JEAN-PIERRE MOCHO-CHAIRMAN OF LA FEDERATION FRANÇAISE DU PRÈT À PORTER Sunday, September 14th, Terminal Stores and La Venue, 28th Street/11th Avenue Words, Images by Judith Ecochard and courtesy of TRAIN NY Coming on the heels of New York’s Fashion Week and economic markets in topsy-turvy mode, it actually felt ‘calming’ for us-to take in the carefully edited group of women’s RTW and accessories collections- at the ‘affordable’ designer priced TRAIN™ and contemporary bridge - PLATFORM 2 ™- New York Tradeshows. Organized by France’s FFPAPF -“ the leading European fashion force and owner of PRET À PORTER® , ” this bi-annual Big Apple glam fest of nearly 100 brands and exhibitors from 21 countries- managed to surprise us with the consistently high level of elegant sophistication fused with on trend sensibilities. No wonder American retail arbiters from chic boutiques like Fred Segal- are joined by an international cast of buyers from Harrods, Galleries Lafayette, etc…not wanting to mis...