OBSESSED: Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012

Dolce & Gabbana's fall 2012 collection will no doubt be as popular as the spring 2012 collection.  The looks are all sure to make women look sophisticated and chic, and I loved the Renaissance references on purses, the statement earrings and the amazing crowns.  Also, the shoes remind me of what would happen if Marzipans met the Sugar Plum fairies.  I have a feeling come next fashion month those sugary sweet platforms will be the it item photographed on the streets.

MFW: Street Style (part one)

OBSESSED: Gucci Fall 2012

The Gucci collection from Milan Fashion Week was absolutely amazing.  The final looks were stunners and the details make it even more impressive.  The mix of sheer fabrics, velvet and the floral patterns and sequins along with the dark color palette made this collection full of knockouts.  Not to mention, the hair and makeup was sophisticated and classy, and hands down my favorite that I saw in MFW.

LFW: Marios Schwab and Matthew Williamson

Although I preferred Matthew Williamson's pre-fall collection, I loved the red lace and feather dress from his fall collection, and Marios Schwab's last looks were absolutely fabulous.  The sheer and sequin dresses were amazing and so pretty  and possibly some of my favorites from the whole season.

Marios Schwab

OBSESSED: Cool Girl Chic at Band of Outsiders, Rodarte and Steven Alan Fall 2012

There are so many things going right with these collections that I don't know where to start.  Band of Outsiders was prairie meets New York city street chic.  I would want everything whether it be the dresses that remind me of the Midwest or the bandage-topped black dresses that scream urban sophistication.

Rodarte presented a more refined, more commercialized cool girl look that is probably meant to beef up their sales.  However, the collection was still beautiful and dresses like the hand print layered one reminded me why I loved them to begin with.  Sure, the Mulleavy sisters have now been featured in Vogue decking out Taylor Swift in their collection, and they acted as consultants for the Oscars about what goes in to making a red carpet moment, but I think the fame is hopefully only going to make them stronger designers.   I want to think that they will stay true to their roots and keep designing the amazing looks that have a unique aesthetic no matter how well know they get.

Finally, Steven Alan's collection seemed straight from the closet of some indie urban school girl.  I thought the styling was great, and I would want everything from that collection.  It's wearable, flattering and perfect for the fall season.

Band of Outsiders

NYFW: Minimalism from Reed Krakoff and Victoria Beckham

Reed Krakoff and Victoria Beckham went sophisticated chic at NYFW.  The two designers kept it clean and simple and instead of mixing prints and patterns stuck to a clean palette or bold colors.  I love Beckham's collared dresses and Krakoff's white coats and jackets.

Reed Krakoff

NYFW: Dark Night at Kimberly Ovitz and Tess Giberson

The look was dark and moody at Kimberly Ovitz and Tess Giberson this season.  Both collections reminded me of what a chic and slightly more feminine Lisbeth Salander or Rooney Mara would wear.  I love the jackets at Ovitz, and at Giberson the dresses were flowy and sleek.  These looks scream cool city girl, and I love how the designers played with hard and soft edges.

Kimberly Ovitz

Glamour Girls Part Two: J. Mendel, Marchesa, Oscar de la Renta and Sophie Theallet

There's so many positive things I could say about these collections.  J. Mendel's plunging necklines are to die for, the purple dress better have a red carpet moment, and the silver dress Lindsey Wixson is wearing is gorgeous and sleek.  Marchesa did what Marchesa does best.  The collection was full of red carpet looks, and I have to say, although the dress looks a little iffy in photos, the gold top and the full voluminous bronze skirt is probably my favorite and possibly a lot prettier in person.

De la renta's longer blue dress is awesome, and I feel like it's different than the sophisticated ballgowns he typically sends down the runway.  And finally, Sophie Theallet's patterns are so bold and bright, but it's the nude polka dot dress that I am obsessed with.  From other photos, I believe it has a red back, which makes it that much more fun.

J. Mendel

Favorite Looks from Day Three of NYFW

I am super excited about this post today because three out of the four collections below I have never reviewed.  Calla, Christian Cota and Wes Gordon are new designers to me, and I am loving the way they mix prints.  The funky vibe from Calla and Christian Cota is great, and I adore the pretty and prim look Calla went for as opposed to the incredibly stylish Mexican desert look Cota channeled.  Also, Gordon's lace pieces are to die for, and I love the deep yellows and reds Cota and Gordon used to bring their collections to life against the sea of inevitable black that comes down the runway during fall.

Last but not least, I love Jill Stuart's fall floral collection.  The pieces are simple but make a statement are embrace the dark floral trend and collared dress look that is so popular on the runway this week.  I love the lace shirt mixed with the floral skirt, and the cut out dresses.  I know Stuart's collection goes a whole different way than the other three before it, but there's something fun and put together about it that ties it in with my favorite looks from day three.

Calla

OBSESSED: Jason Wu and Peter Som Fall 2012

Two of my favorite collections so far have been Jason Wu and Peter Som.  While Jason Wu went a little different than I expected, his glamour looks were spot on.  I wasn't as crazy about the Asian undertones and the Chinese hats, but his last five or so looks were gorgeous and worthy of any red carpet.  Peter Som's sophisticated structured looks were amazing, and I loved his big fur coats that lifted his looks from simple to chic.  

What did you think?  Were Wu's and Som's collections hits or misses?

Jason Wu

NYFW: Favorite Looks from Day 1 & 2

We're three days in to New York Fashion Week, and I know I say this every season, but my goal is to get through the whole month in a timely manner and talk about some of my favorite backstage, beauty, runway and street style looks.  First, I'll start with my favorite runway looks from day one and day two of NYFW.

So far, I haven't seen a whole lot of new trends emerge.  Florals have gotten darker, collared dresses are still in, and designers are still all about mixing patterns and textures.  My favorite of the collections below are Helmut Lang and Rebecca Taylor.  Lang's looks are edgy and sophisticated with pops of a burgundy/umber color that has shown up a few times already on the runway.  Taylor's last two flowy sheer floral dresses are to die for, and the last one is rocking a cap sleeve, which was pretty big on the runway at Jason Wu.

Stay tuned for a more in depth review on one of my new favorite designers Suno and a look at the genius that is Peter Som, Jason Wu and Rag & Bone!   I'll try to keep you all as up to date as possible, but in the mean time, follow my Tumblr for quick posts about my favorite looks so far.

Charlotte Ronson

Favorite Collections from Bridal Fall 2012 (part two)

While a lot of the trends from bridal week seemed to go toward embracing minimal and column dresses a la Pippa Middleton, Marchesa and Temperley London seemed to channel Kate.  Both created long sleeve and lacy dresses that resembled the gorgeous McQueen look Kate wore on her wedding day, and while I adored that dress, I was also happy to see a little less structure from the likes of Jenny Packham, who I think was inspired a little by Kate Middleton and Kate Moss.  With so many important weddings this year, I think that those are the three types of wedding dresses we will see a lot of next year, whether it's Moss's Galliano/Gatsby loose fitting silhouette, Middleton's traditional, structured and lacy long sleeved gown or Pippa Middleton's column, tight-fitting and minimal dress.

Marchesa

Favorite Collections from Bridal Fall 2012 (part one)

Jenny Packham