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Trend Alert: Stormy Prints
My new go-to cocktail is a Dark and Stormy. Imagine yourself in a dim dive, drinking one of those bad boys, in a stormy print. Tough stuff.
Look Book Love: Vena Cava, Fall '09
After witnessing their Spring collection, my obsession with Vena Cava grows. Let's immerse ourselves into their Fall look book shall we? This collection of modern feminine pieces is composed of structured leather jackets, soft silk frocks, printed tops with hard edge embellishments, and streamlined skirts.
2010 Spring New York Trend Alert: Naranja
Though I don't have a lot of it in my closet (do any of us?), I quite enjoy naranja, aka orange. It's optimistic, energizing, youthful — it is FitSugar's color, after all. Amongst all the white, neutrals, and grays of Spring, orange stood out to me at once.
Inspired: Vena Cava 2010 Spring
New York Fashion Week is a mecca for design enthusiasts around the world, but it's not limited to fashionistas. There's plenty of interior design inspiration to find on the catwalk, be it in a pattern, a material, a shape, or the heft of a model's bangle. Vena Cava is one of my favorites, so it's no surprise that I found lots of design inspiration from the label's 2010 Spring collection.
A Few of Our Favorite Looks From Fashion Week So Far: Days 1 and 2
We're starting in on day three of New York Fashion Week now, and I've already seen some very cool looks come down the runway. I'm on the lookout for trends that will undoubtedly dominate Spring hair and makeup a few months from now, and here are a few of my favorite looks so far, with lots more to come. Click through for a very fashionable look into the future.
Get the Look: Pleasing Purples at Vena Cava
Yesterday's Vena Cava show featured neutral-toned clothing, with pops of bold orange thrown in for good measure. But, it was the purple lips that had me mesmerized, and so far, it's been one of my favorite looks at 2010 Spring Fashion Week. The tone remains edgy, but completely wearable, particularly when paired with MAC Coquette Eye Shadow ($14.50), a muted grayish-taupe shade that makeup artist LLoyd Simmonds used to create this look.
2010 Spring New York Fashion Week: Vena Cava
Vena Cava always does things a little differently. Both in show presentation and clothing inspiration; that's why they are a growing fashion force. Vena Cava was at Milk Studios — where numerous designers are showing this time around — and I arrived promptly on time because I heard rumblings the designers were doing a runway show in lieu of their usual presentation style.
Open House: How Does Your Home Have a Sense of Humor?
Refinery29 recently toured the home of Vena Cava designer Lisa Maycock and while I did love the easy elegance of her home's "lost and found" look, what struck me most was its sense of humor. In a corner of her living room, she placed a wooden triangle pegged with metal spikes on her Marcel Breuer Wassily Chair. In her bedroom, a poster titled "Just Bone Me" with skeletons in kama sutra poses hangs above her bed.I once had a cocktail party, and lined the shelves of my medicine cabinet with medicine bottles filled with candy.
Online Sale Alert! Big Markdowns at Otte
A recent visit to the Otte boutique in NYC — yes, I bought some goodies — lured me to check out its online site. Right now, the sale section is bursting at the seams with designer items from the likes of Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, and See by Chloe marked up to 70 percent off. Vena Cava hardly goes on sale so I better jump on this Slime Tank ($177, originally $295).
Nicky Hilton Sports and Supports Gap/CFDA
Considering Nicky Hilton consistently wore Matthew Williamson for H&M before it came out, I'm not surprised that she's the first celebrity to jump on the Gap CFDA Design Editions line. Girl knows her fashion. She recently went out in LA wearing Vena Cava's Khaki Zip Dress ($88).
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