Showing posts with label style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label style. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Highline inspiration


Every now and then, I feel totally out of inspiration, fashion and otherwise, I feel like I've just been doing the same things, listening to the same music, wearing the same clothes. The best way to get out of thus rut is to get out of the house and watch people for a couple of hours, preferably with a camera.

And one of the best places to do this in NYC is the highline, a perfect mixture of urban view with islands of nature, of locals and tourists, of young hip artists and office workers on lunch breaks, of elderly couples and young families, romantic dates and people looking for a moment of solitude in the crowd.


The highline looks totally different in different seasons, in moves from stark gray at winter, to all light green in spring to beautiful foliage tones in fall.  and in the last days of summer? it's beautifully colorful with flowers, changing leaves and greens. 

RED



Creating a strong graphic fashion statement, especially teamed with black and white.


Neutral and Gray


A subtle combination of gray, taupe, charcoal, brown, olive green, sage, caramel and coffee, for a muted but not at all boring outfit. 

Pink Accent 


For a sweet whimsical informal outfit! 



Wednesday, May 15, 2013

ENK show and my 3 new obsessions

ENK show is a professional fashion trade show. What does that means? it's where buyers who buy wholesale for stores, boutiques or chains can go and see next season's collections by thousands of brands and designer and place orders for their stores.

It's set like a gigantic mall \ craft show with a lot of boots by both emerging individual designers, established brands and everything in between.

I love going to the trade shows, yes, it's not glamourous or dramatic as fashion week, but I get to see how trends translate into actual wearable cloths, I get to talk to designer and get to know about brands who aren't established enough to put on a runway presentation, and I get to start planning what I want to buy for next season.



I think that out of last week's show, those were my top favorites. 




Raffi Cashmere 
Cashmere saves me every single NYC winter. It's cold here, and it it wasn't for cashmere, which is very warm even when knitted to a very thin knit. 
Raffi Cashmere is a company owned company that makes very basic pretty sweaters with interesting details. The type of sweaters that are going to look great fall, winter and spring and that will never go out of style.

My gray sweatshirt from a couple of years back is starting to fray and I think that a gray cashmere sweater might just be the best upgrade ever.  




Tucker
I have a tucker dress from a few years ago, I got it at a second hand store and every time I wear it I feel stylish and girly. Tucker is known for their whimsical adorable prints and slightly vintage inspired cuts. They design and manufacture in NYC, which as far as I'm concern, merit a medal or award or something.

I adore this periwinkle armadillo dress.  






Byron Lars - Beauty Mark
I haven't seen anything this creative in fashion in a really long time. Byron lars manage to go totally overboard with creativity while still keeping it pretty and wearable. He combine high-tec scuba fabrics with traditional embroidery, glamourous sequence with earthy burlaps and super sweet with super sexy.





Friday, May 10, 2013

The Makeup Show

I was really excited to check out The Makeup Show, I mean, what's more exciting then meeting creative people, see new treands and colors, know before everyone what the cosmetic companies are launching and get to say thank you to some people who makes my everyday life so much more colorful and pretty.

Sadly, it wasn't all I expected it to be. It was very very crowded and was mostly about sals of products, rather then exploring new things, and it was too packed and loud to make friends or even have a conversation. 

Still, it was a rather colorful day...














Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Trend Alart

Floral pants, perfect spring outfit no matter what you wear it with (though I especially like it with the converse shoes).

Also, note to self, if you take photos in a moving subway, they will come out blurry.



Thursday, February 21, 2013

what to wear to a fashion shoot?

The obvious choice would be to answer "Something fashionable", however that is mostly wrong, shoot days are often very long, working and running non-stop, eating on the go and trying to get twice as many shots done in about half the time. So the answer is, wear something comfortable, but if you manage to allso look stylish, you get extra points...
 

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Rehearsal

Strangely enough, the people who are dressed most sensibly for Fashion Week are the models. They know that the people they need to impress will see them on the runway, clad in top designer outfit and made up to look gorgeous. Once the show is over, they'll have to run to the next one (sensible shoes), in an uncomfortable weather (good jacket and sweater) then sit for another 3 hours to have their hair and make up done (comfortable pants).

Still, they are beautiful young women with strong knowledge of fashion and their own personal style.

A show rehearsal is the perfect time to see models in their own attire and appreciate their sense of dressing up.