NYFW: Party dresses done right by Alice + Olivia, Erin Fetherston, Red Valentino and Lela Rose

Alice + Olivia

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

Glamour Girls: Carolina Herrera, Badgley Mischka and Monique Lhuillier

Few designers do glamor as well as Carolina Herrera, Badgley Mischka and Monique Lhuillier.  I really loved Herrera's boundary-pushing evening wear.  The sequin dress and the black and white stripped column dress are amazing.  Badgley Mischka's collection had some amazing velvet looks and sequin dresses, and Monique Lhuillier's red looks were total stunners.  I really hope we see a few of these looks on the red carpet coming up, maybe even at the Oscars if a celebrity wants them bad enough!

Carolina Herrera

 

NYFW: Red Carpet Stunners from Marchesa, Reem Acra and Carolina Herrera

Here are some gorgeous dresses (and a few day dresses) that I really hope end up on the red carpet.  While I know some of the Marchesa ones are way too outlandish to make anything but the worst dressed list (ie: the dress Charotte Free is rocking), I put them in this post because they are gorgeous in theory, just maybe not at the Oscars.  Reem Acra's dresses are glittery and feminine, and one reminds me of the dress Cameran Diaz wore to the Oscars a la Oscar de la Renta.  And Carolina Herrera's bird print is to die for.

Marchesa

Emma Stone for Glamour

Shot by Matthias Vriens-McGrath

NY Fashion Week: Glamour Done Right (part two)

I didn't want to bog down my last post, but here's two more collections with to-die-for evening wear.

Monique Lhuillier utilized lace in a sexy yet sophisticated way, and I think that all her evening gowns are red carpet worthy.  Also, my grandma and I always argue over this because she adores animal prints, and I tend to think they look cheap.  However, I think my grandma would be happy to see that Lhuillier  made leopard print evening gowns and to my surprise, made them look elegant and chic.

Badgley Mischka also had some hits as far as evening wear goes.  I really like the first and fourth looks because not only are they a little edgy but they are pretty and feminine at the same time thanks to the sequins.

Overall, it seems New York Fashion Week was full of glamourous collections.  Be sure to let me know if you agree or disagree with my picks.  I think a few others not included (but in separate posts) would be Marchesa, Prabal Gurung and Jason Wu, but let me know some others and why!

Monique Lhuillier

NY Fashion Week: Glamour Done Right

Here's two collections from New York Fashion Week that have pieces that I think epitomize glamour.  Donna Karan and Carolina Herrera's fall 2011 collections were elegant, refined and let's face it, down right pretty.  They both used fur and metalic fabrics, which were both big hits on the runway this season.  I like the mostly muted tones Karan used and as for Herrera, I love her use of sequins and the last dress below is so pretty and different with it's business shape but evening wear accents.

What collections do you think had a lot glamourous looks?

Donna Karan