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Friday, September 18, 2009

New York Fashion Week S/S 2010 - Kai Milla

Courtesy of herstoknow.com 's President and Editor, Miko Laube, I attended the Kai Milla presentation as her plus one. The show was an elegant installation that did not disappoint. Most pieces accentuates the lean lines of the body with artfully placed draping, ruching and cutout details. Here're my favorites:

Lean and elegant grey dress with a feathered fascinator, the ultimate cocktail outfit.

Cleverly placed cutouts on the waist make the dress at once elegant and sexy.

Pretty print dress in body skimming cut, paired with bright yellow clutch and grey platform pumps. Love the combo!

Bright and drapey gets easy elegance down to a T.

New York Fashion Week S/S 2010 - Tony Cohen

Fashion Week ended yesterday and I had the good fortune of going to a number of runway shows. I've gone to a total of 11 shows during the entire week! Quite a lot for a first timer. Here is my schedule: Day 1 - Rosa Chà, Day 5 - Kai Milla, Tony Cohen, Gottex, Day 6 - Willow, Tibi, Day 7 - Milly, Maria Pinto, and Day 8 - Trias, Chocheng, and the Argentine Designers Collection. All the shows were unique in their own special ways. My favorite show was probably the Tony Cohen show. The draping and mixing of tough and feminine is right up my alley. Although I was a bit confused about the last 3 pieces of the show, which did not fit in with the rest of the collection, aesthetically. Here're my favorite pieces from the collection:

These 4 pieces are drapey and flowy, pairing them with the platform sandals and strappy gladiator heels give them an edgy, romantic feel.

Edgy and citified white day dress.

Elegant cowl neck dress, subtly sexy. The white jersey looks immensely comfortable.

This dress feels at once rockerish, with the feathered details, and feminine with the white, and flirty with the short hemline.

Chic white cowl neck top and white pants epitomize breezy summer ease.

The whites seem to be a recurring theme in Tony Cohen's collection.

My favorite look of the bunch! Tough black leather jacket with a floaty silhouette.

The layering effect of the v-shape organza is both alluring and light.

More of the drapey silhouette that I love so much!

How pretty and feminine is this? I absolutely adore the color.

In love with the feathered vest!

Friday, September 11, 2009

New York Fashion Week - Day 1

My friend, April and I went to the Rosa Chà show yesterday at Bryant Park. It was my first runway show ever and even if it was standing room, it was fine with me. The photos are a bit blurry since I took them with an iPhone. The photos here don't do the designs justice. I suggest going to NY Magazine where you can get the full coverage. There were some really cute swimsuits with pretty macramé and some adorable beach wear ensembles. Enjoy!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Motorcross champ

Last week I went to see The September Issue, a documentary about the making of the 2007 September issue of Vogue. The film granted access to the inside world of Anna Wintour, legendary editor-in-chief of American Vogue, and racks after racks of oogle-worthy clothes and walls of delectable shoes and accessories. The Devil Wears Prada in real life was rather entertaining, well, not if you're on the receiving end of her icy coldness. The one who stole the show though, was Grace Coddington, creative director of Vogue. Ms. Coddington has the uncanny ability to conjure up an ethereal, dream-like yet modern set for a photo shoot. Pity that the shoot never saw the light of day, save for this documentary. Her affable personality also overshadows Ms. Wintour's aloofness. While Ms. Wintour made the comment of "someone needs to go to the gym", Ms. Coddington demanded that no one photoshop out the beer belly of the guy behind the camera of the documentary who was asked to be part of a photo shoot. All in all, The September Issue was well done and entertaining.

New York Fashion Week starts this Thursday. Even though I won't have insider access to all the fashion shows at Bryant Park, I will be attending a few soirées with my fashionable and talented friend, April Rose Gedney. Check out her accessories line at www.aprilrosegedney.com My other fashionable friend, Miko Laube, will also be in town to cover the shows for her column at www.herstoknow.com and if I'm lucky, she might just sneak me in for a show at the Museum of Art and Design.

This week is about motorcycle jackets. I had no intention of collecting them, but I seem to have one of every color under the sun. It started off a few years ago with the brown motorcycle jacket that looked so amazing on my friend, Sankie. I demanded where she got it and immediately went to buy one for myself. It was definitely a great purchase and I see myself wearing it for years to come. The other motorcycle jackets and vest were more recent purchases.