As PAPERMAG’s occasional fashion correspondent, stationed in the faraway land of Cambridge, MA, I tend to twiddle my thumbs and count the passing tumbleweeds in anticipation of the next fashion-forward craze that might sweep this barren, collegiate land.

That’s why, when I heard wind of a fashion show and charity auction taking over town -- boasting Paris, New York, and Tokyo Fashion Week designer names like Issey Miyake, Garconshinois, Alexander Wang and Thuy -- I knew I had to throw out last season’s Harvard sweats, unplug my laptop from the library socket and hop-foot it over to the party! Beauty and vodka abounded at Project East. The music was a sexy, wrangling beat. Could this be the makings of Harvard Fashion Week???

The mastermind behind Project East is one spectacularly ambitious Harvard junior, who sports a daily bouffant, frequent eyeliner and general good-willed sauciness. A good friend of mine, Timothy Parent is known to many as Timmy, T.Danger or Timmyfab. Summer intern at The Gucci Group in New York and partyer at his favorite “gay dance den,” Mr. Black (alas, R.I.P.), Timmyfab planned Project East for a year and a half. Like all aspiring fashionistas, Timmy struts his stuff no matter where he is and from across the campus, I spy skinny jeans that could out-skinny Mary Kate, a pair of mocha Ferragamo slippers and a pout to rival Angelina’s.

Timmy’s vision is complicated, to say the least. He wants to bring together four seemingly disparate fields: lesser known Asian designers, the wider fashion industry as a whole, The Confucius Foundation for education aid in China, and, well… Harvard nerds. In the end, I’d say the Project East party was a wild success that only promises to be wilder next year. Well-attended, well-coiffed, and overflowing with up-and-coming Parsons talent, the party was heavily stocked with Christiania Vodka, Sapporo Beer, and thirsty college students auctioning for a beige Issey Miyake camisole made of 17 percent steel. Sick!! Gorgeous student models, the chance to network among upcoming designers and one ominous looking cop confirmed that this was one hot fiesta.

I stole a scandalously short, blush chiffon Alexander Wang dress for $200 (originally $600), while my cheeky friend Tamara got a black satin puff-sleeve jacket by ingénue Soojin Kang for $300 (worth $1500). Last but not least, two Baruch Shemtov ties went for $80 each (retail: $150).

Best of all, Timmy believes he raised over $10,000 to go to the Confucius Foundation, which will benefit underprivileged children and their families all across China.

A quick round of questions for Timmy, on Harvard and fashion:

Harvard style in a nutshell: “Tragic.”

Your style in a nutshell: “I can’t function unless I’m dressed well. I shut down in sweatpants.”

Fashion shout-out: “Of the designer houses, Balenciaga and their fabulous cult bags. Of my friends, Megan Dempsey and Clotilde Dedecker -- the only people who push the envelope at Harvard.” (Last I saw Clotilde, she was bangin’ it at 7 p.m., combining leopard-print leggings, signature brunette beehive, and what looked to be a sprig of leaves sprouting playfully from her hair. Rahr!)

Dating at Harvard: “Terrible. I’ve never had a boyfriend before. I think I’m just too pretentious for anything, really. I’m going to be an old widow. An old, fabulous widow. I won’t be the cat lady, though.”

Will you be the hat lady? “I’ll be the bag lady.”

For a full list of all Parsons and professional designers, please go to www.project-east.com.