For Fall 2010, Tibi designer Amy Smilovic played with balanced opposities, according to show notes, but I think the result was all about harmony. First, the hair: Each model had a glorious poof of long, luxurious, super curly locks floating atop her head that had a fun and flirtatious flower-child feel. Then, the color palette, a beautiful wearable mix of navy, mauve, black, burgundy, plus plenty of Tibi's trademark prints to keep things lively. The clothes were mostly separates, like ladylike bow-tied blouses pairs with tweed shorts, or cozy sweaters layered over high-waist trousers. Accessories were understated yet still managed to pack a punch, like a leather fanny pack, 5-inch platform slingback clogs, and colorful opaque tights. And let's not forget the charming cocktail dresses and sequin embellishments (another trend that isn't going anywhere soon). It was another successful, crowd-pleasing collection from a contemporary brand that doesn't take itself too seriously. I'll take one of everything, thank you very much.
Aaah, the final day of fashion week (and still so much coverage to share!). By the time this photo was taken, I was completely spent. I had worked a full day at my day job, ran back to the tents to cover Tommy Hilfiger backstage where I ran into MAC Senior Artists Romero, Victor and Keri who humored me by allowing me to livestream them working their magic at the final show at Bryant Park and back downtown to support Karen Robinovitz & Purple Lab's launch at HSN. Needless to say, I barely had the energy to lift my legs or pop a hip for a cheeky pose. I enjoyed each and every minute of it, and while I am still recovering, I am looking forward to September already.
Editor's note: Apologies for the lack of updates! I am seriously behind in my attempt to finalize my NYFW coverage, but I swear I'm trying really hard! (Honestly, everything has me feeling really overwhelmed but I am doing my best to work through it!)
On Wednesday the 17th, I had many, many plans but I wans't able to make them all. Immediately after work I ran uptown & far west to check out the look for Richie Rich's new collaboration with Pamela Anderson, A*Muse. Afterwards, I ran down to Tribecca to listen to The Sartorialist and Garance Dore speak about social media. I'll keep my complete feelings about this event private (you might have seen them while I was live tweeting the event), but I will say that I walked away with a girl crush on Garance. She's SO adorable! After debating the many events after the session, I admit I raced home. NYFW was getting tiring!
Outfit details:
Headband: Forever 21
My seven necklaces: Mostly Forever 21 & Twittabling
Tuesday the 16th was probably my favorite day of NYFW - Two shows I DON'T miss, G-Star Raw & The Blonds, under any circumstances, on the same night, with backstage, designer interviews and the lovely Kimberley Williamson in the photographer's pit.
To rain on my parade, it began raining early in the morning and ruined any plans for hair & makeup. However, the packages that arrived later in the day totally made up for the unpleasant weather, bringing both my Alexander McQueen scarf and a trio of shoes from Evans.
Isaac Mizrahi's Fall 2010 runway show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in NYC was classic Isaac: Colorful, ebullient, and full of surprises! The inspiration, according to his show notes, was an eclectic mash-up of whimsical ideas evoking fairy princesses, bag ladies and the great outdoors (stay with me here, it all made sense in the end!). Think "Buffalo Bill Blass" or "Geoffrey L.L. Bean", the program read.
The result: Down parkas over cocktails dresses; a quilted strapless LBD; fur on backpacks and disembodied hoods (that woul be a hood, sans coat). Then, sparkling sequin embellished party frocks, red-carpet looks that seemed swept up in chiffon tornadoes. And throughout it all, thoroughly wearable separates, tons of texture and rich colors like a brilliant tomato-red, moss green and mustard yellow that made for a show with never a dull moment.
I had a fabulous seat thanks to Sarah but my video unfortunately didn't come out as well as I had hoped. Nonetheless, it's worth watching to see the snow and to see Isaac skip out onto the runway to take his bow. Priceless!
Editor's note: Apologies for the lack of updates! I am seriously behind in my attempt to finalize my NYFW coverage, but I swear I'm trying really hard! (Honestly, everything has me feeling really overwhelmed but I am doing my best to work through it!)
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