The end has no end

Well folks, I've dragged this on about as long as I can. I think it's time for me to accept that I am not at NYFW anymore. BUT before I do, here is one last post with the rest of my street style photos. Please forgive the occasional out of focus one, sometimes I got a little nervous to actually ask people if I could take their picture. Instead I would hide behind pillars, snap a shot of them quickly and then run away. This is another perfectly acceptable and professional way to take street style photos.

Maybe it's just me, but if you look at her really closely, does it not look like neither of her feet are touching the ground? Fur vest, topknot and maxi-skirt aside, for me it's levitation that really makes an outfit stand out.

Great bags and great pants on both ladies. Honey on the right certainly knows how to rock clown pants... but not as good as this guy...

I found this gem at allaboutclowns.com, in the "Plus sized Costumes" section. Next to shopbob, this is probably my fav online shopping destination. And hey, that collar, that hat! This guy might be on to something.

Seriously guys, I called it. Orphan-chic is the look right now.

These ladies are so Sex and the City. I might just be saying that because there are 4 of them, and they are in New York. But seriously, second from the left all in black is sooo Charlotte.


These wedges are awesome. And fur shoulder pads? This takes things to a whole new level.

These girls were modeling jewelry, but it was their outfits that really caught my eye. Pretty, yet super comfy looking. Makes me want to swap my roots sweatpants for a long cotton skirt as my new loungewear (JK!! I love my sweatpants. They are the second level of ultimate comfort. The first level? No pants at all. I digress.)

Saw the girl on the left a couple of times. She must be a fashion blogger a) because she is supa stylish, and b) because, like myself, she was awkwardly lingering around with a camera. See further down for another pic I took of her outside Rage and Bone.


Snapped this pic of some girl from the show "The City", I think. The rest of her was pretty cute too, but those shoes... they're glorious.

These girls were so cute! I think they were a lot like me and Jill; hanging around, just trying to get a feel for the whole experience. And they told me they had just bought these vintage outfits that day (which I respect!) I want to get me a full fringed dress... I won't rest until I get one!

The skirt! It looks Missoni... is it Missoni?

Fur was a big hit this fall/winter season. Surprisingly, out of all the people wearing fur at NYFW, I didn't see anyone with red paint splattered on them (I don't think that actually happens as much as people like to believe it does). I like this photo because it reminds me of Goldy Locks and the 3 (hipster) bears. Papa bear up front (with little bears on his feet?), mama in the middle (looking fly), and in the back is the (gigantic) baby bear. Where's Goldy Locks? Baby bear ate her.

Here she is again! You can't learn style like this. It's just natural.

The Mulberry Alexa. I would give up all other bags for this bag. I would give up my family for this bag. I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE FOR THAT!

Ahh the all-in-one sleeping bag skirt. I have one, but have yet to use it for anything other than camping... it's quite warm!

"I like a girl with a short cape and a loooooooooooooooooong jacket" (See what I did there? I changed the lyrics of a well-known song to express my taste and the theme of this photo. Aren't I clever? Aren't you glad I spelled it out for you even though you probably already got it?)

Well hi there Frodo. Glad you are putting those hairy feet into some visually pleasing footwear. I joke, but this outfit is seriously amazing, especially for a hobbit.

Naked as we came

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I had a very exciting day yesterday, I received my Kimberly Taylor Stokholm dress!!! Or perhaps better known as "the naked dress", to all Man Repellers. For those who don't know, I won it a couple weeks ago in a Man Repeller contest. This dress is absolutely beautiful. The material is so silky and shiny and I am in love with the colour. And it's mine, allll mine.

So to start things off, this dress is pretty hot, especially when worn with my black heeled booties and floral tights.

I wore the dress out last night so I decided to add a few things to make it a bit more casual and a bit more Man Repelling, in honour of the girl who deemed me deserving of this dress. I threw on my thrifted lace-up boots, socks and Joe Fresh denim button-down. Also the dress is pretty short on me so I opted to wear my American Apparel lace trimmed shorts underneath. The shorts over the tights say "yes my dress is short, but don't get any ideas boys because I am wearing 3 unyielding and impenetrable layers underneath ". And the third layer is probably full-bottom granny panties ;) .

For warmth I thought it would have been a great idea to put my fur coat on overtop.

But it was really wet and snowy out so I opted for my black utility coat. Sometimes you gotta be practical.

Looking at these pictures of myself makes me think 2 things. Firstly, I need a much better digital camera. And secondly, sometimes taking the red-eye out of pictures makes you look even creepier than you looked with the red-eye. Either way, I'm going to have a lot of fun finding new ways to transform and play with my new naked dress. Thank you, thank you Man Repeller and Kimberly Taylor. I'm the happiest fashion blogger in the world.

And just for fun, here are a few other items from the Kimberly Taylor spring/summer 2011 collection which I have really fallen for.

Got yourself a simple tight black dress that you want to jazz up a little bit? Just throw a leather vest on top... why didn't you think of that?!

This shirt is so pretty. I want to wear it on a warm spring day.

Underwear as outterwear. A very pretty chemise-like top.

Loving this. Put on a leather bow-tie and some patent oxfords and you're all set.

Lot of leather in this collection, and I like it. I want to wear this shirt, with the leather vest and the leather shorts all at once... to much? Perhaps. Even though leather is the perfect item to wear in the summer because we all know how well it breaths, maybe keep to one leather item at a time. These shiny crotch-ruched shorts are pretty nice too though.

Looking so long at these pictures of you

Oh yes, get ready for more model pictures. Are you ready? ok!

Ginta Lapina - Her purple and green tights/shoes remind me of a cartoon dragon (NOT a real dragon)... this cartoon dragon...

Moving on.

Jac - Jill got a wicked picture of her out side the rag and bone show (maybe some day she will post it, ehm.) But what's great about my picture is really the photographer behind Jac. He just got her autograph and is now looking at it with the utmost delight. He is also wearing what appear to be women's flats. Pure gold.


Karlie Kloss - Ah Karlie, the American dream. If only that damn photographer didn't ruin my shot. Again though, this photographer is trying to give Karlie a little heart-shaped thing (it was Valentines day)... what is with all these 40 year-old men making moves on these 17 year-old girls? Not cool. But definitely hilarious.

Irina Kulikova- She looks like an adorable Jazz trombone player with that black hat, leather coat, and those patent shoes. Although I'm not sure I have ever seen a Jazz trombonist in real life... that's what they wear, right?


I don't know who she is, she just looked so deep in thought, I didn't want to disturb her.

Ajak Deng - The best part about shooting [pictures of] models outside the back entrance of the Lincoln centre, is the charming background.

Jacquelyn Jablonski - Loving that Jacquelyn is representing Gryffindor by sporting their colours of gold and maroon on her legs. I'm sure that's what she was thinking when she put on the outfit.

Kirsi Pyrhonen - I would say the most common thing that models seem to wear after a show is a classic black pant, black jacket, black boot outfit. I gather this from the few I have seen in real life, and the countless I have seen on street style blogs. But I can imagine when they are getting up at 5 in the morning to go have their hair and make-up done and put on ridiculous haute couture outfits, that all black must seem like the most reasonable thing to wear. And it always looks good.


Emily Senko - Model uniform exhibit B.


Edita Vilkeviciute - Exhibit C


Karmen Pedaru - Exhibit D

This unidentified fly honey is not wearing the model uniform. She is breaking all the rules, and I like it!

White collar boy

Problem: I cut all my hair off so now when I wear button ups and jeans and any other even slightly androgynous clothing, I actually look like a young boy.

The plus side to this is that my new haircut makes me look a lot like Jasper Cullen, so I might just see my tween following skyrocket!

I would cast me as a supporting male role in a vampire romance movie.

In love with your vision

I have lot's of model pictures to come. But before I get to those, I wanted to focus a little on one model in particular, manily because she is just so sweet and her style is unparalleled.

When I saw Hanne Gaby Odiele outside the Rag and Bone I could not take my eyes off her. She was actually wearing one of the most magnificent outfits I have ever seen. I asked her If I could take her photo, and she graciously agreed. Unfortunately this appears to be the exact moment that my flash broke so this is how the photo turned out...

Huge disappointment. Luckily before this I had taken a photo of her from behind, which did turn out, so you can kind of get an idea of how stunning the colours and textures of her billowy outfit were.

I have searched for another photo of this outfit, to no avail. Will I ever find another photo of this dream outfit? Maybe not. Tragedy.

I ran into Hanne again outside of the Carolina Herrera show. Once again she agreed to pose for a photo for me, AND (this is the really exciting part) she told me she loved my skirt. I died. Then I came back to life and took this photo of her and (I think) Kasia Struss.

Note: Models love doing that little heart thing with their hands. It's cute... when they do it. If I did it, I think it would look weird and lame.

Jill and I talked in length about what great style Hanne has, and to prove this to you, here are a few photos that I came across in my research of her. She is so cool. And she pulls everything off in a seemingly effortless way.

Fur trimmed and paint splattered... just your everyday outfit!

The armpit on this sweater is so low. It's just not natural. And I love it.

Layers upon layers and a beret. If this girl can't hail a cab, I don't know who can.

This one is my favourite. I want every piece of this outfit. And she is such a trendsetter... I bet in a month everyone will be wearing only one pant leg cuffed. Heck, I'm wearing it right now!

Show me something new

While in NYC I got to see 3 real life fashion shows! I feel very privileged. The first show I went to was called Blanc de Chine, a designer based out of Hong Kong. The show took place on the second floor of their 5th avenue store. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures because it was a very small intimate show and I got too nervous to lug out my 4 pound canon camera. But I will say the show was nice. My favourite elements were the simple black trousers that the men and women wore with a few of the outfits, and I especially liked the mens structured jackets (I think it says a lot about me that my favourite pieces were menswear... what can I say? I'm just a big fan of men's fashion).

The second show we went to was Suzanne Rae. I really loved this show. It was presentation style, so most of the outfits were out on the floor at the same time, and the models moved around and stood in different locations. Here are few photos I took of the collection.

Great skirt.

Aside from the lacy shirt, this look is very Oliver Twist. I might attempt this, only I'll add some dirt on my face and a hat to complete the look.

That skirt looks heavy.

Snake skin oxfords? Yes please.

Please sir, I want some more orphan-chic. (Get it? Get it!?!)

Sheer shirt, obviously. I have a few of these. I like to wear a bra with mine, but that's a persoal preference. Also those metallic shoes are lovely.

One of my favourite looks. Those pants are so crisp.

Hard to see the snake skin clogs... but they are there.

On our last day in NYC, mere hours before our flight, we went to the Meatpacking district for the Study NY show. The second I walked into the room I noticed this spicy cumin scent. And while in the show I ended up standing next to a very friendly woman who told me she designed the scent for the collection specifically, which I thought was a really cool idea. Unfortunately the actual show started late so we could only stay for a few minutes before racing back across the city. But we got to briefly see all the looks, and it turns out I am a big fan of this eco-friendly brand. The runway was set up like an old classroom. Each of the models came out, put an apple on a teacher's desk, and posed on the runway. Cute.

Huge fan of big knit sweaters. Who isn't?

Boots. I want them.

You can't see it here, but this checkered shirt has a huge cut-out in the back. So scandalous!

I wish that I had had time to get a better picture of this red shirt/striped pant look because I quite enjoyed it.

All the models dressed up for school.

The whole line seemed very rustic, which goes with the eco-friendly brand. A lot of earth tones paired with bright accents. And of course some two-toned suede oxford shoes, which I would love to get my hands on (or feet in). If you are interested, there are better pics of the whole collection here on the website.