New York Fashion Week: Insta-faves

Fashion month is my second favorite time of year (Christmas is my fave), and I especially love September because spring is my favorite season fashion-wise. Sadly, I have yet to be able to attend a Fashion Party, but a girl can dream through instagram. Here are my favourite photos of New York Fashion Week Day 1, and come back during the weekend for more about the shows!


PEOPLE WATCHING!
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Clockwise from top left: Crazy Balloon Lady Outside Lincoln Center // Olivia Palermo + Man Candy // Carrie Bradshaw SJP // Hanneli Mustaparta With a Vogue September Issue Autographed by Anna Wintour // Taylor Tomasi Hill // Fashion Bloggers!



Clockwise from top left: The Courtin-Clarins Girls // A Very Fashionable Dog :) //  Fashion Bloggers! // Minkettes With Their Rebecca Minkoff Bags 


THE EXTRAS!
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Clockwise from top left: A Wall of Coach Bags // Proenza Schouler Dream Bag // Kate Spade NY Shoes + Bag // Osborn for Whit Shoes Spring 2013




 Clockwise from top left: Amazing J.Crew Shoes // TWO Celine Dream Bag Sightings // J.Crew T-Strap Shoes // YSL Tribute Heels // Tory Burch Cuff



Clockwise from top left: Arm Fiestas //  Printed Heels by J.Crew // The Making of a Hermes Scarf // Technicolor Heels




THE SHOWS! 
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All Photos: Kate Spade New York Spring 2013 Presentation





All Photos: Kate Spade New York Spring 2013 Presentation





Clockwise from top left: Jason Wu Finale Walk // Anna Wintour Photobombing a Jason Wu Stunner // Tadashi Shoji Maxi Dress // Rachel Comey Flamo Skirt // Rebecca Minkoff Blazer




 Clockwise from top left: Fashion Week Invites (so jelaous) // Models + Teeni Tiny Jason Wu // Two Looks By Lisa Perry // Models at Jason Wu // Looks In A Row By Whit New York




Clockwise from top left: Lauren Moffat // Fashion Food: cupcakes + macarons // Hair at Ralph Lauren Kids






Beauty pick of the week: Black Dahlia by Givenchy



Long time no see! There's a lot going on this week, with fashion month officially going on right now, I so wish I were in New York. I payed a visit to my local beauty counter yesterday at first looking for the new Coco Noir Chanel perfume, and though I liked it, it just isn't me. It smells a lot like flowers, "dazzle of black and Venice", it comprises grapefruit and Calabrian bergamot, a heart of rose absolute, rose essence, jasmine absolute, narcissus and rose geranium leaf" according to Chanel, but I like my perfumes on the fresh side.

I then headed over to Givenchy to try their new perfume, Black Dahlia. When I think "Black Dahlia", I picture the murdered girl, not the flower, so I think it's an interesting choice of name for a perfume. After a little bit of googling, I've discovered the fragance is called Black Dahlia because the woman who wears it "is mysterious and leaves a lot to the imagination". Did you know that the dahlia flower is considered mysterious because it has no smell? 

I think the perfume's great, it's woody and the total opposite of the fragance I usually wear, Chanel Chance (a "fun" fragance). When I smell Black Dahlia, I think of someone classy and sophisticated. The fragance is definitely great for a night out and special occasions. It is very expensive, a bottle starts for just under $100 at Siman, so I wouldn't wear it daily anyway at that price.

the party nail!

Accent nail. Cocktail mani. Party nail (my fave). Mix and match mani. Put a ring on it mani (for the recently engaged!). The blinger. Disco mani. They all sound fun right? They're all different ways of calling one same mani: one where every nail is the same color, except for the one on your ring finger. I'm not much of a nail art person, so I love this idea, especially when I can't choose a single color to wear. There really isn't a color combo you can't pull off, the sky's the limit! I especially like combos where the colors compliment each other. Check out the pics to see what I mean! 



This is my fave way to wear an accent nail, try keeping the colors similar! I love the way pinks and reds go together, and you can wear either a dark shade on four fingers and a light shade on your ring finger or the other way around!



Top: try glittery sparkly nail polish!

Bottom: Like I said, I'm not a huge fan of complicated nail art, but stripes or polka dots sound like a good idea



Top: Nail colors don't have to be matchy! Almost any color will do, the thing is that YOU like it!

Bottom: You don't have to wear your accent nail on your ring finger, your index finger makes a  great party nail too! 



Ad Love

September issues are legendary for being Bible-thick. They are always significantly thicker than any other month's issue because they feature all of the new looks for the upcoming fall and winter seasons. It's so big because it's transitional, but if this is the case, why isn't march just as popular as september you might wonder? Because right after september comes the biggest and most important season of the year for retailers: holiday shopping! That's why the bulk of the september issues is made up not of magazine articles, but of ads! Some people might be annoyed of having endless pages of ads in magazines, but I've learned to love them. They keep on getting better every year! Here are my faves :)



Talk about flower power... this is stunning



The embroidery, the detail on the sleeves, it's like a modern day princess dress 



I wish I had this dress in my closet and a party to wear it to... 



J.Crew seriously understands me so well...



My closet is calling for that polka dot bag, my wallet shakes in fear 



Dior's celebration of the 120 issues of Vogue, so ladylike


Celebrating the world's greatest love stories... this is too cute, it's just like the scene at the end of Breakfast at Tiffany's


You go Glenn Coco! This Cavalli dress is totes amaze, and as usual, Coco Rocha making a face

Can I be a geek? I'm a sucker for great color combos and fonts


That dress... so elegant



Love all of these shades of blue, they remind me of the ocean 



A smiling model sighting! So rare, it's like finding a unicorn 

reviewing the september issues: Vogue

The Cover, a 10 for making Lady Gaga look almost normal


Fashion is in the air! One of the most exciting times in fashion is here: september issues are out, full of fall fashion goodness. This year was the first time time I haven't had the real 100 pound magazine in my hands, instead I'm reading them on my ipad, but from what I've read and photos I've seen on instagram, this year's issues were the biggest ones ever. It was hard to narrow down my faves from all of those pages, but here they are, my favorite things from all issues! I read Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar and Real Simple. Today, I'll start things of with my Vogue Top 5.


This red dress photograph is stunning


1. The Trivia!

Vogue has published 120 issues: I love Anna Wintour, she is one intimidating lady. In her letter from the editor, she focuses on the fact that this issue was Vogue's 120th and how because of that, this issue is a special tribute to everyone who works at the magazine.

Christy Turlington is half salvadoran: FYI, her mom was a flight attendant from El Salvador who married an american Pan Am pilot. I love it every time El Salvador gets a shout-out in an international magazine (for something good for a change...) Double love it if it's in Vogue.

The model with most Vogue covers is Lauren Hutton. She has 26. Compare with Gisele who has 11, and Cindy Crawford with 18. 


Miss Turlington in her supermodel days


Models with most Vogue covers



2. The sense of an ending

This has nothing to do with fashion, and if I hadn't been reading this in a public place, I probably would've burst out in tears. Ann Patchett, author and Vogue contributor, tells the story of the passing away of Rose, her dog of sixteen years. Ann tells the funny story of how she found her, the slow decline of Rose's health, and how it felt to have been with her dog until the very end: "sometimes love does not have the most honorable beginnings, and the endings, the endings will break you in half. It's everything in between we live for." Cue the waterworks. 

Sounds like you had a great life Rose, your story touched my frozen heart




3. Fall beauty: vampy lips and smooth skin!

It's no secret that colors go darker for fall, from clothes, to accesories, to nail colors and of course, make up. Vogue is championing a "pretty Goth" look for fall: feminine, with an edge. What does this mean in real life? A dark mouth, dark cherry and blood red lips, like the ones worn at the Met Ball this year. The perfect partner to brave lips, is a great complexion, light on the blush and foundation. What about the eyes? Curled lashes + a ton of mascara. Think Lana del Rey.


Brave lips!



4. Names you should know: Peter Copping and Erdem Moralioglu

That last name sure is a mouthful, but you've probably heard of his namesame label Erdem before. He and Mr. Copping, head designer for Nina Ricci, are featured in Vogue's list of 120 under 45 most important names in fashion right now. Why? Because they make the most beautiful, ladylike elegant dresses. Think lace, flowers, lingerie. 

So gorgeous, if only I didn't have to give up my firstborn to own one of these dresses...




5. The socials

The fact that rich girls get invited to lots of things fashion is no mistery. Long gone are the days of the trashy socialite (ahem Paris Hilton), and now, "the socials" are a true fashion force. They are no longer famous for being famous, but instead have become famous for being power players in the industry, having jobs as editors, entrepreneurs, models and artists. They do it all, and do it looking damn great. 

No Hiltons or Kartrashians allowed here!


Other random shots I loved...:


Lauren Santo Domingo: social, owner of incredibly awesome (and uber expensive) shopping site Moda Operandi, ex-Voguette, mom and just generally awesome lady... can you tell that I love her?

Who can forget the walls of flowers for Raf Simon's debut with Dior... amazing


This Marni shirt is colorblock perfection!


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