Spring 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: J. Mendel

We'll wrap up our fashion week highlights with J. Mendel and his lovely vertical color block pieces. Some of us avoid stripes like the plague for fear they will make us look fat. While horizontal stripes have that effect, vertical stripes are elongating and can actually make you appear taller and slimmer.  J. Mendel's collection of vertically color blocked pieces and feminine, fluttery dresses with surprise pops of contrasting colors.  Overall it was modern, sophisticated, and extremely flattering.

Images from Elle via Imaxtree.com and Matteo Volta 

XOXO

Jen & Saira

Spring 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: Tory Burch

We could have used color day to showcase the colorful collection by Oscar de la Renta, but we're betting that our average reader is probably more in tune to a collection that can be worn in more of an everyday kind of capacity, like that of Tory Burch. This collection features a little bit for everyone with bright colors (Why, hello there, yellow!), polka dots and ruffles, tiers of fringe, and fun studs and sequins.  Maybe it's a love for Gatsby or maybe it's the popularity of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, but our favorite flirty and sexy 1920's flapper style made its way into the Tory Burch collection too.  Take a look:

  Images from Elle via IMAXtree.com and Matteo Volta

XOXO

Jen & Saira

Spring 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: Charlotte Ronson

Charlotte Ronson's collections are always young and fresh and her Spring 2012 collection certainly lived up to our expectations.  We love the country meets city look and various textures and flirty, feminine colors and sheer fabrics! Charlotte does dresses very well and this collection is light, breezy, and definitely wearable.  Plus, we're not sure if you're aware, but Charlotte Ronson's "I Heart Ronson" Collection is available at JCPenny and features some really great designer apparel at incredibly affordable prices.  We hope to see some of these frocks there this Spring!

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Jen & Saira

Spring 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: Ralph Lauren

We love Ralph Lauren's spring collection, possibly because it's reminiscent of The Great Gatsby (and you know we love our Gatsby). We love the soft, pale pastels and the fluttering dresses, which create such beautiful and romantic look. There were way too many pieces to choose from, so instead we focused on our favorite part of the collection: the evening dress. We wish we had some sparkly event to go to where we could wear these gorgeous, beaded, floor length dresses without looking ridiculous or over-the-top. This may be one of our favorite evening wear collections.

Image Credits: New York Magazine

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Jen & Saira

Spring 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: Bill Blass

So we're not going to lie, we had no idea who Bill Blass was until we started blogging about Fashion Week. But now that we found him, we love him! His collection has strong, vibrant colors and is really ready-to-wear.  The collection had a strong nautical theme without being too gimmicky (only a few anchors and stripes overall), and we really loved the simple prints. Like Victoria Beckham, the collection had a very preppy and athletic feel that we could see rocking in real life.

Image Credits: New York Magazine

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Jen & Saira

Spring 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week - Nicole Miller

Bright, bold, and youthful are the words we would use to describe Nicole Miller's Spring 2012 Ready to Wear collection.  A little bit 80's, a little bit rock and roll - this collection is sporty, fun, exciting.  We love the retro neon colors paired with the dark black leather and fun checkerboard print. It all kind of reminds us of a more modern and wearable version of what we used to see on The Misfits from Jem and the Holograms. It's truly outrageous.

Images from Elle via Imaxtree.com and Matteo Volta

XOXO

Jen & Saira

Spring 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: Victoria Beckham

No longer known as Posh Spice, Victoria Beckham has created an empire. She is one of the few designers who creates classic looks that people will actually wear. off the runway without looking like they're trying too hard. This season her collection varied from mod to preppy chic, with slim fitting dresses to sexy-yet-boxy military style coats. While we wish the color palette was a bit more diversified, we love the monochrome look and expect to see the high halter neck dresses on all the celebrities this season.

Image credits: New York Magazine

Color Day: Slate, Mustard, and Orange

Last week we paired slate gray with Kelly green for a look of modern elegance..  This week, as promised, we switched out our Kelly green for some fun, vibrant, and cheerful shades of fall (or summer!).  Though the orange and yellow may be the typical, traditional fall colors, the slate gray is gives it a cool, modern, and edgy feel.

Mustard, Orange, and Gray Wedding Color Inspiration Board

1. Brooklyn Bride | 2. pinterest | 3. Wedding Wire | 4.Stella Nasson | 5.  Rachel Jasper Design |

 6. & 7. Martha Stewart | 8. April Ink | 9. sparkleandposy | 10. ellothere | 11. Wedding by Color | 

12. margotbianca | 13. The Knot | 14.  This Next |

XOXO
Jen & Saira

Spring 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week - Tadashi Shoji

Fashion week continues in New York this week. We look forward to this time of year to see what we'll have to look forward to for spring (and what we'll want to avoid!). The week kicked off on Thursday last week with some great shows and some really lovely pieces for Spring 2012. One designer we're always interested in is Tadashi Shoji.  Tadashi's Spring 2012 line is inspired by the beauty of the tulip and was bright, flirty, and perfectly lady-like.

Image Credits: Elle via  www.Imaxtree.com and Matteo Volta

XOXO

Jen & Saira

Fall Style: High Heeled Loafers

Happy Fashion Week, dolls!  New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion week got off to a great start yesterday and we're very excited to show you all our favorite collections for Spring 2012.  But, before we get ahead of ourselves, let's focus stepping into Fall 2011 in style!  Sexy, yet sophisticated and professional, the heeled loafer will add some style to your everyday work attire and will surely keep your toes warm in the cool days of fall!  Check out some of our favorites:

1. DSW | 2. Banana Republic | 3. ASOS | 4. Sears | 5. Kohls | 6. Nine West | 7. Anthropologie | 8. DSW |

XOXO
Jen & Saira

Color Day: Kelly and Slate

Hope you all had a nice labor day! We sure enjoyed the time to relax, but now we're back for some special fall posts and even more real weddings and engagements. So, for today, here's a great color combo for fall or winter.  Slate gray is the new chocolate brown and, while we love chocolate brown, we love the updated, modern look of the cool gray even more. Here we have it paired with vibrant kelly green for a sophisticated feel. Be sure to tune in next week when we pair this slate gray shade with orange and yellow for a look that's just a bit more playful!

Slate Gray and Kelly Green Color Inspiration Board

1. Every Last Detail | 2. Stephanie Williams Photography | 3. Leela Purse | 4. Monkeys Jewels | 

5. Dawn Correspondence | 6. designbybittersweet | 7. Pairing Down | 9. Fab Sugar | 10. Modern Day Floral | 11. Sino-Treasure | 12. Dessy

XOXO

Jen & Saira

Hair Style Look Book: Loose Side Braid

Wow, is it really September already?  September makes us think back to school and the unofficial start of fall.  We're sad to see summer go by so quickly, but are certainly looking forward to fall leaves, colors, cool weather perfect for layering and, of course, the hairstyles.  Luckily, there is one carefree summertime style that we think we will see stretching over into the fall and that is the loose, surfer meets Heidi,  side braid. Check out these rather easily executed styles and let us know what you think:

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Jen & Saira