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NY Fashion Hunter X Silverstein take the Fashion World by Storm

07 Mar 2013
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Do you have what it takes to be the next Fashion Star? Can you gush for hours about your collection and try to take your label to infinity and beyond? If you don’t know what it takes, you will want to open your eyes for 3 minutes, and watch Daniel Silverstein, premier designer of NY-based 100% NY, share his secrets before he is launched into the spotlight on NBC’s Fashion Star. I had the incredible opportunity to get the inside scoop on Silverstein at his new showroom, the quiet before the storm. His inspiration behind the Fall 2013 collection is substances that infiltrate one’s psyche. There are colors that range from whites to reds, designs are produced locally, right here in New York, which add... Read More

Neo Grunge

06 Mar 2013
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Take a trip down memory lane to 1995. I was just at the age when going out to clubs was super cool (with a fake ID of course), and the Grunge scene was making its way into pop culture. The music, a blend of part punk, part heavy metal, and all guitar, was in. Nirvana, and Pearl Jam were constantly playing and Courtney Love was in the spotlight. In fashion, the highly styled bright-colored clothes of the power-yuppified 1980’s, cleared way for this so-called grungy-era which consisted of a messy swamp of  plaid, denim, and layers over more layers. Nothing made sense but it didn’t have to. Fitted was out and sloppy was in. I was a big proponent of lazy-wear and this fit me... Read More

À la Française

04 Mar 2013
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A renewed sense of modesty is happening in fashion. Enter it into your vocabulary, as it will be required knowledge in the upcoming season. As I mentioned in a previous post, this new chapter is here to stay. Taking steps toward “glamorous gloom”, with an absence of bright colors, highlighted in last week’s NY Times article, over in the city of lights, there are plenty of players taking the reigns. I like to call it Neo-Grunge, equipped with baggy layers, loose-fitting, and covered-up silhouettes resembling blankets. Here’s a baby look. The Show: Dries Van Noten The takeaway: Van Noten successfully fused masculinity and femininity by pairing skirts and ostrich feathers with flannel trousers. A modern and grown-up take on last season’s flirtation with grunge. The... Read More

The Carven Code

01 Mar 2013
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In the city of light, the international shows are happening right now, and I’m noticing a push against the bright colors and digital prints over the past few years. Focused on basic blacks and white, covered-up sporty separates, or layered skirts over pants, there is a rise of modesty. I’m particularly fond of the designer Guillaume Henry for Carven, known as the “little engine that could” house, that just keeps churning out OMG stand-out textures, recognizable prints, and smart creations. The Carven woman, elegant and vulnerable, loves cozy textural fabrics, and I can attest, so do I. A faithful label hunter, I admire the way Henry has his finger on the pulse of fashion. I was in awe of the all innocent young things, now grown... Read More

Fashion Follies From Milan

27 Feb 2013
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In spite of geographical separation, (New York is almost 4,000 miles away from Milan), I consider myself lucky that I am able to watch the shows across the pond live-stream every morning on Style.com. Sitting at my desk, I have an unobstructed vantage point, being able to finally see the runway without a concern about elbowing my way to a wide open runway to get the right shot. Friends on Instagram and Vine are doing their job correctly by sending “Wish you were here” notes from the shows, with un baiser, a croissant, and after-parties to create the right dose of FOMO, sending me running to the nearest hospital. Nonetheless, I can still conjure my thoughts, see the trends, and see what everything is amped... Read More

What I Wore

25 Feb 2013
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Fashion Week is anything but boring. It is comforting to know that we are living in a never-changing cycle of fast fashion and that will always remain the same. With the ongoing debate in the press (see: Suzy Menkes’ article “The Circus of Fashion” in T magazine where the new poseurs outside of Lincoln Center are creating a circus), I find myself pleasantly surprised and content with dressing for myself, and not gagging for attention from the paparazzi. I shutter at the notion that people who do not actually have tickets to the shows, stand outside waiting to be photographed in every possible way. The article struck me when it said, “fashion has always been an industry populated with wonderfully colourful characters and self-promoters alike, but in... Read More

Slouchy Beanies

23 Feb 2013
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Yesterday I tweeted that I once I find something on my hunt for fashionable finds, it no longer appeals to me as a purchase, but rather the thrill of the hunt itself that is so satisfying. Like a predator that feeds on its prey, an animal finally gets their plat complet and this often ends in death. For me, it is procuring that item that I find so satisfying, not the actual purchase. This goes back to my editorial days when the fashion department would call in copious amounts of items for the monthly issues we were styling. That said, there are certain items that I do not overlook and cannot live without (see white boots, pastel bags), no matter how long these items remain... Read More

Beanie Hunting: Street Style edition

22 Feb 2013
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Contrary to popular belief, the beanie has never eclipsed. The now ubiquitous hat, seen all over the streets in cities likes New York, London, and even gasp, suburbia!, is very similar in nature to comfort food. In colder climes, you know it feels good to eat oatmeal, so you keep doing it. Same truth goes to the indispensable use of the beanie. It is a discreet arbiter of cool. From the concrete jungles of New York and London’s Fashion Week, peep down below to spark your imagination. It is sure to be landing in Milan and Paris as we speak. I especially like Kate Lanphear’s, T Style Director, (fourth one down) spiky black number. It takes the typical black beanie to a whole other level.
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