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Independent Fashion Blogger: Links a la Mode, 10.02

[Friday, October 03, 2008 | 2 comments ]

Here's Independent Fashion Blogger's weekly round up of select members best posts of the week. My Dynasty post is on the list! Check out the other posts...good stuff!

Links à la Mode : October 2nd
a sense sublime - Make Do and Mend: Brilliant boot fair fashion finds!
Add Bubbles To Taste. - Nikki gives Beautiful People Purple Eaters their fix.
Clutch 22 - DIY: Bow Headbands (in seconds)
Debutante Clothing - Vintage Vogues Go To Auction
Dress Me Up Dollie - Seeking closed-toe wedges!
Fab Fashion Blog - Skirts Tight Knee Length Almost Pencil Skirts Looks Fall Winter 2008 2009 Trends
Fashion Architect - Athens Fashion Week is coming!
fashion in my eyes - a great editorial containing the twelve most important regal women in history!
Mademoiselle Robot - Let your style age with you.
O.M.O. Writes - Fashion Icon: Dynasty The fashion sense from the 80s soap opera is seen all over Spring runways! Get style tips on how to make the look your own!
Or False Glitter - How far do the opinions of others dictate our fashion choices?
PR COUTURE - Fashion PR Call for Media Kits; Get Featured on PR Couture
respectfully yours - is fashion taking itself too seriously?
Retro Chick - The Boyfriend Blazer: Hot Picks
ShopDiary - ShopDiary gets a piece of Eairth.
Tainted & Sweet… - Old School Fly Girls!!!
THE COVETED - Do you ever wear clothes intended for kids?
The Life and Times of a Problem Child - Rediscovering a forgotten icon of architecture and turning it into a fashion occasion.
The Ongoing Project - Developing your personal style, part 2

Fashion Week Spring 2009: Pollini

[Tuesday, October 07, 2008 | 4 comments ]

Jonathan Saunders, of NY Fashion Week's stand-out collection didn't disappoint for his work in Pollini during Milan Fashion Week. His light and airy aesthetic remained constant (except for a few stewardess looking pieces).

Pollini differs from his eponymous collection with the sharp graphic lines and almost child-like designs: mini multi-colored polka dots, ruffled sheer fabric.

It's refreshing and fun. Love it!

NY Fashion Week A/W '09 Coming Soon...

[Sunday, February 01, 2009 | 2 comments ]

Sessilee Lopez and her agent last fashion week in Paris via Jak & Jil.

NY Fashion Week. It's in the air. I can smell it. Can't wait!

Links à la Mode : December 11th

[Friday, December 12, 2008 | 0 comments ]

Links à la Mode : December 11th

Fash-Obsessed
A Few Goody GumDrops - A Few Goody Gumdrops is cuffing her wrists with the Red Crocodile Bracelets from Nancy Gonzalez!
Caged Lilies - Feeling russian. Chanel pre fall 09 review
Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog - I’m having a girl moment…
Couture Allure Vintage - Couture Allure takes a look at fashion photography of Hiro from 1966.
Debutante Clothing - Vintage Dress Silhouettes Over the Decades
Fashion Birdcage - MATERIALBYPRODUCT Template Spring Summer 09 Collection
fashion in my eyes - Coco in motion
Fashion Pulse Daily - Fashion Pulse’s runway look of the day is none other than Rodarte’s Grecian goddess gowns - check out what we think about it!
Fasshonaburu - Why should the mortgage companies and auto industry get all the breaks? A fashion industry bailout proposal.
Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy - At Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy diamonds are a girl’s best friend!
Iole in fashion - Sunglasses
O.M.O. Writes - FASHION ICON: International Stylist, Catherine Baba. Hailed the “most stylish woman in Paris,” she epitomizes glamour and gaudiness!
Shopping and Info - The scoop on Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian wearing Rozae Nichols
Style Discovery - Introducing young designers from the West Australian Institute of Fashion and Textile. Style Discovery’s show coverage, interviews and more.
SwanDiamondRose - Mandy aka Yarnageddon is co-author of the upcoming Yarnbombing book.
The Subadult Years - My fabulous sample sale example with Canadian designer Lucian Matis
Tierra M Wilson - Fashion Gives Back In Arizona

It’s a little personal
Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy - How to wear vests part 1: how the ladies rock it
Dirty Laundry - Red: The first of a week long monochromatic experiment.
dramatis personae - Bringing Back Burlesque… ways for the average girl to incorporate the glamour and glitz of Burlesque in to her wardrobe.
Daisy Fairbanks Vintage - Pinkaholism. Love pink? Hate it? Find out more.
la boudoir - Perfect Party Picks - Dresses to wear to that upcoming holiday party
Little Black Book - The guide to online clothes shopping and where to look.
In Life and In Fashion - Hibernation Helper: How to stay stylishly warm when it is c-c-c-cold outside! Brrrr!
Or False Glitter - -Style crisis! Do we choose our style or does it choose us?
shopfair - A guide to successful color matching. Find the right colors for your skintone and create colorful outfits.
Style Symmetry - I Love London! Do you?
THE COVETED - DIY : Turn old sweaters into lovely opera gloves.

‘Tis the Season
AlysiaMarie.com - Trend Guide this Season =)
Diary of a Style Addict - Is telling you how to get 10 smackeroos for your desigenr shopping this holiday season
Mademoiselle Robot - Stylish gift ideas for your favourite sister (see also mum, grandma etc)
Retro Chick - Last Minute Gifts for disorganised Retro Chicks
The Sassy Peach - The Sassy Peach Holiday Gift Guide! 20 gifts under !

You are Beautiful
ShopDiary - finds some fantastic deals on cosmetics and fragrances at Costco, of all places!
Summershoes - Tips and Tricks and Beauty Secrets: Easy to make Papaya Mask
Your Style Star - Hot Lip Tips

Chic Geek
Independent Fashion Bloggers - IFB Traffic School: SEO a Go-Go
Petite Bourgeoisie - Fashion Blog Design - The Options
Technology Starlet - The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Digital Clutch Is Finally Her
Dogmom’s Dish - Inside Tokidoki’s Inspiration

Independent Fashion Blogger: Links à la Mode, 10.30

[Wednesday, November 05, 2008 | 0 comments ]

I've been included in IFB's Links à la Mode again! I'm a bit late with putting this up but please check these blogs for more recent posts!
xo,
S.

Links à la Mode, 10.30:
39thandbroadway - Career advice for those working their booties off in fashion!
A Few Goody GumDrops - Tells us Black Sinner Lipstick and Shine are not just for Halloween!
Agent Lover - Mad Crushin’ on the magical world of photographer Kate O’Brien
Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog - Get personal with these fab photo finds from indie jewelry artists.
dapper kid - Short essay on the history of modeling and fashion shows…
Dogmom’s Dish - Norma Kamali for Walmart: Far From Fug
dramatis personae - No Need to Wig Out
Fashion Architect - This is what a fashion architect’s room looks like
fashion in my eyes - Field of dreams,Natalia Vodianova and her family in Vogue…
Fashion Pulse Daily - LA Fashion Week: we review the west coast style vibes from several designers, including Crispin & Basilio, Whitley Kros, and Lauren Conrad.
Independent Fashion Bloggers - Stand out from the crowd by refining your unique voice
Iole in fashion - Exaggereted, huge, cumbersome, xxl, warm, heavy, bulky: they’re the coats to choose this winter.
Mademoiselle Robot - An interview with the fabulous Broken Hearts, perfect Halloween inspiration!
O.M.O. Writes - As the temps drop, our affinity for fur increases! Check out the luxe looks on the street and runways…
Retro Chick - Halloween celebrations with Style
ShopDiary - reviews Lancôme’s Ôscillation Vibrating Powermascara. Amazing!
Shopping and Info - Lots of celebrities are wearing Minnetonkas now.
Technology Starlet - Will Technology Let You Buy Without Trying It On?
THE COVETED - Need a costume? Check your closet… there might be a 60’s housewife in there…

FASHION WEEK EDITION: BEAUTY FIRST FRIDAYS @ BEAUTY BAR

[Thursday, September 03, 2009 | 0 comments ]

Don't miss Beauty First Fridays this Friday! It's a special fashion week edition. I joined the bill just this week! My designs will be accessorizing looks by Contessa Stuto and Chay $ along with pieces available for purchase after the show!

Be fashionably there.

DEETS:
9pm-1am
Beauty Bar
921 Broadway, Brooklyn
J/M/Z trains to Myrtle/Broadway

Fashion Shot: People's Revolution Post Fashion Week Party

[Wednesday, October 22, 2008 | 1 comments ]

The fashionatti is back from trips abroad to shows in London, Paris and Milan. Kelly Cutrone of People's Revolution celebrates our survival with a post fashion week party at the new LES hot spot, SouthSide.

Alona (Designer) and Javier (Visionaire Magazine )

Fashion Week 2008: Bumble & Bumble

[Thursday, January 31, 2008 | 0 comments ]

I spotted Top Model's Ms. Jay, "noted fashion photographer" Nigel Barker, and Red Bull Villian, Bre'. I shared an elevator with Richie Rich, the blond half of Heatherette. All in one place? Where?
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Bumble and Bumble hosted the semi-star studded night in celebration of Fashion Week and their new product Spray De Mode, that will be all over heads on the runway.

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Spray De Mode "is just a kick-ass product," said Howard McLaren, creative director of the campaign. He may be referring to the products intense hold with flexibility or the ability to comb through endlessly sprayed hair.

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Live models outfitted with done up hair and hats by the maven himself, Stephen Jones, decorated the Bb headquarters in the meatpacking district. Behind the inspiration for the fantasical headgear Jones said, "There's a sense of play with a feeling of taking you to another world."

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In this world, the models represent characters like "the surreal socialite" (a 70-something-year-old woman with studded booties and hair out to there, who sat sipping champagne from a tea cup!)

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O' what a night...

Dustin Sussman, one of the "real people" recruited to model. He played the Mad Hatter

Spray De Mode will be released on March 10 in all national Bumble & Bumble-affiliated salons (10-oz , for $25; 4-oz, $15).

// EUNICE JOHNSON //

[Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 2 comments ]

Another pillar of the Black community and power player in the fashion industry has passed away.

This is what 90 looks like. Her mug is STAMPED!

Grace, style, and tenacity are probably the three best words to describe Mrs. Eunice Johnson. She, alongside her husband John H. Johnson, became publishing powers in the 1960s with the development of Jet and Ebony magazines. Mrs. Johnson was also the creator and director/producer of Ebony Fashion Fair fashion shows since 1961. The traveling fashion show gave Pat Cleveland her first chance, supported Black designers like B Michael and Tracy Reese and raised and donated over $55 million to charity.

Johnson also introduced designers like Yves Saint Laurent and Bill Blass to the Black community who were thought to be unable to afford such luxuries. In its beginning stages, designers would not lend clothes for Fashion Fair events. She one-upped them by flying to Paris,Milan, wherever and bought the pieces she wanted for the shows. THAT'S power! From this, the uber successful Fashion Fair cosmetic line was birthed.

Last week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art feted Mrs. Johnson and honored her legacy. The luncheon was planned months ago, but took on a deeper meaning due to her passing. Anna Wintour, Michaela Angela Davis, Veronica Webb, amongst others looked on as Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama (via Desiree Rogers) delivered the keynote addresses.

On a personal note, Jet and Ebony were always in my house growing up. Without realizing, they instilled in me that Black is indeed beautiful and that we were included in the fabric of the fashion industry. I knew that whatever I did in fashion, that Fashion Fair was always a safe haven. Mrs. Johnson reached for the stars, played hardball when she had to and did it all with a chic bob and a mean pout. I could never thank her enough for the role that she indirectly played in my life and her drive that has forever etched her name in American history.

Thank you Mrs. Eunice Johnson.
-Steph

Mark Ya Calenda': Happy Fashion Week!

[Friday, September 05, 2008 | 1 comments ]

'Sup Magazine Celebrates Love
When: September 5th, 9:30 pm
Where: Lit Lounge on 2nd Ave btwn 5th and 6th streets

Black Fashion Rocks
*I was disappointed when I saw the actual name for the event I've been calling, "the fashion bomb event." Black Fashion?? I thought we wanted to be represented in mainstream fashion. Not to ignore differences, because of course they exist, but it's not "black fashion" because it's on a black model, it's still fashion. And isn't that the point?

I'm sure the event won't reflect the ignorance of the title because there are great people behind it! Here are the deets:

When: September 5th, 10 pm

Where: Aspen NYC 30 w. 22nd Street

//FASHION WEEK: DAY 3//

[Sunday, September 12, 2010 | 5 comments ]

Deets:Vintage scarf via my mom [worn on head], H&M blouse, Vintage skirt and belt, Steve Madden boots

Day 3 of New York Fashion Week. Rainy. Chilly.

Sessilee Lopez mouthing "Fuck my life" and "I can't feel my feet" to her model beau, Wendell, sitting right behind me in lawn. -Outdoor Catherine Malandrino presentation.

Elise Overland and the smoky-eyed violin intermission.

Lunch at Cafeteria.

NY Fashion Week: Spurr A/W 09

[Monday, February 16, 2009 | 0 comments ]

Bryant Park has ended it's relationship with NY's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and the spectacle will move to Lincoln Center in 2010. However, designers have already been making their own move.

Private spaces like Milk Studio, where the Spurr presentation was held on Saturday, have been the choice of most designers due to these economic times.

The Goings Ons: Fashion Week Prep

[Tuesday, September 02, 2008 | 6 comments ]

Got my hair did, now I'm ready for Fashion Week festivities (that take place after 6pm)...

No shows in the day for me...I'll be locked in the NY Magazine office tagging photos from the shows. Dress: red, shoes: metallic...It's actually harder than it sounds--you start questioning your common sense: "Is that length considered a jacket or a coat?" "Is that in the brown or yellow family?" Valid questions, no? :)

p.s. I didn't say the best part! I select the photos that are put on the site for shows that are assigned to me! Can I add photo editor to my resume now? :)

Rewind: Recap of Japanese Fashion Week Show

[Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | 1 comments ]

Last night, sick and all, I went like a trooper to the Japanese Fashion Week show.

There were a bunch of Japanese designers all rolled up into one show with 3-5 looks each. The shots of the final walk below capture my favorite looks in the entire show.

Designer Ryunosuke Aoyagi of Ylang Ylang designed all the looks except for the flourescent, geometric body con number, which was designed by Mug of G.VG.V.

Deets: H&M blazer and pants, Alexander Wang cami, Payless oxfords [I've officially worn the heel down!]

//STYLE INSPIRATION: AURORA SANSONE//

[Monday, August 15, 2011 | 2 comments ]

With a penchant for maxi dresses and easy breezy Italiano style, that means fuss-less hair, little to no makeup and loads of fun bracelets, Aurora Sansone's style is effortless and refreshing.

Even in the Aquilano-E-Rimondi dress worn right below to the Milan Men's fashion shows this summer, the Vogue Nippon fashion editor made headlines all over fashion blogs. Confidence and authority just oozes from her sartorial choices. Aurora is def a new style inspiration.

TREND REPORT: METAL HEAD

[Sunday, September 20, 2009 | 3 comments ]

Tommy Ton took the shot below for style.com last week for fashion week...but I've defintely been wearing the look for a solid week before that.

Are metal headbands the next hair trend? Charlotte Ronson has already planned for similar headbands in her spring show. See it here.

Email me samantha.smikle@gmail.com for your own chain headband ($12)! But it directly at Odd & Even, NYC. Click HERE.

Fashion Shot: This Will Do

[Saturday, February 21, 2009 | 5 comments ]

Photo Cred: StuffFlyPeopleLike.com

So fashion week in NYC has come to an end and I didn't come across any fashion crazed pics of Kanye and Friends. But this shot has been floating around the blogosphere like crazy. I guess he's found a new beau, Amber Rose.

And if it lasts til September there'll be fashion shots to look forward to of the two who I think look like twins.

REAL STYLE: FASHION IS FUN, LIGHTEN UP!

[Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | 2 comments ]

Nothing says Dandy gentleman like a bow tie.

Bryan Levandowski, fashion director of Blackbook and Miguel Pinzon, self-prolaimed "Citizen of the Universe" stepped out onto the fashion week scene in looks that scream "Fashion is fun, lighten up!"

The guys keep the look streamlined by sticking to color stories, Bryan in black and white and Miguel pink and neutral colors, apparently styled around his Osborns.

//FINALLY, FASHION'S NIGHT OUT SHOTS!//

[Monday, September 12, 2011 | 1 comments ]

Fashion week has barely begun and I feel like there's already so much to get through. But let's start with Fashion's Night Out. It had to be the craziest one ever, flanked by non-fashionables who walked in + out of stores just for the beverage and the kids running up + down Prince chanting 'Ye without any sign of Your Highness.

Besides that I ran into friends, took shot of cute peeps, had baked mac + cheese at the unsuspecting surfing shop, Vilebrequin and had a super awkward encounter with a previous boss at French Connection. See the shots below!

//FACE-2-FACE AFRICA EDITOR//

//DJ BONNIE DANGER + SHYVONNE//

//RICCI STEEZ + FRIEND, TEE//

//EBONIE SIMONE +KESHAWNA BOONE//

BLACK IN STYLE

[Monday, October 12, 2009 | 5 comments ]

Photo cred (from left CW): street peeper, sartorialist, tommy ton for style.com

I'm sure we would all agree that style is universal, but we can't deny that cultures and traditions lend respective twists to one fashion or style.

I'm always disappointed with the lack of black faces in fashion era books. So, in an attempt to leave a mark in history of a small slice of how we dressed during Fashion Week of Fall 2009, I've compiled this post.

JE T'AIME MON O.M.O. AMI ♥

BLOGROLL

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