Paris Fashion Week Trend - Graphic

I adore this! This style is timeless, very easy to pull off and always look (no pun intended) sharp!
Bold Primary colors, black, white and simple graphic shapes. Time to get out your Charlie Brown shirt because it's totally back in style!

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! 

White after labor day

Italy does not celebrate labor day, and so, the crown at Milan Fashion Week has absolutely no problem with wearing white after labor day. Perfect for this still summery fall, white goes with everything, it's pretty, somewhat formal and aside of the chance of wine\ketchup stain very easy to wear.

White Top
Even a white slouchy top can be extremely versatile. just in the fine line between comfy and elegant, it can be pulled into a laid back natural hippie outfit or pushed into a total rocker outfit with leather pants and kick ass sunglasses.

White as main color
Want to do white all the way but afraid to look washed up? a cool summery white dress matched with a small masculine dark jacket and purse, and red lips will keep you looking feminine without looking too demure. (plus, a matching dog always help).

White All over

Check out those awesome ladies, manage to look serious, comfortable, pulled together and fashion forward in their white monochrome outfit. 

Trend Alart: Plaid

Just the right mixture of business and pleasure, plaids reminds me equally of a great oxford shirt and a picnic blanket. And so, plaid are perfect for fashion week, which dress-wise can go anywhere between business, pleasure and both.

Plaid for beginners
Plaids can be perceived, as far as an outfit goes, as either a pattern or a solid. they can go both very formal and very wild. A wonderful way to introduce a pattern to an otherwise solid wardrobe.
Want to try it and not sure how? it's always good to start small, with a hat, a small jacket or a beautiful architectural purse.

Another options is to go for either a top, bottom or dress in 2 similar tones so that from afar, the pattern looks almost solid, rather then a loud print.

Intermediate plaid

That was easy, right? so what next?! how about a much bolder plaid, larger using colors that just gives that wonderful vacation feel. 

I love the way she made this outfit feels so much fun, with the plaid pants and statement whimsical jewelry and still kept it work related with the buttons of the shirt buttoned all the way to the top.

Plaid for pros

Do not try this at home unless you are a professional stylist or a really brave person. Plaid all over! 

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.

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...

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.