Tag Archives: Fall 2011
Just a Regular Day in Paris
D. and I were walking past the Palais Royale before Paris Fashion Week really got started and espied this woman in a fabulous surrealist coat. A debate ensued about whether or not she was affiliated with fashion week. You never know, I said. She could just be French.
Kate Schelter at Yigal Azrouel
Stylist Kate Schelter and a friend outside the Yigal Azrouël show. They’re both so beautifully pulled together – and this was taken early in the morning! Schelter mixes an army green silk jumpsuit with a classic fur and brown suede lace-up boots. On her friend, a wide-brimmed fedora. Both opted for handbags in caramel leather.
Black and White at Ralph Lauren
A great look in black and white outside the Ralph Lauren show – particularly love the black bow and wool felt aviator hat.
70s Jeans and a Plaid Jacket at Preen
Joanna Hillman at Michael Kors
Many women at fashion week are fashionably dressed, but Joanna Hillman of Harper’s Bazaar is a street chic superstar (not just here but in Japan!) because her personal style is totally relatable. This outfit provides an excellent lesson for all women in mixing patterns: leopard and sailor stripes, both great on their own, can look fantastic when mixed together with a keen eye for proportion and balance. Love the side swept braid, too.
Man in a Fur Coat, Rebecca Minkoff
It wasn’t just the women dressed in madly over-the-top clothes at New York Fashion Week. This guy, accompanying Miss Jay, arrived in a cocoon-like fur coat on a cold day at the Rebecca Minkoff show.
Filipa Fino at Michael Kors
Vogue Senior Accessories Editor Filipa Fino, impeccably turned out in a Chanel dress and button-up over-the-knee boots (which Carine also has) at the Michael Kors show.
Sarah Rutson at Michael Kors
Always ahead of the curve, Sarah Rutson was even a step ahead in her choice of occupations as fashion director at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong – long before editors and designers started flocking to China. Here she wears her signature sporty but feminine look with leggings, a fur vest and fringed scarf. Also note the lace-up boots. (more…)
Trend Report: Long Skirts
You know the maxim: when the economy goes south, so do hemlines. But if long skirts sound dowdy and depressing to you, think again. The skirts on guests at New York Fashion Week came in florals, graphic patterns, pretty pastels or vivid colors in lightweight fabrics like silk and chiffon. Worn with heavy jackets or peeking out from under long coats, the new long skirts provide a flash of color and movement that hints at spring. (more…)
Michelle Kessler-Sanders at Preen
Fashion director of T Magazine Michelle Kessler-Sanders in an army green double-breasted military jacket with tails. Obsessed. Here’s the back: (more…)
Lynn Yaeger at Ralph Lauren
Lynn Yaeger stopped to chat outside yesterday’s Ralph Lauren show. Sometimes I see fashion week regulars on the street after fashion week (month?) is over, and they’re just wearing something basic. Not Lynn Yaeger! Even if she’s just walking down 8th Street in the Village, she’s just as elaborately, beautifully dressed as she is here. She obviously lives and breathes fashion. Head to toe shot with Lanvin bag after the jump. (more…)
Park Avenue, Outside Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta has always been a favorite with the social set. There’s a certain cadre of women who travel to top shows in New York and Paris to select pieces as soon as they appear on the runway – and the Oscar de la Renta show is a key stop on the agenda.
Addendum: Her name is Susan Tabak, NYC Ballet chair and author of Chic in Paris.
Susie Lau's Shoes, Outside Rodarte
Style Bubble‘s Susie Lau wore the most amazing shoes to the Rodarte show. In white and beige with cork soles, laces and criss cross ankle ties, they were a little bit sweet, a little bit bondage.
Fall 2011 Runway, Marc by Marc Jacobs
Few fashion lines deliver as much high style for your buck as Marc by Marc Jacobs. The fall 2011 lineup featured ’70s colors like burnt sienna and flame orange, but the cuts were quite modern. Notably, there were almost no black clothes or accessories in the entire fall collection. (more…)