YFW) is the week of all weeks for anyone who is someone in the fashion world. On Feb. 11, a Harding student was able to grace the red carpet.

Senior Elizabeth Harper was given the opportunity to accompany fashion blogger and alumna Emily Gemma to New York for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Harper said the week was filled with fashion, celebrities, glamorous parties and the full New York experience.

This was not Gemma’s first go-around at fashion week. She had been several times, but this was Harper’s first time to attend the event. Harper was able to view a taping of the popular television show “Fashion Police,” as well as be a part of a TRESemme promotional video for the “shattered bob” hairstyle.

While TRESemme was shooting a video of Gemma, some people in charge approached Harper about doing a video herself. Twenty minutes later she was getting hair and makeup done by TRESemme and styling by model and television personality Louise Roe. After getting set up, Harper was interviewed for E! Network.

“It was really nerve-wracking because I had no idea what I was going to say before the interview,” Harper said. “It was all on the spot, but they both were a lot of fun and went well. Louise Roe is so cool and just as sweet as she is beautiful.”

Gemma is a former Harding student turned fashion blogger. She works with TRESemme, the official hair care sponsor of NYFW. The pair was pampered by the beauty brand and was able to attend several shows. On her blog, The Sweetest Thing, Gemma gushed about her experience getting to work with TRESemme.

The duo was able to attend the Desigual Fashion Show. The whole week was a preview of what everyone has to look forward to in the world of fashion. According to Harper we should be on the lookout for bell-bottoms, fringe and patterns in the upcoming season.

Senior Shelby Daniel, who has a fashion blog of her own, aspires to live in New York and work in the fashion industry. When she saw that her friend got to experience that first hand, she was excited for her.

“I think it’s such an incredible thing that Elizabeth went to fashion week,” Daniel said. “We are very similar-minded when it comes to how much we love fashion, so I know it was a dream.”