Posts Tagged ‘Week’

Inspired By: New York Fashion Week Style

Posted by: Rory Tunbridge

February 9th, 2012 >> Fashion Zone

For the past several weeks, fashion’s cream of the crop-top editors, stylists, buyers, and more-have fielded invitations to runway shows, carefully created new outfits, and mentally prepped for their most chaotic time of year: New York Fashion Week. But while everyone’s eyes will be glued to the runways, where designers will showcase their dazzling F/W 12 collections, right now we’re feeling most Inspired By NYFW street style! Fashion Week means a deluge of directional dressers will descend upon the streets of Manhattan, and in the past, we’ve spotted some of the most inspiring ensembles on these folks. Take, for example, one trendsetter’s cool look at last September’s S/S 12 Fashion Week in New York: a floral dress in shades of ecru and hot pink, an army green vest, and buckle boots. Full Article…

Best of the Web: Style Blogs of the Week no. 46

Posted by: Gabriella Conybeare

July 19th, 2011 >> Fashion Zone

Looking for new fashion and beauty blogs to read and dont know where to start? Check out these seven brilliant blogs in this weeks Best of the Web: Style Blogs of the Week!

1. The Joy of Nesting

Jewelry creator Pattie created her blog “The Joy of Nesting” to “share [her] joy and excitement of living [her] life time dream in Mexico making art whenever the mood strikes.”

“Like every artist,” she explains, “the time came when my and those of family and friends’ closets and jewelry boxes were bulging at the seams. At about the same time I was approached by a local gallery wanting to feature my jewelry. Thus ‘El Pajari

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Bespoken launches nautical inspired line at New York Fashion Week

Posted by: Gabriella Conybeare

February 22nd, 2011 >> Fashion Zone

Bespoken’s menswear collection was presented at New Yorks Fashion Week and is creating quite the stir. The pieces in this collection were inspired by the details of these soldiers attire, how they carried themselves through hardship and the natural wear of their tailored goods while working at sea, they explain. The collection includes nautical pieces like a reversible seamans jacket, a sailor shirt and fisherman knits.

Headed by the Fayeds and the Goncalves, two sets of brothers, Bespoken draws from rich sartorial tradition. T

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Prabal Gurung’s Fashion Week Diary

Posted by: Rory Tunbridge

February 8th, 2011 >> Fashion Quotes

In the lead-up to New York fashion week, designers go through hundreds of behind-the-scenes preparations to arrive at the completed show. This NYFW, we’ve sweet-talked a few of them into giving us an exclusive peek behind the curtain as they cast, score, style, and ready their presentations. Next up: Prabal Gurung.

“It’s all about the details—the perfect draping and fit is crucial to each and every piece. I had [patternmaker] Nicolas Caito come in and work his brilliance. And the

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And They’re Off and Running! New York Fall Fashion Week Begins!

Posted by: Rory Tunbridge

February 8th, 2011 >> Fashion Quotes


New York Fashion Week started with a bang on Wednesday night in NY with an Amfar benefit ball to celebrate fashion week. And of course, a number of MAJOR we mean MAJOR dresses showed up as well as some major people. Model Karen Elson showed up in an incredible white Versace Spring 2011 strapless gown, making January Jones red Versace Globe dress practically obsolete. This white beaded fringe gown is just rad, really. Its just a reality that models often look better in runway clothes than actresses do. Former French Vogue editor turned-stylist Carine Roitfeld wore a Givenchy spring couture gown also white that rocked everyones world.

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