My favorite looks!!! post#10

VIDEO: Carey Mulligan for VOGUE MAY 2013

For this post I wanted to share with you my favorite looks of the week. To start, this month I am so in love with the photo shoot of Carey Mulligan for the May issue of VOGUE, A TOUCH OF ART DECO AND OLD HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR! The English actress looks stunning in her 1920’s themed look. She will star as Daisy Buchanan in the remake of the movie "The Great Gatsby", directed by Baz Luhrmann... and she certainly portraits her character in this ‘Great Gatsby’ themed cover shoot...

These beautiful pictures really make me think that I was born in the wrong generation haha ... please take me back to 1920!! 

Carey Mulligan 
Dior Haute Couture top
Sautoir from Stephen Russell
Bracelets from Gray & Davis, Ltd.
Headpiece by Julien d' Ys.
VOGUE MAY 2013

Gotta love Audrey Tatou in this Dolce and Gabbana look! 

Audrey Tatou
Dolce & Gabbana
@ L' Écume des Jours premiere, Paris
April 19, 2013 

Once again Carey Mulligan...she looks just perfect! very sophisticated and elegant!... and I love women in suits because it shows their power and confidence! 

Carey Mulligan
in Victoria Beckham
@ Tiffany & Co. Blue Book Ball, NYC.
April 18, 2013

FASHION AND TECHNOLOGY post#9

Attention Fashion Industry... technology and style have come together!.... BURBERRY AND TOPSHOP definitely know how to do it! 

Is incredible how technology has taken control of our lives. We have became so dependent of it that one single day without out iPhones, tablets, laptops, or any other tech device can literally drive us crazy. Before we were buying designer clothes and handbags, today tech-accesories have become very popular and are a must! From high end brand like Louis Vuitton and Chanel, to Marc Jacobs and Kate Spade you can find a wide variety of tech-accesories. This shows how fashion brands are realizing the importance of technology in our lives. 

BURBERRY AND TECHNOLOGY:

Burberry's Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey promised back in September that Burberry would be stepping up its digital innovation lead even more. Believe me!... he wasn't kidding.

London Fashion Week kicked off with Burberry's autumn/winter 2013 women's RTW full of glossy trench coats, animal prints, polished metals and hearts. It also took a shine to the latest in digital personalization, giving consumers the option to order what they saw on the runway straight from their mobile devices with the ability to customize their purchases using Burberry's high-end technology.

This shows us how the British fashion house is all on tech, including its Art of the Trench and Burberry World digital platforms, pushing photos to Instagram, making contact with consumers across the social and mobile web. 

Burberry Prorsum autumn/winter 2013 womenswear fashion show... ENJOY!

IS THIS THE FUTURE OF THE FASHION SHOWS?????? 
TOPSHOP UNIQUE AW13

For the first time ever the British fast-fashion retailer TOPSHOP gave the opportunity to its customers to see the catwalk through a models' eyes with Google Cam at TOPSHOP's Unique's AW13 show. It took place February 17th, 2013 and showed the catwalk from every single angle..... i simply loved it! 

WHAT IS A LOOKBOOK? POST#8

What is a Lookbook? 

The answer is very simple, lookbooks are just that, a book to show off the look of a brand. They are usually used by fashion labels to visually show the "look" or idea of their latest collection. Today, they are mostly used by independent brands and fashion bloggers as a way of publicity and promotion. 

A lookbook consists of styled images, with models wearing the clothes, and looks just as good as anything you would normally see in a fashion magazine. 

Lookbooks are often confused with catalogues but the main difference is that a catalogue has direct product shots, product information, and prices so that people can place direct orders from them. 

A lookbook is all about showing a "look". The aim is to create aspirational lifestyle images that customers can relate with. 

ZARA LOOKBOOK APRIL 2013 

NASTYGAL COLLECTION SPRING 2013 LOOKBOOK

NASTYGAL APRIL 2013 LOOKBOOK 

Trunk Shows post#7

What is TRUNK SHOW? 

Trunk shows are named so because dresses used to be transported to these event in trunks.  A typical trunk show is when a fashion designer or vendor shows his collection to buyers and exlucsive customers. This is the perfect place for buyers to see more in detail the upcoming merchandise and trends for the upcoming season. This is the perfect time for buyers to place orders and select the merchandise they want to carry in their stores. 

Sometimes the actual designers are present in these events giving the opportunities to buyers to ask question and talk to them about the merchandise. Trunk shows also sell remnant and leftover items from runways and samples if available. 

Louis Vuitton: The Trunk Show (PICTURES)

MAGIC MARKET WEEK: the best of the best! 

MAGIC MARKET WEEK  is where the international community of apparel, accessories and footwear professionals trades information, previews trends, builds business and shops fashion unlike anywhere else in the industry. Each February and August, tens of thousands of attendees from over 80 countries meet more than 5,000 emerging-to-established brands to spark the strategic connections that become the relationships of tomorrow.

FLOOR PLANS 

Fashion Videos Post#6

HELLO SUMMER 2013!

April has just begun and summer is around the corner. It is finally the time of the year time to refresh your wardrobe. Say good bye to your heavy winter coats and fur vests and say hello to the light weight clothes and the beautiful summer color palettes. 

ITALY ALL THE WAY!!...My two very favorite runway shows for the Spring/Summer 2013 RTW collections were presented by the Italian fashion houses Dolce & Gabbana and Prada. 

“Saluti da Taormina! Mare. Sole. Amore."  (Greetings from Taormina! Sea. Sun. Love.).... a Sicilian wave inspired the SS 2013 RTW collection designed by Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce. Folkloric prints, pencil-skirted sundresses in satin organza and silk, brightly printed  headscarves, bold and big accessories, and wide-cut tunic tops with puff-ball beach rompers were seen in the runway. Definitely a 50's Italian vibe! 

Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013 FULL SHOW | 

Milan Fashion Week

Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013 

Ad Campaign

April 2013 issue of VOGUE PARIS... Cover featuring Isabeli Fontana wearing a Dolce&Gabbana Spring Summer 2013 Sicilian Folk multi colour raffia mini skirt and bralet.  

Japanese influence “tough rigor, the delicacy after, and the folding” shown at Miuccia Prada SS 2013 RTW collection. The designer combined Japan and the 60's with her midi-length dresses in boxy, rectangular shapes. 

PRADA Spring/Summer 2013 RTW 

PRADA Spring/Summer 2013 Ad Campaign 

Safari Alert!!! COLOR TREND: SPRING 2014 post#5

SAFARI EXPEDITION 

Africa takes control of SPRING 2014! a Safari expedition takes a refined approach to African reference. Natural and sun-baked things find their place in jungles greens and clay red hues for next year's garments. Earth colors and radiant green leaves were predominant in the runway fashion shows, from New York to Milan, Safari inspired collections were all over the place. So, whether you are going to Africa or not, twill utility jackets, exotic animal prints, and lots of leather in neutral colors are the must haves for next year! 

PANTONE COLORS: Color forecast

Here we can appreciate more in detail the color forecast for spring 2014 by the authority on color and the provider of the color systems PANTONE. Neutrals, greens, yellows, reds, and the classic black are the main color hues for next year. 

TEXTURES, FABRICS, AND MATERIALS

In the RUNWAY

Krizia, Max Mara, and Salvatore Ferragamo presented exotic utility looks in the runway. Cargo pockets, suede, and epaulettes were incorporated in the trims and designs of the garments. PLUS! how can we talk about an African safari without mentioning ANIMAL PRINTS! of course they were brought into the mix, snake skin and the classic leopard print are coming big for Spring 2014. 

Salvatore Ferragamo
Milan
Spring 2014

Krizia
Milan
Spring 2014

Max Mara 

Milan

Spring 2014

Two Rebels, One on Pause. Post #4

Section from the blog entry by Cathy Horyn:

" Rei Kawakubo wanted guests for Comme des Garçons to see the clothes in detail, so before her show on Saturday afternoon she moved the front rows closer, narrowing the long runway in a metal-craft warehouse. You could have touched the clothes. That might have been the idea, but it was not necessary. Ms. Kawakubo’s extreme tailoring was easy to parse.

Rosettes, tubes and lumps of classic menswear fabric were embedded in outfits of the same material, creating weird volumes and textures but also feminine decoration. Checked outfits were papered with overlapping squares of checks. There were also a few lumpy looks in rose velvet or lace, but the most extreme outfits were in a deeply saturated, multihued print. We’ve seen this kind of technical virtuosity from Ms. Kawakubo before, but it was interesting to see how feminine symbols, like rosettes, were absorbed into masculine tailoring — and how the masculine forms exploded into decoration.

By contrast, the tailoring at Jean Paul Gaultier looked stodgy as the designer reprised some of his standard silhouettes and hour-glass leather jackets, now with fluid, ankle-grazing skirts. He flitted between long and short silhouettes, with unappealing skirts in fur patchwork, but he had trouble establishing a relevant look. Some of the deeply vented coats looked fine, but all in all, the show was heavy going. Missing from the collection was the Gaultier wit and, more, the polish." 

Article Retrieved March 3th, 2013 from: Fashion and Style section of The New York Times.

http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/two-rebels-one-on-pause/

FASHION REPORTER'S LANGUAGE 

1. SILHOUETTE & DESIGN:

- Hour-glass leather jackets

- Ankle-grazing skirts

- Long and short silhouette.

- Unappealing skirts.

- Deeply vented coats

2. DETAILS:

- Feminine symbols, like rosettes.

- Masculine forms exploded into decoration.

- Fur patchwork.

3. COLOR:

- Deeply saturated, multihued print.

4. FABRIC:

- Rosettes, tubes and lumps of classic menswear fabric were embedded in outfits of the same material.

- Overlapping squares of checks.

- Lumpy looks in rose velvet or lace.

- Checked outfits.

5. CREATIVE "JARGON":

- Extreme tailoring.

- The tailoring at Jean Paul Gaultier looked stodgy. 

- Trouble establishing a relevant look.

NYC Fashion Week/Spring 2013 Street Style post #3

As any fashion lover February and September are my favorite months of the year, and the reason why is very simple, two words: FASHION WEEK! .... Every single time Fashion Week offers something completely different and the excitement of not knowing what to expect is just amazing. During this past NYFW 2013 designers presented their Prêt-à-Porter (ready-to-wear) Fall 2013 collections. From Marc Jacobs to Diane Von Furstenberg,  from Victoria Beckham to Ralph Lauren, every designer presented something unique and different in the runway. Black and white was definitely the trend that that ruled the runway as well as unique patterns and but cut-outs.
 This year's Mercedes-Benz's Fashion Week was a little chaotic because of the snowstorm that hit the city but luckily the blizzard did not stop editors, fashionistas, celebrities, and bloggers of attending the shows. MBFW organizers and designers pulled through and offered a great Fashion Week. Marc Jacobs's Monday show was postponed to Thursday because of delayed shipments, but thank God for that because his show was my favorite one!!! Glittering mesh dresses, embellishment on retro-inspired swing coats, retro collar blouses, high-waist shorts, pajama-inspired looks, every single look was so polished and beautiful that I wanted to get them all! 

Not only designers shows us the up coming trends in their fashion shows, today I believe that true fashion creativity comes from the streets. In my opinion the Street Style looks are always the best ones!!! So of course this year I was more than ready to get to the streets and start taking pictures. Here are some of my favorite ones! ENJOY!

TREND: MIX AND MATCH, Statement accessories, big and bold necklaces, colorful purses, big cat eye sunglasses, and lots and lots of fur are still the  the must haves/ key items for this season!! 

While walking by the Meatpacking District I bumped into my friend Mariana Cantu, she is also a Fashion Merchandising Management (FMM) student at the Fashion Institute of Technology.  She is a truly fashionista at heart, you have to love her unique style and how she mixes and matches different patterns, fabrics, accessories, and colors! 

Mariana Cantu @ Pier 94
She is wearing:
Blue suit ELISABETH AND JAMES
PROENZA Schouler bag
GIO DIEV blue velvet shoes

Mariana Cantu Statement Necklace 
She is wearing:
Beaded Rose Necklace J.CREW
Red lipstick MAC 

She is wearing:
Military green jacket with fur details
Print orange and black pattern shirt
Moon shaped necklace
Cat eye sunglasses

Cat eye brown sunglasses PRADA 

Floral patterns and stripes still a big trend for this season
She is wearing:
Floral print pants
Gray high heels
Blue and white stripped knit sweater
Black jacket
Red envelope clutch
Cat eye Sunglasses TORY BURCH

Neto Soberanes 

He is wearing:

Denim jeans HUDSON

Ivory shoes COLE HAAN

Denim jacket HOLLISTER

Faux fur vest Vinatge store 

Fedora URBAN OUTFITTERS

Green scarf TED BEKER

Aviator sunglasses CHLOE

Valeria Gonzalez @ Chelsea District
She is wearing:
 Black coat with leather details ZARA
Grey beanie ZARA
Flat ankle boots ALDO
Blue bag KATE SPADE
RAY-BAN Clubmaster sunglasses 

DOTS DOTS DOTS! post#2

Large or small, sexy or sweet, polka dots are BACK! Polka Dots become a main stay and get even bigger this spring 2013 season. No matter the color make sure to add some dots to your closet! I am actually very happy that dots are back because I consider myself a big fan of polka dots! because they can always give a fun touch to your outfit. They can transform a dull outfit to a chic and fun look! 

Whenever i hear the word polka dots the first thing that comes to my mind is the Japanese minimalist and pop art artist Yayoi Kusama. When I just got to New York last August I remember that the first thing I wanted to do was to go to 5th avenue, visit all my favorite stores and of course do some shopping!! As I was walking by the Louis Vuitton store I remember seeing this cool and crazy window displays and I told to myself what the heck is going on? Marc Jacobs is really bringing polka dots back! hahaha and I may not remember the exact merchandise that was displayed but I do remember the wax figure of Yayoi Kusama along with the white background with red polka dots. 

IN THE RUNWAY
Polka dots made a strong come back in the runway fashion shows for spring 2013. Definitely one of the most eye-catching and chic prints. 

Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2013 RTW

CHANEL is all about polka dots for Spring 2013 

Chanel Spring 2013 RTW

Chanel Spring 2013 RTW

And why not some red?  

Nina Ricci Spring 2013 RTW

STREET STYLE

Polka dots and some lether? .... Don't be afraid of to mix and match! 

FWNYC