Well we did it! We survived another Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Actually, we not only survived, we thrived. Our iron-clad team has now had enough seasons under our belts where we can work seamlessly together like a well-oiled machine. And good thing too, because Fall 2012 RTW Collections were chock full of eye-popping hues, luxe fabrics and even a few questionable [...]

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ’12 in New York has come and gone, and this time the top celebs made their front row appearances towards the end of the week which is notoriously known for the best shows such as Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez. Second City Style highlights the A-listers who got us excited with their great [...]

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Summary: For Fall, Emerson designer Jackie Fraser-Swan was “inspired by an antique art piece that incorporated an image of a porcelain doll, known as the ‘Dresden Dolls’ which originated from Desden, Germany…” This was parlayed into Germany’s devastation during WWII, especially the role of women and their involvement in the army throughout the 1940s. There is a subversive tone to [...]

Summary: You can expect the extreme extravaganza that is The Blonds. And their Fall/Winter 2012 collection did not disappoint. The theme was “Live Fast, Dye Blond,” obviously a motto they’ve lived with their entire life. This was just the first time that Phillipe and David Blond decided to incorporate it into the show. Electric “Tron”-like motorcycles decorated the runway at [...]

For The Blonds Fall/Winter 2012 show, the designers knew that they wanted a biker edge. Achieving this look is actually easier than it appears. Playing up heavily lidded eyes and bold lips, this look will be a great addition and put a little more “party” in your normal nighttime makeup. Designers Phillipe and David Blond called in MAC key artist [...]

  Summary: Mixed with bursts of shaggy fur and mismatched exotic prints in eye-popping colors, Vivienne Tam‘s AW12 collection is a veritable explosion of color and patterns, imbued with a metallic sheen that gleams throughout. In what is becoming a strong motif this season, Tam exhibited particular strength in her outerwear — the collection’s gorgeous, multi-colored coats in various proportions [...]

Summary: Milly by Michelle Smith has always been one of our favorite go-to’s for young-luxury, downtown fashion. And it seems this season, Smith has been looking toward the future of her label, literally. The bright and candy-colored collection boasted a wealth of futuristic fabrics and cutting edge material manipulation. The label’s signature girly/preppy aesthetic was heightened with laminated check tweed, [...]

With all the fur I saw on the runways this Fall/Winter 2012-2013 season, I almost wondered if that’s ALL the celebs would be wearing in the front row. And while I did see a fur vest on one very stylish Olivia Palermo, it was other unexpected trends that did it for me among the celebrity-studded arrivals at shows like Michael [...]