News | End of MBFW as we know it

Hey Gorgeous Readers!

Yesterday WWD and Refinery29 shared major changes to New York Fashion Week next year. This past Fall was my first time to see Fashion Week at Lincoln Center in New York which was incredible. And unbelievably lucky because it was also the last year Spring/Summer fashion week would be at Lincoln Center. After the February shows Fashion Week will no longer be at the venue due to 'lease violations'.

*not my photo (if it's yours please let me know so I can credit you :))

Mercedes Benz is also ending its sponsorship. As is American Express. During the February shows, the sponsors are "expected to be Mercedes, Maybelline, TRESemme and DHL" (Buro247).

It is rumored IMG- which owns MBFW- will be partnering with MADE and showing collections downtown, possibly at Eyebeam Studio. Culture Shed will be another option when it completes construction in 2017. IMG typically charges large fees to designers showing whereas MADE does not so their cultural differences still need to be worked though of course. IMG is very capitalistic, but MADE is mainly a non-profit, all money made goes back into the art.

Moving from uptown to downtown would bring a very different feeling to the whole fashion week too.

Stay Fabulous,

xoxo Aimee ♥

NY Fashion Week SS14 | Zac Posen

Hey Gorgeous Readers!

I might be a little biased as a major Project Runway fan, but I love Zac Posen. Since his gown made of leather strips and dress hooks was added to Victoria & Albert Museum in 2001, he has been a favourite of many celebrities and stylists and has won various awards. Not to mention how cute and stylish (because not every designer actually dresses stylishly) is he? Though to stand out next to beautiful Heidi&Nina he kind of has to. ;)

I didn't think any collection could top Tadashi Shoji, but Zac Posen's sweet and fantastical dresses were just stunning. From Pantone's Fashion Colour Report- Spring 2014, it looks like Zac's show used a mix of the cooler blue/grey/purple colours like Placid Blue and Paloma, and warmer colours Sand and Cayenne. I'm really excited for more of these colours in the Spring. Is it just me or does it remind you more of AW though? Either way gorgeous collection!

Stay Fabulous,
xoxo Aimee

NY Fashion Week SS14 | Rebecca Minkoff

Hey Gorgeous Readers!

I was daydreaming all about beautiful red carpet looks with Tadashi Shoji' show on day one, but on day two I was loving the playful and cool looks from Rebecca Minkoff's show.

Her collections are always the perfect mix of edgy and playful pieces and who doesn't love her accessories. Before we even get to her SS14 show- how fantastic was her Fall 2013 collection with gorgeous model, Aline Weber? And since it is fall; are you wearing any of these pieces now? It's actually a little warm here still so I can picture wearing SS14 looks easier, but I'm hoping for FW13 weather soon. :)

SS14. Photo Credit: MBFashionWeek

Stay Fabulous,

xoxo Aimee

NY Fashion Week SS14 | Tadashi Shoji

Hey Gorgeous Readers!

New York fashion week just started and I'm already in love with.. pretty much every collection! So much so that I got way too distracted watching the shows (thank you internet!) instead of sharing them with all of you.

The shows began gorgeously with Tadashi Shoji on day one. Tadashi Shoji began his career studying fine art in Toyko and later studied fashion design in LA before working under costume designer, Bill Whitten. While he started his fashion career with more wholesale selling in Neiman Marcus, Saks, and Lord & Taylor (to name just a few), he is most famously known for his beauiful red carpet and evening wear. He is a favourite of celebrites like Katy Perry, Florence Welch, Kate Beckinsale.

photo credit: redcarpet-fashionawards

photo credit: thefashion-court

I adore all of the sparkle- of course- in his SS14 collection. And I love the feathers and sheer pieces. Some of my favourites seem 20s inspired with their silhouettes and hemlines.

photo credit: mbfashionweek

If I ever get a chance to walk the red carpet I think the pink one (the second one) is one of my top choices. 

Stay Fabulous,

xoxo Aimee

Paris AW13- FashionTV Backstage

Hey Bells&Beaux!

I think it's just as fun to see backstage of a show as the show itself and glad FashionTV thought so too with these...

Stay Fabulous,

xoxo Aimee ♥

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Paris AW13 Couture

Hey Belles&Beaux,

After mens fashion weeks, Paris had AW13 Couture Week! 

There were so many incredibly gorgeous collections. It's almost too hard to choose a favourite collection, but I do think that Armani Prive, Giambattista Valli, and Iris Van Herpen were stunning. They were also three of the collections that had softer colours than Valentio or Versace's richer colours. I don't usually dress seasonally so I think lighter colours are equally pretty in A/W and richer colours in S/S. Elie Saab and Armani Prive were so glamourous. While I just love a princess red carpet dress during couture week, there were also some metallic and print pieces (trends we've been seeing a lot).

Armani Prive

Giambattista Valli

Iris Van Herpen

Alexis Mabille

Bouchra Jarrar

Chanel

Christian Dior

Elie Saab

Franck Sorier

Jean Paul Gaultier

Maison Martin Margiela

Stephane Rolland

Ulyana Sergreenko

Valentio

Versace

Viktor and Rolf

Vionnet

Which collection would you love to add to your closet? Besides all of them....

Stay Fabulous,

xoxo Aimee ♥

*All photos from Fashion156

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Beau-ties | Paris Mens SS14

Hey Fashionable Guys&Girls!

Paris closed Mens SS14 season fabulously. The week was filled with loose fits, large prints, and plenty of colour.

Paris week seemed to be much brighter than Milan and London had been. Paris always does set itself apart from the other fashion weeks anyways though- because it's Paris.

The collections from the past three week had the same mix of prints and patterns including jungle floral, camouflage, and optical illusions. Your must-buy pieces for SS14 are bomber jacket and espadrilles-- but really those are great basics to have in your closet any season.

3.1 Phillip Lim

Agnes B

Alibellus

Ann Demeulemeester

Atelier Gustavolins

Balenciaga

Carven

Beau-ties | Milan Mens SS14

Hey Fashionable Guys&Girls!

This week we saw more gorgeous menswear at Milan's Mens SS14 Fashion Week.

The schedule for week included so many incredible lines like Dolce&Gabbana, Calvin Klein, Prada, Armani (both Emporio and Giorgio), Gucci, DSQUARED2, and Missoni.

There were more subdued neutrals and navy, sportswear, mixed loose and fitted pieces, and a print-overload. If there's one piece you should invest in for next spring it's a bomber jacket. One trend I'm not loving is the visible boxers- stay classy, pull your pants up guys...

The print overload included a really fun collection by Frankie Morello, Scillian mythology by Dolce&Gabbana, lots of floral by Gucci, and jungle by DSQUARED2. The western inspiration we saw in London came to Milan too in a more "Mexican cowboy" way with ETRO's collection.

Emporio Armani

Bottega Venetta

Salvatore Ferragamo

DSQUARED2

Frankie Morello

John Richmond

Costume National Homme

Ermenegildo Zegna

ETRO

Beau-ties | London Collections Men SS14

Hey Fashionable Guys&Girls!

Earlier this week, the Mens SS14 fashion weeks started in London. And it was such a brilliant few days of mens fashion!

Like we've been seeing since this Spring (or those extended winter months), sportswear, print- including camouflage, and bold colours were featured in many of the shows. The collections showcased these trends in interesting shapes and more subdued and pastel colours (not that bold will be completely gone next Spring/Summer) along with a stronger emphasis on sportswear.

The hair trend seemed to be slicked back, but there were some that added in pastel or bold colour, and a couple with longer hair (like one of the two western inspired collections). Espadrilles were definitely the shoe trend- both with tassels or metal details or simpler- in a lot of the collections.

From western influences to Grand Prix races, 50s pop culture to what Fashion156 referenced- Peter Pan (in Bobby Abley's collection of youthful designs and images), the collections showcased during the week made their own major statements and all managed to stand out among so many other loud prints and patterns.

Some of Fashion156's photo coverage from the shows...

Agi and Sam

Astrid Andersen

Baartmans and Siegel

Chester Barrie

Christopher Shannon

Craig Green