Joyce Pilarsky Transports Her Feminine Floral Aesthetic to the 60s!

Posted on October 21, 2014 by SMM

Fashion Week Brooklyn is now a time of the year I very much look forward to since I get to see old friends and familiar faces. One such example, seeing the highly talented designer and Fashion Nexus friend, Joyce Pilarsky! I met her last year and was instantly mesmerized by her couture, intricately crafted pieces. I wrote up a fun piece and I’ve enjoyed keeping in touch with this talented, lovely lady! So to keep my readers updated with her most current looks, here are the details for Pilarsky’s S/S 2015 presentation. Her underlying inspiration was a throwback to the 60s, very much keeping in line with FWB’s overall theme this season, “Design of the Times”.

Joyce’s S/S inspiration was the 60s, going back to mod silhouettes, specifically A-line dresses. But there certainly were modern touches and details, as well as Pilarksy signatures, embroidery, florals, feminine, and couture quality. This collection is also quite fitting for the Pilarsky woman — special, unique, confident, happy, exuding in a outgoing personality; she wants her client to look fabulous and gorgeous. These pieces will do just that!

Intricate detailed florals, whether embroidered or beaded, are true Pilarksy design signatures. So it worked perfectly that flowers were a main theme with this collection. I very much enjoyed seeing her delicate work with florals translated into this collection. And it works perfectly with the 60s vibe & inspiration. She has always been inspired by the grandeur of nature, who’s beauty is a feast to the eyes of the beholder.

Couture, very unique, luxe dresses are Pilarsky staples. But it was great seeing growth and development as Joyce included some different styles and silhouettes this go-round. There were a lot of separates. She has certainly made her fair share of divine scarves, but the jackets, IMPRESSIVE!

Keeping in line with something new to catch the eye, there was also a few pieces of menswear! The bright colors, detailed florals, and other PIlarsky signatures were conveyed quite nicely with the various menswear separates looks.

This is a very playful collection. Pilarsky wanted to bring back the olden days where color ruled and was not shied away from. And boy, there are some great colors seen in this collection – shimmery hot pink, bold teal, soft rose pink, stunning sunshine yellow, electric lime green, and more!

Additional details I saw that caught my were scalloped hems and lace-work. I am a huge fan of lace detailing. And I loved seeing Pilarksy’s use of this on-trend style. The references to the 60s were still present, but with up-to-date incorporated trends, the overall look being still quite modern. Sexy, sophisticated looks do not get much better than this!

This was also a very stylized collection. No detail goes unnoticed. The looks were well thought out, styled, from head to toe. Keeping in line with the great use of color, each dress piece was styled with bright colored tights, bold pink, bright yellow, or subtle lavender, just to name a few. Joyce not only designs detailed apparel, but also creates her own intricate jewelry. So many of the looks were further accessorized with her own varied jewelry creations – earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. I adore her jewelry pieces and so here are a couple of faves of my own personal collection, courtesy of the amazingly talented Joyce Pilarsky!

Joyce Peñas Pilarsky is a fashion designer, model, beauty queen, Classic Mrs. Asia International Global 2014, MWI International Ambassador 2013, Philippine’s Best Dressed and Style Icon 2013, book author, singer, painter and philanthropist. She is a veteran, designing dresses, gowns, and fashion accessories for over a decade. Fashion design is a passion for Joyce and she enjoys creating unique collections, as seen here.

And just as with previous showings, she represented the Philippines with beautiful bright colors and perfectly woven garments to a unanimous applause. Rave reviews have come in and I’m sure they will not halt anytime soon!

With each unique Pilarsky piece, there is just always so much that catches the eye. You can’t blink or you will overlook a stunning detail, whether it’s from her play with sheer floral embellishments, or the embroidered or beaded bright floral design-work.

As always, I can’t wait to see more from this visionary in the future!

Huge thanks to Vonecia Carswell for collaborating with Fashion Nexus on this post thru the sharing of some gorgeous images for these runway presentations. Vonecia is a multimedia journalist and photographer, from Florida, who has a passion for human interest stories. Over the past year Vonecia has also photographed Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, Jersey City Fashion Week, Small Boutique Fashion Week and Africa Fashion Week. Definitely check out this talented lady’s site above to learn more about her work!

Additional Event Details for Fashion Week Brooklyn

Executive Director – Abby Wallach
Creative Director/Producer – Rick Davy
Operations Director – Gregory Hutchinson
Media Director – Colleen Gwen Armstrong
Legal – Golding & Associates
Key Style Team – Erica Bradford & Christina Edwards
Models Casting Director – Jerry Jordan & John Thao
Beauty Team Coordinator – Tiffany Coates
Key Make-up – Kennetta Vaughn
Key Hair – Aisha Robley
House DJ – DJ Flyy Girl
Model Agency – BK Rebels

And just to also share, here is my own personal, unique, couture creation by Joyce!

Additional event sponsors & information –

Scent the Runway – creating luxurious scents for runways around the world, now you can expierience right at home
Klust Creative – Branding & Identity, Website Development, Internet Marketing & more.
Davelly Model Management – We are Fashion. We are Couture.
Hybrid Branding
Clique by Roble – The 1^st fragrance recipe by Chef Roble Ali
Luevo — an online platform that creates a direct channel between American and Canadian designers and shoppers announced a new partnership with FWB enabling guests the opportunity to reserve and shop new looks straight off the runway!

GoGo Squeez
yelp
Brooklyn Winery – locally crafted wine, eats, and private events
Alchemy Creamery
Creative Engineering — Set Director for FWB

Splash PR Agency
Brooklyn Style, aka bk Style — Fashion Director for FWB
Green Living – build a better planet
City Point
Orange Peel SL
Beautiful Stranger –– a vibrant community of lifestyle trendsetters sharing their personal style and insider secrets. Beautiful Stranger will provide visual content featuring fashion tastemakers and trendsetters attending the four-day FWB event and on the streets of Brooklyn. All in all, partnering with FWB to further engage its audience this season!

Fashion GPS
EM Design — Graphic Artist/Designer, Eric Lucas of EM Design
Akaria Apparel
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Avitto Shoes NY
Bespoke Atelier
Solis Magazine
Uber

New York Events – daily source for NY events
ae 56
TimeOut New York
Duggal
Brooklyn Brewery

Gotham Stages

NYC 2^nd Chance Rescue – established 2009
CrossFire Sound Productions — Sound director for FWB
Levy Lighting NYC — Lighting director for FWB

Brooklyn Tourism
zico – pure premium coconut water

More FWB Recaps – A Good Cause Amidst a Fashionable Affair

Posted on October 21, 2014 by SMM

Huge thanks to Shanise Gibson for collaborating with Fashion Nexus on this post, and sharing her amazingly stunning images from FWB! Shanise Gibson is an aspiring freelance photographer born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for her constant love of being a “Free Spirit” & never passing by the word “Free” itself, she has taken in all knowledge given to her to soon make a name for herself in the world of photography.

FWB is of course a wonderful platform for emerging and independent designers to showcase their work. But it’s great that there was a way to combine fashion with a good cause amongst all of the ongoing runway presentations. More on that in a bit! But first up, let’s take a look at the exotic and vibrant S/S 2015 collection presented by John Guarnes.

Stunning looks for both men and women. Bold colors. Immaculate fits. Inspired looks. This and more is what John Guarnes put down the runway for FWB. Guarnes is known for elegance, simplicity and distinctive details. And this is exactly what came down the runway for FWB, showing evolution and development in his signatures.

Guarnes’ base was lace detailing, some scalloped hems and his work only grew from there. I enjoyed seeing his vision come across a vast array of styles & silhouettes – elegant eveningwear to bodycon dresses.

Guarnes’ vision for his label is to create clothes that are luxuriously wearable but with feminine simplicity. His touch is especially sophisticated and modern, striving to make fashion that is timeless in its elegance. The luxe fit and comfy, elegant looking fabric choices worked for both the gents and the ladies.

But what certainly stood out for me is that the black lace detailing really worked well with the dramatic pops of color Guarnes utilized – electric lime green, bright tangerine, and sizzlin’ hot pink.

Keeping in line with sexy, modern looks for the femme fatale, let’s check out Claire Henkel of Urban Sewn. Various heels & shoes for the looks were courtesy of Navalo Shoes.

Stretch mesh V-turtle neck top with stretch ponte skirt. Wrinkle-free, hassle-free.

Urban Sewn was founded in 2013 by Claire Henkel, based on the principles of timeless design, versatility, and luxury. Inspired by the lifestyle of the city girl who is always on the go, ready for whatever the day and night brings. AM to PM, city to city, all she has time for is an outfit that works. And because it works and makes her life easier, it is luxurious.

Silk georgette top with cut out details on sleeves. Stretch metallic skirt with fold detail

The looks are perfect for being on the go, very representative of the brand’s core vision. Urban Sewn embraces influences from different times and different places. They are inspired by old and new, unique and common, vintage to modern; ingredients of timeless design are the foundation of all of the pieces.

Classic silhouettes and styles create for pieces any woman would love to have as a part of her wardrobe because it’s a fave, but also because it will stand the test of the fashion times! These pieces definitely do that — fitted pencil skirts, sheer effects, wrap dresses, and more.

Blue stretch ponte top with handcut lace detail. Matching skirt with zipper and asymmetric hem.

All pieces start with hand drawn patterns then to a handmade garment. Each fabric is carefully hand selected for effortless style, comfort, and versatility. The brand’s mantra, wear confidence and effortless luxury with Urban Sewn. This makes perfect sense!

White raised pinstripe jacquard with sheer asymmetric peplum detail.

It’s easy to be confident in such sexy, luxurious, high quality looks. And it’s not an overtly or obvious form of sexiness, just very sensual, alluring looks with a feminine vibe.

Heavy Italian jersey with fringe detail at sleeves. Black & white stretch jacquard skirt.

The details in the collection are truly stunning, very eye-catching. There is leather detailing, a shoelace effect, fringe, draping, & more. These are very much pieces that are on trend, but done in a unique fashion, fitting for the Urban Sewn vision.

Ponte aroma with white lace detail. Asymmetric bottom hem.

There is a little pop of color and even a print, but most of the looks are in the staple, traditional black. A sea of black could be a bore, but not when done so phenomenally and with an intricate, very crafted hand.

Hand cutout scale detail with faux leather on mesh. Gathered faux leather detail on sleeves

Sexy, confident looks continue with Angel Rodriguez OMI’s presentation!

Designer OMI of SaiOne creates one of a kind apparel for both men & women who are unique &
appreciate clothes that showcase their individuality.

The show was well thought, attention paid to details from head to toe — the eyewear, the belts, jewelry, face masks, & more!

The aesthetic for this collection will tell a story of regal luxury & underground fetish. What helps to carry on this tale is the great use of color and bold prints.

The dramatic flare aides to how sexy and feminine these pieces are, looks certainly fitting for the daring, confident woman.

There is also a great interplay with softer silhouettes to that of stronger, tougher pieces, such as the hooded leather separates piece above.

Clearly an underlying concept for this final day of FWB was that of sexy, confident looks. Here is Bradley Douglas Jordan’s take on this concept with his 3rd showing at FWB!

Very daring, such dramatic flare are seen with these varied pieces, taking for example the stark white structured separates look above, and the fur bikini, complete with a floor-length vest.

And who says men are not able to take on looks that scream bold & confident. It was great to see Jordan’s translation to that of menswear. He also made use of a sky blue/grey print that was seen amongst looks for both women and men.

The looks were very understated in that of style, some simplistic minimalism, which is always nice to see. Not every designer has to use bells & whistles to get a concept or message across!

Denim was quite refreshing to see. It was perfectly in line with many other great touches seen throughout the collection, some swimwear, hooded garments, floor length vests, and more!

And now onto the charitable cause, certainly worthy of giving additional recognition — Goodbye Malaria. BK Style & FWB chose to support this deserving cause amidst the runway presentations. Goodbye Malaria is an initiative by African entrepreneurs with global partners who believe it’s time for Malaria elimination. In support of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM), Goodbye Malaria is a campaign that benefits The Global Fund by raising funds for Malaria elimination in Africa.

Various PJs, sleepwear are now up for sell to support the cause. The aim is to eliminate malaria beginning in Mozambique.

You can make purchases and show your support here.

LET’S ALL SAY GOOD-BYE MALARIA!!

Additional Event Details

Executive Director – Abby Wallach
Creative Director/Producer – Rick Davy
Operations Director – Gregory Hutchinson
Media Director – Colleen Gwen Armstrong
Legal – Golding & Associates
Key Style Team – Erica Bradford & Christina Edwards
Models Casting Director – Jerry Jordan & John Thao
Beauty Team Coordinator – Tiffany Coates
Key Make-up – Kennetta Vaughn
Key Hair – Aisha Robley
House DJ – DJ Flyy Girl
Model Agency – BK Rebels

Additional event sponsors & information –

Scent the Runway – creating luxurious scents for runways around the world, now you can expierience right at home
Klust Creative – Branding & Identity, Website Development, Internet Marketing & more.
Davelly Model Management – We are Fashion. We are Couture.
Hybrid Branding
Clique by Roble – The 1^st fragrance recipe by Chef Roble Ali
Luevo — an online platform that creates a direct channel between American and Canadian designers and shoppers announced a new partnership with FWB enabling guests the opportunity to reserve and shop new looks straight off the runway!

GoGo Squeez
yelp
Brooklyn Winery – locally crafted wine, eats, and private events
Alchemy Creamery
Creative Engineering — Set Director for FWB

Splash PR Agency
Brooklyn Style, aka bk Style — Fashion Director for FWB
Green Living – build a better planet
City Point
Orange Peel SL
Beautiful Stranger –– a vibrant community of lifestyle trendsetters sharing their personal style and insider secrets. Beautiful Stranger will provide visual content featuring fashion tastemakers and trendsetters attending the four-day FWB event and on the streets of Brooklyn. All in all, partnering with FWB to further engage its audience this season!

Fashion GPS
EM Design — Graphic Artist/Designer, Eric Lucas of EM Design
Akaria Apparel
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Avitto Shoes NY
Bespoke Atelier
Solis Magazine
Uber

New York Events – daily source for NY events
ae 56
TimeOut New York
Duggal
Brooklyn Brewery

Gotham Stages

NYC 2^nd Chance Rescue – established 2009
CrossFire Sound Productions — Sound director for FWB
Levy Lighting NYC — Lighting director for FWB

Brooklyn Tourism
zico – pure premium coconut water

Again, huge thanks to Shanise Gibson for collaborating with Fashion Nexus on this post, and sharing her amazingly stunning images from FWB! She also enjoys snapping away at conventions, festivals, concerts & whatever else catches her eye.

FWB — Glam & Graphic Designer Presentations

Posted on October 14, 2014 by SMM

On this particular night of Fashion Week Brooklyn, Night 3, it was all about full on glamorous and graphic design pieces. The designers for sure presented across a wide spectrum. Let’s start by taking a look at a designer that sort of infused the glam/graphic combo — Claire Consigny.

This bright floral sheath dress above is the perfect look that encompasses this glam/graphic fusion. The glamorous side is all about the luxe, high quality vibe these pieces give off. There is such a great fit, a striking appeal. The graphic side is in the dynamics of the great prints seen throughout the collection.

Speaking of great prints, take for example this mainly maroon printed separates piece seen above. The collared blouse is certainly eye-catching with this print. What stands out even more is the combination of textures, a softer, lightweight blouse, paired with a skirt made of a velvet-like and leather fabric. The mixtures here are truly mesmerizing, creating a lot to take in, and definitely allowing the eye to wonder.

As mentioned above, these pieces are so well-made, high quality, such a great fit. Another detail I love with this collection is the ladylike collars, DIVINE! Consigny is known for comfortable RTW, sleek and stylish looks. And that is definitely what I’m seeing from all of these pieces.

It is great seeing a designer that pays such close attention to detail, and again making sure each ensemble is well-finished, leading to very sophisticated numbers.

Black & white numbers are another signature of Consignys’ and I’m very much intrigued by the infusion of the 2 colors in this printed blouse seen above.

These looks are very feminine and classic in style and silhouette. And I’m of course a huge fan of a piece that not only stands out from the front, but all angles, especially the back!

Moving now towards a more obvious glam, but very much still stunningly exquisite, let’s take a look at Isabella Milan’s SS 2015 runway presentation.

Milan is all about W-O-M-E-N in this collection. We were her inspiration! She wanted to create pieces that would empower women and give them confidence. And I do not know a single soul that wouldn’t feel super-confident, sexy, and glamorous in any of the looks that graced this runway.

“It has always been our belief that the women make our designs come to life. Without them our designs are just pieces of clothing on a hanger.” These are just a few words that Isabella uses to further describe this collection.

These gorgeous gowns are brimming with shimmer, sparkle, and many with a bold use of color. The deep purple or the vibrant turquoise, great choices! Another design element I enjoyed seeing was the use of sheer effects — love!

Additional thoughts from Milan on this presentation — “When a woman wears my design, she brings life into my piece. Women are beautiful on their own and I wanted to create pieces to compliment.”

I mentioned a great use of color above, but for me, you can also never go wrong with black and white.

Final thoughts from Milan on the runway show, “We created designs that would compliment the most beautiful features of a woman and we did not want to hide them but show them off!”

And these looks really are a exemplary as a celebration for women. Any woman who chose to so don any of these looks would be the belle of the ball, and certainly a contender for Best Dressed if on the red carpet. I’m happy I’ve been introduced to Isabella Milan and I look forward to seeing and hearing more from her in the future!

Taking a step away from glamorous gowns, let’s now switch it up to graphics prints and looks from Soka by Karen DeFreitas Fraser.

Ahhhh, the prints of this collection, fun, filled with humor and life, very dynamic! Karen on describing her relationship with fashion — “Experimentation, reinvention, versatility, colour, texture, shape, contrast, and composition are some of the words I would use to describe my relationship with fashion. The body is a vehicle for design, best described as a human canvas on which any mood, idea, belief could be interpreted. Each one of us, has a role to play in life, and mine is that of a designer. I plan to make an impact on our perception of ourselves and that of others through the media of clothing.”

Impact made! I love a designer who can take risks and is not afraid to go all out when creating.

Each look presented is filled with it’s own unique showing of a sexy, hip, bold, chic vibe. No look is the same, but are all integral to the collection’s story.

There is such a flare seen in these pieces. It’s streetwear mixed with looks any burgeoning fashionista would want in her wardrobe.

There is also no denying the great use of color in this collection, bright pops of tangerine, vibrants streaks of lime green, and even bursting strokes of sunshine yellow.

The looks are versatile and it’s great seeing so many separates. Lots of mixing & matching would work though for these pieces.

Continuing on with a graphic vibe, let’s see how Underground Marketing Clothing, from Ken Shep, translates his art for both menswear and women’s apparel.

Feeling a need to revolutionize RTW fashion to bold, beautiful, affordable statement pieces, Underground Market brings to you the “ EUROAMERICAN” fashion experience. Underground Market’s inspiration comes not only from personal experiences, but the dynamic combination of European fashion, culture & a love for designing for the new age.

There is such a high show quality, as well as design quality seen from Underground — color me IMPRESSED!! I’m also impressed by the brand’s simplistic and understated vision — to inspire people to get up and fight for their dreams daily. Very commendable!

Sometimes when a designer takes on both looks for women and men, one is usually a little lackluster. But not with Ken and certainly not with Underground. Looks for all are brimming with luster!

Wearing each of these pieces should serve as a reflection and reminder of where your state of mind should be focused & letting the people around you know to not “kill your vibe”. As you take your journey from going under to being above — additional words from Shep on describing his pieces and the brand.

Shep’s desire is to showcase art, passion, chaos, and sexiness in each collection while telling a story through his fashion shows about his personal experiences and thoughts. He says “I want to bring back the iconic feel and fun that fashion had in the 80’s and early 90’s!”

Ken has definitely done this with the brand’s presentation for S/S 2015, a job well done!

Additional Event Details

Executive Director – Abby Wallach
Creative Director/Producer – Rick Davy
Operations Director – Gregory Hutchinson
Media Director – Colleen Gwen Armstrong
Legal – Golding & Associates
Key Style Team – Erica Bradford & Christina Edwards

Models Casting Director – Jerry Jordan & John Thao
Beauty Team Coordinator – Tiffany Coates
Key Make-up – Kennetta Vaughn
Key Hair – Aisha Robley
House DJ – DJ Flyy Girl
Model Agency – BK Rebels

Additional event sponsors & information –

Scent the Runway – creating luxurious scents for runways around the world, now you can expierience right at home
Klust Creative – Branding & Identity, Website Development, Internet Marketing & more.
Davelly Model Management – We are Fashion. We are Couture.
Hybrid Branding
Clique by Roble – The 1^st fragrance recipe by Chef Roble Ali
Luevo — an online platform that creates a direct channel between American and Canadian designers and shoppers announced a new partnership with FWB enabling guests the opportunity to reserve and shop new looks straight off the runway!

GoGo Squeez
yelp
Brooklyn Winery – locally crafted wine, eats, and private events
Alchemy Creamery
Creative Engineering — Set Director for FWB

Splash PR Agency
Brooklyn Style, aka bk Style — Fashion Director for FWB
Green Living – build a better planet
City Point
Orange Peel SL
Beautiful Stranger –– a vibrant community of lifestyle trendsetters sharing their personal style and insider secrets. Beautiful Stranger will provide visual content featuring fashion tastemakers and trendsetters attending the four-day FWB event and on the streets of Brooklyn. All in all, partnering with FWB to further engage its audience this season!

Fashion GPS
EM Design — Graphic Artist/Designer, Eric Lucas of EM Design
Akaria Apparel
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Avitto Shoes NY
Bespoke Atelier
Solis Magazine
Uber

New York Events – daily source for NY events
ae 56
TimeOut New York
Duggal
Brooklyn Brewery

Gotham Stages

NYC 2^nd Chance Rescue – established 2009
CrossFire Sound Productions — Sound director for FWB
Levy Lighting NYC — Lighting director for FWB

Brooklyn Tourism
zico – pure premium coconut water

Again, huge thanks to Vonecia Carswell for collaborating with Fashion Nexus on this post, and sharing her amazingly stunning images from FWB! Over the past year Vonecia has also photographed Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, Jersey City Fashion Week, Small Boutique Fashion Week and Africa Fashion Week. Definitely check out this talented lady’s site above to learn more about her work!

FWB — Looks for Kids, Pups, & More!

Posted on October 11, 2014 by SMM

Huge thanks to both Shanise Gibson and Vonecia Carswell for collaborating with Fashion Nexus on this post thru the sharing of some gorgeous images for these runway presentations. Shanise is an aspiring freelance photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for her constant love of being a “Free Spirit” & never passing by the word “Free” itself, she has taken in all knowledge given to her to soon make a name for herself in the world of photography. Vonecia is a multimedia journalist and photographer, from Florida, who has a passion for human interest stories.

So more on FWB, Night 1. Let’s see, there was high school student designers, kid designers, childrenswear, and even couture doggywear, which actually came down the runway on a separate night. You can check out more on Night 1 here, but so once again, these runway shows were all about eco-fashion. The various looks were eco-friendly, highly innovative. I have to say one aspect of the night that was truly fascinating was the level of talent with the 2 high schools presenting. So first up, let’s take a look at High School of Fashion Industries’ presentation.

I mean WOW! The level of talent here is just astounding. I was utterly impressed and captivated throughout the presentation, whether it was by this mesmerizing hooded white tulle gown with pearl embellishments or this full on feminine & flirty red flare skirt.

The pieces were all so well made, having a great luxe quality. I adored the various blouses with an olive green collar with a nude print around both shoulders. The prints made for such a delicate and ladylike quality that I really gravitated towards.

The looks did have such a soft, easy-going quality, but nonetheless still exuded strength and confidence. The young talent that designed these looks are sure to be names we hear from in the future. Great job High School of Fashion Industries!!

Next up, another talented bunch of high school design students at William H. Maxwell HS.

So for Maxwell High students, rain or at least a bit of wetness was on their mind. There were clear vinyl & plastic cover-ups and basic black one-pieces. It was great seeing a clear vision across a great number of silhouettes, such as hooded pieces to high-neckline looks. Some of the numbers were embellished along the edges, while others had a scaled print, likely screen-printed on the clear cover-up.

Each look was clearly part of the collection, the overall story, but still had it’s own unique detailing, such as this clever embellished pocket detail below.

This was a full on show and completing the runway presentation was even the necessary & needed clear umbrella!

If it wasn’t amazing enough as it was to see such young talent in high school aged students, the good news kept coming with even younger talent in that of young children creating kidswear pieces. So first up, let’s take a look at Spoke the Hub by City Kid Camp, Brooklyn Fashionistas Kids Camp.

These young tykes did such a great job showcasing their burgeoning talent. They really put on an exciting show and you just couldn’t help but smile!

It’s such a pleasure seeing young minds find a love, a passion, early on, and it’s great that they have a place to develop that talent.

Another talented bunch of young kids, Yadestiny Treasure Chest with Fit for Fashion.

These kids did such a great job repurposing, recycling looks to create some fun fashionable pieces for the runway!

The kids were grinning from ear to ear, as was the audience. And how could one not be smiling from seeing a job well done in what these children had created.

There were a lot of fun colors, making each piece filled with such delight and zeal. I could very much imagine these kids rockin’ their looks while at school or for a fun Saturday afternoon out.

Next up Anthony Rubio Designs with Canine Couture, as well as a women’s wear collection that coordinates with those created for the canines, and his men’s tie line he named Naughty Ties.

Nearly 10 years have gone by, Mr. Rubio is the most accomplished pet designer on the scene. Anthony Rubio has come full circle by creating fashion for dogs and once again for women. And these are some truly stunning and exquisite pieces, for both the ladies & the pups!

Anthony Rubio is not just about couture fashion with his pieces, but he has an affinity for animals, and for years has been very involved in educating the world about the benefits of pet adoption, control of pet population and pet rescue. Proceeds from the sales of his creations are donated to various animal rescue organizations to help keep these animals from being put down.

In his show Anthony included two special rescues to model couture. The rescues, a Shih-Tzu named Maya and a Chihuahua named Templeton, were brought in by the New York Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, a non-profit animal welfare organization that works with over 150 rescue groups and shelters to find homes for New York City’s homeless dogs and cats.

At the end of his show, Anthony presented a personal donation to Stephanie Mattera from the New York Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, who was there representing the organization. During his speech, Anthony stated, “While I mesmerized the audience with my creations I want to educate them about the importance to adopt and not shop for their next pet”.

There were looks for doggies of all sizes, small to medium to even very large dogs!

Additional Event Details

Executive Director – Abby Wallach
Creative Director/Producer – Rick Davy
Operations Director – Gregory Hutchinson
Media Director – Colleen Gwen Armstrong
Legal – Golding & Associates
Key Style Team – Erica Bradford & Christina Edwards
Models Casting Director – Jerry Jordan & John Thao
Beauty Team Coordinator – Tiffany Coates
Key Make-up – Kennetta Vaughn
Key Hair – Aisha Robley
House DJ – DJ Flyy Girl
Model Agency – BK Rebels

Additional event sponsors & information –

Scent the Runway – creating luxurious scents for runways around the world, now you can expierience right at home
Klust Creative – Branding & Identity, Website Development, Internet Marketing & more.
Davelly Model Management – We are Fashion. We are Couture.
Hybrid Branding
Clique by Roble – The 1^st fragrance recipe by Chef Roble Ali
Luevo — an online platform that creates a direct channel between American and Canadian designers and shoppers announced a new partnership with FWB enabling guests the opportunity to reserve and shop new looks straight off the runway!

GoGo Squeez
yelp
Brooklyn Winery – locally crafted wine, eats, and private events
Alchemy Creamery
Creative Engineering — Set Director for FWB

Splash PR Agency
Brooklyn Style, aka bk Style — Fashion Director for FWB
Green Living – build a better planet
City Point
Orange Peel SL
Beautiful Stranger –– a vibrant community of lifestyle trendsetters sharing their personal style and insider secrets. Beautiful Stranger will provide visual content featuring fashion tastemakers and trendsetters attending the four-day FWB event and on the streets of Brooklyn. All in all, partnering with FWB to further engage its audience this season!

Fashion GPS
EM Design — Graphic Artist/Designer, Eric Lucas of EM Design
Akaria Apparel
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Avitto Shoes NY
Bespoke Atelier
Solis Magazine
Uber

New York Events – daily source for NY events
ae 56
TimeOut New York
Duggal
Brooklyn Brewery

Gotham Stages

NYC 2^nd Chance Rescue – established 2009
CrossFire Sound Productions — Sound director for FWB
Levy Lighting NYC — Lighting director for FWB

Brooklyn Tourism
zico – pure premium coconut water

Again, huge thanks to Shanise Gibson & Vonecia Carswell for collaborating with Fashion Nexus on this post, and sharing their amazingly stunning images from FWB! Shanise also enjoys snapping away at conventions, festivals, concerts & whatever else catches her eye. And with Vonecia, over the past year, she has also photographed Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, Jersey City Fashion Week, Small Boutique Fashion Week and Africa Fashion Week. Definitely check out both of these talented ladies sites above to learn more about their work!

FWB, Night 1, Kicks off with a Bang!

Posted on October 9, 2014 by SMM

Huge thanks to Shanise Gibson for collaborating with Fashion Nexus on this post, and sharing her amazingly stunning images from FWB! Shanise Gibson is a aspiring freelance photographer born in Brooklyn, New York. Known her constant love of being a “Free Spirit” & never passing by the word “Free” it self, she has taken in all knowledge given to her to soon make a name for herself in the world of photography.

Night 1 for Fashion Week Brooklyn, simply put, there was no better way to kick off this multi-day event of runway shows! There was so much going on, so much to take in. You could not have walked away disappointed. This 1^st night was all about eco-fashion. The various looks were eco-friendly, highly innovative. There was a little something for everyone, the ladies, the gents, and even the kids! In fact, several designers were actually kids or teenagers. I will cover those young talents in a separate post, but for now let’s focus on some stunning pieces that graced the runway at Industry City, home of FWB! First up, a designer who is all about the volume, high fashion couture, Tom of Sohung Designs!

These pieces are highly original & one of a kind. They are hand-made right in NY! While creating some very fashionable pieces for women, he also puts out menswear looks too.

The pieces are certainly eye-catching. The play on volume & draping is effortlessly and elegantly done.

I love the balance and interplay between hard and soft elements. The end result is a strong, statement-making look.

This is a great showing for Sohung Designs. What’s been created here is stunningly unique. It’s quite fitting to grace the red carpet or formal affair.

Switching from high fashion looks of bold red carpet style, let’s check out some other great looks, but of a more understated nature – Lisbeth Lovbak Berg of Norway. The brand’s aesthetic is based on the idea of conceptual ecology and has a clear vision of slow fashion, with focus on high quality tailoring and an ecological and ethical message.

“One topic that reappears in my work is the question of how we see clothing. I find the link between the habitat and clothing, (habit, in French) particularly intriguing. Clothing is in in the most basic sense something to cover and protect us from the outside environment; this is the same basic quality as that of a house. Yet the durability that one associates with a house strongly contrasts the ephemeral aspects of clothing and fashion. ”

Berg makes use of a great print here – basic neutral solid backdrops with cranes. It’s utilized well across several styles and silhouettes, and is hand silk screen printed on organic cotton and bamboo.

“The CONSTRUCTION spring/summer collection is inspired by appearance as a construction, how we construct our image through clothing and how this image is only one piece in the puzzle that is who you are.”

Some of the pieces combine this subtle print with a tougher piece of outerwear, a denim embellished vest, use of recycled denim.

Berg’s use of color is also great here. There is a lot of white and neutrals in that of pale blue, but there is a great pop of color with that of soft peach. This is a great showing lovely, yet simplistically minimal.

Softer, more delicate presentations are great to watch and certainly can leave a lasting imprint. But sometimes the effect is a bit more in your face. With Repurposed/Reused, the looks are bold and dramatic. They knew how to put on a SHOW, drama & all!

There were looks for both women and men, basics in solids to louder pieces with dynamic prints.

This was a strong showing, very tough, hard looks that promoted strength and confidence from within the wearer.

The looks were all so well thought out, from head to toe. The styling was spot on and Repurposed didn’t disappoint.

There was so much versatility and lots to chose from, dresses to separates.

These varying streetwear looks for this S/S 2015 collection also have an underlying military inspiration, tribute to veterans.

Repurposed/Reused was clearly inspired and there were many other inspiration-filled collections for Night 1 of FWB, such as Iliana Quander, and her culturally inspired and diverse collection for S/S 2015.

Iliana’s looks are bold, statement-making, very unique, one-of-a-kind.

There are also very dynamic and eye-catching looks for the gents as well!

And topping off the “something for everyone” collection, Iliana also offers something for the youngins’! Must give props to this little tyke, she knew how to work the runway! And if I’m not mistaken, I think it was Iliana’s daughter??

This collection was so dynamic, very versatile. There was a great interplay with softer looks, such as with delicate flowers.

The softer side was juxtaposed nicely with stronger, more confident looks with that of structure and leather pieces. This was a stunning presentation, job well done!

Last up for this first post on FWB is Bridgett Artise for Born Again Vintage, with some truly modern twists on classic styles!

These pieces will for sure leave your mind to wonder! They are so amazing, stunningly eye-catching, with lots of intricacies to keep your attention!

Bridgett is all about being vintage, creating sustainable fashion. She pulls clothing from second-hand stores in order to deliver unique pieces, thus finding her passion with vintage!

As Bridgett perfectly describes, this is upcycling, not recycling! There is such a contemporary, hip, chic vibe to the various looks.

The looks are so cool, so different, any fashionista would be set in wearing any of these looks!

Additional Event Details

Executive Director – Abby Wallach
Creative Director/Producer – Rick Davy
Operations Director – Gregory Hutchinson
Media Director – Colleen Gwen Armstrong
Legal – Golding & Associates
Key Style Team – Erica Bradford & Christina Edwards
Models Casting Director – Jerry Jordan & John Thao
Beauty Team Coordinator – Tiffany Coates
Key Make-up – Kennetta Vaughn
Key Hair – Aisha Robley
House DJ – DJ Flyy Girl
Model Agency – BK Rebels

Additional event sponsors & information –

Scent the Runway – creating luxurious scents for runways around the world, now you can expierience right at home
Klust Creative – Branding & Identity, Website Development, Internet Marketing & more.
Davelly Model Management – We are Fashion. We are Couture.
Hybrid Branding
Clique by Roble – The 1^st fragrance recipe by Chef Roble Ali
Luevo — an online platform that creates a direct channel between American and Canadian designers and shoppers announced a new partnership with FWB enabling guests the opportunity to reserve and shop new looks straight off the runway!

GoGo Squeez
yelp
Brooklyn Winery – locally crafted wine, eats, and private events
Alchemy Creamery
Creative Engineering — Set Director for FWB

Splash PR Agency
Brooklyn Style, aka bk Style — Fashion Director for FWB
Green Living – build a better planet
City Point
Orange Peel SL
Beautiful Stranger –– a vibrant community of lifestyle trendsetters sharing their personal style and insider secrets. Beautiful Stranger will provide visual content featuring fashion tastemakers and trendsetters attending the four-day FWB event and on the streets of Brooklyn. All in all, partnering with FWB to further engage its audience this season!

Fashion GPS
EM Design — Graphic Artist/Designer, Eric Lucas of EM Design
Akaria Apparel
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Avitto Shoes NY
Bespoke Atelier
Solis Magazine
Uber

New York Events – daily source for NY events
ae 56
TimeOut New York
Duggal
Brooklyn Brewery

Gotham Stages

NYC 2^nd Chance Rescue – established 2009
CrossFire Sound Productions — Sound director for FWB
Levy Lighting NYC — Lighting director for FWB

Brooklyn Tourism
zico – pure premium coconut water

Must Have Fashion Week Accessories

Posted on October 8, 2014 by SMM

As NYFW endured, I enjoyed the many runway shows. And as I recapped a vast array of presentations I kept noticing one thing — STUNNING ACCESSORIES!! That’s right, from shoes to handbags to jewelry, there was just so much that caught my eye. Fashion Week has come and gone, but these accessories should continue to live on and will not soon be forgotten. Here is my list of the most “to die for” accessories that graced the various runways for Fall Fashion Week 2014!!

ERIN FETHERSTON — This is a must have clutch for sure; I’m Charmed, I’m sure!!

KIA VONVEGA OF CLEAR BOUTIQUE, NYC FASHION RUNWAY

The many shoes/heels seen strutting down the runway for KIA, MIND BLOWING!!!

LIBERTINE — The tights, the jewelry, the list goes on & on!

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J. MENDEL — Envelope clutches, I’m a fan. Also, great colors!!

DESIGUAL — Handbags, clutches, jewelry & more!!

ANNA SUI — Some great accessories here, jewelry, eyewear, & footwear. Celestial inspired, love!

CHARLES & RON — Handbags, Totes, & more!!

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HERVE LEGER BY MAX AZRIA — Basics in black and in shapes, but nonetheless, stunning!

NOON BY NOOR — cool, chic eyewear!

REBECCA MINKOFF — even more hip eyewear

CUTECIRCUIT — Technological accessories!!

NICHOLAS K — Eyewear & Jewelry!

CZAR BY CESAR GALINDO — Snakeskin shoes!! Love!!

More on Fashion Week Brooklyn, The Intro Continues…

Posted on October 4, 2014 by SMM

So Fashion Week Brooklyn is already heating up, amazing looks are coming down the runway, the crowd is energized, and some stunning talent is coming to fruition. Full recaps are coming soon, but I want to do a little intro for the Day 3 & Day 4 designers presenting this weekend! So again, FWB is showcasing looks for S/S 2015, titled, ‘Designs of the Times’, with the venue being at Industry City.

Fashion Week Brooklyn is presented by the non-profit, BK Style Foundation. It is a full production event geared to market and promote emerging and established designers from around the world. FWB features men’s, women’s, children’s, eco-friendly, pet couture, accessory, RTW, bridal and couture collections.

So for Day 3, Oct. 4th, here is the lineup —

Band — The Craig Greenberg Band
- Dark Moon Apache
6 pm — Red Carpet, VIP seating
7 pm — Runway
Fundraiser reception until 11

Here is a bit of information on the designers presenting –\

Canine Couture by Anthony Rubio Designs

Doggywear, Pet Fashion Never Looked this Good!

Joyce Pilarsky

Philippines — Couture Womenswear — Can’t wait to see more amazing looks from this talented lady. I will be happy to don my own look from her & take in what she has to offer for S/S 2015. She also creates some magnificent jewelry pieces!

Underground Marketing Clothing — Ken Shep — USA

Isabella Milan — Barcelona, Spain;

Claire Consigny — France

Malanski — swimwear

Soka by Karen DeFreitas Fraser of St. Vincent

And finally, Oct. 5th, for the closing evening, Day 4, here is what you need to know —

Band — The Tryptics
- Nafsi Groove
3 pm — Red Carpet & Seating
4 pm — Runway
Fundraiser party 8 pm – 12 am

The designers presenting are —

John Guarnes

Womenswear, Philippines

Angel Rodriguez OMI — USA; womenswear

Cassie Kogler — USA, Womenswear

Bradley Douglas Jordan

Claire Henkel Urban Sewn — USA; womenswear

To purchase tickets and to see the entire show schedule please visit www.fashionweekbrooklyn.com

Additional event sponsors & information –

Luevo — an online platform that creates a direct channel between American and Canadian designers and shoppers announced a new partnership with FWB enabling guests the opportunity to reserve and shop new looks straight off the runway!

GoGo Squeez
yelp
Brooklyn Winery – locally crafted wine, eats, and private events
Alchemy Creamery
Creative Engineering

Splash PR Agency
Brooklyn Style, aka bk Style
Green Living – build a better planet
City Point
Orange Peel SL
Beautiful Stranger –– a vibrant community of lifestyle trendsetters sharing their personal style and insider secrets. Beautiful Stranger will provide visual content featuring fashion tastemakers and trendsetters attending the four-day FWB event and on the streets of Brooklyn. All in all, partnering with FWB to further engage its audience this season!

Fashion GPS
EM Design
Uber

New York Events – daily source for NY events
ae 56
TimeOut New York
Duggal
Brooklyn Brewery

Gotham Stages

NYC 2^nd Chance Rescue – established 2009
CrossFire Sound Productions
Levy Lighting NYC

Brooklyn Tourism
zico – pure premium coconut water

The amazing locale for FWB is once again, Industry City! Industry City is a 6-million square foot collection of historic warehouse structures situated on the waterfront in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The complex’s owners – Belvedere Capital, Jamestown and Angelo Gordon, along with Cammeby’s International and FBE Limited – are actively updating the complex, its amenities and its systems while cultivating a diverse tenant mix that fuses today’s burgeoning innovation economy with traditional manufacturing and artisanal craft. This work is paving the way toward a vibrant and diverse community of forward-thinking companies that support good-paying jobs for workers across skill and experience levels. For more information, visit industrycity.com.

Fashion Week Brooklyn Fall 2014 Intro – “Designs of the Times”

Posted on October 2, 2014 by SMM

Fashion Week endures on as it’s now time for FWB’s bi-annual series of designer presentations for S/S 2015! Spanning 4 days, with over 20 designers presenting collections, this is going to be a for-sure “Can’t Miss” multi-day event.

Fashion is forever-changing and constantly evolving. As the fashion world changes, FWB continues to showcase cutting edge, emerging designers and trends. The Spring/Summer collection series of shows, aptly titled, ‘Designs of the Times’, begins October 2- 5, 2014 at Industry City (located at 241 37^th Street). Presentations will feature the collections of designers based in the USA, St. Vincent, Africa, Norway, Spain, France, and the Philippines.

This post serves as the first of 2 intro posts for FWB. So Part 1 is all about Day 1 & Day 2, Oct. 2^nd & 3^rd. Day 1 encompasses eco-friendly kids clothing, innovative designs, & RTW! Here is the schedule and breakdown for Oct. 2nd, and some designer and entertainment info –

Band/Entertainment – Crystal King with Black & Tan
6:30 – Red Carpet & Opening Night Cocktails
7:30 – Runway time!
Cocktail reception to follow until 11 pm.

Designers presenting —

My Fabulous Puppy

Eco-conscious pet products that are made of purposed materials for fashion & function. Made in the USA.

Maxwell William High School

Womenswear, USA — Career & Technical Education High School

Bridgett Artise with Born again Vintage — Sustainable fashion for women & menswear, USA

Yadestiny Treasure Chest

Childrenswear, featuring their Fit For Fashion collection of street style revamped from old clothes. (USA)

Brooklyn Fashionistas Camp — “Spoke the Hub”

City Kid Camp, USA, Childrenswear — young designers with age ranges from age 5 to 13 years old and received mentoring from celebrity fashion designer/stylist Ron Bass and celebrity DJ Olivia Dope

High School of Fashion Industries — Womenswear (USA)

FREE after-school opportunity for teens to explore the arts in NYC.

Lisbeth Løvbak Berg

Womenswear, Norwegian designer
clear vision of slow fashion, with focus on high quality tailoring and an ecological and ethical message.

Iliana Quander

Womenswear, USA
produces mostly one-of-a-kind, custom and short run clothes for women

Repurposed/Reused — Women & menswear, USA

Sohung Designs

Womenswear, USA, aka “Tom”
This collection consists of original, hand-made & one-of-a-kind pieces

Next up, let’s take a look at Day 2, Oct. 3rd, Celebrating a Night of Fashion & Dramatic Scents —

Hosted by Chef Roblé, celebrity guest host known for creating recipes is now also mixing perfume notes and will introduce his new fragrance, Clique by Roblé:
- The First Fragrance Recipe by Chef Roblé combines several of Roblé’s signature creations. Invigorating blood-orange, citrus cocktail notes on top. Alluring Dessert notes including vanilla, chocolate and hints of honey, for a lasting sensual gourmand finish. cliquebyroble.com Not Edible | Only Wearable | Just Delectable

Band – California King
6:30 – Red Carpet
7:30 – Runway shows
Meet & greet with Chef Roblé to follow, and guests will receive a complimentary Scented Nail Lacquer. The CLIQUE polish rounds out the Clique by Roblé collection. It smells like a typical nail polish upon application and smells delicious when dry. The signature fragrance lasts up to 96 hours!
Fundraiser reception to follow until 11 pm.

Designers to present —

Biljana Salerno of CACI Fashion — Womenswear, USA

My vision is to break down the walls of the ordinary and create clothing that excites, entices and makes women feel alive

Showcase of African designers w/ Cape Town Fashion Council — Women & menswear

To purchase tickets and to see the entire show schedule please visit www.fashionweekbrooklyn.com But here is a brief schedule summary –

Thursday, October 2- Runway show begins at 7:30pm
Friday, October 3- Runway show begins at 7:30pm (Meet and greet directly after)
Saturday, October 4- Runway show begins at 7pm
Sunday, October 5- Runway show begins at 4pm (Closing party directly after)

Additional event sponsors & information –

Luevo — an online platform that creates a direct channel between American and Canadian designers and shoppers announced a new partnership with FWB enabling guests the opportunity to reserve and shop new looks straight off the runway!

GoGo Squeez
yelp
Brooklyn Winery – locally crafted wine, eats, and private events
Alchemy Creamery
Creative Engineering

Splash PR Agency
Brooklyn Style, aka bk Style
Green Living – build a better planet
City Point
Orange Peel SL
Beautiful Stranger –– a vibrant community of lifestyle trendsetters sharing their personal style and insider secrets. Beautiful Stranger will provide visual content featuring fashion tastemakers and trendsetters attending the four-day FWB event and on the streets of Brooklyn. All in all, partnering with FWB to further engage its audience this season!

Fashion GPS
EM Design
Uber

New York Events – daily source for NY events
ae 56
TimeOut New York
Duggal
Brooklyn Brewery

NYC 2^nd Chance Rescue – established 2009
CrossFire Sound Productions
Levy Lighting NYC

Brooklyn Tourism
zico – pure premium coconut water

Kia Vonvega for S/S 2015 – Vivacious Looks w/ Vibrant Colors

Posted on October 1, 2014 by SMM

All images in this post are courtesy of ArthurEisenberg.Photography, EDV (Eugene J. DeVillamil), & Adam Z. Lein.

Kia Vonvega, of Clear Boutique, debuted her Spring/Summer 2015 fashion week collection a few days ago at the hip lounge/bar LQ NYC. Needless to say, she debuted with a bang as pieces were brimming with energy, color, and allure.

Kia in bright royal blue, on the right!

LQ in NYC — 511 Lexington Ave.

There were 25 models that strutted down the runway, exuding such confidence and attitude. But how could one not in such bold, provocative looks! The collection included sexy silhouettes in various forms – swimwear, jumpsuits, bodycon dresses, streetwear, semi-formal looks, & more!

Now for a little lovefest on a personal fave of mine in this collection, pictured above & below, the fitted metallic lavender polka dot dress. Polka dots are a styled print I often wear and as such, this is a trend I always keep an eye out for on the runway. I am the NYC Fashion Editor for Bellus Magazine, and in my recent Fall 2014 Fashion Week recap, I summarized some hot looks and trends I saw during Fashion Week. One such feature was all on polka dots. So Kia, with this mesmerizing & stunning look, I add your design talents right alongside greats such as Lela Rose & Zimmermann – JOB WELL DONE! Clearly I am in love with this look and it will not be forgotten anytime soon!

Kia describes her collection and its inspirations as being about sexy and sensual moods. There was a clear focus & plan to showcase a sexier side of feminine appeal. The way to do that, utilize bold colors and showcase alluring silhouettes.

Lace appliqué & cutouts are 2 other trends I featured in my Bellus Fashion Week recap piece. And as I mentioned there, these are trends I don’t see going away anytime soon so I like to see what modern touches designers add to make the trend technique their own. As seen below, in this hot pink fitted number and nude striped jumpsuit, Kia is adding her signature stamp to these details.

Speaking of design details, the intricate details for Kia’s collection are what truly captivated every soul at LQ last Friday, Sept. 26^th. Everything was so meticulously thought out and crafted. Fringe is in right now, so with this hot orange separates piece, it is right on trend for S/S 2015!

The colors in this collection POP! There are bold solid hues in lime green, tangerine orange, hot pink, royal blue, and more. With prints there is aquatic reptilian and zebra striped numbers. Getting back to some great details, there is always plenty of room for creativity, such as with this burgundy one-piece with multi-colored fuzzy balls.

These looks are all just super cool, some of a more relaxed style, while others are hip, bad-ass numbers that will grab everyone’s attention for sure! There is a totally chic vibe about the pieces that scream chic fashionista urban RTW. These looks would be eye-catching on the street or mesmerizing at an exclusive rooftop lounge or cocktail bar.

Let’s do another love-fest on this lace turquoise number. It grabs the attention from all angles. There is asymmetry, half pants, half dress. There are intricate & exquisite cutouts at the shoulder and on the back. The look is just hands down stunning. The instant it hit the runway I was intrigued. It would also work in any color, but I think the use of a bold pop of color in turquoise was wise for the runway. Another great look Kia — PROPS!!

A great designer knows a runway show is not just about a look coming down the runway, it’s about putting on a great show, styling looks from head to toe. Now I will get to the make-up & hair details later, but what clearly stood out for me with Kia’s presentation was many of her accessories, especially the footwear. Check out these rockin’ lace & floral combo open-toed booties — #LOVE!

And stealing the show with footwear are these thigh-high gold netted heels – smokin’, hot, killer heels, & whatever other sexy adjective one might think of that could and does describe these heels!

Another sexy amazing look with more hip, chic strapped heels.

This fashion extravaganza was presented by NYC Fashion Runway. NYC Fashion Runway is a leading event organization for classic & independent fashion designers to showcase their collections in NYC, offering press, buyers, stylists, industry influencers, and brand opportunities. They have conducted fashion shows in iconic venues such as The Empire State Building, Copacabana, The Waldorf, and private event spaces, producing all aspects of the fashion show so designers can concentrate on their collection. Get to know the brilliant NYC Fashion Runway team:

Davina Reichman Schuck – CEO

Lauren Ashley Mirsky – Events Director
Channing McIntosh – Events Assistant
Adam Z Lein / Alex Borghi – Official Photographers
Levi Bond Jr – General Manager
Erica Moor – Guest List Manager

Kia Vonvega’s looks were amazing. And what helped to even further amplify these pieces was amazing styling from partners and true pros for this event –

Shannon Davis & Rosalinda Biddle Styling team.

They’ve created an exceptional experience in beauty, mystic and elegance. Designed to satisfy even the most trend conscious, they’ve infused their services with elements they believe to be essential above all: art, creativity and talent. Shannon also books appointments with clients at the Soho Salon.

Additional Stylists — Kate Duckworth, Rosanna Ippolito, Jasmin Moon, Gina Mendoza, Rosanna Andrade, Chloe Lynn, Melissa Andrade, Erica Maisonet-Romero, Rachael Bailey, Elaine Hughes, Aisha Campbell

JP Makeup NYC — Pascale Nurse, Michelle Buongiovanni, and assistants.

Special appearance for the presentation were

Miss East Coast winner (Jen Sidorova) — pictured below, in center
Mr India Galaxy winner (Prakash Patil)
Miss Malaysia Universe winner Christina Chelliah

Other event partners –

Fashion Ave. News Magazine

Here are a few other bold, daring, sexy looks from Kia Vonvega of Clear Boutique!

Again, all images in this post are courtesy of ArthurEisenberg.Photography, EDV (Eugene J. DeVillamil), & Adam Z. Lein.

Nolcha Recaps – A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

Posted on October 1, 2014 by SMM

So wrapping up my recaps with Nolcha Fashion Week, let’s take a look at this catchall post. There are accessories to check out in the form of fashionable hats and some athletic or sportswear. But first, a little something for the men with Schuyler 4, a collective of menswear brands including: pants by Alberto, knitwear by Codice, shirts by Haupt, and sports jackets by Carl Gross!

Stylish casual suits, poppin’ pants, bold prints, and more, that is what the Schuyler 4 collective brought with this S/S 2015 runway presentation! With Alberto Pants, you aren’t going wrong with fit, so it’s great to see an addition of style added, such as with this vibrant floral print seen above. The brand has very much stuck true to its signature & vision — high quality, exciting fabrics, attractive buttons, harmonious yarn colors, beautifully produced lining and great craftsmanship.

Lots of menswear brands give you the basic, staple suit, which you need, but you are also going to want more relaxed or casual suit options as not every occasion calls for a suit & tie vibe. You will always need to start with your basic undershirt, and with that, there is no better than Haupt. Their shirts are understated & wearable designer shirts — high quality & casual elegance.

You might want a bit more pizzazz in your suited look, so Carl Gross is right there to again provide modern & fashionable twists for men with suits. This brand is also about a relaxed elegance, but also fashion, quality, & comfort. You are not going to go wrong with any of these looks!

There is a lot of versatility amongst these pieces, the ability to mix & match, go even more casual with a basic pair of chino shorts.

Another great aspect with versatility, is the ability with Schuyler 4 to add in layering with light to medium-weight outerwear. Codice is right on hand for the perfect knit to match modern pants and shirts. It’s contemporary “tops” with a modern fit, “fashion” but wearable.

There is a vibe to all of these pieces that would definitely catch my eye as a single female. I would see a fashionable man, who is able to dress well, pick out his own stylish clothes, and at the end of the day, look cool, be modern.

I love this leather jacket above. It is my most fave piece in this collective presentation!

Next up, let’s go back to Nolcha’s Ones to Watch series of presentations, and check out some bold, dramatic hats, custom millinery by Monstruosité.

Monstruosité is by Dolly Donshey, with a creation of pieces focusing on the traditional art of millinery with a modern unconventional twist. These pieces for this current runway presentation are so exquisite, immaculately conceived, & simply put, BREATHTAKING!

The details are what sells these pieces. YES! You will want to just don one of these as you walk down the streets of NYC, Paris, or London! There is nothing basic about these intricate hats, the colors, the clear inspiration, the passion!

The hats even blossom to full on pieces such as this lavender floral lace piece seen below — GORGEOUS!!

There is no way to not be captivated here. Donshey’s craftsmanship and quality work with the materials, carrying out her inspirational designs, it’s magical. I love this shades of blue moon design below, it’s high fashion at its best!

The element of art coming to life in these pieces is definitely present.

The various pieces adorned with flowers look amazing. The twist with the skulls incorporated is a great eye-catching twist. Donshey knows no creative boundary and that is a huge plus for her and putting out some highly unique, distinctive pieces!

REMEMBER, THOU SHALT BE MONSTRUOUS!!

And finally, touching on fashion of all types, let’s look at some comfy chic sports attire from Oiselle!

Oiselle made use of runners, not models for this runway presentation — BRILLIANT!! They stepped barefoot onto the catwalk, wearing sports bras and spandex, with ponytails and abdomens shredded & fully exposed. Instead of look books and go-sees, they were cast based on their portfolios of race times and medals. It was great to see such inspiring and real women donning these looks, truly conveying the pieces are made for the average, everyday woman, no just a model!

One woman was a 45-year-old doctor with three sons and a degree from Yale who had just run a 5 minute, 13 second mile. Another was Olympian Kara Goucher, 36. Leading the group down the runway was Lauren Fleshman, 33, an NCAA national 5-kilometer champion at Stanford.

Oiselle’s vision is to create practical feminine fierce athletic apparel for women who love to run and race. That is exactly what the brand has done with these pieces. Who says athleticwear can’t also be fashionable!

There is a range of styles & options with this collection. If you want the pops of color or more stylized pieces, there is that. But if simplicity is more your style, there are tons of options!

In addition to spandex, leggings, tanks, shorts, sports bras, there is also outerwear and accessories by way of warmers.

This brand is all about bold lines, high design with it’s pieces, creating fashion sportswear. The intricate line designs are a modern styling to basic activewear pieces. It’s great to be able to hit the gym in style, but also have practicality and function with what you are wearing!

Great job Oiselle!

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