New York Fashion Week has officially wrapped but there are still some looks that I can’t get out of my head…….here are my favorite F/W15 looks!
Marchesa
Tory Burch
Tommy Hilfiger
Jenny Packham
Carolina Herrera
Vera Wang
Narciso Rodriguez
Rodarte
Phillip Lim
Diane Von Furstenberg
J. Crew
Naeem Khan
Prabal Gurung
Rebecca Minkoff
Michael Kors
Ralph Lauren
Christian Siriano
Rachel Zoe
Mini cross body bags are a must have in every handbag collection. They are hands free and just the right size to hold your essentials. Mini bags are perfect for everything from running errands to a night out dancing, these versatile bags are truly day to-night! With so many designers making mini versions of their top-selling bags, it can be a daunting task trying to choose the right bag for you. Hopefully I can help you with that decision. Below are some of my favorite cross body cuties.
3.Loeffler Randall Mini Agenda
4.Loeffler Randall Mini Rider Floral
7.Rebecca Minkoff Mini Quilted love
Phillip Lim’s Pashli bag has been a HUGE success among fashion bloggers and bag loving ladies for some time now and the mini version is just as popular. The original Pashli bag retails for upwards of $895 while the mini starts at $695 depending on what material you choose. When Lim collaborated with Target last year and designed a similar version of the coveted bag at a fraction of the price, fashionistas lined up to get their hands on the affordable version and it quickly sold out. Since then, there have been quite a few similar versions but I must say, this Forever 21 version made me look TWICE and it retails for less than $25!!!!! Check it out!
Another designer cosmetics collaboration is in the works people!!!! NARS and Phillip Lim have a 9 piece nail lacquer collection that will be available in August! The news was announced today at Lim’s Fall 2014 fashion show.
In other makeup news, the highly anticipated MAC Proenza Schouler makeup collection will hit stores in April. The collection includes face powder, eyeliner,nail lacquer, lipstick and more! You may want to get your hands on this quick, the collection is a limited!
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Today the highly anticipated Phillip Lim for Target collaboration launched!! Target stores in my area opened at 8 am and they all had lines. I got my magazine, chair and bottled water and headed to my local Target, I arrived at 6:45am and I was the FIRST in line!!! Wooohhoooooo! Needless to say, I was able to get both of the bags that I wanted! Everything was going smooth until the bags ran out, the workers came with more on carts and that’s when the stampede started, people were pushing and shoving their way to the cart before they could even restock the shelf! After that, the bags were gone – only five minutes had passed! By the time I left there was still a good amount of clothes left and I hope everyone got what they wanted! As a shoe and bag LOVER, I will go on record and say this is my favorite collab since Jimmy Choo for H&M! Until the next collaboration!!!!
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My 2 new loves!!!!
Unless you’ve been living under a fashion rock, you KNOW about the upcoming Phillip Lim and Target collaboration (If not, click HERE for more info) you must check out the pictures below. Target unveiled the lookbook for the collection and I’m sharing my FAVORITES with you! Like I mentioned in my previous post about this collection, I am ALL ABOUT the accessories! The scarves and bags are pretty amazing and there is an almost identical version of the Pashli bag for $35!!!!!!
I get sooooo excited about these designer collaborations because it’s really a great way for the everyday fashionista to get her hands on designer pieces, and it brings high-end designers into every home. I hear different opinions on this topic sometimes and thought I’d share my opinion. I hold a firm the belief that it’s great all the way around from designer to consumer. Of course nothing in these collaborations is “handmade” or made with the best material money can buy, but sometimes it’s NOT about spending the most money! True fashion lovers know that at the end of the day, fashion is about design and ideas- a particular designer’s artistic spin on a piece of clothing or an accessory. We pay to wear this art and to make personal statements with it! These collaborations use affordable and more accessible materials and mass produce the pieces to come down to a low price point, but other than that you are STILL purchasing a piece of the designer’s art -in this case Phillip Lim spent months brainstorming and sketching this collection-and that my friends IS FASHION!!!!!! As a lover of high- end and low-end fashion, I feel that mixing is the best way to go! I never buy a piece simply because of the designer label and never pass up a piece simply because of the non designer label! Basically, I will wear Louboutins with a Forever21 dress!!!!! In other words- if I love it, I buy it and you should too!
Don’t forget to mark your calendars!!!!!!! September 15th!
Target is at it again, today they announced their upcoming high fashion collaboration with New York City designer Phillip Lim. Unfortunately we won’t be able to shop this collection until September, but I do think it’s worth the wait. This collaboration strikes me as a little different from its predecessors in the way that the design aesthetic is almost identical to Lim’s full priced designs, really giving the frugal fashionista the chance to get a true taste of the Lim’s designs. The collections, one for men and one for women, will be priced at $19.99-$299.99(for a leather jacket) although most items will be in the $19.99-$75 range. The most exciting part is that all the Bags are priced at $60 or less! The 100+ piece collection, 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target launches online and in target stores September 15.
Check out the $35 yellow tote offered in the target collection pictured below that is so similar to the ‘Pashli’ satchels that retail for $650-$825!!! This, my friends is a collaboration worth getting excited over!
Below: Philip Lim ‘Pashli’ medium satchel $650
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