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!

Alice + Olivia

If Snow White, Cinderella, or Belle had any “bad girl” tendencies, I am guessing this is what she’d wear!  What girl doesn’t love a great fairy tale? That is just what Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet gave us when presenting her Fall Collection.  The theme was “Enchanted: The Search for the Golden Monarch”.  An enchanted forest was the runway that showcased a chic, modern interpretation of Victorian style with a dark yet sultry side.  The pieces were a juxtaposition of feminine and frilly with sexy and swanky.  These pieces were made for the strong, confident women!   Style.com has the full collection.  Some of my favorites are below.

That coat is amazing!

I hope skirts like this never go out of style.

“I don’t have a dirty mind, I have a sexy imagination!”

OMG – those boots!

Blue "blyss"!

So hot and girly all at once!

Showstopper! 

Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2014 RTW

As DVF celebrates the 40^th anniversary of the wrap dress, the theme for the Fall Collection is “Bohemian Wrapsody: A Glamorous Vagabond”.   Beautiful, bold prints were showcased at the beginning of the show as models ripped the runway to live music by the band St. Vincent.

There were wonderful wrap dresses as well as other gorgeous pieces.  One of the many things I love about DVF is that her garments complement and work well for all women and are empowering – I always feel a little extra sassy in a DVF dress.  That’s probably dangerous for me!

The show ended in a sea of solid gold because, well, how else would you top fabulousness with more fabulousness?  The full show can be viewed on the DVF website – I’m about to watch it again – and the amazing pictures can be viewed on style.com.

My top picks from the collection are below!

My favorite!

Cute! Don’t try this at home, though!

M Missoni

I like the decisions that some designers make to do photo shoots instead of runway shows, even though I'd probably be really disappointed if one of my favorite designers didn't have a show when I am attending Fashion Week! M Missoni chose this avenue to present a collection that was peppered with prints and most of the looks mixed a couple of different prints together.  I don't think I chose any of those for my picks but my picks were classic Missoni style.  Several of the looks had a cute swing dress silhouette that looks really nice. There was a series of nice florals (for fall - maybe Miranda would find that groundbreaking!), as well as a series of plaids.  Click here to view the complete collection after you check out my picks below!

This is my favorite look in the collection!

BCBGMAXAZRIA Fall 2014 Ready to Wear

Let the games begin!  The first show I checked out was BCBGMAXAZRIA.  Their Fall RTW was dominated with mixes of neutrals with the occasional splash of turquoise and tangerine. One of the things I love about Max Azria is the use of funky, unexpected silhouettes that drape a woman's body beautifully while still flowing with ease.  For this collection, I really like how they did mash ups of all of the neutrals together with no regard for the old rules - shades of black, brown, blue, grey, and white all together.  It used to make me really nervous when I'd see people play with neutrals like that! I don't know why, but I would cringe at the site of brown and grey - maybe I thought someone was going to go blind after seeing what - in my then closed mind - was clashing!  I like the idea of mixing neutrals with reckless abandon now, and this collection did a great job of showing us how it's done.

See the whole collection at style.com and my top picks below…

Love the dress, not sure about the fur...

One of the more mono-chromatic pieces 

I’m always happy when I see a great maxi!