You can depend on Donna Karen to shift us back to functionality and reality, in a time  when many designers are creating winter collections that could mirror those of spring/summer.

Because I really love the new DNKY Fall 2011 collection and was inspired to create a mood board with looks we can wear right away, either from items already in our closet, or from more accessible stores like Asos and Zara.

You know, take the look from the runway to the real-way.

Let’s Go!

DKNY fall 2011 – New York fashion Week. Inspiration .

1. CARHARTT Long sleeve sweater

2. ASOS Camel Cape

$100.41

3. ASOS 7/8 Tailored

Brown Cropped Pants

$62.76

4. Orange leather bracelet

$10.76

5. Brown leather belt

$28.69

6. Oak Brown Booties by B STORE

$ 191.40

]]> http://www.toocutemagazine.com/2011/03/dkny-ny-fashion-week-2011-%e2%80%93-what-to-wear-now.html/feed 0 http://www.toocutemagazine.com/2011/02/cute-fashion-find-bright-blue-purse.html http://www.toocutemagazine.com/2011/02/cute-fashion-find-bright-blue-purse.html#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:18:49 +0000 Yanique http://www.toocutemagazine.com/?p=3128 Taylor Tomasi is always one of the best dressed women you’ll come across during the fashion weeks. She gets snapped up by all the street photo -bloggers and many fashion readers love her as the Marie Claire accessories editor. The red hair, the bold accessories, the sunglasses and that tiny leather jacket – she’s got coolness down to an art.
This past New York Fashion week Fall 2011 one of the biggest trends on and off the runway was bold colors, and here she is with a bright blue Celine clutch.

I’ve been searching the internet to find bright blue color accessories and I found this cute wallet from PAUL’S BOUTIQUE for today’s Cute find feature.

Pauls Boutique Lizzie patent purse is so cute with its little colorful charms and patent blue cover with a baby pink interior. It might be a bit too “sweet”, for me, but might be just right for you.

Are you ready to try the new bold color trend?

During New York Fashion Week Altuzarra showed us how to wear a parka with a slinky dress here.

And Garance Dore goes on on and on about parkas. Could it be that everyone is finally seeing that Green Parkas keep you warm and can be stylised with anything from denim to evening wear?

Here’s our cute find of the day: JUICY COUTURE Sonic parka coat available at Selfridges.

Want to be featured? Send me some pics of how you are wearing your parka!

Many shows were even streaming live on the Internet; as will be the case during London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks.

Power to the people! I didn’t do a day to day round up because, well everyone was doing that, but I’m working on some mood boards on looks we can wear now inspired from the present Fall 2011 collections. It’s going to be hot and very budget friendly.

Here are some of our favorites: for more go to the MBFW Youtube Chanel.

Michael Kors FALL 2011 COLLECTION, MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK
MIchael Kors is one of my favorite fashion designers, every season he makes clothes that arent just for stick figures, peices that can transition from boardroom to weekend shopping. He’s really in tune with what women want, time after time. I love him and his pants suits is to your body as is butter on warm toast; divine.

Diane von Furstenberg FALL 2011 COLLECTION, MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK
Leave it to DVF to show us that the wrap dress after all these years can never go out of style. Like Yves Saint Laurent is so famous for saying “Fashion Fades but Style is eternal”

Derek Lam FALL 2011 COLLECTION, MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK

Prabal Gurung FALL 2011 COLLECTION, MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK

SOME ADDITIONAL VIDEOS FROM STYLE.COM
Actually my favorite is this one! Phillip Lim Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear – “Green is the color of money” he says- funnnnnyyy

Proenza Schouler Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear – Look at the textures! OMG so inventive, they were inspired by Indian blankets.

Calvin Klein Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear – Listen to Nicole Phelps from Style.com – One of the best fashion writers of all time. If you don’t know she writes those bomb ass reviews during fashion weeks. As for the collection it is simple, perhaps you can find many of the styles in your local Mango. But CK has always been well, simple.

I was a bit disappointed I couldn’t find a good Victoria Beckham Video, as the collection has really matured and in a way embraced real women bodies with a lot of flowy yet stylish dresses and bold colors. Not to mention the bags were to die for.

Hope you enjoy them all.
xoxo

Selectivism gives us daily photos of the best products to hit the Project stands straight from LV.

Palladum Boots, Cutler & Gross Eyewear, Puma Urban Mobility and more…

Gotta love it.

Karla finally opens her online shop

The shoe stalking continues with Refinery29 ‘s round up of the best on the feet for NY Fashion Week

TrendDoll talks about the New Madonna project and Pays Tribute to Alexander McQueen

Marc Jacobs  

Initials thoughts where  ”wait – no, they cant be wearing flats!” gasp – “of course not, they’re like , um what you call them …kitten heels” OMG.

Leave it to Marc to kick the six inch heel trend out. Ladies if your a Trifter ( aka person who loves to thrift shop for vintage pieces) then you’ll love  Marc’s latet collection , which I’d like to sum up High School Teacher Sophistication – clear eyeglasses, flats with socks, pants suits, skirts that hit below the knee and granny purses.

 But lets not be too judgemental here, the last part of the show nicly progressed into “I’m working the hell out of these flats” with fur trimmed long dresses, bright yellow sweaters and velvet skirts like only Marc can do.  Oh! and that transparent coat – leaves me a bit unsure – but its fashion as art and is what to be expected from the man that challenges us to be a little bit more original. Let’s get off the caravan people!

Donna Karen

Traditionally after 25 years you celebrate with Silver, but After 25 years of shows for Donna Karen, she decided to celebrate with black.  The timeless shade – black never goes out of style and almost anyone can comfortably wear a LBD ( little black dress). In a way her collection was a futuristic look on the brand as well a homage to its previous years – cocoon styled coats, sultry leather lined dresses a equal mix of past and future. 

Zac Posen

Zac Posen’s collection reminded me of the type of designs you’d see at a graduation for a Fashion school – a lot of theory  some practicality but mostly a show that left didn’t leave people saying “I want that!” – their was no envy for the pieces. 

Tracey Reese

There was no big bang idea behind the fall 2010 collection  for Tracy Reesse, you could tell she kept the daydreaming out of this seasons look with a focus on ready-to-wearabilty and keeping up with trends - lace, layers and faux fur. But in a way the collection seemed like it could have been one of those retail GO collaborations with Target – Mass Appeal with slight infusions of the designers brand. 

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Cynthia Steffe- Shaun Kearney seem to have taken the Wiliamsburg 2o something woman and decked her in some knee high thighs, flowy skirts and utilitarian coats such as hooded parkas and tweeds. These days the brand is becoming a mainstay on many retail chains as buyers are liking the revival of the brand to relate to the young and trendy shoppers.

Charlotte Ronson – The famous sibling has showed that she has staying power and with a collaboration from JCPenny under her belt she also knows what it means to make clothing that can easily transport into retail success. With this seasons line some of the pieces were a bit of a miss – that only the Olsens could carry off, such as the head-wraps/Turbans, but most everything else  could be deconstructed to wear with your regular wardrobe staples and fit right in.

10 AM – BCBGMaxAzria
Simple and realist are two words that Mrs. Azria used to describe this seasons collection. It was evident that everyone is in recession mode and designs are throwing out fantasies for wearabilty.

12pm- Vena Cava

The ladies of Vena Cava Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock wanted to take us to their version of Woodstock, where chic urbanite meets hippie. Not very believable in those heels and fishnets but still a good showing where they upped the femininity aspect this season with many flowing skirts or body hugging dresses.

5pm – Rachel Comey
Splashes of color and dark nudes – as the designer tried to make “fall feel lighter”

7pm – Chado Ralph Rucci

More classic pieces you’ll want to wear in your late 40s and 50s – which explains why both Martha Stewart and Andre Leon Tally was in the audience.

8pm – Erin Wasson + RVCA Presentation

The runway was set at the ABC Carpet & Home in Brooklyn and out came the models in what I like to call “soft rock”. There were plenty of earthy tones and an easy going California style infused with a bit of Moroccan influence.

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naomi campbell in front row

All hail the tents!

As New York gets ready for yet what promises to be another stunning year for Ready to Wear, we here at ToocuteMag are ever so delighted that with each season brings new designers, revamped design houses and just all around beautiful people displaying the latest creations and tomorrows trends – we wonder:

Who’s going to be the next “it” model?

Which fashion blogger will print editors want to kill?

Are we going to be seeing more plus sized models?

10am BCBGMaxAzria
The Tent, Bryant Park

12pm Vena Cava
Milk Studios, 450 W. 15th St.

5pm Rachel Comey
531 West 25th Street, 3rd floor,
(10th/11th Ave.)

7pm Chado Ralph Rucci
536 Broadway at Spring, 6th Fl
8pm appt Lizzie Fortunado
179 Stanton St

8pm Erin Wasson + RVCA Presentation
ABC Carpet – 888 Broadway, 19th St, 6th Fl

8-10pm Patricia Field Exhibit
Good Units – 353 W. 57th St. (8/9)

Will do a round up post, summarizing the yeas from the nays, later on.
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Shoulder pads are coming back into fashion?

Last year we saw Balenciaga bring back some serious attention to the shoulders with the sexy structured shoulder pad enhanced dresses and blouses. And now – it seems – everyone has been following suit.

I don’t know weather to be in awe or gasp!

I’m kidding, of course because I was too young back in the eighties to have a bad after taste from padded shoulder women suits I’m actually embracing this as a fashion challenge!

So even though I hate taking pictures of myself, I’ll try to post of photo or two wearing something with padded shoulders (when I get it – have to hit up my favorite Thrift Shop in Le Marais).

Because, as we all know : Life is for living , and fashion is simply for trying.

William Rast – looks vaguely like patches of Isabel Marant and G Star Raw. Doesn’t it?

Marc Jacobs – makes me think of Amy Winehouse meets Battlestar Galactia.

Oh Donna Karen , sigh – oh how my heart would love to walk out of my favorite resturant on a chilly Saturday date night with the hubby in this.

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