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Feb 20 2012

Fall Fashion Week adventures, Day 2!

Today started out FANTASTIC! I went to the Ruffian Fashion Show and backstage to Porter Grey-will post pictures soon! Spent most of the day with my Fashion Week Family and saw plenty of fashion royalty…here are some snaps from my day…..

Kellen Lutz (of Twilight) leaving Lacoste. This guy is sooo nice I always think he must have some Canadian roots! Seriously one of the nicest male celebrities I have ever met.

Ladies leaving the Jill Stuart Show

Nicki Reed

Always a smile on Kelly Bensimon of Real Housewives of New York

Olivia Palermo-Love her or hate her…this girl has amazing style and is simply gorgeous!

Headed downtown to the Prabal Gurung fashion show.

One of the first people I see, Bill Cunningham! Bill basically started the street fashion photography movement. He is a rockstar in my eyes.

Joe Zee, another rad guy. I mean, what 44-year-old can pull off this look besides him!? Love it!

Hal Rubenstein, Fashion Director of InStyle. I like this quote from his biography on The Huffington Post, “Hal was born in New York and has never seen any reason to live anywhere else.” How true!

Derek Blasberg (Editor at large of Harper’s Bazaar) interviewing Elettra Wiedemann (model and daughter of Isabella Rossellini)

Ken Downing, Fashion Director at Neiman Marcus.

Some of the more ‘colorful crowd’

Mickey Boardman + Kim Hastreiter of Paper Magazine

Lynn Yaeger, Vogue contributor.

Socialite, Michelle Harper

And last of all another fabulous Canadian, Stylist Brad Goreski!

Next up was the VPL fashion show! Pictures are poor, as the place was packed and we arrived late. After a few unsuccessful snaps, I put my camera away and simply enjoyed the show!

Backstage with the designer, Victoria Barlett.

Headed back to Lincoln Center to see the star-studded Herve Leger by Max Azria letting out.

Our beautiful Canadian Coco Rocha

Kristin Chenoweth-always so sweet!

One of my favorite pictures of the weekend….fighting with the papps to get to Camila Alves (Brazilian model).

Torrey Devito of Pretty Little Liars and Vampire Diaries.

DJ Harley Viera Newton (doesn’t she just have the coolest name!?)

One of my favorite fashion bloggers, Hanneli.

Another one of my favorite shots of the weekend. Poppy Montgomery (actress on Unforgettable)…who was going into her FIRST fashion show ever. What a great first show!

Little superstar Nina Dobrev (Raised in Canada!) of The Vampire Diaries.

And another cool cool man, Designer Max Azria. He must be one of the hardest working people in fashion, with 6 clothing collections!!!…not to mention 6 children!!! Where does he find the time and energy…!?

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Feb 16 2012

Fall Fashion Week Adventures, Day 1

Fall. Fashion. Week.

Cold or not…here I am! And happy to be here!

There is nothing like fashion week to make you realize that you’ve become lazy with fashion. Since having Dre, I’ve let myself slip into the ‘comfortable dressing’ zone. I mean, who needs to wear 6 inch heels to storytime? Or why bother curling your hair just for a trip to Toys R Us? But I saw Rachel Zoe (who’s baby Skylar is the same age as Dre) and she is looking AMAzing! Nina Garcia….gORGeous! Molly Sims is prego and rockin’ the heels! So here’s to stepping it up!

This February there were even fewer celebs than usual…and some of my favorite models are no longer walking in NYFW (ahhum karly kloss!) BUT I attended 2 shows and was backstage at another…so that made up for it. Over the next week I will try to blog my Fashion Week adventures….Stay tuned!

Celebs at the Rebecca Minkoff show

Nikki Reed of the Twilight Saga

and with her cute husband Paul McDonald (my fav American Idol competitor)!

Actress Abigail Breslin who was sooo sweet! She took time to sign autographs and get pictures taken with every young person that stopped her. So sweet.

Kristin Chenoweth and Jennifer Aspen – watch for them in the upcoming TV series GCB.

Model Actress Carol Alt

Sami Gayle from TV series Blue Bloods

Canada’s own, Coca Rocha!

Model Actress Beverly Johnson

Other fabulous people out and about the area…Joe Zee, creative director of Elle.

Ann Shoket (LOVING her jacket!) – editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine

Zoe Kravitz leaving the Rebecca Taylor show

Designer Charlotte Ronson, with her DJ sister Samantha arriving only 30 mins before her show!

Angela Simmons (daughter of Russell Simmons) attending the Charlotte Ronson show

While I definitely miss Bryant Park, the scene here is gorgeous day and night.

Tagged Abigail Breslin, Angela Simmons, Ann Shoket, Beverly Johnson, blue bloods, Canada, Carol Alt, charlotte ronson, coca rocha, elle, family photography, Fashion, fern mallis, Jennifer Aspen, Joe Zee, kristin chenoweth, Lincoln Center, MB fashion Week, MBFW, mercedes benz Fashion week, mercedes benz fashion week designers, Models, New York, nikki reed, paul mcdonald, rebecca minkoff, Rebecca Taylor, samantha ronson, Sami Gayle, Vogue, Zoe Kravitz

Oct 25 2011

Tim Gunn

Never leave the house without your camera…a lesson I’ve learned since moving to New York. On Saturday I’m cruising along in the mall and who do I see? Tim Gunn!

The Westchester mall hosted a fall 2011 fashion show with designs from Kate Spade, Juicy Couture and Lucky Brand. Tim Gunn and Leah Salak of Liz Claiborne chatted about the designs as they walked down the runway and later participated in a Question/Answer segment. I’ve met Tim before at fashion week and once again I’d have to say he is the most kind and gracious person in all of fashion.

A few words of advice from Tim’s book: Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work

“You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.”

“I have heard women complain about men holding doors for them,, as if it is inherently offensive and implies that they are weak. … I would hold a door for anyone. … It has to do with noticing our fellow human beings and saying, “I recognize that you’re on this planet, and I don’t want a door hitting you in the face.”

“Just the way it never rains when you have an umbrella, you’ll never run into people if you look fantastic. But go outside in pajamas, and you’ll run into every ex you have.”

“Make it work”

Tagged brandon green, Fall 2011 Fashion, Ford Models, Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, Leah Salak\, Lucky Brand, New York, Ryle Irish, Tim Gunn, Westchester, Westchester Mall, White Plains

Oct 03 2011

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Don’t Hate Me Cause I’m Beautiful

Overheard: “Look at those legs! We all just look like a bunch of country bumpkins next to these girls!”

Honey, I couldn’t agree with you more! Jealous much? Definitely!

This year we missed seeing some of our favorite models but enjoyed seeing some of the looks leaving the runway. Slicked back do’s and heavy brows dominated the runways this season.

A sneak peek at looks from the runways of Project Runway!

Luca Luca model Martha Streck coming from the runway wearing hot pink lipstick and loosely polished waves.

Martha for Espirit

Rebecca Taylor’s girls sported slicked back hair and bright eyes. Ali Lagarde and Anne Sophie Monrad in shades.

Models for Ruffian had their hair pulled back into equestrian style ponytails.

“The brow is inspired by Elizabeth Taylor; liner inspired by Jacqueline de Ribes from a 1950s photograph by Richard Avedon and blush inspired by Sheena Easton,” said lead makeup artist for MAC cosmetics, James Kaliardos.

Renee Germaine van Seggern

Renee for Amica Italy

A fierce Taylor Nicole

Tara Jean Nordbrock

Tara for Flair editorial

Hanne Gaby Odiele (ranked #27) exiting Lacoste where the models left their hair down and their makeup natural.

Hanna Gaby Odiele for Lucky

Aline Weber (ranked #45)

Aline Weber for Derek Lam

Yulia Kharlapanova

Yulia for American Eagle 2010

Marique Schimmel (ranked #49) and Herieth Paul

Herieth for Diesel

A natural look on Jia Jing for Pamella Roland

At the Betsey Johnson show it was all about big waves and bright lips.

Liza Filippova

Liza in Marie Claire editorial

Tagged Ali Lagarde, Aline Weber, Anne Sophie Monrad, Hanne Gaby Odiele, heavy eyebrows, Herieth Paul, Jia Jing, Liza Filippova, Marique Schimmel, Martha Streck, MBFW, New York Fashion Week, Renee Germaine van Seggern, Runway hair and makeup, runway models, slicked back hair, Tara Jean Nordbrock, Taylor Nicole, Yulia Kharlapanova

Sep 26 2011

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Delicious eye candy for a Monday morning

Just a precaution before you read any further. Be prepared to wipe the drool from your keyboard after what you’re about to view. It might be best just to move it out of the way.

Unfortunately, we did not see our Canadian models this season. Bah hahaha….as Snooki would say. Fortunately the models for the Perry Ellis, General Idea and VLOV shows did not disappoint.

Pete Bolton, Danny Beauchamp, Sean Harju and Jeremy Young