Jeremy Scott FW 2013

Jeremy Scott rules fashion week again with his crazy antics and his ability to do whatever he wants. If you've followed my blog for some time now, you would have figured out that I love Jeremy Scott and he's one of my many favorites designers. He is fabulous. Scott's Fall 2013 collection is all about zombies and cartoon death patterns. The signatures like printed pants and dyed furs were evident but done in new ways. Check out the highlights below

His & Hers

Rodarte FW 2013

Rodarte's Fall 2013 show at New York Fashion Week included a lot of ideas. While, I did tend to like most of it, there was little refinement (if any). The label showed everything from black to white to nude to tie-dye to sponged. It all works for Fall 2013 and I think the season will be successful but it was A LOT.

So starting with the first trend, monochromatic layering

love her hair, it's actually perfect

DKNY FW 2013

Donna Karan's Fall 2013 collection was bursting with fun. Seriously, scarlet and cheetah print in one show together. One of my favorite things she played with was the sizing of the print and then combining the different sizes together in one cohesive look that didn't look like an adult onesie. It came across very well. 

Below you'll see some of the pieces I loved and the trend examples from the show...

Camel Blocked

T by Alexander Wang Spring 2013

White and Black as usual. Still exciting and beautiful somehow.

T by Alexander Wang was simple, subtle, and sexy this season and the pieces are so timeless and classics. Everyone could use at least one piece from this collection. (There are leather shorts in this collection!)

James Long Spring 2013

James Long had a presentation this season, rather than a runway. As you can see from the photos, none of the integrity of the clothes is mistranslated. 

Black and white was the theme this season. This needs no further description, just enjoy!

notice the cut-out!

The styling for this collection was impeccable! Wet hair (unusual, but unique) & winged shoes all added to the grunge, edgy look of James Long's collection.

Alexander Wang Spring 2013

Alexander Wang's Spring 2013 Collection was full of surprises, from peeps of skin to glow in the dark fashions and chrome fabrics. Wang stated that he played with the idea of "tension and suspension" which is clearly evident in this collection. Check it out below!

Jeremy Scott Spring 2013

Jeremy Scott's Spring 2013 collection was AMAZING! He definitely toned it down this season (I missed all the crazy tumblr-inspired-e-net fashion). BUT It was still wonderful. They had scarfs, sheer, BRAIDS, turquoise, golden sequins, and cool trinkets ON the dresses (like actually on them!)

Here were some of my favorite looks:

cheetah boy

the gold chain! 

now you see me, now you don't 

This look reminded me of a banana, but it slowly grew on me

werk that baroque!

Her skin with this garment is so striking!

Which one do I look at?

From far away, they look like a pattern....

but close-up, they're golden guns!!!

Look at Jeremy rocking corn-rolls!

I wonder how long that took...

GGGGRRRRIIIMMMMMMEEESSSSSS

I really enjoyed his last show with the psychedelic colour choices and patterns but this show was still killer! In a way, it was good that he toned this season down, I'm not too sure I would've enjoyed it as much this round. Go Jeremy!

What were your favorites?? Did you like this collection more than the last collection? Leave a comment  below!!

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Richard Chai Love Spring 2013

 Richard Chai did amazing this season at New York Fashion Week. 

There was floral, sequins, sheer....what else could you ask for?

FLORAL AND SHEER? I'M DYING

This was so cute, I love the repeated cutout is Chai's collection. And maybe I'm just looking too hard, but doesn't the part below the cutout kinda look like a sagging shirt, like a button-up that has the neck hole right below the model's boobs? Does anyone else that? No?

I love that this shirt was made with Rayon. The Rayon's synthetic quality shows all of the creases while giving it a metallic sheen. And it still looks expensive.

I usually hate madras and patchwork patterns but this is just woah. Like, look at it. It's an actually nice patchwork pattern which is apparently difficult for people since there's so much nasty madras. 

....more rayon....

This particular outfit reminded me of this piece by Bill+Mar, they're both beautiful, I'm just saying.

All I thought with this outfit was "WHAT THE HELL!" This is not cute. Her legs look like green beans. It was all amazing and then this ensemble turned the corner and I was stunned. But not in a "I can't breathe, This is amazing, Where can I buy this?" kind of way. It went "What? Ummm. She looks like a green bean. Nice shoes. But vegetable thighs?"

....more cutouts.....

The print of this dress is what makes it. If you look at it, it's a fairly simple dress but the print just ramps it up into *POW*! It has such an impact and I'm digging that sequined sash action.

THESE SHOES GIVE ME LIFE.

THAT IS ALL THAT CAN BE SAID. 

I would love to own this shirt. It's sequined and it's perfect. Sequins are perfect. I love the computer-board-esque pattern on it. It's killer.

What did you think about Richard Chai's Spring 2013 collection? Leave your thoughts below and don't forget to follow!

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Fashion's Night Out 2012 ~ Austin

My friend, Amber, and I went to the "Fashion's Night Out" event in Austin, TX....I'm jealous of my new-yorker friend (ughhhhhh).

Obviously, it was a lot smaller than ones in the major fashion capitals but I still had a great time. When we got there, we had to search for where it was at. It took place in Barton Creek Square Mall but we didn't where it would be. We wanted to get there super early so that we could be one of the first 200 people and get a "swag bag" but traffic made us get there about 20 minutes late. Fortunately, we were still one of the first 200! And there's more! When we got there we both put our names into a raffle for free microdermabrasion and I won!! It was only 6:30 at that point and we got there at 6:20! Everything happened so fast.

This was the bag and inside it had coupons for the various stores that had events going on too, as well as a nifty water bottle. 

Before we actually did some shopping, we stopped by Starbucks.

We went to Steve Madden and I got these cool socks that I'm actually rocking right now....loving them. BUT, on the flyer for FNO, it said that with any purchase from Steve Madden, you would get a studded iPad case. Now I know the socks were only $1.99 but still. It was a purchase. I asked if I got the case because she never gave it to me and she said, "Oh, it's on purchases of $100 or more." That's not what the flyer says, but I digress. We went to Coldwater Creek afterwards because we didn't know what it was. Apparently, it's a "teacher-fashion" store so we turned right back around. ¡Hasta la vista! Amber and I walked across the way and went to Williams Sonoma but they didn't have samples, so we left. 

All we wanted and could afford was the free food.

THEN, we found the mothership....the creme de la creme.....the epitome of fashion.....the CROCS STORE.

It was almost funny how many ugly things there were in there. I mean, it was everywhere. On the walls. On stands. And apparently Crocs have these things called "Jibbitz" that hook into the top of the shoe. It's like decoration but they're not made very well. The jibbitz below weren't rejects, that's what they all looked like. 

sassy jasmine and derpy ariel

And the employees kept hovering around us like hawks. I think they mustn't seen people in there in quite some time....but don't worry, we didn't buy anything. We walked in to take this photo and left right after. I can't be seen in a Crocs store of all things. 

WOOHOO

AND WE'RE GETTING A TOPSHOP/TOPMAN!! It's not a storefront but there's a section of space about 40 ft. x 60 ft. that they're transforming in Nordstrom's. How exciting!!

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