New trends, old trends and retrends. That pretty much sums up New York Fashion Week Fall ’13. You rarely see anything new or innovative anymore, at least in New York, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great clothes coming down the runway. Some trends we loved (mixed media fur and leather, waist definition and leather, leather everywhere) and some [...]

When I was asked to be on a Project Runway Designer Reunion pre-event HP panel with some of my Style Coalition peers, there was no way I wasn’t going to do it! First of all, I am a HUGE Project Runway fan and second, I not only use HP products myself (my laptop and printer are HP), but think the [...]

If fashion editors noticed that there weren’t too many celebrities in the front row for the first half of New York Fashion Week, they certainly couldn’t say that about the second week — as A-listers like Jessica Chastain, Hilary Swank, and Miley Cyrus (yes, I call her an A-lister!) started showing up at the shows. Perhaps it wasn’t the celeb-heavy [...]

It is not secret that Ralph Rucci has a love of structure and architecture. This is an obvious draw for the hair and makeup from the Ready-to-Wear Fall ’13 collection. Famed MAC Key Artist Tom Pecheux wanted to create a look that were both sleek yet modern, always pumping with a lot of energy. “This look is couture, graphic, timeless, [...]

Summary: Celebrity favorite Falguni and Shane Peacock toned down their typical bold graphics for a sophisticated warrior look instead. Dresses with silhouettes from the 40′s were edgy with black velvet lattices on top of lace graphics. As the looks progressed, metal breast plates over shift dresses became more and more elaborate–blinding those who watched them come down the runway. What started [...]

Summary: Designer Michelle Smith named her Fall’13 collection of Milly “Illumination.” She was inspired by the beauty of urban landscapes at night and incorporated her photorealistic prints into iconic sportswear silhouettes. Touches of neon, hologram and iridescence were all set to glistening charcoals and metallic blacks–quite reminiscent of flashing street signs on the glittering sidewalks at night. Milly opened up with a hologram [...]

Summary: Love was definitely in the air at the HONOR Fall 2013 RTW runway show at New York Fashion Week, at least it would appear that way with the collection’s heart motif! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, designer Giovanna Randall presented her collection of pinks, purples, glitter, and wacky designs at the city’s Eyebeam Art and Technology Center. What [...]

  Summary: Douglas Hannant wanted to strip the drama out of clothing, at least that’s what he claimed for his Fall 2013 collection. The designer presented a collection dominated with classic shift dresses, belted elegantly with skinny, rectangular belts, and accented with a sprinkling of glitter, fur, leather, or all of the above. Hannant kept his latest collection subtle, with [...]

Word on the street this season has been that not too many celebs have been attending the shows at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week Fall 2013. There could be many reasons for this. One of them could be that everyone who is anyone with street style these days could look at themselves as a celeb. The second is [...]

  Summary: Set in midtown, Elie Tahari’s presentation had many waiting in the cold for the party-like scene inside. Once inside, a row of male waiters holding trays of champagne await at the foot of the stairs. A quick glance around alludes to the vibrant party going on inside full of socialites, editors and bloggers. Cameras are flashing all around [...]