NYFW: A breakdown of the best shoes from Fashion Week

Here's some of my favorite shoes from New York Fashion Week.  Derek Lam's gold Oxfords, Oscar de la Renta's Cinderella shoes, Preen's butterfly shoes and Rag & Bone's awesome clunky boots are just some of the high points from the runway.  What are your favorites?!

Derek Lam

NYFW: Thakoon, Derek Lam and Preen

Three collections I really liked from NYFW were Thakoon, Derek Lam and Preen.  Thakoon's lip and heart print was fun and girly, and I liked the mix of the bold print with the clean and simple silhouette.  I also was a huge fan of the boots and the bold red lip the models rocked.

Derek Lam's collection was probably one of my top five of New York, it reminded me of New York City cool girl combined with a little British invasion and Olsen twins at the end (I know, it's a weird description).  The collared dresses were prim and proper, but the hints of edge like the orange collar or the leather skirt made it not just for the average business lady.  Also, I loved the flowy dresses at the end that screamed Olsen twins, and the way he combined knits with a long hemline, plus can we talk about those gold-toed Oxfords?

Finally, Preen wowed at fashion week with its fun butterfly floral print and clean lines.  The collection read a little too spring/summer for me at first, but toward the end it really swerved into on-point looks for fall with the flared out tops at the waist and collars (WHICH ARE EVERYWHERE).  I liked the navy, black and white color palette.   I think they managed to make a collection that has wearable pieces for an entire year, not to mention the shoes were amazing!

Thakoon

NYFW: Backstage & Beauty (part one)

LOVE: Band of Outsiders and Derek Lam Spring 2012

Band of Outsiders is one of my favorite collections from NYFW.  I would wear every piece in it, and I am not going to lie, it made me want to run out and fine one of those flat-top hats.  The floral dresses are to die for, they are so pretty, soft and flowy, and I adore the more structured, collared dresses.  As for Derek Lam, the clothes are wonderfully simple, and I really like the details and the structured jackets and the white dresses.

Band of Outsiders

Favorite Resort 2012 Looks from Derek Lam and Donna Karan

Derek Lam

Final collections of New York Fashion Week Fall 2011

I've actually done it!  I've posted about every favorite collection I had for New York Fashion Week, and while I feel so accomplished, I won't get too excited because I'm still WAY behind on London Fashion Week.

However, here are my final favorite collections from New York.  As always, I adore Charlotte Ronson's '90s layered and cool girl look, and her knits are so comfy looking yet stylish.  Lela Rose creates some gorgeous dresses, my favorite I'll point out in the photos below.  Finally, Derek Lam showcases some stunning gowns that are a little Lanvin-esque at the end, but the black dress towards the end of the show is to die for.

Enjoy and look for my posts about LFW soon and Happy Milan Fashion Week, which I will be getting to soon I promise, so stay tuned.

Charlotte Ronson

Derek Lam Spring 2011

I think Derek Lam's spring 2011 collection was one of my favorites from New York Fashion Week.

A lot of designers channeled the '70s, but I feel like Lam did it with a modern minimalism that really made his collection stand out from the rest.

As a side note, I am also obsessed with the last three dresses in this post.

Favorite shoes at NY Fashion Week

There were so many awesome shoes at NY Fashion Week, but I picked out my personal favorites.  Tell me other shoes you loved, I want to know what to look for!

Also, one thing I learned from looking for the shoes I liked is that even the prettiest models have the grossest feet, so strange.

Alexander Wang

Derek Lam

DVF

Prabal Gurung (love)

And for the grand finale... the shoes everyone has been talking about: Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte *swoon*

(photos from vogue.com)