Illustrated: Nanette Lepore’s “Love-Struck” Heel.

10.3.2012

Here is an Illustration I did for Nanette Lepore’s Love-Struck Heel……and with all that water-color madness added on, it does look Love-struck!

Musette Monday: Grimes

10.2.2012

I was a little and getting a chance to watch the Grimes video Genesis. I was already in love with the song, but now I understand the obsession craze I heard about the video.  It seems to be 90s rave chic-meets-Japanese teen-meets-today.   In other words a bit nostalgic but very new.  The Oblivion video is amazing too. And yes I want to add some of these pieces to my wardrobe too! Especially this sailor wonder piece, LOVE!

Sketching outside Lincoln Center.

9.24.2012

With all the beautiful weather that was happening during NYFW I couldn’t help but take my sketch book along and capture the scene outside Lincoln Center.  Here are some snapshots right before I headed inside for the Nanette Lepore show.

Oufit, top to bottom:  Hat: Thrifted, added Floral Pin

Dress: Nanette Lepore

Necklace: Monserat De Lucca Paper Airplane Necklace

Belt: Thrifted

Handbag: Remi + Emmy c/o Century 21

Shoes: c/o Century 21

 Final runway shot at Nanette Lepore.

Fave Looks: Karen Walker Spring 2013

9.23.2012

The crowd at Karen Walker is one of my favorites of Fashion Week. Her fan base is extremely inspiring and the most eclectic. For this season, designer Karen Walker took a time machine back to the 1950’s.  It was a time when the world was so obsessed with the future and dreamed of flying cars, levitating shoes, and jetpacks.

Her colors she used remind me of space ships, with midnight blues, luminous blush, periwinkle blue, soft creams, blue sky and copper foil   There were prints that replicated the galaxy, the planets, the sun as well as rockets flying to places unknown. Luminous fabrics such as organza, crepe de chine, georgette and sheer jacquards abounded. I fell in love with the polka dot angora sweaters. They could be worn with full skirts, or even better….more polka dots! I especially fancied the mini polka dot printed satine short with a sweet bow detail.  I was also obsessed with the star washed denim that was seen as a blazer and pant duo. Swoon. I was blushing over all these details, taking the peplum trend to a new dimension with organza, incandescent as ever. Easy-fitted blouses, high-waisted pants and full skirts were the prominent silhouettes throughout the collection. Cool girl sweatshirts with copper foil inserts paired with a lady pencil skirt.  Mint and cream color-block ankle boots and loafers adorned the feet of the models. And many of them were topped off with tall cadet caps. I’m surprised the DJ wasn’t playing like a toy soldier by-oh wait that’s the 80s! Miss Walker clearly took us back to the 1950’s  in the most futuristic modern way, that we will want these clothes in the orbit of our closets!

(photos via Bradbury Lewis)

Fave Looks: Orla Kiely Spring 13

9.19.2012

If she’s known for anything, Orla Kiely is marked by her young at heart vibe. It was no surprise, then, to see a mini Van Leeuwen truck parked in front of her Mercer Street store.

Further approach yielded more fun-at-heart quark: in the back of the store, there was a hippie style rv turned video viewing booth, and the sounds of Tennessee Thomas playing 60s jams and French pop filled the room.

Fashion Week is typically known for its breakneck pace and non-stop busy mode. But for the first time ever, I understood the Corona ads where people step out of the office and onto the beach. The store transported me and it was full on blasting a sunny and fun vibe that put me right into vacation mode. I grabbed a PIMMs cup and sipped my way through the collection.

Of course everything was very Orla Kiely replete with sixties inspired silhouettes and prints, sprinkled with a strong but nuanced touch of 50s Cocktail silhouettes throughout. A strong collection continued with an assortment of shift dresses including one that was crocheted. Some of the neater details were scalloped collars and sophisticated bow detailing on dresses and handbags. Travel was clearly part of her inspiration in this collection, and I’m not being artsy or profound when I say that: the assortment literally included the world’s cutest mini airplane prints and sailboats print displayed in a number of color patterns including Neapolitan (of course). Fabrics included both a white sheer 1960’s graphic flower in a sporty tee and a flirty skirt. The collection popped with colors of grass green, sherbet pink, lipstick red, navy blue, and white.

I left wanting just about everything in her collection, and a vacation. But as they say during Fashion Week, I’ll sleep (and vacation) when I’m dead!

(photos via Bradbury Lewis)