Feb 26, 2010 | Fashion
(handmade snap tape bauble necklace, Forever21 long-sleeved top, handmade chiffon mini-bustier, Forever21 rhinestone knuckle ring, Icing by Claires silver rhinestone tendril ring, handmade studded fabric ring, Jeans Warehouse wool mini-shorts, Spanx reversible tights, Mossimo tricolor over-the-knee socks, GoJane slouch suede flat boots)
I wore this last Tuesday while in New York at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
The night before I had noticed a few tiny flakes swirling down as I made my way back to my hotel. When I woke up Tuesday morning, outside it looked like this:
I began to be very sorry I had not brought my travel umbrella as the falling snow got heavier – and wetter- as the day went on. I spent 30 minutes curling my hair into a big Dallas-esque poof in the morning – and it went completely flat within an hour of being outside.
My feet were also soaked in their GoJane suede boots. (The only water-resistant shoes I had had a 4″ heel and my feet were aching so badly from the previous day’s city-trekking that I nixxed them in favor of flats.)
That day I took some photos of fashionable people in the tents, watched the
Pamella Roland show (I was third row – almost directly behind Brooke Shields!), shopped at
STEPS boutique, met a friend for a late lunch at Chef Yu, headed out to the Lower East side, poked in some boutiques (including Cloak & Dagger and
AlphabetsNYC), went to the Samantha Pleet show and interviewed the designer, then back to the tents at Bryant Park for the
Toni Francesc show.
Sorry for the bad pictured – camera troubles abounded, and eventually I was just using my Blackberry to snap photos.
I had a big piece of hair sticking out the left side of my head – why doesn’t anyone tell me these things before we take a photo????
I’m also experimenting with a matte nude lip – M.A.C. makes the best nude lipstick ever (exactly the same shade as my skin!!) called
Myth.
Well- at least I was warm (except for my feet) & comfortable! I barely took off my coat the entire day.
xoxo
Carly
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Feb 24, 2010 | Fashion, Media
You can see the video of the Alexander Wang show here
And the Rodarte show here.
Both were streamed live last week at SHOWstudio.com (and you can view a lot more fashion shows from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week there).
Other live streams coming up?
GUCCI Women’s Fa;;/Winter 2010 Collection (on their Facebook page)
Saturday, Feb. 27, at 17:45 CET (11:45 AM EST for you guys in the U.S.)
Emporio Armani Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2010
Friday, February 26th, at 4:30 PM Milan local time (10:30am EST)
Giorgio Armani Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2010
Saturday, February 27th, at 2:15 PM Milan local time(8:15am EST)
Set your calendars!
xoxox
Carly
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Feb 23, 2010 | Fashion
Day 2 (Monday, a week ago) of my trip to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. I attended the
IFB Evolving Influence Conference and met a whole lot of cool bloggers (some whose blogs I’ve been reading for awhile, so I went totally fangirl on them!), and met a really cool girl who used to live in Portland! Due to time running over with the conference I missed the Jill Stuart show (total bummer, but since they never confirmed my RSVP, I’m not sure I would have been able to go anyway:-(. Then I managed to go to the Robert Verdi Retreat event [coverage coming soon – Lil Tot is hitting me in the head with a plastic cup so I can barely get through this post] and
scored TONS of swag which I still have to go through and decide what to give away on my little blog in the near future.:-) Then back to the tents for the Ecco Domani show (still gotta do a write-up ugh but SIKI IM was the awesomest thing I’ve seen in a looooong time there!) I missed the Thieves show, which I was also bummed about…but all in all it was a pretty full day.
Since New York was bitterly cold – I layered a pair of Insight Beanpole Ripped Jeans (similar here
) over a pair of tights for warmth – they’re ombre colored, going from light gray at the top to charcoal at the bottom, so the color just barely peeks through the rips in the jeans. I was going to layer over turquoise tights, but it really didn’t go with the top.
The top I made out of charcoal gray lightweight suiting fabric. I know it’s hard to see – but it has a center front pleat, and then a double-layered ruffle at the bottom, with grey chiffon sandwiched in between. You can wear it with a plain skirt to look business-like or over jeans (like here) to be more casual.
I’m thinking it would be better without the front pleat and with a rounded neckline instead of the semi-V neck it has now. What do you guys think?
This is a fabulous tissue-weight tee from Mossimo (Target) that I wore TONS as a layering piece in New York. It’s so soft and surprisingly warm – best $9.99 I ever spent!!
The silver stretch pyramid bracelet is no longer available from Forever21 but the Lacquered Pyramid Bangle (in Black/Gold or Black/Silver) is here for $4.80.
Handmade studded fabric ring. I wear this all the time.
I got so many compliments on this ring it was ridiculous! I was like – “no, pay attention to the ring and shirt I MADE, please!!” It’s disheartening when, as a designer, the stuff you are wearing that you bought in a store is garnering more attention than the stuff you made. Obviously I need to learn to wear my things to an advantage.;-) But it’s a cool ring and a great conversation-started! ($5.80 at Forever21, people!!)
I am growing more and more in love with this color of Chanel nail polish
. (Saw it on WhoWhatWear, to be honest, and though I was originally looking for O.P.I. Over the Taupe, this is pretty lovely.) It’s a deep mushroom color that in some lights looks like a dark cafe latte color, and in some a light gray with the slightest hint of brown. Plus, it lasts a really long time since it’s Chanel and great quality.
I also added my clip-on Priscilla hair extensions…I so miss my long hair!! (Can’t wait til this current cut grows out…*sigh*) I
love that the extensions are already curly and heat-resistant so I can style them how I want to. Wilshire Wigs has a great selection of clip-in extensions…HairDo hair extensions (from Ken Paves and Jessica Simpson) are super-realistic and great quality!
xoxox
Carly
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Feb 19, 2010 | Fashion
Crumbs Bake Shop cupcakes r da bomb!! [You can drool over all their flavors here.] I’ve limited myself to one per year – which is what it will take me to work off all the calories.:-)
White Hot Chocolate Cupcake: Vanilla Cake filled with white chocolate mousse topped with vanilla cream cheese frosting edged with mini white chocolate chips and topped with marshmallows and white chocolate drizzle.
Yup. Heaven in cake form.
As a side note: What do you think of my Gickr animation? It’s my first using this site’s feature – I thought it was pretty neat!
xoxox
Carly
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Feb 19, 2010 | Fashion
Picking up a O.N.E. water on the way out from the Pamella Roland show, and reading the label:
“‘Renewability Matters.’ [laughs] That’s how I live my life!”
-Carly J. Cais
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