New York Fashion Week Favs FW 2013: Part One

Reed Krakoff // I've never really been a huge Reed fan, but I will say that he does minimalism very well. The sportswear pieces including the short sleeve turtle necks, bomber jackets, and the pull on sweaters were absolutely amazing with mixed textures and prints. The thigh high boot trend continues in this collection, but overall the presentation was clean, chic, and classic aka the perfect three C combo.



Proenza Schouler //

You can never go wrong with a black and white scheme, and I think the boys over at PS did a fantastic job with their FW 13 collection. The innovation in their fabrics and prints are always above and beyond, and it's these details that really make me appreciate fashion and a designers workmanship. The cuts and the lines present in the ensembles were also flawless creating new hemlines, slits, and closures. Loved it.



Marchesa // The dynamic duo behind Marchesa struck gold again in their magnificent FW 13 collection. Pure glamour, fantasy, and just down right beautiful. The perfect dresses for any event from the red carpet to black tie events. The strong jewel tones and the play on shapes and volume complimented the beautiful silhouettes that walked down the runway. Bravo! C'est tres belle!

Photos from Before You Kill Us All.

NYFW: Public School FW 13

I believe NYC based menswear designers Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow of Public School will be the ones to watch not only this season and for menswear, but in the future. The up and coming duo is definitely a new wave of attitude and with their FW 13 presentation this past week, cool is definitely what they represent. The ensembles that stood out during the presentation quickly translated downtown with slim trousers, deconstructed jackets in mixed medias, wide brimmed fedoras, and patent leather creepers. I love the layered shorts with pants look...GIMMIE GIMME GIMMIE.



Photos from The Fashionisto.

NYFW: 3.1 Phillip Lim FW 13

PL is probably one of the most highly anticipated shows of the season, and for good reason. It's one of the biggest and baddest street chic brands in the game with a huge and heavy cult following. This season was just as drool worthy as it's spring collection, with lots of knee high boots, leather skirts, sweaters in mohair, chandelier earrings, and beyond amazing coats in shearlings and leathers. Overall the collection was street smart, chic, and down right badass. Going GOO GOO GAH GAH...




Photos from Trendland.

NYFW: Mark McNairy New Amsterdam FW 13

Masks are a great way to get people's attention, but I think Mark McNairy caught a lot of people's attention when he sent down his downtown contemporary collection down the runway. It was fun, classic, and fresh with a twist of street. I've been into a lot of non-fussy, easy, but well tailored street inspired clothes lately. I enjoyed the mix of prints from polka dots, plaids, to camouflage, he definitely had variety. Chu like?!



Photos from The Fashionisto.

New York Fashion Week Favs SS 2013: Part Two

3.1 Phillip Lim // I'm pretty sure everyone loved Phillip Lim's SS 13 collection. The presentation was young, hip, cool, sexy, and fun. I loved the play on the iconic "I Love New York" shirts. I, among a ton of my friends, are dying to get our hands on them as soon as they are available come winter. I also loved the pink overalls (Leandra too!), which btw seems like a pretty big trend for the season. The 90's punk inspired collection also showcased fun prints, cuts, and super sleek shoes. Amazing right?!



Marc By Marc Jacobs // I feel partial to MMJ, because throughout my early years in college, I bought a lot from the MMJ store off of the Fillmore in San Francisco. At the time, it was all I could pretty much afford that was still fun, contemporary, and stylish. MMJ is always an exciting collection to see because it's always refreshingly youthful, fun, and urban with it's play on color, prints, layering, and even slogans sometimes. This season, Marc took his striped motif from his first line and infused it to his contemporary collection adding soft colors and bold geometric prints. I love a good turban, don't you?!



Marchesa // Marchesa's SS 13 collection reminded me of McQueen's The Girl Who Lived In The Tree collection, but it was nonetheless breathtakingly stunning. The India inspired presentation was absolutely beautiful from start to end. Like most of their collections, the ensembles were more than red carpet worthy. Umm Zoe Saldana in that plum dress on Cara Delevingne?! Or that white floral embellished mini on Michelle Williams?! Hells to the yes.



Proenza Schouler // It takes a particular girl to pull off clothes from Proenza Schouler, but as always, it's always the cool ones that do. And who doesn't want to dress like a cool chick?! I DO! PS's SS 13 collection was filled with pops of sky blues, lime greens, cobalt blues, and classic blacks and whites, but the fun was in the prints and the patchwork detailing within the collection. I'm sure Kate Bosworth has a few pieces she's going cray cray over. What do you guys think?



Theskyens Theory // Olivier is one hell of a designer and everyone knows that. What was Nina Ricci thinking when they let him go?! Clearly it was all for the best since his SS 13 collection for Theory was beyond amazeballs. Super chic and super sexy. HELLO!? That Tuxedo dress?! Although the collection was monochromatic throughout, it was strong, cohesive, and downright chic. J'adore!
All Photos from Before You Kill Us All.