Donna Karan

It’s the 30^th anniversary collection for Donna Karan and the pieces in this collection are, in her words, a tribute to New York City.  This came across perfectly because this collection represents in my mind what the quintessential New York woman looks like every day – sleek, urbane, sophisticated, and very well put together.  The collection was monochromatic; there were no prints and very few patterns, in black, grey, red, and white with one purple dress and a couple of brown pieces thrown in the mix.  There was great use of textile mixing and the thigh high boots on this runway were mind blowing without taking away from the garments.  I would, however, like those boots in every color!

You can view the entire collection at style.com and my top picks are below!

Shades of grey in just about the only patterned piece…

More shades of grey…

White hot!

Warm + Cozy Camel

Just. Stunning!

From Runway to Red Carpet

The best break from Fashion Week footage is Emmy Red Carpet footage!  My favorite dress was the Monique Lhuillier worn by Julia Louis Dreyfus.  It was all blingy (I know that's not a real word), yet simple and elegant!  Just the type of style I like!  It also seems like that is the best way to go for the Emmys and Oscars.  The time to take risks are Grammy and Tony Awards nights.  My other favorite looks are below.  My television watching is so limited that I actually had to research some of these actresses on IMDb! So, the show references in the picture captions are mostly for me!

Julia Louis Dreyfus in Monique Lhuillier

Heidi Klum in Atelier Versace

"Ms Kerry, Baby!"  Kerry Washington in Marchesa

Michelle Dockery of Downton Abbey in Prada

Leslie Mann in J. Mendel (I don't recognize any of her work, but she took a risk that works!)

Tina Fey does glam so well! Narciso Rodriguez

Linda Cardellini in Donna Karan Atelier

...and honorable mention...

I love Connie Britton, I love the show, Nashville, and I love Naeem Khan, so I really want to love this look but something is a bit off for me! Maybe it would work better at a winter event; or the CMAs...

Photos courtesy of huffingtonpost.com