with the words “Make Herstory” printed across the front and “16” on the back, said he wanted to be part of the evening because, “as designers our voices are only as loud as what we can do, and what we can do is design clothes.” “I personally believe Hillary Clinton is the right candidate for us,” added Mr. Altuzarra, clad in his own design, which reimagined the Clinton campaign’s logo in a black-and-white optical print. “Having followed this election and its trials and tribulations, I think she is the strongest and most qualified person for the job.” The woman in question was not at the event — she was on “If she was wearing the latest whatever, we’d all hate it,” said Ms. Coddington, dressed in her usual black. “Honestly, she focuses on her job, which is much better.” Mr. Osborne said he could relate to Mrs. Clinton’s style. “It’s very similar to mine: pretty easygoing and monotone,” he said. “I’m sure she gets dressed really easily and as quickly as I do in the morning.” The evening ended with Demi Lovato singing “Confident,” a song whose lyrics declare: “It’s time for me to take it/I’m the boss right now.” But before the audience could file out, Chelsea Clinton dashed onto the stage one more time to remind everyone to buy a T-shirt. Think of it as see-now/buy-now/vote-soon.