3.1 Phillip Lim AW 10

We have alot of thoughts on this show.  So prepare yourself.

First, we will start by saying Phillip Lim has always been one of our favorites (him and the Proenza boys).  We loved him before we loved Alexander Wang, and we still feel that his stuff is a touch above Wangs (please don't judge).  We are infatuated by his remarkable dresses with perfect tailoring and inspired style.  The construction and fit are always impeccable and we can always count on his pieces to make us feel lady-like but fashion forward at the same time.

We found Lim's focus on outerwear in this collection intriguing.  He did the outerwear pieces quite well, with a black trimmed shearling and tweed jacket and a few collarless numbers trimmed with black silk.  The slouchy sweaters and tops quickly caught our attention, as did the black suede trousers in his second look.  We think that almost everything was done impeccably, except for, our beloved dresses.  We were waiting for Lim to show his dresses for fall, since the day that we saw Resort (and the creme lace one that we loved so much).  However, in this show, they fell short.  The dresses seemed to be haphazardly put together and were a sharp contrast to the strong structure of the pants and jackets.

So overall we think the show was fine, but Lim, you really owe us some fantastic dresses next season.  Until then, we will wait, with bated breath.....

Here are our three favorite looks

What we have been waiting for: The Row A/W 10

For their first actual show at New York Fashion Week, the Olsen girls debuted a simple, minimalist collection that included only the colors, black, white and navy.  They, of course, don't like for it to be called minimalist, so style.com has appropriately called it "utterly simple and anonymously chic".  Although they only used three colors, the show was far from boring.  The range in fabric choices was interesting, from a mesh like black fabric, to matte blue python, and there was also a good amount of leather.  The pieces were elegant, but simple and the whole collection was quite wearable.  The girls said backstage that they "wanted to do something low-key and straight to the point".  That, we would say, they did very well.  We will be anxiously awaiting these items to hit Barneys....

NYFW A/W 10 Day 6

Derek Lam:  Backstage before the show he said "Hasn't everybody at one point or another had the fantasy of being a cowboy? A cowgirl?" His inspiration from the American West was quite visible in the fringe, blanket embroidery and cowboy hats, but the use of leather and the structure of the pieces added in a more urban vibe.  We fell in love with a few of the jackets, which made us turn our nose up at the 80 degree weather in LA.  Overall this show was great and we were very pleased.

Rodarte: We have looked over this collection a great deal and we have found that although we absolutely love it, it is one that only these two girls could pull off.  The girls said that they based this collection off of the idea of sleep walking (there is a story behind this having to do with exploring their Mexican roots).  The pieces had a random quality about them, different swatches of fabric paired together and draped in different directions to create an extremely asymmetrical garment.  The knits were in true Rodarte form, many different types and colors of yarn strung together in the most unexplainable manner.  The girls did well, and although the collection has quite an "odd" feel, we think it is so perfectly them.  Oh, and we love the lace tights.

Vera Wang: The shapes in this collection were pretty simple, but they were not without Wang's special touches.  From gorgeous long black gloves, to unexpected sequins and interesting trim choices, Wang made each piece a treasure in itself.  Seeing as we are in the dress business, we couldn't get enough of this collection.  Each piece is so intricately superb we couldn't take our eyes off of them.

NYFW A/W 10 Day 2

Highlights from today:

Cynthia Rowley, (who, by the way, is selling her fall styles as soon as they go down the runway) showed a collection full of prints and textures and interesting pieces.  The body styles in her collection were full of volume and detail, from billowy skirts with bubble hems to ruched dresses complimented with fringe and feathers.  This show caught our eye because so many of the pieces were different than what we have seen before and they really seemed to have an imagination behind them.  Rowley described the collection as the "chic-monster-girl collection."

Jason Wu tried to show his scope as a designer with his fall collection, sending items down the runway that were far different than his typical short cocktail dresses.  He said that the inspiration behind his collection was based on Irving Penn himself.  His pieces, similarly to Rowleys, were heavy on the prints and textures, and were a nice break from many designers affinity for bleak colors and boring silhouettes.

And Preen, well Preen was just amazing.  They definitely took it to the next level. We loved every piece.

Photos: Marcio Madiera for style.com

Erin Wasson x RVCA

We just got the pictures of this show.  Her signature style of bohemian, casual cool is clearly present in these styles.  Even though the pieces aren't the most interesting that we will see this fashion week, we love the effortless styles presented, and are sure that each of her looks are things that we would love to wear everyday.  The neutral palette and thin, stringy hair braids remind us of why we love Erin Wasson, oh so much.

Pictures from nylonmag.com

The Row to show at NY fashion week next month

Since we spent most of our day yesterday flying back from NY and recovering from a nonstop weekend, we missed this little tidbit of news until today.  The Olsens's have announced that they will be showing The Row's AW10 line at NY fashion week.  Details are scarce, but we do know they will be doing some type of show or presentation.  No doubt it will be spectacular.