M.I.S.S. NYFW: Tibi Fall 2010

I know I’m all late with the rest of my fashion week coverage, but Fall won’t be here for months and months and months, and with so many worldwide fashion weeks with an umpteen number shows going on, it’s hard to keep track of it all. This time around I got to check out the Tibi Fall 2010 fashion show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week for the second time (Tibi Spring 2010), and much like last season’s show, the music BUMPED. Amy Smilovic’s 42 look collection was once again playful and sassy, perfectly paired with hairstyles of tumbling curls, but it still maintained touches of classic poise with a tightly belted stringency and occasional leather waist pouch.

M.I.S.S. NYFW: Tibi Fall 2010

"Girl Drive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism" Book Review & Give Away

The “F” word – no, not the four letter one – perhaps one that is even more controversial – FEMINISM.  It’s one of those words whose true meaning has been so perverted that rather than being empowering, it often stirs up negative connotations. In Girl Drive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism, Nona Willis Aronowitz and Emma Bee Bernstein sought to find its meaning.

Nona Willis Aronowitz and Emma Bee Bernstein are childhood friends who came up with the concept for Girldrive.  In 2007, the ladies set off on a cross-country road trip visiting cities including Chicago, Detroit, Flint, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tulsa, Austin, Las Vegas, Jackson Hole, New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, Provincetown and New York, among others.  Interviewing about 200 women, Nona and Emma wondered what feminism meant to them and asked questions such as “What do young women care about? What are their hopes, worries and ambitions? Have they heard of feminism, and do they relate to it?”

The good people over at M·A·C were kind enough to share their facecharts from the Fall 2010 shows during Milan Fashion Week. Today’s facecharts include: Marni, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Missoni, whose shows took place on Sunday, February 28th.

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The Glamorous Life: Madonna does eyewear with D&G

Hot on the heels of the announcement of her deal with Iconix Brand Group Inc to bring her iconic style to the masses via Macy’s, Madonna has teamed up with Dolce and Gabbana to co-design several pairs of sunglasses. This marks the first co-designed project for Dolce and Gabbana and will be the first of many products to go on sale under Madonna and Iconix’s joint venture, MG Icon LLC.

With her status as the star of D&G’s current ad campaign, combined with her long standing friendship with the designers, its a wonder we haven’t seen these  powerhouses pair up before. Unlike most celebrity collaborations, the duo ensures us that Madonna was very hands on. She edited Dolce and Gabbana’s 50 sketches to her liking which resulted in a broad selection of six amazing sunglasses bearing the logo MDG that will be sure to nurture the Material Girl in all of us. The collection will retail from $248-$289 and will be carried in all Dolce and Gabbana stores  in addition to the Sunglasses Hut chain and select opticians beginning in May.

The Ladies of Mex and the City: (L-R) Ruby, Marina & Iris!

Mex and the City is a cultural website and blog created to promote the free thinking, enterprising, and artistic efforts of young creatives in New York City. The site reflects a community of tastemakers, trendsetters, and culture mavens who have access and connections to the city’s key movers and shakers, fashion designers, gallerists, boutique shops owners, restauranteurs, hoteliers, media executives, and philanthropists.

The collaborative project was created by a group of friends—Iris Avelar, Marina Garcia-Vasquez & Ruby Vizcarra—from diverse backgrounds in fashion, editorial, public relations and hospitality passionate about art, travel, culture, and nightlife. M&TC speaks about the increasing Mexican culture in the fast-paced New York landscape in a fun and personal tone.

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