For her Spring 2012 presentation at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Gwen Stefani gave us an eclectic mix of RTW garments with her signature touch. The L.A.M.B. collection was broken down into three parts according to Stefani who did not attend the presentation to the disappointment of her many fans who stood on a long line...
Zang Toi, a native of Malaysia who attended Parsons School of Design in NYC, presented his Spring 2012 elegant collection on September 13th at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The collection was his “Dream of North Africa”. With a color palette inspired by the desert consisting of hues of desert brown, ebony, ivory and sapphire blue...
On Sunday, September 18th the 2011 Emmy Awards took place at the Nokia Theater in LA. The red carpet arrivals were once again the highlight of my evening. Let’s take a look at Who Wore What. A big trend on the red carpet was…. Red (From left to right): Nina...
Show Notes: “Spring 2012 is all about bold saturated colors with a sporty athletic edge. With women more into fitness and healthy lifestyles, I compliment their physique using intricate seaming to outline the body. The use of color blocking and accents of leather add an unexpected edge. Evening is all about sexy...
On Saturday, September 10th, former Project Runway Winner Christian Siriano presented his Spring 2012 collection at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center. Still a fan favorite Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Elle’s Joe Zee watched from the front row. It seems that young Christian, age 26, has grown up since winning Season...
“The Spring 2012 muse is contemporary, fresh, and ethereal. The collection emphasizes cut and color with unexpected cut-outs in silhouettes. Shades of oyster are highlighted by bold citrus colors of lemon, lime and tangerine. Cropped slouchy embellished sweaters, long skirts and voluminous outerwear in technical fabrics add edge while apron back dresses...
“The optical exuberance of gold; Flash mobs of floral and animated shapes; The thrill of adornment in forced perspectives” is how Cynthia Rowley described her Spring 2012 collection shown at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The runway was a mirror that reflected an opulence of glamour mixed in with a bit of grunge...
Not able to be in New York City for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2012? We have you covered. Thanks to social media and the advent of technology in the fashion industry many of the shows taking place this week will be streamed live. Some shows listed will link you to You Tube...
On Wednesday, September 7th I started my NY Fashion Week experience with a fun filled day of learning and meeting new people at the Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference (IFB). This all day event was held at Milk Studios in NYC with an after-party following later that evening. Besides leaving with a wealth...
Fashion Designer Tadashi Shoji showed his Spring 2012 collection on opening day of NY Fashion Week, September 8th. From the moment the lights came on and the first model graced her way down the runway the inspiration was clear and simple: The Tulip. Show notes: “As conveyed by...
On Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 I will be attending the Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference (#IFBcon) taking place at Milk Studios in NYC. I will be provided the opportunity to learn from a panel of top bloggers and industry insiders how to promote myself and my blog, Fashion Development Group. The day is broken up...
Having a fashion emergency? No need to call 911. Fashion Designer Cynthia Rowley and Band-Aid® have teamed up to bring you the “Glambulance”. To celebrate the launch of a new line of adhesive band-aids by Cynthia Rowley which will be released at cynthiarowley.com starting on September 8th, the Glambulance...
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will take place in NYC at Lincoln Center from September 8th through September 15th. During that week Designers will introduce their Spring 2012 collections to the media. An announcement was made today by IMG Fashion, the production company behind NY Fashion Week, that 30 runway shows will be streamed...
