Fashion Week Day 4 picks: Derek Lam, Herve Leger and DVF

From today's shows:
We couldn't get enough of the neon accesories at DVF, especially set against the feminine floral garments.  The draping of her pieces was fabulous and we were overall very impressed by her show. Herve Leger stayed true to their typical body hugging dresses, but they branched out with new fabrics, textures and cuts.  Their models all looked creepily the same, and we got very sick of the overuse of some of their prints.  We loved a few pieces, but were mostly bored with the rest.  Derek Lam stayed pretty tame, but produced impeccably constructed garments (as always).  He showed his amazing talent as a designer with his show today.  Y-3 strayed from normalcy with an affinity for soccer nets (even dressing their models in them), but we found it interesting since it was something different.  Here are our three favorite looks from today.  More to come tomorrow.  Anxiously awaiting Zac Posen and MJ.


Pictures from: Mario Madiera, Imaxtree & Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

NY Fashion Week Day 3 Picks: Alexander Wang, Christian Siriano and ADAM

 

Today we died over Alexander Wang, not because it was daringly different (because it wasn't really) but because many of the looks were things that we would really like to wear.  We found Christian Siriano not to be super thrilling.  Some of the looks were boring and sadly we weren't obsessed with the contruction of many pieces, but we did love these two looks.  Adam came out with some great pieces too, nothing insanely creative, but again, many dresses we would actually like to wear.

Pictures courtesy of: Imaxtree, Jason Kempin/Getty Images North America, Frazer Harrison 

Fashion week Day 2: Erin Wasson for RVCA

It is no secret that we LOVE Erin Wasson.  When people ask us our fashion icon, we quickly answer with her name.  Not only is she Alexander Wang's muse and stylist, but she just is downright badass.  We were giddy waiting to see what her show would entail.  Obviously the show started late, the crowd was intense and very hipster and there was a surprise performance from the brooklyn group Gang Gang Dance.  As a former model herself, Erin packed the runway with big name walkers such as Chanel Iman and Lily Donaldson.  The crowd was it girl packed as well, Chrissie Miller, Harley Newton, Cory Kennedy, Taylor Momsen etc.  Let's just say she had NO problem filling the big tent in bryant park.

We love the desert influence, the southern california vibe and the drapery of many of the pieces.  Some people negatively critiqued the models "dirty" look, but we absolutely love it.

Here are our three favorite looks.

Pictures courtesy of Peter Stigter and Jonas Gustavsson / For The Times

NY Fashion Week Day 2 Picks: Vena Cava, Charlotte Ronson, Jason Wu and Yigal

pictures courtesy of: Imaxtree, Bebeto Matthews AP, Marcio Madiera AP, Diane Bondareff AP

NY Fashion's Night Out, in pictures

Left to right:
Coco Rocha @ DKNY, Harley Viera-Newton & Mischa Barton @ Tom Binns, Rachel Zoe at Bergdorf's, Alexander Wang, Mary Kate & Ashley at Bergdorfs, Rihanna.

Fashion's Night Out Gossip NY

 We have been getting interesting updates from all the parties all over Ny tonight..here are some of the best updates.

Spotted:
-Anna Wintour & Rihanna at Intermixx
-Alexa Chung djing at Miu Miu
-Rodarte girls at Barney's
-Harley djing at the Mac store in Soho
-Zac Posen, Alexander Wang and Mary Kate and Ashley at Bergdorf's.  There is no proof yet that MK & A have actually shown up though....
-Coco Rocha Irish Step Dancing at DKNY
-Bette Midler singing at Oscar
-The Rachel Roy party was doomed when they blew a fuse and the alcohol ran out, lots of sober people standing in the dark.
-Issaz Mizrahi says the theme of the night is "Buy my fucking clothes"
-Fashionista says "dudes were shotgunning beers at prada"
-the cut says "soho is like mardi gras right now with smaller boobs and more expensive beads"
- a random homeless man yelling "Maddox is a faggot" in front of bergdorfs.

More to come soon....

Paper Mags 25th anniversary party

Last night was the unofficial kickoff of NY fashion week with Paper mag's 25th anniversary party at the public library on 42nd street. We were dying to be there...but instead we were photographing dresses in our apt in LA while watching the premiere of melrose place. So today (and for the next week) we are living vicariously through all of our friends in NY, to get the scoop on this season's fashion week. Last night's party was said to be one of the best. The Virgins performed, Liza Minelli sang New York, New York and Queen Latifah allegedly rocked some serious leather leggings. The event was supposed to be black tie, but everyone (as always) broke the rules.

Everyone we talked to who went to the party said it was fabulous and that they had the best time. We can't wait to hear more reviews/gossip etc from the week to come. We just wish we could ditch our LA obligations for the week and hop on a quick plane to JFK. Since we can't we will be stuck in LA, blogging about all of the events...

Picture courtesy of Fashionista Polaroids

Dress of the Week: Mason by Michelle Mason

This week we are obsessing over one of our newest purchases, this purple zipper dress by Michelle Mason. The dress is perfect for a night out in vegas or Hollywood, or even an event where you really want to stand out. The fit is perfect, it isn't too tight and is flattering on many different body types. We love exposed zippers, especially with this dress where they legitimately have no function except to make the dress more interesting.

Borrow the dress here for $50.

Check out Michelle Mason's collection here.

Who What Wear Daily, an inside look

Who What Wear was one of the first fashion sites of its type to succeed in the crazy dog eat dog online world. Since the site began we have followed its evolution from two trendy friends messing around, to today, the day of the Who What Wear book launch party. We love Kat Power and Hillary Kerr, we love their style, their wit and we have been majorly influenced by many of their articles.

Fashionista today posted a great interview with Kat and Hillary. The article gives insight into how these two got their start and how WWW became what it is today. We were very happy to find this article in our inboxes on a gloomy, hot Wednesday morning.

Check it out.

Picture courtesy of fashionista

Style.com details NY fashion week's front row girls

We love fashion week for many reasons, but beyond the shows, we love to see who is sitting front row at each event and even more importantly we want to see what they are wearing. We always peruse fashion week pictures for the newest it girl, muse, blogger etc. Style.com now has given us a little guide pre-fashion week to prep us for the arrival of these girls (and yes we said girls, one of them is 13).

Check it out here and look for these girls in our future "it girl of the month" posts. The countdown to fashion week has officially begun....

pictures courtesy of www.style.com

RIP DJ AM

Here at TheStylist it is pretty obvious that we love DJ AM. We want to send out our best wishes and thoughts to his family and friends. It's a very sad day today. He will be remembered greatly.

Project Runway Episode 2. Our pick: Althea

This week the contestants were challenged to make an outfit for pregnant star Rebecca Romijn. We got a bit more insight into each contestants persona (especially Malvin's affinity for trying to sound like Michael Jackson) and we got to see if some of last weeks bottom contestants could pull it together this week. A few of our thoughts:
Mitchell just doesn't have what it takes. Last week he killed us with BOTH of his creations and this week we saw that he doesn't have enough technical experience to correctly stitch a pair of shorts. We think he needs a bit more training and then should come back to the show in 2 years or so. We give him about two more weeks, tops. We also have yet to like anything that Qrystl has made. We think her time on the show is limited as well. Ra'mon disappointed us since we loved his last design and were really expecting something great this week. Christopher came through again with an excellent design and perfect craftmanship, we just found his design this week a bit boring. We could not get enough of Althea's dress. The cut was classic, the design was impeccable and the color was perfect. We are very excited to see what she has in store for the season.

As for Malvin, although we though Mitchell should have gone, the egg design was a bit off. We know he thinks he is too visionary for America, and since we could not connect to the egg theme, maybe he is too visionary for us?

We were also very pleased with the guest judge selection of Monique Lhuillier. She is extremely accomplished and a way better pick than Lindsay Lohan.

We are anxiously awaiting next weeks episode when the numbers start to get smaller and we can actually focus more on the designs of each contestant. Stay tuned...

TheStylist LA event at USC

Note from the founder:

We had our first official event at USC on Sunday. We lent out dresses to girls who were getting ready to go through sorority recruitment. It was a different crowd than those that have been borrowing all summer, so it was exciting to see their responsiveness to the dresses and the company in general.

The event was extremely succesful, but as usual I couldn't have done it without my amazing helpers. My friends were amazing, from bringing mini cupcakes to helping sure everything ran smoothly. I am so appreciative of all of their help and support.

Now that we have completed our first event, look forward to many more stylist events to come.

An unlikely pairing

As NY fashion week gets closer, we get different news every day: Who will be showing at Milk versus Bryant Park, what celebrities are going to which show, what designers can hardly afford a show at all....the list goes on. Yesterday we heard that Sharpie will be an official sponsor of fashion week. We found this oddly exciting. We love Sharpies. We have a tendency to doodle with them when we should be doing other productive things. Word is that Sharpie will have a stylist in the tents (not sure what that entails) and they will be doing collaborations with designers like Rag & Bone and Charlotte Ronson. Those collaborations are what we will be waiting for.

One of our favorite places: Malibu Lumberyard

By: Sarah (TheStylist LA Intern)

It’s been a busy summer of traveling and of course working here at The Stylist LA. I can’t think of a better way to unwind than visiting one of my favorite new Los Angeles destinations, the Lumberyard in Malibu. Not only is the Lumberyard next to two of my favorite restaurants, Nobu and Tra Di Noi, but it also has some of my favorite stores, Jcrew, Alice and Olivia and Intermix. Last time I was there my friend and I also really enjoyed sharing a Crumbs cupcake while watching the gorgeous salt water aquariums on site. I will definitely be repeating that experience soon. It's a great place to visit if you need some time away from the craziness of LA.

Don't Forget! Set your DVRs for Anna on Letterman tonight!

So starting at 10 PM we will be fully parked in front of the television. Tonight's lineup is even better than last Thursdays.

10 PM: Season 2 premiere of The Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo

11:35 PM: Anna Wintour is on David Letterman on CBS. We seriously cannot wait to hear what she has to say.

Of course we will probably be recapping both of these events later.

Just couldn't help posting a littler reminder....