# 10 - Choice Post

As much as I am not the biggest fan of tabloid magazines and hearing about celebrities lives, they do capture lots of fashion.  Celebrities are very influential in their actions and their style choices and they are usually wearing the newest designer collections. They tend to dictate certain style trends.  This image from US weekly online shows the most current images of celebrities at red carpet events.  Jennifer Aniston's Valentino gown is my favorite, it's classic and flattering on the figure!

#9 FB New Show Formats

The world is an ever changing place and the realm of fashion is quick to follow.  With the introduction to social media fashion brands are looking for different ways to reach the consumer. One of the more recent outlets is through instagram, a social media app that allows one to share and edit photos with their "followers."  I follow many people and one of my favorites is Christian Louboutin.  The posts are always interesting to see.  This is a way of building somewhat of a relationship between retailer and consumer.  Here are a few pictures from Mr. Louboutin's instagram...

#8 FB: Look Books

Almost every designer comes out with a look book.  I really like how Bloomingdales creates their own look books for specific designers that they carry.  My favorite one this season is the Alice and Oliva holiday look book.  The silhouettes are gorgeous and the look books is done tastefully.  Simple and it enhances the clothing.

#7 FB: Trunk Shows

For my trunk show I picked the website Moda Operandi.  The world is now fast moving and becoming more technology based.  What this website does is go to the designer show rooms right after a runway show and take some shoots for the website.  Then the items are uploaded into capsules where one can pre order the hot new merchandise.  The always have the latest shows and the buying window is very small.  They usually have more than one show going on at a time.
 

#6 FB Video Fashion Show

My favorite runway show for SS 2013 is the Louis Vuitton RTW show.  I love the sixties inspired clothing, with beehive hairstyles and the checkerboard pattern shown throughout the collection.

What I also loved was the decor of the show itself.  Four huge escalators with stripes painted on the steps ran down to mean an oversized yellow and white glass checkerboard floor that went perfectly with the clothing.  The enormity of it all just made the show in my opinion.

Louis Vuitton RTW SS 2013

#5 FB Retail Window

My Favorite fall window displays are at the Aritzia in Soho.  I love window displays that use dress forms instead of mannequins, I feel that this adds more character to the display.  They pine trees are made from laser cut metal and i think it really makes the outdoorsy winter theme more modern.  In the background is a picture of mountains by the ocean and along with the pine trees it has the feel of the north west coast or alaska.  I love the fall trends they picked up on and instead of going bold with color as so many windows have done this season, the focus here was more on texture combine leather, wool, and different knits. The window to me is tastefully done and makes the clothing the main focus.

# 4 FB: NYT Blog

September 29, 2012, 8:14 PM

Spring Crush in Paris

By CATHY HORYN

Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York TimesJunya Watanabe, spring 2013.

Junya Watanabe’s show on Saturday morning had the kick of an energy drink. Using sports fabrics like mesh and nylon, Mr. Watanabe created a collection as simple as it was innovative, with neon-bright mini dresses and jackets with an array of zipped vents, cool shifts made from interlocking pieces of mesh and jersey, and some lovely fluted dresses with slivered insets. About 25 percent of the fabrics came from Puma for a one-time collaboration with Mr. Watanabe. (It was unclear whether the Puma pieces would be produced, but I will find out more tomorrow in the Comme des Garçons showroom.)

Although the clothes were essentially sporty, Mr. Watanabe gave many pieces a couture feel, like a black hooded nylon jacket with a loose, billowy back. The sneakers — high-tops in silver, sleek numbers in white and black — were fantastic.

Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York TimesComme des Garçons, spring 2013.

In the afternoon, Rei Kawakubo staged an engaging Comme des Garçons show whose operative word was “crush,” according to the designer. Crush could be taken in several ways: the pile up of garment patterns in a single outfit, creating an extreme type of sculpture, or a love crush.

I couldn’t say. There was a romantic quality to the silhouettes, which featured hats made from crushed cans and other materials. But there was the obvious analogy to the amount of waste in a consumer culture. The textures were very interesting, created from compressing natural cotton and gold or black fabrics, pushing them around on the body and stitching them down to form a new shape. As usual, Ms. Kawakubo gave a lot to contemplate and enjoy.

http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/spring-crush-in-paris/?ref=fashion

1. SILHOUETTE & DESIGN

-Flutey dresses

-Hooded jacket with a loose billowy back

-High top sneakers

2. DETAILS

-Jackets with an array of zipped vents

-interlocking pieces of mesh and jersey

3. COLOR

-neon bright mini dresses

-silvered insets

-black hooded

-sliver and black sneakers

4. FABRIC

-Sports fabric like mesh and nylon

-mesh and jersey

-nylon jacket

-natural cotton

 5. CREATIVE “JARGON” 

-Kick of an energy drink

-"Crush"

-Romantic