Hacker Fashion for Geeks and Dreamers

A week outside of the mainstream NY Fashion week, a Season 2 Project Runway alum presented her high-tech project to the world. Diana Eng, self proclaimed "Nerd" has been working on her "Fairytale Fashion" project at Eyebeam Atelier. The audience was noticeably absent of self-absorbed editors, preening socialites and all of the usual Garmento suspects. Instead, it was filled with students, brainy...

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NY FASHION WEEK: DKNY Fall 2010

Donna Karan’s more accessible collection always served a work to play function. The inspiration this season was a bit of Bauhaus, with a slighly boyish attitude. There were two-tone jackets, military meets pop-art patterns and pieced geometric collages. Colors were dark brown, grey, maroon, with some bright blue to pop. The blue accents came in the form of sequins or textured leather. A few menswear...

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NY Fashion Week: BCBG Fall 2010

The BCBG collection for Fall 2010 was a cohesive display of cool urban chic. Sleek blacks, greys, acid yellow, navy and silver flowed into drapey tunics and dresses. The silhouettes were embellished by graphic bands of wide stripes and sprinkles of gun metal sequins. The feminine but somber palette also a lot of asymmetrical hems and necklines.The BCBG handbags that were carried...

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NY Fashion Week: Alexander Wang Fall 2010

One of my favorites this season, was Alexander Wang’s collection. It was a truly brilliant twist on the menswear vs. womenswear look. Using pinstripes and tailoring details, the runway showed look after look of re-proportioned pieces that were sexy and new. Velvets and leathers added richness and an urban edge. I witnessed first hand on my visits to the loft, how hard the Wang team works...

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Custo Barcelona's Hairy Metal Fall 2010

Extroverts, start your engines! The Custo Barcelona collection for Fall 2010 Sunday evening was specifically designed to make a (loud) statement for whomever wears their clothes.Designers Custo and David Dalmau have earned a celebrity following with their flamboyant prints and sexy silhouettes. The presentation on the runway took this image up a notch. Elements of fur and sequins gave some luxe...

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NY FASHION WEEK: Christian Siriano Fall 2010

Probably one of the most successful of the Project Runway alumni,Christian Siriano showed his third runway collection at Bryant Park. The looks included some sleek femme fatales, a few of the ballgowns that made his mark on Bravo and some 1980’s glamor queens. Perhaps this collection is prepping you for Wall Street 2? The handbags were also a mix of recent past silhouettes of patterned patent...

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NY Fashion Week: L.A.M.B. Fall 2010

All right, I admit I am a wuss for whining about being soaked and freezing Wednesday when I went to pick up my Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week credentials. Gwen Stefani had a much tougher time with the NYC blizzard…Half of her collection got stuck in transit. The show must go on, and a fabulous collection it was. Military, punks and pin-ups ruled the runway with some Betty Paige muses thrown...

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NY Fashion Week - La Perla Fall 2010

Ah, right before Valentine’s Day, La Perla presented a lovely presentation of exquisite lingerie for their Fashion Week showing. The elegant models were (literally) put on pedestals so guests could admire them as works of art. Objectified? We can debate that later. The delicate underthings were still drool-worthy despite the limited number of people (at least in my life) that would get to see them...

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Good-bye Alexander McQueen

The fashion world lost a truly creative talent today. London designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his home this morning. The 40 year old designer had started his career as a tailor’s apprentice on Savile Row, worked for Romeo Gigli in Milan, and was made the head of Givenchy in 1996. His own theatrical collections shocked and awed the glamour world with his dramatic runway shows over...

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NY Fashion Week: Red Heart Truth Show

I find that the most enjoyable shows are fashion week are always the ones connected to a good cause. Thursday night’s Heart Truth Red Dress Fashion Show was full of celebrity models and celebrity guests. Rather than the cliche fashionista ‘attitude’, the atmosphere in the Bryant Park tents was one of warmth and support.Stars like Kim Kardashian, Jordin Sparks, Heidi Klum sashayed their way down the...

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NY Fashion Week: Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2010

I am actually blogging live on this incredibly snowy day at the Rebecca Minkoff presentation. I have already frozen my toes in 8 inches of slush to pick up my press badge at Bryant Park. Now I write to you live from a chic loft in Chelsea.The Fall 2010 clothing and handbag collection from Rebecca Minkoff is here. The theme is Je t’aime Paris but with some Rock N’Roll edge. The colors are dark,...

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Elle Magazine/Guess by Marciano Party to Benefit Breast Cancer Research

Last Thursday, Hubby and I attended a cocktail party at the Guess boutique in Soho. The event was hosted by Eliza Dushku and Joe Zee from Elle Magazine to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer research. If you have ever worn a pink ribbon, it was most likely to support this cause.Petite Eliza Dusku looked beautiful, though almost lost in a sea of other black-clad fashionistas in...

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