On Saturday, September 17th I attended an exclusive shopping event benefitting Dress for Success Worldwide. Founded in 1997, Dress for Success is a nonprofit organization that helps low-income women find jobs and provides them with professional attire, career development tools, and a network of support in over 75 cities worldwide. Women are given a suit to wear when they land their first big interview, and … Continue reading Shop for Success Event
On Friday, September 16th, Harlem Fashion Row (HRF) ended New York Fashion Week by giving four aspiring minority designers the opportunity to present their Spring/Summer 2012 clothing lines at Jazz At Lincoln Center during a presentation amply titled, “Beautifully Out of Place.” The designers were selected during a highly publicized competition, in which the public got to vote for their favorite fashion designers. After thousands of votes, the … Continue reading Harlem’s Fashion Row 2011 NYFW Presentation
On September 14, 2011, designer duo Phillipe and David Blond presented their Spring 2012 collection Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. They are the designers behind some of the most eccentric outfits worn by Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha and Lady Gaga. The collection featured various recreations of the looks of Playboy bunnies and featured wild pops of color, multi-colored shimmering corsets, and furry balls. What I found … Continue reading The Blonds – Spring 2012 Runway Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
On Wednesday, September 14th I attended a fashion show by designer Gail Travis of N:F:P Studio, who unveiled her Spring 2012 collection in creative fashion presentation at Wix Lounge. This was not your ordinary runway show. As models emerged, they first stopped at a clothing rack, and added garments to the ensemble they were already wearing. In the center of the runway, they paused and … Continue reading S/S 2012 N:F:P Collection Runway
On Monday, September 12th I attended a private runway presentation of designer Ray Vincente, as part of the Lawrence Blake Couture Series® at the Bryant Park Hotel’s Cellar Bar. Set against the room’s vaulted gray brick ceiling and medieval chandeliers, the designer presented special pieces from his Spring/Summer 2012 menswear collection. The collection, a high fashion men’s sportswear line, featured crisp white, clean pieces with … Continue reading Ray Vincente MS Benefit during NYFW – S/S2012
On Monday, September 12th, I attended the Nolcha Fashion Runway shows of designers Danilo Gabrielli, Guljan Yrys, KabukiU at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Before the shows began I had a very brief moment to check out the booths of the amazing sponsors of the night including Kiss, VitaBath, and LypSyl (this stuff is amazing! It melts right onto your lips). The show began with the Spring/Summer 2012 collection … Continue reading Nolcha Fashion Week: Danilo Gabrielli, Guljan Yrys, & KabukiU
I was so excited to attend the 10th Anniversary bash of Arrojo Salon yesterday in Soho. Guests enjoyed amazing hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, and danced the night away in the salon-turned-club. Owner Nick Arrojo kept his speech short as he reminisced about the last 10 years, and thanked all his employees for their hard work and dedication. He later not only worked the turntables, but he also got down … Continue reading Arrojo Salon 10th Anniversary Party
A friend of mine revealed that she used to walk around with an avocado pit in her pocket since she believed an urban legend that it would increase her beauty. Another old wives tale is that Cleopatra used to bathe in milk to keep her skin soft and decant. There are so many beauty tips and tricks that have been passed on from generation to … Continue reading Old Wives Beauty Tricks – Fact or Fiction?
I found it really interesting to learn this week that JC Penny yanked a graphic t-shirt off its website after public outrage that it sent out the wrong message. The shirt reads, “I’m too pretty to do my homework so my brother has to do it for me,” and caused uproar by consumers who claimed that it sent out the wrong message to girls. They … Continue reading Do Graphic T-shit slogans go to far?
After seeing the fashionable and summer chic way my sister was dressed, I asked her to snap some photos of her outfit, for this blog’s first-ever outfit post. I was so happy with the end result that I’ve decided to add a new Personal Style section to this blog. Outfit Details She got the Betsy Johnson Peep Toe Wedge in Pink Muti (floral printed fabric), … Continue reading First-Ever Outfit Post: Flower Power
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