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(Pamela Roland) How I imagine myself looking when I leave my apartment for work each morning. :)

New York Fashion Week continues to storm ahead and I've found some really neat designs by designers I wasn't expecting. Below are my favorites of their creations. Special mention goes out to Badgley Mischka and Monique Lhuiller for their collections. I loved both of them so much! Kudos!

Badgley Mischka - does a great job showing off the models' figures. Very work-to-dinner party appropriate.

Monique Lhuiller - great for the red carpet (since I go all the time) :)

Carolina Herrera - very rustic. I like it.

Cynthia Steffe - I'm not familiar with her work, but I thought these were both worth mentioning.

Dennis Basso - very good for the older woman. Hides yet conveys the appearance of her figure.

Pamela Roland - very chic. Really liked the overall appearance of her collection.

Ports 1961 - thought this was a fun dress. Add a cocktail to her hand and it's me.

Peter Som

New York Fashion Week Day Four

Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week began last Friday with a bang and has been rockin ever since. Apparently the clothes are fierce and the parties are fiercer. (uh, anyways...) So, here is the list of designers that are presenting their Fall 08 collections today. Also, before I forget, here is a great website, Fashion Week Daily, to get your daily fix of fashion from NY.

9 AM- Peter Som
10 AM- Carolina Herrera
11 AM- R. Scott French
noon- Jill Stuart
2 PM- Betsey Johnson
4 PM- Pamella Roland
6 PM- Max Azria
7 PM- Ports 1961
9 Pm - Iodice

Overall, from the collections that have already gone, it seems that the colors are muted and appear to be flowing, yet still clinging to the models' shapes. Here are some of the designers that have already presented...


Abaete... can't you see the middle outfit on a Gossip Girl?? I really like the first one too- very work appropriate.



BCBGMazAzria- really liked this outfit- everything about it. I see Victoria Beckham ordering it already.


Victorya Hong- I love the skirt here and how Victorya (ring a bell?- Project Runway!) draped the skirt


Nicole Miller- I really like the first outfit- esp. the hat. Don't like the yellow skirt so much, but I still liked the top.

I'll report back later this week with more collections from this upcoming week's designers...

Fierce

Taking a note from Christian on Project Runway, I'm calling this post Fierce. The clothing on this show I really like. I haven't seen Lipstick Jungle yet, obviously, but I really like the clothes and forgive me, fierceness, of each character in her own way. I'm not a big fan of the "oh me, I hate how guys don't like working with females," conversations, but maybe I'm too new to this game and maybe it does actually play out like they say. Either way, I do appreciate their friendships and individual struggles to gain control of a marriage, juggle marriage/parenthood and work, to figure out her sexuality and how to be on top while maintaining her femininity in the workplace. It's an interesting juggle for each of them and as long as the writers maintain their friendships and individual strengths I think this show could evolve into a great new series for females and males.

Here are some pictures taken of the cast. I hope you enjoy their attires as much as I do and maybe you'll even find yourself labeling yourself as one of these characters like we all did with Sex and the City- come on, you know you did it, too. Have a great weekend everyone!

Mind the Gap

First of all, sorry I've been missing the last couple of days. I've been kinda out of it and therefore didn't feel like I would be able to contribute anything meaningful (if that's what it is that I do) to this blog. Anyways, Sorry, I'm baaaaccckkk!!!

I walked into Gap the other day, mainly to get warm because it's around negative 5 here, and experienced a breathe of fresh air upon entering. I'm sure their video cameras picked up on the look of surprise on my face. They have clearly put their spring/summer collections out for shoppers and seem to have a nautical theme going. I wanted to buy everything and move to Nantucket. It was surprisingly refreshing, not only for this time of year, but also for Gap. Anyways, here are some of the items that caught my eye.



woven bow cami - $24.50; heart-shaped bow tank - $44.50


pintuck polo - $24.50; ruffled colorblock top - $44.50


striped tie-front top - $44.50

belted 3/4 sleeve dress - $49.50; striped ruffle-front dress - $59.50

twill henley dress - $49.99 (sale)

back-tab mac jacket - $69.50

three-button shrunken blazer - $69.50; cropped hoodie cardigan - $49.50

tortoise thong sandals - $24.50; grommet bucket hat - $16.50

Finally!!

The Screen Actor's Guild awards were on last night and can I say, "Finally! It's about time!" I have been going through withdrawal of not having any awards shows lately and it was such a relief to finally get to enjoy one. Below are my favorite dresses of the night. I think each dress perfectly shows off the person and body beneath it. Well done ladies!

Gotta give some space to the newbies at the awards shows this year... Ellen Page (June) and Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray)


I also want to point out Daniel Day-Lewis' speech last night. It was very endearing. He dedicated his award to Heath Ledger and was very poignant in his explanation why. I just thought it was a very simple, but noteworthy thing to point out. I think People.com has the video of it. Check it out.

My Life in Color

I found out about Kyra Kendall from fellow blogger, Haute Mimi, who had Kyra create a specific look for her blog. Kyra works with international print campaigns, magazine editorials and online branding for corporations.

I contacted Kyra to get some ideas on pricing and found that for such great artwork she is more than reasonable. If you visit her website you can search what she has already created or look on her Stock page for items that she's selling right now for a great bargain.

Questions? You can email her at hellokyra@mac.com Here is some of her work:

Cup of Java

"A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you." - Brigitte Bardot