I have a new favorite designer and his name is Manish Arora. I came across him while surfing YouTube for international fashion shows. I love his circus themed Spring/ Summer 2009 collection shown in Paris.
Manish Arora S/S 09
Jump into Spring!

Emma Bell S/S '09
Those are as big as your head!
Accoring to Style.com big earrings are back for Spring 2009! (Well in my case they haven't gone anywhere). They are to be worn with short hair and long hair pulled back or up in a ponytail, braids or bun. This includes, chandeliers, door-knockers, and big clip ons. My favorite look is putting multiple clip-ons on one ear as seen below:

Black%White PR
My blog is slowly becoming an events blog! I got to bring it back to its foundation with this post, bringing you real fashion and style! Thus I bring to you two fly ladies: Kelly Mills and Mari J. These two ladies are international PR gals repping fashion lines from Thailand, Japan and the U.S. Notably Telfar and Kloset are my two favorite lines they rep along with the hats by Parrish. (Kloset and Parrish are pictured above). You can catch Kelly Mills on Mondays on her radio show "Fashionably Yours" every Monday @ 9pm on PNCradio.com. Check out the commercial below:
Fashionably Yours Commercial
For more info:
http://www.blackandwhitepr.com
http://www.marijbrooklyn.com
http://www.kloset.com
http://www.telfar.net
http://www.pncradio.com
Until then, keep the real fashion coming ladies!
Chay$
LA Fashion Week: Suh-Tahn S/S 09
LA Fashion Week began yesterday and the best in show for Sunday Oct. 12th was Suh-Tahn. While some of the other designers that day delivered the cliche LA looks, rhinestones, cut off tees and studded jeans and overdone Oscar gowns. Suh-Tahn delivered a collection that was able to transcend borders.
Fashion Week Paris: Hermès S/S 09


Not feeling this Hermès...cowgirl chic? Really...I think they went a little too far on this one. Try harder next season please.
Bernhard Willhelm S/S 09
I am in love with the Bernhard Willhelm S/S 09 collection debuted at Paris fashion week yesterday. I think its fresh and the prints and graphics are beautifully ethno-inspired. The face-paint (which I am a huge fan of) ranges from comical to offensive to fashion forward. Looking at this collection you get a sense that he was designing for people of the not so distant future, post-global economic meltdown. DOOMSday. Well in any case...I'm glad to see something besides 80s fashion on the runway. Thanks Bernhard!
The So-Called Return of the Jumpsuit
Milan Fashion Week S/S 09: Gianfranco Ferre


Fashion Week Day 4: Telfar & Luca Luca
Hello friends! I had the pleasure of working again with my friend Telfar backstage on his S/S 09 show titled Breathe. Telfar designs androgynous clothing and every season he out does himself. The S/S 09 collection was inspired by the Olympics and took place at the St. Patrick's Gym on Mulberry St. The collection consisted of a lot of breathable mesh fabrics and customized Converse Jack Percell sneakers. The runway was made of turf! Just check this season's collection out for yourself:
Yes the tennis balls are the heels on this customized sneaker












P.S. Telfar and I were homecoming dates back in the days when I had a relaxer:
Next I went to work backstage at Luca Luca's S/S 09 Show in the Promenade tent. They took all of the dressers passes for the celebrities and such that were backstage. But I got a t-shirt:
Oh yeah and backstage was pandemonium! The photographers and camera men were so aggressive they literally almost knocked over the racks (and me) trying to photograph Serena Williams and Perrey Reeves (HBOs Entourage). The collection was beautiful lots of silk and organza fabrics, gowns with beautiful cut-out details, sheer blouses, silk jumpers, trousers and skirts with waistlines that had a stair-step effect. the color palette was soft and feminine, white, tan, grey with touches of coral and blue. I loved the collection and didn't see a piece that I wouldn't wear. Later today I will be working on Thom Browne. So ecstatic to be working on Thom Browne but it will be a challenge tying perfect half-windsor knots LOL.
Fashion Week Day 1: Venexiana
I worked backstage at my first Olympus Fashion Week show!
Here's my pass:
Here's what I wore:
It was so hectic! Venexiana's S/S 09 line was amazing! There were beautiful, beaded and sequins gowns with lots of chiffon. Chic suiting with wide leg pants and sexy jackets. Pencil skirts with loads of gathers down the sides. Elaborate beading and embroidery. I definitely got inspired being around all of those beautiful garments. There where 35 dressers including myself. My model came from another show and arrived right when the show began so it was crazy getting her ready in time. Its so funny how there's so much preparation and stress for a 20 min show but presentation is EVERYTHING. I'm working LUCA LUCA S/S 09 on Monday! I'm so excited :). This is a fashion lover's dream and I am living it!



