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

Dress: IGIGI Forget Me Knot in Black

Tights: Roamans

Booties: Evans

Photo by Dina of Eye4Style

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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.

Outfit details:

Dress:  IGIGI Love Story Dress in Astral Blue

Scarf: Alexander McQueen

Booties: Evans

Photo by Kimberley Williamson

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Nima presented a cohesive collection this season on February 13 in SoHo in time for Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, and neutrals were the name of the game.

The palette was comprised mostly of camel, black, and cream. Ruched leggings completed most of the looks, with hems down over heels, almost to the floor. Two pairs of ski pants were presented as well, with flare hems brushing the floor while the models wore three inch heels.

Tops and jackets were long and lean with v-neck cuts, exposed zipper hardware, and pushed up sleeves. Dresses were either very short or quite long, with hems dramatically asymetrical. There was also a good amount of fur in this collection, ranging from a raccoon coat to a mink dress, always with the ever-present leggings and high platform heels.

Overall the collection was completely wearable, and the few splashes of color certainly popped against the stark neutral canvas.

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Monday the 15th was a pretty exciting day - I sat in a room full of my peers, learning from my peers, at the Independent Fashion Bloggers conference. I met so many wonderful bloggers that I haven't had a chance to meet previously and met so many fascinating new ones!  During the conference, I live blogged the Fashion Blog Marketing session, sponsored by Windows 7. At the end of the conference, I had an opportunity to meeting the darling Bryanboy - I couldn't have asked for a better day!

Outfit details:

Dress: IGIGI Cosenza Dress in Amethyst

Necklace: Twittabling

Wine tights: Roaman's

T-strap pumps: Long Tall Sally

Photography by Kimberley Williamson

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 This season, backstage at Betsey Johnson was as much fun as the show itself! The music was blaring and the scene was full of energy and spunk- much like the designer herself. 

I spoke to Sarah Lucero who did the makeup for Stila cosmetics. The inspiration was Brigitte Bardot in a 1960s French cowboy film Betsey loved in which Bardot was work in and a little dusty. "She's been busy and she's not checking her makeup", says Lucero. To create the look, Lucero and her team used Stila's One Step Makeup, which creates beautiful complexion that's matte and has a powder finish. The eyes are very blacked out and in the movie, under Bardot's eyes were very dark and it's that effect the makeup team tried to recreate. There was a little less makeup on the upper lid (she used Stila's Java, Espresso and Ebony eye shadows) and Stila's Dune eye shadow in the center to almost remove the dark shadows used. Eyes were lined with Kajal Eye Liner in Onyx. On the lashes Lucero used NYX lashes and cut the curl off to create straight, spokey lash (think a porcelain doll when she blinks).

Smooth Convertible Color in Gerbera onto cheeks and lips to finish. The lips were a peachy nude color- a first for Betsey Johnson who normally has glossy or red or very pink lips. 

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Sunday was an amazing, laid back day. I started the day by a quick breeze through Herve Leger backstage and then it was off to Robert Verdi's Luxe Laboratory to learn about the Future of Fashion. Fortunately, the Future of Fashion included a lovely Mercedes Benz to carry Amber of Beauty Blogging Junkie and I into the future. While at the Luxe Lab, Kimberley and I went out onto the terrace (after all, who can resist a terrace for an outfit photo? We certainly couldn't).

After Robert Verdi's Luxe Laboratory, I headed to MAC & Milk to cover backstage at Erin Fetherston, Grameme Armor and Peter Jensen backstage.

Outfit details:

Dress:  IGIGI's Exceptional Ruffle Dress in Black

Necklace: H&M

Grey tights: Roaman's

Flats: Avenue

Photo by Kimberley Williamson

A huge thank you to John Gerard Griffith & Phyto for the amazing blowout.

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