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Designer
David Tlale
labeled his Spring/Summer 2013 collection "
Transcendence
." Such a fitting title with it's mixture of style, texture, trends and most importantly, multiculturalism. Tlale wanted you to "experience" feelings that went beyond the familiar which he achieved through the combination of history, culture and elements of couture.
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I threw on my favorite "special occasion / be-noticed" shoes for Fashion's Night Out in NYC. I styled my outfit I around them. Within minutes of entering Alexander McQueen in the Meatpacking District I was asked to pose for a picture. Never to shy away from a camera or a request attached to a pretty smile, I said yes, put my Perrier down, and there you go! The photographer was stylist and blogger
Tiffany Piñero
. She was out enjoying FNO with friends and snapping pictures with her digital camera. We chatted for a few minutes. I was flattered to have been singled out. Well, imagine how I felt the next day when I visited Tiffany's blog to find ME in it! She said [about my look]:
Head to toe this look has so much personality, the slight cuff on his denim and the metallic shoe are a beyond winning combination.
I guess my "be-noticed" shoes did their job! Read
Tiffany Piñero's
the "
" article and check out her blog:
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If I had to describe FNONY in just one word it would be, unreal. Last night was a celebration of the good, the tragic and the OMG-WTF are you wearing, as fashion victims of all kinds took over the streets of Manhattan in honor of the biggest fashion night of the year, in it's birthplace of NYC. You should be proud of me Atlanta because [apparently] I represented our city right. I was photographed by four different media types for their publications while I was out and about. My vintage bowtie - metallic shoe combo turned heads, I guess!
So, what was FNO like in NY? I called it unreal, but why??
The energy and excitement in the air. The masses of people flocking stores. The long lines to enter designer showrooms looked like the lines you'd make at Disney. All this made it seem unreal. AND fabulous!
I wasn't alone. My friend of twenty-six years, Jeff, was with me. We started our evening in the Meatpacking District because
Alexander McQueen
was on the top of our list. It took us about fifteen minutes to get inside and that was lucky for us because not much later, the line went down for several blocks!
Guests were invited to enter a room where the walls were filled with these hot pink cards, McQueen called it their "Wonderwall." On the back of the cards was a a gift item for about nine lucky winners. The rest of us got a whopping 10% off any item in the store.
Pop-up tents like this were common throughout. Loads of FNOers were getting hair / make-up, etc...
We missed out at
DVF
. There was no line when we got there but were distracted by Jeffrey across the street. When we came back outside, a clusterfuck style line had formed to get inside of DVF. We said, "no way!"
It was great to finally visit Jeffrey NY. It's at least 3X or more the size of the Atlanta location and they carry menswear!
After Jeffrey, we were done with the Meatpacking District and headed uptown to check out that scene. Jeff and I wandered into
Saks
to say hello to a friend who was working. Saks was insane. All of uptown, neighborhood to so many fabulous designer showrooms, was totally insane. As much as we loved FNO, it is fair to say that we were overwhelmed [but ready for it again next year!].
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Two Fridays ago I was walking into the Time & Life Building in NY for an appointment at InStyle Magazine. The purpose of my visit with the fashion features editor was mostly casual. [She's fabulous, BTW!]
This was my first time inside the offices of a major publication so I was happy to get a grand tour BUT thrilled to walk in the "closet." [Never thought I'd be excited to be in the closet again!]
The fashion closet was everything I expected and more. Okay, for real, its nothing like "the closet" in that movie. That only exists in Hollywood blockbusters. Nonetheless, it was a large space filled with clothing, shoes and accessories, stacked ceiling to floor. Movable walls revealed shelves stocked full of the season's latest sunglass, scarves and handbags. A number of platforms shoes on the floor had been pulled for an accessories feature [had to walk around those] and three rolling racks of lingerie had just been returned from a shoot. The unglamorous task of cataloguing every single piece upon arrival is a tedious job that must be done as all items are returned to designers. Yep, they don't get to keep anything!
Either way, I can now say [boast] that I have walked through the fashion closet of a major magazine.
How did it feel?
Like a kid in a designer candy store!
Thanks InStyle!
The brightly lit storefront windows cast a designer glow that bathed pedestrians in red while walking past
Bergdorf Goodman
. From a distance, the light enticed me, drawing me in. From up close, Bergdorf delivered a 20 year commemorative of
Christian Louboutin
. The window displays were visually compelling, layered thick with content, neon lights, glitter, sex and innuendo. And of course, shoes! [photo gallery]
Fashionado is a fashion & lifestyle brand where readers indulge in a myriad of trending topics from the world of fashion, design, art and culinary. Via the FashionadoTV digital platform, Fashionado founder, E. Vincent Martinez, hosts interviews with celebrities, fashion designers, artists and industry professionals.
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