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jueves, 25 de septiembre de 2014

Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015 Vionnet


I'm in love with This collection. Here are my favorites.



miércoles, 24 de septiembre de 2014

#PFW Spring/Summer 2015







martes, 23 de septiembre de 2014

Game Changer: Eleanor Lambert


Fashion Week History



Autum Edition


lunes, 22 de septiembre de 2014

Date Gone Wrong Experiment


I didn't write this article but I found it so hilarious that I wanted to share it with all my dear brave ladies that are out there walking the bumping and tricky streets (dating) that might lead you to find your love. As for me I hate dating so much that I kind of avoid them (the lord have mercy.) I find dating too stressful for me, the whole playing games and "having" to do things to impress a guy scene, is just not my thing...
 
I did this... Asked my dates for feedback by Romy Oltuski

Trapped in a unexpected downpour, Matt and I are cracking up, racing to see who can summon an Uber to Hell's Kitchen first. I'm an hour late to a family dinner- a real one, not an exit-strategy fiction- having lost track of time during our butterflies-inducing first date. Running into the rain, he tucks me into the car- but not before leaning for a kiss. "Bye," He says, smiling.
And it is good-bye, for good.

Sound familiar? Matt isn't the first guy I've felt I clicked with and never heard from again. Every case of misaligned dating expectations sets off a fresh round of fruitless self-examination. Was I too talkative? Boring? Not hot enough? Did I have food in my teeth? Final diagnosis: It's the dad jokes.

But then why did he seem so into me over dinner? If there's one person I trust to give it to me straight, It's Patti Strange of Millionaire Matchmaker fame. "Having fun on a date means zip," she declares. "Women process during the date: 'I liked what he said'; 'I like that he kissed me just right.' Men process on the way home."

To find out what stuck after all that processing. I decide to put my ego aside and try something crazy: Just Ask. Maybe I have a bad dating habit I can kick, the romantic equivalent swearing on a job interview. When I ask for Stranger's blessing, her answer is Hell. No. "First impressions don't mean shit. Only ask men you had a significant relationships with," she cautions. But I want to know what goes wrong on early dates, the kind that never grow into significant relationships- So I take a deep breath and call Matt.

Like several other men I approach, Matt sounds like he'd rather fly Malaysia Airlines than talk to me about what might have been. I try explaining that I'm writing a story. "For science!" I plead. "gd luck," he texts back.

I do have some luck, though. A quirky designer I met on OkCupid says he knew there was no chemistry five minutes into our date, but found me entertaining enough for a second round of drinks; he scolds me for having left my phone on the table. Another match, someone I was set up with by a friend, chalks up our fizzling after three dates to my being a night owl. Then there's Danny, my first Tinder date, who invites me out to discuss our failure over beer and Ping-Pong. He compliments my "stunning" eyes. I swoon. "We should do this again," he says, "but off the record."

In the end, Strangers calls it: I learn the most from Bryan, a guy I dated for several months. Diving in, I ask him where we went wrong. The good: I look like my pictures and I command a room. The not-so-good: I'm a tardy texter, I dress a like "conservatively," and I like to be one of the bros. If those are my fatal flaws, I can live with. Truth is, these awkward chats suck the shame out of rejection. The calls aren't that humiliating, and what I thought happened on each of these romantic misfires turns out to be dead wrong. 

Incidentally, the weekend after our rehash, I bump into Tinder Danny. I'm leaving an Upper West Side diner as he is walking in. Last month, I would have hidden behind my gym bag and frantically searched for a back exit, Instead, I walk over, put a hand on his shoulder, and say, "Great to see you"- all while batting my "stunning" eyes, of course.

MFW Spring/Summer 2015 Faves

DOLCE&GABBANA
DOLCE&GABBANA
DSQUARE2
MOSCHINO
DSQUARE2

TOD'S


1. FENDI 2. GIAMBATTISTA VALLI

jueves, 18 de septiembre de 2014

martes, 16 de septiembre de 2014

London Fashion Week Day 5+ Street Style

Day 5

Street Style

lunes, 15 de septiembre de 2014

London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015... No, I'm not in London (I wish)

Days: 1,2,3,4

Someone was right to describe LFW as eccentric, because It is beyond that but in a good way. These collections are fun, comfortable, flowy (I think I created that word)  loose, lots of black and white with some eye popping colors here and there, sexy and most of them very structural designs almost like buildings. Loveddddddd Amanda Wakeley, Daks, Marchesa and David Koma collections.

Take a look at some of my favorite pieces.  















viernes, 12 de septiembre de 2014

Cause during Fashion Week I Become a Groupie



Not My Thing But... New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015


Being in front of the camera is not my thing but I'm making an exception because I love FashionWeek, so here we go, these were some of my looks during the big week.

As you can almost see I'm all about being comfortable although I'm wearing high heel on three of them I personally prefer my chunks and flats but I kind of told to myself that I have to dress more feminine and for some reason I have collected an impressive amount of pretty and girly high heel shoes just because they look so pretty inside the boxes but promising to myself that I'm going to start wearing them someday and Fashion Week happened to be a few of those days.

jueves, 11 de septiembre de 2014

More casual Street Style Personal Favorites during New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015


Cause of Death: Chicness. My Personal Favorites Street Style during New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015


Pictures taken by me

Carmen Marc Valvo 25th Aniverssary New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015





For Spring florals bloom abound paying homage to my garden, for all the joy and healing powers season by season after spring rains, it has provided me for so long.

My garden is revitalized with the first signs of spring, by a modern marriage of metal and mesh couture classics of double face silk organza and gazaar. Lengths are longer, legs caressed by organza blossoms in full swing.

My streaks of silver are stream-lined, aerodynamic appearing in hair spiraled on wrists, accented by ivory or black but sometimes, taking center stage with an explosion of jubilation.

"Dreams" by Ricardo Seco New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015




True to Seco's Mexican origins, "Dreams" was inspired by the Wixarika tribe. Seco incorporated the beading and warm multi-colored details of the indigenous community into his classic, sophisticated style for men and women. He harmonizes the collaboration by integrating simple pieces and classic silhouettes and adds the fruit colored essentials in accessories such a handmade sunglasses and his custom New Balance sneakers for men and women..

"Dreams" is a effortless collection for both men and women, It is for those who dare to combine texture and color to enjoy the Spring and Summer in a chic, bold manner. Wixarika blends color and in this collection makes the perfect combination with the black, white and grey combined with textures of suede, leather, cotton, neoprene and silk.  

Pieces for women include dresses, shirts, bombers, and jumpsuits while men pieces include sweaters, pants, swimsuits and shorts.