Proenza Schouler AW 10

We fell in love with every aspect of this show. Here are our favorite looks.

NYFW A/W 10 Day 3

Thoughts on the day...

Alexander Wang was a bit dissapointing to us.  We loved the cutout looks he went for and a few of the dresses, but for the most part the show was unexciting and so typical of him.  The makeup was scary, it made Sasha even look like she was dying....and the hair made the models look like they hadn't showered in months.  We get that Wang loves grunge, and we love him for that.  But for the love of god, his shows are getting depressing.

ADAM, we always love.  His styles are always so wearable and pretty, we constantly find ourselves wanting to steal some of the runway looks and wear them immediately.  His fall looks were cozy, but still feminine with chunky sweaters and scarves.  He rounded out the collection with some of his signature dresses that we actually really want to wear, like tonight.

Altuzarra was amazing, Style.com defined it as "fierce" and that word describes it perfectly.  Think lots of leather, bodies with sharp angles, and alot of black.  We are pretty sure that half of the collection was out of Cat woman's closet.  Overall, we loved it.

NYFW A/W 10 Day 1

Okay, we know fashion week technically started yesterday....but today really feels like the first day. So that is what we are calling it.

A few notes on the day in general, that made it very different from fashion weeks before: Obviously a sadness clouded over the events of the day, editors and friends seemed to be in complete shock with the McQueen news.  The snow and cold kept a lot of fashion photographers from crowding Bryant Park, thus making the number far fewer than usual.  Also, the events are even more spread out this time around.  The tents have become a bit more commercialized for their last participation in NYFW and presentations are scattered in different locations.  Okay, now that we have all of that out of the way.  Let's move on to today's shows.

BCBG played it safe with Lubov saying that they kept the recession in mind and therefore focused on the customer more than the designers fantasy, which kept the designs practical.    Gwen Stefani had to make some last minute changes in her L.A.M.B show since half of her collection got delayed in transit due to snow (including making a vest out of belts).  Richard Chai Love creeped us out a bit, to be honest.  People may say it was amazing, but it had us feeling like we were caught in a psych ward somewhere.  The hats in Vena Cava caught us off guard, but we loved the fur and some of the interestingly shaped black dresses.  Oh, and Ports 1961, we loved.  The structure of each garment was fabulous and we were pleasantly surprised by the femininity of the pieces.

Now if you made it to the end of our day 1 novel, here are our favorites of the day.  Hopefully tomorrow we can keep it more concise, although doubtful.

Photos: Marcio Madeira / FirstView.com

NY Fashion Week: The Show Must Go On

Despite the fact that a snowstorm is wreaking  havoc on New York City, fashion week will go on as planned.

A few presentations from today are postponed until tomorrow, but for the most part there won't be any changes (except for a bigger coat check, more car services, and someone shoveling snow, hopefully not an assistant).  It will be quite interesting to see the top editor's outfit choices in this weather, rain boots instead of studded louboutins? We will just have to wait for Tommy Ton and Scott Schuman's photos to see.

On the schedule tomorrow, of interest: BCBG,  Richard Chai, Ports 1961, Vena Cava, Daniel Voscovic and Erin Wasson + RVCA.  Favorites to come tomorrow!

picture: Kurt Wilberding for WSJ