Hard to believe it, but Couture Fashion Week 2009 is just around the corner.  Once again, where did the time go?  I just feel like I have my current summer wardrobe in order and we’re all ready to look at next year?  ACK!
This annual big fashion shebang runs September 11-13th, 2009, and will be held at the venerable Waldorf-Astoria (301 Park Avenue) in New York City.
The schedule looks like this:

September 11th – Fashion shows at 4 pm, 6 pm and 8:30 pm
September 12th – Fashion shows at 3 pm, 5 pm, and 7 pm, with the gala Ball at 8 …read more

When you think fashion week, I imagine your brain goes straight to New York, Milan, Paris, Tokyo or London. Each of these cities are the obvious choices – so prominent and heavily covered in the press, a coveted pass to one of these runway shows would delight any fashionista looking to be in the front row for what’s happening in women’s clothing and women’s accessories. But there are actually several cities out there that might surprise you. Fashion forward locations are sprinkled all over the place, with pockets of affluence and trendy circles rabidly looking to keep up on the …read more

Part of the lure of high fashion are the boundary pushing choices by leading designers. They make the decisions that will inform the purchasing choices made by girls all over the world. There is a great deal of power, and surely pressure, to not only impress…but inspire. As well as make ladies compulsively want to reach for their wallet.
London fashion designer, Pam Hogg captivates with a distinctive funky rubberwear punk look. The girls in her show have a powerful almost androgynous ‘cyborg’ appeal – made fun by the technicolor florescent stripes and accents. The overall aesthetic immediately catches your attention …read more

What’s the fun of keeping tabs on the trends trotting down the catwalk if you can’t apply them to your own life? It may be a few years yet before you invest the money necessary to be dressed head to toe in designer labels…but that doesn’t mean you can’t look like you are.
This year’s NYFW was a spectacular affair. Lots of glamour, beautiful colors and interesting statements. Thankfully, there are still models strutting down the runway in London and Madrid (the city that famously banned emaciated models from participating in fashion shows). Here are some of my favorite picks and …read more

Before I even start, can we all just take a moment to observe the beauty that is Carolina Herrera’s strapless dress and cape? I don’t have anywhere to wear such a cape. But I love it more than anything else at this very moment and simply want to craft my life in a way that makes decadent capes a necessity and any other way of living complete and utter ridiculous nonsense.
Anyway…
You might be wondering how to keep up with all the fabulous style moments you’re missing by not being in New York among the fashion elite. You could wait for …read more