Chloe

I rarely talk about Fashion anymore on here

Now that I don't make clothes anymore 

My relationship with Fashion has changed 

We were a long term stressed out Marriage that took each other for granted 

and had forgotten why we got together in the first place 

Now we can enjoy each other again

With a new found appreciation and none of the pressure

Knowing that our relationship is for fun and not for life 

On that note I particularly loved the Chloe Pre Spring show 

 Flat sandals with a ballgown

so chic and modern

 Accessory lust

all images vogue.com
simplicity and elegance
This is how I want to dress

Stella Jean

 I have posted about Stella Jean before but only just came across her S/S 13 

images 

I love her use of pattern and colour

Drawing on her Italian and Haitian heritage

I don't think her line is available in Ireland 

but it is great inspiration for summer dressing 

yellow eyeshadow anyone?

I also love her A/W  collection below 

like J Crew on acid

Tory Burch S/S13

I can't say I have been a huge fan of Tory Burch

BUT 

her spring/summer 2013 collection 

has me all hot and bothered

Uptown Ethnic

is what I would refer to it as

and I loved it

I am particularly swooning over the accessories

Incredible..........

I am putting my pennies aside immediately

After a while.........

The problem with not posting for a while is then I get in a tizzy

about breaking the barrier 

thinking that the first post after a hiatus has to be mind blowing

so.... I put it off

and put it off, waiting to have time to create the perfect post

But

the time never comes

Here are 2 beautiful images from 

T magazine

backstage at 

Alexander McQueen

J Crew at Fashion week

Love these mood boards from

J CREW

who showed for the first time on the official

New York Fashion week

 schedule this morning



Topshop in london

also now have a place on the official

 London Fashion Week schedule

How do we feel about this ?

High street was the follower

Now they are being given a place at the table with the leaders

Have they become leaders?

Do they set trends.......

Well in my opinion

in these 2 cases, then Yes they do

The influence of J Crew on how

 America dresses is not to be underestimated

Certainly from what I see on the streets of NY

J Crew is definitely influencing and not just being influenced

They do have a point of view

a unique point of view

and it is very apparent in the way

women and men are dressing.

Also people are styling themselves to look like J Crew

without necessarily wearing J Crew

Which surely is a sign of a reach that is beyond what one might have traditionally

expected from the high street

commes des garcons s/s 2011

Only Rei Kawakubo 

could make a wig turned inside out

the chicest headgear on the runway 

this season

Marchesa inspiration

The inspiration walls of 

MARCHESA

just another weekend in New York City

Well it's been quite a weekend!

Friday night was Fashions Night Out!

I wanted to go home to bed

NO

You are in NYC! 

YOU MUST GO

said my angel/devil on my shoulder

Yes they were right I must

Decided to pick one event and then explore things in close proximity to this!

The event that was picked was 

The Olsen twins at their Elizabeth & James store

The reason?

 The Row A/W10

a) I really admire their label The Row 

b) a friend was playing a gig nearby right after (hey I was always practical)

c) my colleague who was accompanying me wanted to go

We arrived at the store at 6:50

10 mins before they were due
There were not many people around

"sorry ladies, wait here" said the man above

so we waited .....

The queue quickly snaked around the block

passing the time looking at my friends shoes.....

Eventually we entered the store
we were like 2 giddy groupies

The Olsens were looking petite and demure as they manned the cash registers

(no flash sorry)

Job done we were off to check out other things, 

We were in the meatpacking district and it was buzzing 

bands playing on the street, lots of fabulous people
shopping, chatting.
There was a carnival atmosphere

unfortunately the Alexander Mcqueen shop

was just closing as we arrived

we had to make do with looking in the windows

I will go back next week

Saturday morning I went to one of my favourite Brooklyn stores

Layla

I want everything in this store

The clothes

The jewelry

The Home collections

I settled on 2 shirts and a dress 60% off in the sale!
Then Saturday evening I met an old friend

The creator of this incredible jewelry collection

Mannin

we browsed Maryam Nassir Zadeh 

it was 7pm 

....don't you love New York

 I wanted these shoes so bad

and this scarf....... you can't believe how soft it was

Then Sunday I was off to the 

DKNY spring 2011 fashion show
It was held on Greenwich Street
in the west village
not in Lincoln centre like most of the shows this season
There were huge amounts of press/bloggers outside
photographing shoes, bags, buyers, celebrities

waiting for everyone to sit and the show to start.

Natalie Massenet from Net-a-porter was opposite me

Hilary Alexander was across the way

Oh, they were all there

The fashion crew

........and me

The show was all about the scarf

The palette was navy, dune, pink and red

You can see it tomorrow on Style.com

I'm off to bed....... I have to get up for work in the morning!