Thoughts on Fashion Week NYC

Now that Mercedes Benz Fashion Week is over and all the designers are currently in London, the opinions of top trends, and popular brands to be are in. Here are what some people had to say about Fashion Week. (Curtsey of WWD)

Linda Fargo, senior vice president, fashion office and store presentation, Bergdorf Goodman:
Big picture: It felt like the designers saved their gunpowder for fall, on the heels of a rather tepid pre-fall.

Trends: Fall will have rich offerings, given the sophisticated sensibilities we saw, such as tonal dressing, tailoring, ultrashine, military moods, leather separates and novelty fur. 

Thrill me: Special mention to Joseph Altuzarra and Proenza Schouler for their highly original collections. No other country cultivates its young tier of designers like the U.S., the bench strength of our fashion future. 

Amanda Brooks, fashion director, Barneys New York:

Thrill me: We loved The Row, Proenza Schouler, Derek Lam and Narciso Rodriguez. Also, L'Wren Scott’s romantic shapes in sumptuous colors and rich textures, and BOY by Band of Outsiders’ elevated tomboy chic, now more feminine and refined.

Arm candy: We were excited to see the new bag shape on the Proenza Schouler runway. Also, a knockout handbag collection from The Row, strong new styles and materials at Alexander Wang and 3.1 Phillip Lim and we loved the new bag at Rag and Bone. Narciso Rodriguez was very promising with a stunning shoe collection debut. His bags are off to a great start.

Sound off: It would be great for designers to move away from heavy fabrics for outerwear. We think our customer is looking for less season-specific layering pieces that can be worn from fall through spring. 

I agree with Amanda Brooks, especially when it comes to The Row and their handbag collection. When looking over the RTW Fall 2012 Collection I fell in LOVE with these two handbags. 

F/W 2012 Trends

Winter whites with fur and edgy jewelry. Especially for coats, shoes and handbags.

Clothing will be heavy metal colors, with lots of shine on everything. 

Also this week at MAGIC in Vegas, comfort was clearly the key message in all areas of the trade show. Sequins and shine were also seen in a lot of different lines, along with very feminine silhouettes.    

Free People

Free People is one of my favorite places to shop, I first fell in love with the store when I went there in Las Vegas. However, there are no physical stores anywhere around here, so I shop online. Then I was walking to work down at the Plaza, and saw the sign for a new store coming to the plaza. Free People will be opening in March 2012. It will be the only Free People store in the KC area. 

Urban Outfitters Online

Urban Outfitters is one of my favorite stores. There are always new and unique products in there that you cannot find anywhere else. I am from Omaha, Nebraska and the only Urban Outfitters we had was about half an hour away downtown, and was an absolute pain to get to. However, since I loved the style of their clothing so much I would always go online to see what they had. My favorite things to buy online from Urban is all the fun little accessories that they sell. I get A LOT of them as gifts for my friends birthdays. I have never had a problem when it comes to receiving the package and it always arrives on time if not earlier. 

urbanoutfitters.com

The Beauty Department

The Beauty Department is produced by Lauren Conrad, Kristen Ess and Amy Nadine. They have new posts every day about hair, nail and makeup trends. The Beauty Department has great tutorials on how to anything you may see on celebrities or runways, but with the easiest ways possible. One of my favorite things about this website is that you can email your questions to them, and they may just post about it for you. I like this because some bloggers do just what they want to do and not what others are wanting. 

http://thebeautydepartment.com/

Cupcakes and Cashmere

Cupcakes and Cashmere has been one of my favorite blogs for quite awhile now. 

Emily is the sole blogger for the site, that features different fashions, recipes, home decor and different how to's. Emily lives in Southern California, so sometimes it is hard to relate to some of her outfit choices when she is wearing shorts in February. However, just about everything else is relatable and unlike a lot of bloggers is my style. She does an excellent job of updating almost every day as well. Every Sunday she posts '5 Things', that she thinks are on trend or are just some of her favorite things. 

 how to's 

cupcakesandcashmere.com

Aly

Name; Aly

Age; 20

Career; Student

Where She Likes To Shop; Von Maur, American Eagle

Why I Chose Her; I first noticed Aly because I have a dress very similar to hers and have also thought about pairing it with a red a belt, but wasn't sure if I could pull it off. She with out a doubt pulls the look together, especially with her red shoes.