J. Crew at #NYFW

Anyone who knows me well, knows my love for Jenna Lyons, and J. Crew. This season Tom Mora, head of women's design at J. Crew, collaborated with Sophia Webster to bring a new shoe collection for Spring 2014. The collaboration all started when Jenna Lyons (Creative Director of J. Crew) was in dire need of a pair of heels for an event last minute, so she ran into Saks and grabbed the first pair of interesting shoes she could find. After receiving compliments all night, she decided to look into who this Sophia Webster was (vongue.co.uk). The shoe collaboration was a great success, tons of amazing patterns and all while sticking true to the simplicity of J.Crew.

sketches from J.Crew of the shoe collection available in 2014

Jenna Lyons, Sophia Webster and Tom Mora (instagram sophiawebster_)

The collection itself had a California surfer feel, with some neoprene, neons and a great Hawaiian pattern that almost anyone could wear. There were a couple t-shirts that had French sayings, well cut skirts, and of course a few great blazers. Every outfit that was shown could easily be worn by todays modern woman, whether you are running errands, grabbing dinner with a friend or heading to work. J. Crew gives you great shoes, killer jewelry and well-made clothing that could take you almost anywhere you need to be.

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Another cloudy day in Paris, finally getting around to sorting through some photos from the weekend! xxx

Day 1 of #NYFW

New York Fashion Week kicked off fairly typical. So far only one major hiccup, People's Revolution pulled out last minute on David Tlale's show on Sept 6th. Kelly Cutrone's company announced their departure because they were not being paid (racked). Note to anyone who hires any public relations company - they do not work for free!

Nicholas K's collection was probably my favorite through day one, it is full of perfectly draped pieces and screams casual boho-chic. The thick headbands is interesting for Spring, but none the less a great look when your hair is parted down the middle.

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As for the rest of the shows, there were hints of strong (highlighter) yellows, a few light pastels and a lot of great black accents. Whether it be a little leather panel, lace trimming or a strappy heels, black accents are everything this spring.

from left to right: BCBG MAX AZRIA, Honor, Tadashi Shoji, Marissa Webb.photo source: style.com

Let Day 2 begin! Personally I am looking forward to Rebecca Minkoff and of course viewing all the tweets from the Project Runway show.

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Badgley Mischka, The Row & Beyonce

Final week of school before reading week and New York Fashion Week makes for a lot of late nights and runway watching. While rolling through the collections, there was one that caught my eye and made me want to share it with the world! Badgley Mischka sent fourty two femme looks down the runway at Mercedes Benz NYFW and as the second half of models walked, I fell in love. There have been several mixed reviews of the collection, but there was something about the way the dressed moved that made me stop and stare. Here are a few of my favourite looks and note: I am loving the deep green that are owning the runways in New York.

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The Olsen twins got some pleasant reviews for their Fall 2013 collection for The Row and I concur! The collection was short and sweet but their was a good amount of simplistic variety, as we know they are not ones to go crazy - they keep it real. I think the best collections are sometimes the ones that you can invision wearing yourself. If you know me well enough, you know that chunky knit sweaters and scarves are my obsession, so this gorgeous look (below) made me smile.

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It may be NYFW, but lets not forgot what is going on... March issues are hitting the shelves! Beyonce is covering Vogue, and this photo is just perfection. Enjoy xxx

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