Friday Photo: Funnel Cakes vs. Fashion

Photos: UnBeige

Those who made their way to downtown Manhattan earlier today for the showing of designer Christian Francis Roth‘s comeback collection, Francis, in the gym of the St. Patrick’s Youth Center found Mulberry Street decked out for the annual San Gennaro Festival, which runs through September 21. While one might expect a funnel cake stand (pictured above) operating beside a snaking line at lunchtime to be overrun with takers, the fashion crowd was more interested in the woman handing out complimentary copies of WWD and the list-wielding PR reps scribbling seat assignments.

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