Yesterday, I spent the entire day at The Lexington Hotel on 48th Street in New York City with a number of other fashion influencers who, along me, were cherry-picked to serve on the preliminary judging panel for the 2014 Handbag Designer Awards.
For the first time in months, we had a gorgeous, sunny, warm weekend in New York City — and I was ready to hit the park, stroll leisurely through the streets, visit local farmer’s markets and basically do absolutely anything that involved being outside and having the sun shine down on me.
From aquatic paintings like Claude Monet’s “Waves Breaking” and Hokusai’s “The Great Wave,” floral still life works like Edouard Manet’s “Carnations and Clematis in a Crystal Vase” and Pablo Picasso’s “Flowers,” and abstract works like those by Brazilian painter Beatric Milhazes, this season’s garments nod to the storied masterpieces hanging in the walls of the Loeuvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Hermitage Museum.
In recent seasons, you might have seen more and more rings sculpted to resemble the heads of different creatures within the animal kingdom.
Before Loehmann’s shuttered its doors in New York City, I managed to swing by its store on the Upper East Side and snag this magenta-toned Rachel Roy dress at 80% off retail.
It’s been a while since I last did a “What I Wore” post, so I figured no better time than today to rectify that!
In the fifteen years since its launch, Los Angeles-based fashion brand Burning Torch has earned a reputation for its progressive aesthetic, its commitment to the environment (vintage threads are routinely upcycled and reinvented), and its ability to convey an appreciation for different cultures, a view of the modern woman as a global citizen.
The red carpet coverage of the 2014 Academy Awards was oddly sparse this year, as the E!
Did you know the average American couple spends $25,656 on their wedding?
A few weeks ago, when I went backstage at the Korto Momolu FW14 show during New York Fashion Week to report the beauty and hair looks created by the SheaMoisture team, I not only fell in love with the brand’s new range of cosmetics (launching this spring at Target), but I also swooned over the accessories that were neatly arranged on a table, each paired with one of the garments that would be showcased during the runway presentation.
