Citizens of Beauty

The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for Fall 2012 has been up and running for the last 8 days and will come to a finale today with a great list of designers being featured left and right. I love fashion week and dreams to someday be front row, like the girls in Sex and the City, [...]

When I opened up Elene Cassis’s biography on the Fashion Week website I was entranced by the quote displayed there from the designer herself. It read, “My clothing line ELENE CASSIS features classic and timeless designs that embody the essence of modern elegance, inspire self-confidence and celebrate the graceful curves of the female form.” I [...]

Full band, plus orchestra dressed in couture neon gowns? Let’s just say Nanette Lepore had me on track with her style show even before the models hit the runway. Neon was everywhere on her scene from wedges to lips to gowns.                       Nanette Lepore began [...]

The 90s. I am not going to lie, I don’t remember much other than a horrible encounter in 3rd grade with one of those leotard tops followed by several pairs of glasses that broke and braces. I was young, but the fashion I see coming back sure reminds me of what was around before I [...]

Spring in the Pacific Northwest is always a nice awakening after the grey, grey, grey of winter. New York Fashion Week promises bright and cheery fabrics for spring 2012. If you want to avoid the grey: let me tell you about Vivienne Tam!                   Vivienne Tam was born [...]

I dream of the glamorous effects that attending NYC fashion week would take on my wardrobe. Having to plan a different outfit for each event you attended, wearing some awesome heels and rocking a bold lip. You would need to develop looks that can transfer from day to night but that keep you comfy for [...]

  As we hear from the ladies in the show Sex and the City, “Each year young 20 something women gather in New York in search of the two L’s: love and labels.” In keeping with that heart, today’s post is all about the labels you will see and when to see them during the [...]