Word of the Week: Denim

den·im

ˈdenəm/

noun

a sturdy cotton twill fabric, typically blue, used for jeans, overalls, and other clothing.

You can never go wrong with a classic pair of 511 Levi slims, an American heritage staple, but what about changing it up a little?  This year denim has become a fashion frenzy, with frayed edges, patches, stitches, and fur.  Denim has officially been accepted into the fashion family. The streets of Milan, New York, London and Tokyo were flooded with the #DenimRevolution pioneers, strutting the sidewalks in innovate collages of indigo. 

Check out our favorite denim trends:

 

Frayed Edges 


 

Patch Denim 


 

Overalls 


 

Bellbottoms 


 

the Button-down Skirt 


 

the jumpsuit


 

High-waisted denim


 

Painted Denim 


 

The patch jacket  


 

The Oversized Jacket 


 

the denim frock 


 

Distressed denim 

 

 Images from: http://www.vogue.com/fashion/street-style/  

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=denim&rs=typed&0=denim%7Ctyped

Word of the Week: Inspiration

in·spi·ra·tion

ˌinspəˈrāSH(ə)n/

noun

The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

It is officially time for spring cleaning!  Ridding your closet of dark hues, hefty wools, and huge parkas.  This season the Shore color palette will be sweeping the stores with faded mid-tones and natural shades. 


 

ulla johnson 


 

balmain


 

nina ricci

All Photos from: http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2016-ready-to-wear

Mood Board Photos: https://www.pinterest.com/fm22825asp16ann/

Phrase of the week: Street Style

street style:

Adjective / noun

any offbeat or avant-garde fashion inspired by contemporary culture of urban street people

Let's be honest, the real runway is on the streets of New York, London, Paris and Milan.  No need to have fear of missing out on the couture shows because the fashion outside is just as amazing.

Spring Street style trends for 2016:

Fur, metallics, Army jackets,  leather, embellishments, embroidery, complementary colors, and floral patterns 

new york

new york.jpg

 

london


 

Paris


 

Milan

All Photos by Phil Oh: http://www.vogue.com/fashion/street-style/

Word of the week: Youthful

youthful:

adjective  youth·ful  \ˈyüth-fəl\

having or showing the freshness or energy of someone who is young

It is officially the start of "Wardrobe Grammar Month" at NYCSTYLIST, a month filled with adjectives, nouns and verbs that are relevant and important to the fashion industry! 

Age is but a number, a mere symbol that represents how many years you've experienced the thrills and chills of life.  Recently, the fashion industry has strayed away from the 'fresh face' crowd, celebrating the 'old is gold' motto through the richness of mature and worldly models.  We must pay a tribute to these inspiring 'Bright Old Things' rocking the 2016 RTW runways.

undercover 


Manish Arora


Nehera

All Images from: http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2016-ready-to-wear

A-Z Paris Fashion Week

Asymmetrical 

 

Acne Studios 

 

Alexis Mabille 

 

Anthony Vaccarello

 

Ann Demeulemeester 

Bulky

 

Balenciaga 

 

Balmain 

Costume

 

Comme De Garçons

 

Céline

 

Chanel 

 

Cholé

Drape 

 

Dries Van Noten 

 

Dior 

Exotic 

 

Elie Saab

 

Emanuel Ungaro 

Feathers 

 

Faith Connexion 

Geometric Shapes 

 

Givenchy

 

Giambattista Valli 

 

Guy Laroche 

High Neckline 

 

H&M 

 

Haider Ackermann

 

Hermés

Illusion 

 

Issey Miyske

 

Iris Van Herpen 

 

Isabel Marant 

Jackets 

 

Jacquemus

 

John Galliano

 

Julien David 

 

Junya Watanabe

Kitsch 

 

Kenzo 

 

Koché

Leather and Lace 

 

Louis Vuitton 

 

Lanvin 

 

Leonard 

Menswear

 

Maison Margiela 

 

Manish Arora 

 

Miu Miu 

 

Moncler Gamme Rouge

 

Mugler 

Nuetrals 

 

Nehera

 

Nina Ricci

 

Neil Barrett

Off-Beat

 

Off-White

 

Olympia Le-Tan

Patterns

 

Paul & Joe 

 

Paco Rabanne

 

Paule Ka

Retro 

 

Rochas

 

Rick Owens

 

Roland Mouret

Sheer-lings 

 

Sacai

 

Saint Laurent 

 

Sonia Rykiel 

 

Stella McCartney

Texture 

 

Talbot Runhof

 

Thomas Tait 

 

Tsumori Chisato 

Unusual 

 

Undercover 

Velvet 

 

Valentino

 

Vanessa Seward 

 

Veronique Branquinho

 

Vetements

 

Vivienne Westwood

youthful

 

Y/Project

 

Y's Yohji Yamamoto

 

Yang Li

Zig-Zag

 

Zuhair Murad

Milan Fashion Week A-Z

Alberta Ferretti 

 

Bottega Veneta

 

Costume National

 

Dolce & Gabbana

 

dsqaured2 (too beautiful not to add) 


Etro

 

Fendi 

 

Giorgio Armani 

 

Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini 

 

Iceberg 

 

Jil Sander 

 

Kiton 

 

Luisa Beccaria 

 

Missoni 

 

No. 21

 

Ports 1961

 

Prada 

 

Aquilano.Rimondi 

 

Roberto Cavalli 

 

Salvatore Ferragamo 

 

Tod's

 

Trussardi

 

Versace 

 

W

 

max mara 

 

Marcelo Burlon Country of Milan 

 

Z

All Photos From: http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2016-ready-to-wear

Sequins, Sport jackets, and slip dresses take on Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week was off to a rough start, but we still found a few diamonds in the rough. By no coincidence our favorite looks from the past week encompassed similar styles, silhouettes, and hues.  Sequins, slips dresses and sport jackets are abound in Europe, especially in nudes, black, and jewel tones.  Here are some of our favorite looks from Paris FW so far:  

Anthony Vaccarello 

 

dries van noten

 

Guy Laroche 

 

Koché 

 

Maison Margiela 

 

Nehera

 

Rochas 

All photos from: http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2016-ready-to-wear

The Oscars Best Dressed

Yesterday, February 28, 2016, marked the 88th Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles California.  Honoring (some of, but unfortunately not all!) the talented and creative geniuses behind the art of cinema, the Oscars is the most anticipated award ceremony of the season.  Here are our favorite red carpet fashions of the night:

Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé

 

Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell 

 

Olivia Munn in Stella McCartney 

 

Eddie Redmayne in Alexander mcqueen

 

Naomi Watts in Armani Privé

 

Leonardo DiCaprio in Giorgio Armani 

 

Sophia Vergara in Marchesa

 

Charlotte Rampling in Armani Privé

 

Michael Fassbender in Tom Ford

 

Julianna Moore in Chanel Haute Couture 

 

Chrissy Teigen in Marchesa 

 

Tina Fey in Atelier Versace 

 

Priyanka Chopra in Zuhair Murad Couture 

 

Jennifer Lawrence in Christian Dior 

 

Saoirse Ronan in Calvin Klein Collection 

 

Henry Cavill in Dunhill

 

Jennifer Garner in custom Atelier Versace 

 

Sylvester Stallone in Yves Saint Laurent Couture by Hedi Slimane

 

Isla Fisher in Salvatore Ferragamo 

 

Steve Carell in Ermenegildo Zenga 

 

The adorable Jacob Tremblay in Giorgio Armani 

All photos from http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/red-carpet-dresses/g6907/oscars-red-carpet-2016/

Best of London Fashion Week A-Z

Alexander McQueen 

Burberry 

Christopher Kane 

Daks

Erdem

Felder Felder

Gareth Pugh 

House of Holland 

Isa Arfen 

Julien Macdonald 

Mary Katrantzou

Ryan Lo

Mulberry

Pringle of Scotland 

Osman

Paul Smith 

Roksanda

Simone Rocha

Toga

Topshop Unique 

Vivienne Westwood Red Collection 

Whistles 

X does not mark the spot in London, so...here is an alternate,1205 

Temperley London

Zoë Jordan

All photos from http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2016-ready-to-wear

Best of NYFW: A-Z

Altuzarra

Bibhu Mohapatra

Carolina Herrera 

Delpozo

Edun 

Felder Felder 

Giulietta

Hervé Léger by Max Azria 

Isa Arfen 

Jonathan Simkhai 

Karen Walker 

Lela Rose 

Marchesa

Naeem Khan 

Oscar De La Renta 

Prabal Gurung 

MoniQue Lhuillier 

Rodarte

Sophie Theallet 

Tadashi Shoji

Ulla Johnson 

Vivienne Tam 

Vera Wang

Brandon MaXwell 

Yigal Azrouël

Zero + Maria Cornejo

All photos from http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2016-ready-to-wear

Our Favorite looks from the 2016 NAACP Image Awards: Red Carpet Style

Due to the pandemonium of New York Fashion Week, our schedule got jumbled around, but we didn't want anymore time to pass without giving shoutout to our favorite looks from the NAACP Awards. On Friday February 5th, members of the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People honored exceptional people of color in music, film, books and television shows at the 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards.  We tuned in to watch the talent, speeches, and of course the fashion.  Without further ado, here are our favorite red carpet ensembles. 

Chrissy Teigen wearing a Haney Gown with her husband John Legend 

Kerry Washington wearing Victoria Beckham 

Laverne Cox wearing Marc Bouwer 

Darby Stanchfield wearing a Yanina Couture Gown 

Teyonah Parris wearing Romona Keveza

Jimmy Jean-Louis 

E-online 

E-online 

Day 7: NYFW Favorites

Day 7 was a perfect blend of abstract patterns, beautiful shearlings, and romantic gowns.  Here are our favorite looks from day 7: 

Proenza Schouler

Photo: Monica Feudi / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Monica Feudi / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Bibhu Mohapatra

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Michael Kors Collection

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Anna Sui

photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Delpozo

Photo:Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo:Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Marchesa

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Naeem Khan

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Day 6: NYFW Favorites

Day 6 was sheer genius.  Lace, Shearlings, metallics, and florals continue to rule the runway.  Here are our favorite looks from day 6: 

Oscar de la Renta

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Ohne Titel

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Dennis Basso

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Vera Wang

photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Rodarte

Photo: indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: indigital.tv / Vogue 

Brandon Maxwell

photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Grammy Red Carpet Favorites

On February 15th, 2016 the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Through the theatrics, tributes and other memorable moments, fashion still made a statement.  Here are our Favorite 2016 Grammy favorites: 

Adele in Givenchy

Photo: E-online 

Photo: E-online 

Chrissy Teigen, in Yousef Al-Jasmi

Photo: E-online 

Photo: E-online 

John Legend in Gucci 

Photo: E-online 

Photo: E-online 

Florence Welch in Gucci 

Photo: E-online 

Photo: E-online 

James Bay in Burberry 

E-online 

E-online 

Meghan Trainor in Michael Costello 

Photo: E-online 

Photo: E-online 

Day 5: NYFW Favorites

Plaid, pleats and patterns, oh my! Day 5 of NYFW continues to rock the runway with this season's trends.  Here are our favorite looks from day 5:

Karen Walker

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Carolina Herrera

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Lela Rose

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Libertine

Photo:Aitor Rosas / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo:Aitor Rosas / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Tommy Hilfiger

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Vivienne Tam

Photo: Pablo la Torre /Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Pablo la Torre /Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Zac Posen

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Rag & Bone

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Reem Acra

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Zero + Maria Cornejo

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

3.1 Phillip Lim

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue 

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv / Vogue