Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week may be long gone but the styles we saw on and off the runway still linger in our minds! We style stalked spotted fashionistas and fashionistos in their natural element – Lincoln Center – and snapped pics of their haute looks to share with you. We saw sparkles, bright colors, lots of fur, nonagenarian fashionistas, models, and even a streaker! Check out some of the wildest, most daring and most fashionable peeps we saw at New York Fashion Week. We met Helena from Brooklyn Blonde, who looked stunning in pink and blue colorblock! We loved the way this lady played...  Read More..

Fashion Week is mainly about seeing the new collections, but part of the fun of the week is all of the celebrity sightings! At Kohl’s Rock & Republic, while waiting for the show to begin, I spied Molly Sims, Ashlee Simpson, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Zoe Saldana(!),Penn Badgley and Ed Westwick, mingling in the crowd. As Ed was walking by, I asked if he’d pose for a picture with me and he graciously obliged! After celeb watching, we headed into the show, and as I mentioned before, the looks were all ones that I’d see myself wearing on a regular basis. As the show went on,...  Read More..

Last week I attended a special event hosted by Kmart Fashion & Sophomore NYC, to launch their limited-edition #FashionWeekProblems T-shirt. Designed by Sophomore creative director Chrissie Miller, the shirt features a red pump with a broken heel, and the #FashionWeekProblems Twitter hashtag. Miller said: “The t-shirt design came about from this idea of #FashionWeekProblems. Who hasn’t had a major shoe emergency on their way to a show or party? A broken heel is every girl’s nightmare!” She commented on her collaboration with Kmart, as well: “Working with Kmart...  Read More..

I recently told you that Rock & Republic would be launching at Kohl’s, and the time is here! Now you can shop key Rock & Republic pieces at Kohl’s online (the full collection launches in stores Feb. 15). And there’s something for everyone. The line features both men’s and women’s premium denim, apparel and shoes. I’m personally excited about the skinny jeans, edgy tops and platform sandals. But there really is a look for every woman (or man). There is everything from little black dresses to denim blazers, colored denim and wedge heels, suede pumps and...  Read More..

Even though this February will mark my 11th season attending New York Fashion Week, the excitement never ends! I’m looking forward to seven days of complete chaos and craziness – fashion shows, afterparties, celebrity sightings, presentations, fashion and beauty suites and many treks back and forth across the city. And I love it all. This season I’m excited to have been selected as one of 12 lucky bloggers making up the Kohl’s Rock & Republic Reporter Team, and I’ll be attending the Kohl’s Rock & Republic fashion show as an exclusive guest! Rock &...  Read More..

Did you know LA Ink star and creator of a Sephora beauty line Kat Von D has become a fashion designer? She recently launched her Kat Von D “Hidden Treasures” Spring/Summer 2012 collection featuring swashbuckler-style jackets, tops and dresses ranging from $90-600. It will be available in some stores and online at katvondlosangeles.com on February 14, 2012. (Betty Confidential) Whitney Port will host her debut solo show for Whitney Eve at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. The Fall 2012 Whitney Eve collection of contemporary party dresses and menswear-inspired pieces will be shown...  Read More..

CELEBRITIES: Rihanna has some choice words for the magazine who called her “De N*ggab*tch,” (they later apologized). The chanteuse called the editor and the magazine “a poor representation of the evolution of human rights.” She continued with: “u paid to print one degrading an entire race! That’s your contribution to this world! To encourage segregation, to mislead the future leaders to act in the past!” Yup. (Fashionista) CAMPAIGNS: Alice Dellal is the new face of Chanel and will star in a Boy Chanel handbag campaign, shot by designer Karl Lagerfeld....  Read More..

Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony show their first collection for Kenzo (New York Times) Photo: Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times Check out these two new ads for the Versace for H&M collaboration (Racked) Check out the full lookbook of Balmain’s new lower-priced collection – Pierre Balmain (Fashionista) Watch designer Rachel Roy get ready for Spring 2012 Fashion Week in this exclusive video: ‘The Week Before’ (Stylelist) Preview the looks from the upcoming Uniqlo Innovation Project, a line of “high-performance clothing” created...  Read More..

This week in fashion and beauty: Missoni for Target shoppers crash Target.com website within hours of the sale going live (Fashionista) Top 20 looks from Fashion Week including acid-washed, acid-brights, Hawaiian prints and picnic-meets-punk (Refinery 29) Kanye West hires London-based designer Katie Eary as one of the creative leads for his line that will show during Paris Fashion Week. (Vogue UK) Daphne Guinness wore Hogan McLaughlin to, (and was very, very nervous at) the opening of her exhibition of clothing and films at FIT Exhibit (NY Mag) Kendall Jenner walks the runway at the Sherri...  Read More..

For Spring 2012, Cynthia Rowley debuted a collection of contrasting sporty and sweet looks. Her funky sportswear consisted of ‘mixed media’, like multiple iterations of perforated stretch fabrics (seen in tops, short-sleeved dresses and sleeves alone), gilded gold touches (overlaid on dresses, a ‘liquid’ gold skirt, shoes and handbags) plus an explosion of multicolored floral prints (on flirty frocks, satin blazers and leggings). Silhouettes included cinched-waist dresses with full, flouncy skirts, structured and kimono-style blazers, printed leggings and pencil pants,...  Read More..

There’s only one thing as bad as showing up on the red carpet dressed in the same outfit as someone else. And that thing is showing up to a fashion show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, dressed in the same designer’s dress as another celeb at the show! But supermodel Veronica Webb and singer Corinne Bailey Rae played it off nicely. The two posed together at the Sophie Theallet Spring 2012 show, while both dressed in the same red Sophie Theallet Silk Dress. Veronica wore it with nude pumps; Corinne accessorized with strappy black sandals. This stunning, sleeveless silk frock features...  Read More..

Yesterday I attended the Hervé Léger by Max Azria Spring 2012 runway show. Known for its line of iconic bandage dresses, naturally the front row was packed to the brim with celebrities, (including singers & actresses Taraji P. Henson, Ashlee Simpson, Jessica Szohr and Michael Michele, plus models Selita Ebanks and Jessica White), who wear them. Those who say the bandage dress moment is over are wrong. Max and Lubov Azria created a gorgeously crafted collection of tribal-style bandage dresses, and the models looked like girly gladiators strutting down the runway. There were dresses for every...  Read More..

For spring 2012, fashion house Timo Weiland took us on a trip to the beaches of Hawaii with Weiland and Alan Eckstein‘s surfer girl and guy inspired looks. “It’s Basquiat goes to Hawaii, goes surfing, and invites all his cool downtown city girls as guests,” Weiland said. Backstage, Ouidad created free-spirited, relaxed and natural hairstyles with a “surfers-gone-wild” look. Using the Ouidad Climate Control Heat & Humidity Gel, Tress Effects Styling Gel and PlayCurl Volumizing Foam, the team of hairstylists played up texture and created glamorous up ‘dos...  Read More..

September marks the end of summer but the start of Fall shopping and of course, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week! New York Fashion Week begins this Thursday, Sept. 8 and runs through Thursday, Sept. 15. As Fashion Week Insiders, we’ve got you covered, with coverage straight from the runways at Lincoln Center, MAC/MILK Studios and other locations throughout the city. Here’s a sampling of the designers presenting their Spring 2012 fashions this week: Nicholas K, Porter Grey, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Richard Chai, Supima, Tadashi Shoji, Candela, EMERSON, Project Runway, Electric Feathers, Luca Luca, General...  Read More..

See the first photos from Kim Kardashian’s wedding, including the three wedding dresses she wore, close-up photos of her and her groom Kris Humphries, bridal party, and celebrity guests, and all of her diamond ‘bling’. (Fashionista) Manolo Blahnik has teamed with Mimi Plange to create two pairs of custom shoes that will debut at Plange’s New York Fashion Week show on Sept. 7 at the Asia Society. (WWD, subscription required) Selena Gomez plans to release her new fragrance in 2012 with Adrenalina Inc. To develop it, fans will be invited to log on to selenagomezperfumes.com...  Read More..

One of our favorite, go-to sources for fashion, runway and beauty is Style.com, and this Fall they’ll be rolling it out in magazine form! The debut issue of Style.com Magazine will hit stands on Monday, October 31, 2011 in select US and European cities, and will feature 2012 Spring runway show reviews from New York, London, Milan and Paris. The glossy will be headed by Style.com Editor in Chief Dirk Standen. Other members of the Style.com magazine editorial staff and creative team include Style.com Executive Editor, Nicole Phelps, Contributing Editor, Tim Blanks, Fairchild Fashion Media...  Read More..

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Balmain Is Adding a Sister Line, Pierre Balmain, with a more casual, downtown vibe and with slightly less excessive prices: fom $172-$1,291. (WWD) The Bumbys are out to judge you. Be prepared, especially if you’re wearing platform shoes, liberty prints, neon or cutoff shorts. (NY Mag) Photo: Melissa Hom During New York Fashion Week, Bowery Lane Bicycles designed by Diane von Furstenberg, Isaac Mizrahi, Elie Tahari, Nanette Lepore and Rebecca Taylor will be available to borrow from stations in the Garment District. (WWD) Spanx now makes activewear so you can look shapely while getting in...  Read More..