Hello, my name is Esther!
I'm a first time boy mama living in New York City. I love discussing life, motherhood, and my favorite baby product recs. New posts every Sunday and Wednesday!
Current Obsessions:
Alpaca Sweaters
Nespresso
Acrylic Bins
I'm a first time boy mama living in New York City. I love discussing life, motherhood, and my favorite baby product recs. New posts every Sunday and Wednesday!
Current Obsessions:
Alpaca Sweaters
Nespresso
Acrylic Bins
All tagged New York Fashion Week
The collection itself featured loose silhouettes accented by structured coats, floral lace embellishments, and bright pops of color, with a focus on the color block trend. What I wasn't expecting was the use of fur as embellishment--on shirt sleeves, pom pom scarves, and belt bags, hinting that maybe fur accessories are on their way back in.
I am definitely feeling the "White Out" vibe from this collection--loving the simplicity and minimalistic feel of the overall presentation, which highlights the clean cut design of all the pieces!
Mr. Lie Sangbong is a designing mastermind. I tried to tell him that at his pre-Fashion Week cocktail party, but unfortunately, his translator was not around at the time, and the English-Korean language barrier was much too strong.
His coats killed it on the runway, thick wools without a hint of bulk...
It's become pretty much unavoidable that I run into Kelly Rutherford (Serena Van Der Woodsen's mom in Gossip Girl) at Nanette Lepore's fashion shows, and this season, I ended up sitting directly across from her. I figured I would do the usual introduction and snap a selfie, but this time we actually got to talking a bit (made possible by the smaller venue). She definitely knows my name now after we took at least ten pictures together, one in every angle as we tried to get the lighting right. I definitely felt bad about that, but she was a really good sport about it all. And I'm not gonna lie, I had a short lived "fan girl" moment later that day when I posted one of the pictures on Instagram and Kelly Rutherford herself commented on the pic with heart emojis and an excited, "We got it!"...
People usually find it interesting that my endgame has always revolved around a mere invitation to watch a ten minute long model stampede, because what about all the free swag? And what about it? I love it, but for me, it's always been about the fashion. It's about getting the first look at a designer's collection as you sit side by side the industry's dictators and editors alike. Watching a show is experiencing fashion at its core with the people who live for every last feathered peacoat and high waisted pair of fringe pants. There is nothing like it.
Which brings me to the Tibi Fall/Winter 2015 fashion show...
If there's one thing about Desigual, it's that you could spot one of their designs from a mile away. Desigual clothing are colorful, bright, and basically scream, "BE HAPPY!" Even the models Desigual casts embody that "be happy" philosophy. Every season a different Victoria's Secret angel opens the show and that angel walks as if she were on the VS runway, twirling, blowing kisses, and flipping her hair. All the models follow her lead, and with party music blasting, the energy in the room is palpable.
Behati Prinsloo opened this season, kicking the show off wearing a structured, yet whimsical green, blue, orange, and yellow printed dress...
Welcome back, New York Fashion Week! I'm tired already. I spent the last ten days procrastinating planning my outfits for the next week, a Fashion Week ritual that any exhausted fashion show attending blogger knows is high priority. Once the shows begin, every day is a mad dash from one fashion show to the next, then often a trip home for a quick outfit change before that night's after-party. If you don't have your outfits meticulously prepared and laid out for the week, good luck remembering both of your shoes.
This season my Fashion Week kicked off with the Tadashi Shoji Fall/Winter 2015 fashion show...
Inspired by Venice and the reflection of the golden palace, Ca' d'Oro, on the water, this collection was destined to be beautiful. Tadashi Shoji's collection consisted solely of dresses and long gowns fit for a Venetian water goddess. In addition to classic all-white and all-black looks, he incorporated gorgeous shades of pastel, lace fabrics, and sheer inserts...
This season marks the second time I've been lucky enough to witness a Georgine fashion show. Georgine's ready to wear spring/summer 2015 collection was 70's inspired and embraced summer at its finest.
The collection had a strong focus on metallics, reminding me of, "I dream of Jeannie," a Nick at Nite show that used to come on way past my bedtime. Georgine used solid metallic fabrics to create every type of silhouette, from pants and skirts to swimsuits and caftans...
The show reminded me of a small scale, fully clothed version of the Victoria's Secret fashion show with the amount of air kisses the models blew into the audience. VS angel Candice Swanoepel also opened and closed the show...
