The Perfection That Is Marchesa Fall 2014

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I'm swooning over the little details in Marchesa's Fall 2014 collection, captured by one of my favorite photographers, Jamie Beck. I love the uper-girly fluffy elements, and the oversized romantic bows. This collection is a dream!

Fashion Month Is Here!

M. Patmos

Happy New York Fashion Week! I'll be participating from home this year from chilly Rexburg, Idaho. If you're likwise far from the Big Apple this week, you can still keep up with all the goings-on of fashion month and New York Fashion Week!

To keep up with all the live-streaming shows happening this week, you can find Fashionista.com's handy dandy link list here. For pictures of every show that matters, make Style.com your best friend. For additional news and commentary and behind the scenes, check out Fashionista and The Cut. Also, follow me on twitter where I'll be posting my favorite runway looks (@theposhkid). For a list of designers to watch, check out Paper Mag's awesome article here.  My 13-year old sister will be going to a show or two at Lincoln Center! I'm excited for her because that's the age I was when I did my first NYFW. I'll post her experience on here!

Happy NYFW!

"A Play Of White" Tim Walker And Caroline Trentini For Vogue Italia March 2006

Photos via here, there, and everywhere. 

Good glory, it's been a while. Sorry for the blogging and Tumblr hiatus (and sparse tweeting). Spring break happened, and I neglected all my social media accounts in the name of fun. But fear not! I should be back to regular blogging starting in 3... 2... 1... NOW.

I'm a complete and total sucker for a good Tim Walker editorial (and let's just be honest- all his work is fantastic.) Finding this wonderful editorial from 2006 put a smile on my face and a flutter in my heart. Sometimes, I come home from fashion week thinking that the industry is all just a big circus. But finding editorials like the ones that Tim shoots reminds me that fashion can be utterly magical. 

Instagramin' It Up!

If there's one thing I love, it's ever-popular Instagram- an amazing tool that helps me share gorgeous photos with my friends/followers. The Girl In The Check Scarf just got a brand new Instagram account, so be sure to follow for behind-the-scenes pics, fashion photography, and lots of instagram goodness! @TheGirlInTheCheckScarf
Do you use instagram? How do you use it, and why do you like it? I want to know!

With the help of IBM Smarter Commerce, for the month of February, I'll be talking about how technology and social media help me to be a better blogger, friend, and social influencer. How does technology affect and enhance your life? Let me know by leaving a comment or tweeting me @theposhkid. Don't forget to use the #MySmarterCommerce hashtag!

Review: Tome Fall 2013

Photos via WWD

A few of my friends told me how amazing Tome's fall 2013 presentation was last night, so I decided to check it out - hot dang! I died when I saw the first look (the red dress pictured above) and I just kept falling in love with each look that followed it. This collection uses simple-but-precise cuts for a really dramatic, avant guarde effect. The beauty of the collection really lies in its choice of cut and fabric. The pieces are so well planned and minimalistic that they make a loud statement just by being minimal. Also, as an added bonus, they're very on-trend by using burgundy and grey. I've been seeing tons of that this week. Bravo, Tome. Bravo. This up-and-coming brand will definitely be on my radar in the future.

I'm currently writing you from Lincoln Center. The Monika Chiang presentation will start soon! I'm excited to get home before this blizzard hits hard.

 

M.Patmos Fall 2013: Stealing From The Boys

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During my sophomore year of high school, I had an obsession with vintage blazers- tweed ones, fitted ones, bulky ones, ones with elbow pads- I loved them all! But I quickly found that woman's blazers didn't fit me correctly. They needed to be tailored to fit me, and I just didn't have that kind of dough. Rather than wear ill-fitting woman's jackets, I wore men's blazers which had a looser fit. I still have those beautiful, bulky jackets, and I love them just as much as I did back then. Because of this, I could really relate to designer Marcia Patmos' inspiration for her fall 2013 collection: a housewife who borrows her husbands clothes. The collection beautifully combined feminine pieces and masculine cuts by oversizing cardigans and jackets. The rounded shape of the outer wear really softened up the silhouettes, and mannish sweaters were shown in pink and purple hues.

I love when designers use digital resources to create their collections, so the digitized camo print seen in the collection was a nice update to a tired trend. It made camo relevant to the 21st century! The military influence didn't stop there- I spotted a beautiful olive bomber jacket paired with camo skirt and fell in love with it on the spot!

Often seen in the collection were neck 'funnels' (see the green funnel above) for the girl who likes turtlenecks... Minus the sweater. They're definitey an interesting concept, but I don't know if I'd be brave enough to wear one (unless it was fashion week- you can get away with anything during fashion week).

I really loved the collection's sparkly elements, seen on the camo print below, the shiny burgundy pants, and on a metallic copper skirt- it balanced nicely with the other matte colors in the collection!

The designer, Marcia Patmos, with her collection.

New York Fashion Week!

My bags are packed, my clothes are picked out, and I'm on my way to New York Fashion Week! This NYFW is especially important to me because it will be my fifth and last one. With college in the fall (I'm hoping to go to school out west), I won't be here for next season's collections. I really hope I can appreciate every experience this week, and I hope I can be grateful for all the awesome NYW adventures I've been able to have over the past few years. It's been a dream come true to be a teenage fashion week reporter! I have dozens of show invites this season, and I'm stoked to see some amazing clothes. Be sure to follow my NEW instagram, @TheGirlInTheCheckScarf, like my facebook page, and follow me on twitter (@ThePoshKid) for updates! Happy Fashion Week!

 

Mathieu Mirano Spring 2013

Mathieu Mirano has been one of my favorite up-and-coming designers ever since I saw his fall 2012 collection (I wrote about it here). He started his line in 2011, and this year, he presented at New York Fashion Week at the age of just 21. I’m a huge supporter of young talent, and I’ve loved 2watching Mirano’s work develop over the past year. Despite his young age, he has an incredible eye for shape, detail, and innovative fabrics.

For his spring 2013 collection, Mirano had dinosaurs on the brain.  He described his inspiration as the story of a scientist who slowly morphs into the creature she’s studying.  His first few looks are pure, all-white (like a scientist’s attire) pants, jackets, blouses, shorts, and skirts. The materials are magnificent, and you can practically feel the textures just by looking at the photos.

Suddenly, a grey dress with a fossil print appears- and BAM! - the collection is all bright and bold from here on out. The designer has no fear of color, and practically every color in the rainbow is represented in the collection. 

His ball gowns are incredible: some are skin-tight; some have intense micro-pleating; a few feature fossil prints and serious embroidery; and one especially striking dress even had gleaming emerald beetle wings attached to it. Talk about exotic! The clothes are structured but undeniably feminine, and I’d stray from my love of black to wear the bold pants in a heartbeat.

All photos from mathieumirano.com