Showing posts with label NYFW F/W 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NYFW F/W 10. Show all posts
Style frontier
The details of Marina's look are impeccable. Her pairing of a torn hat with a frayed sweatshirt is stylistic perfection! The color, print, and soft edges of her foulard add just the right touch to the mixture. Her string belt tied in a bow? So cute! Her oxfords-divine! And how gorgeous is her striped button-down with french collar? What a great twist to this otherwise field or stable-friendly look.
Shaggy
I love how this lovely NY PYT pairs this amazing cropped, shaggy fur jacket with a black mini and derby boots for instant laid-back cool. I also love the YSL ring that her boyfriend gave her as a gift. (Please forgive me for not including her name. I've lost a chunk of my NYFW style info. BlackBerry troubles. :-()
Update: It's such a small world. This lovely girl is called Molly. Her boyfriend is none other than the brother of my amazing friend Maya of Turned Out. Thanks Maya! It was killing me that I couldn't recall her name. Happiness.
Update: It's such a small world. This lovely girl is called Molly. Her boyfriend is none other than the brother of my amazing friend Maya of Turned Out. Thanks Maya! It was killing me that I couldn't recall her name. Happiness.
Double Spot
This look is great fun. Bold and confident, she manages to stand out even on the busy streets of New York.
Layer All Star
I know that my last post also discussed layering, but how amaaazing is Martin's length play? I am so impressed every time I look at this image. The leather bomber over this long robe-like coat is gold-metal material. For more of his take on style, check him out at Ilikemystyle Quarterly.
Urban Lumberjack/The Fabric of Urban Winter Style
The outdoor experience meets the city life. These guys look amazing. The vibrant colors of their looks really bring cheer to the city streets.
Afterthoughts: My first impression of these looks were that they each resembled the uniform of a modern-day urban lumberjack. But after I published the post, I took the looks apart and began to appreciate them for the sum of their parts. For example, the top look consists of a skull cap, fatigue jacket, a great pair of indigo jeans and Chukka boots, which were originally worn by polo players. Nothing really screams lumberjack, apart from the jeans, which are vulnerable to this type of fashion assignment because of their iconic identity as the ideal garment for manual labor and/or outdoor activity. Why was I so quick to assign the title to the look? I think the media is responsible for my quick judgment. When I look back on all the films and commercials of my childhood that portrayed loggers (the modern term for the trade), these or similar looks are the standard. And naturally, this uniform spilled over into the way we dressed when we went outdoors.
If we look at the bottom look, a similar story plays out. Here we have a fur pilot's hat, a gorgeous red and black check sweater, denim jacket and jeans and motorcycle boots. Where's the lumber jack here? It's the red/black check sweater (reminiscent of a lumberjack jacket) and the jeans. Where do the motorcycle boots come in? Remember my post below? That's where: the biker whose style evolves. But it's more than that, it's a biker who adapts his/her style to the city, or it's a girl like me or the gentleman in the image who likes biker style (as influenced by film icons and rock stars) and introduces it into their personal look.
Well all this thinking lead me to the realization that the title of the post is all wrong. Instead of Urban Lumberjack, I should have just gone with "The Fabric of Urban Winter Style." A title that embodies the hodgepodge of urban dressing that has developed over the last 60 years of American urban fashion (I limit my rambling to American urban fashion because I group up in New York and that's what I know best). It is a title that references urban fashion's recent past and explains it's current love affair with brands like Barbour, Canada Goose, Sorel, and Uggs for example. Hey don't turn your nose up at the Ugg boot! Well this was just an afterthought. I would love to hear what you think and to hear about your urban style. Maybe we can even reconvene and discuss urban summer style. This summer should be interesting with all the utilitarian looks hitting the streets. xx, Tamu
Afterthoughts: My first impression of these looks were that they each resembled the uniform of a modern-day urban lumberjack. But after I published the post, I took the looks apart and began to appreciate them for the sum of their parts. For example, the top look consists of a skull cap, fatigue jacket, a great pair of indigo jeans and Chukka boots, which were originally worn by polo players. Nothing really screams lumberjack, apart from the jeans, which are vulnerable to this type of fashion assignment because of their iconic identity as the ideal garment for manual labor and/or outdoor activity. Why was I so quick to assign the title to the look? I think the media is responsible for my quick judgment. When I look back on all the films and commercials of my childhood that portrayed loggers (the modern term for the trade), these or similar looks are the standard. And naturally, this uniform spilled over into the way we dressed when we went outdoors.
If we look at the bottom look, a similar story plays out. Here we have a fur pilot's hat, a gorgeous red and black check sweater, denim jacket and jeans and motorcycle boots. Where's the lumber jack here? It's the red/black check sweater (reminiscent of a lumberjack jacket) and the jeans. Where do the motorcycle boots come in? Remember my post below? That's where: the biker whose style evolves. But it's more than that, it's a biker who adapts his/her style to the city, or it's a girl like me or the gentleman in the image who likes biker style (as influenced by film icons and rock stars) and introduces it into their personal look.
Well all this thinking lead me to the realization that the title of the post is all wrong. Instead of Urban Lumberjack, I should have just gone with "The Fabric of Urban Winter Style." A title that embodies the hodgepodge of urban dressing that has developed over the last 60 years of American urban fashion (I limit my rambling to American urban fashion because I group up in New York and that's what I know best). It is a title that references urban fashion's recent past and explains it's current love affair with brands like Barbour, Canada Goose, Sorel, and Uggs for example. Hey don't turn your nose up at the Ugg boot! Well this was just an afterthought. I would love to hear what you think and to hear about your urban style. Maybe we can even reconvene and discuss urban summer style. This summer should be interesting with all the utilitarian looks hitting the streets. xx, Tamu
Boot Inspiration • Sophisticated Biker Chic
I got these Chloe motorcycle boots, seen here on Mary Kate Steinmiller, this summer. I thought that they would be the perfect boot to wear with leggings and skinny jeans. But early into experimenting with the look, I decided it wasn't for me. I felt that the look was a little stale and struggled to be excited over it. So the boots have been gathering dust in my shoeset for the past five months- something that I really hate.
Then I spotted Mary Kate a couple of times wearing them with dresses and was totally impressed with the styling option. I love the look seen here in particular. The slim silhouette and length of the dress are genius with this type of boot. It creates a completely different vibe from the one I initially pursued. It's sophisticated biker chic. It's as if Mary Kate was once a biker, holds the passion close to her heart, but has experienced a style evolution. I am definitely going to try it out soon, and maybe I'll even take the look for a test run during Milan or Paris fashion weeks. x, Tamu
Then I spotted Mary Kate a couple of times wearing them with dresses and was totally impressed with the styling option. I love the look seen here in particular. The slim silhouette and length of the dress are genius with this type of boot. It creates a completely different vibe from the one I initially pursued. It's sophisticated biker chic. It's as if Mary Kate was once a biker, holds the passion close to her heart, but has experienced a style evolution. I am definitely going to try it out soon, and maybe I'll even take the look for a test run during Milan or Paris fashion weeks. x, Tamu
Vika • Ready to Spar
In the fashion ring that is! Her cap/helmet, which is from her line, is a total K.O.
Mix and Layer All Star
I only recently met Michelle Reneau, senior market & accessories editor at Nylon, but I am already a huge fan of her knack for mixing patterns and textures, and for her sense of layering.
Chloë Sevigny
One of my biggest surprises during New York fashion week was capturing these images of Chloë Sevigny. Like I mentioned over at Harper's Bazaar, I had no clue it was her when I approached to ask for the picture. The first thing that I saw was her profile, which was notably cool. What happened next is definitely one of the funniest moments of my life. When my eyes made contact with her sunglasses and the rest of her face registered in my brain, I exclaimed out of sheer surprise, "oh shit it's you." Then about two seconds passed before either one of us said anything. It was quite surreal. But I managed to regain my composure and mumbled (yes mumbled), "can I get a picture." She was really cool about it, and these images are the result of our brief encounter.
Ludivine Poiblanc
This past fashion week I spotted Vogue Paris' Ludivine Poiblanc in a couple of menswear inspired looks. After seeing her the second time, I started to wonder if these looks were an indication of her personal style. With a google search I found some images of her in dresses and decided that her style was more varied and actually really fresh. But as I reviewed my pictures, I tried to discern whether she is simply a fan of menswear or if her look was more along the lines of androgynous. I decided no to the latter choice as her femininity just kept staring right back at me.
Anna • New York Fashion Week
It was really fun shooting Anna during New York Fashion Week. It's always interesting to interact with someone who I associate with my "new" home (Milan), in my "old" home (NY). But, wherever on the planet she goes, Anna is always amazing!
Fresh and Chic
If I asked you to guess on what day of fashion week I snapped this image of Harper's Bazaar's Kristina O'neill, you'd probably guess the first, or maximum second day right? Well your guess would be wrong! I took this picture on the sixth day and during the snow storm (you can probably see the tiniest of snow flakes whizzing by). My biggest question is how does Kristina manage to look so fresh faced, collected and so casually chic after a hectic week of shows and exhausting weather?
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