A few things to know about the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City along with some of my favorite looks from last week’s shows:
1. New York Fashion Week (NYFW) happens twice a year, once in September and once in February.
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| Romantic dresses and sparkling shoes at the Christian Siriano show. Photo by Julia Rubin. |
2. The fashion world is always one step ahead of the rest of the world, so this September’s fashion week showcased 2013 Spring and Summer clothing.
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| My favorite model, Karlie Kloss, walking for Jason Wu |
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| A beautiful Monique Lhuillier dress paired with trendy blue eyeshadow. |
3. Haute couture refers to custom made clothing, fitted for an individual person. It is different from ready-to-wear (prêt-á-porter) which is factory made in standard sizes. Some designers have both haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion shows.
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| Tulle was big this year, an example is this dress by Jason Wu. |
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| A flowery white frock by Jill Stuart. |
4. My favorite way to get all the latest fashion week updates is on Twitter and Tumblr. I follow Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and a few other major fashion reporters who provide me with updates and trends on Twitter and pictures of the shows on Tumblr.
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| J.Crew’s bright colors and interesting patterns. |
5. High fashion may seem a little outrageous and unwearable to normal people like me, but it’s still fun to find all the latest trends and apply them in a subtler (and cheaper) way to my wardrobe.
XOLily
