Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Day 3- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Focus Nigeria!

We’re back for our last day at Couture Fashion Week and we have had a great time!! The after parties have been amazing and just getting to see so many people that you don’t get to see until Fashion Week is really cool!!  I’m so pumped for today because we are going to see super talented Designers from Africa and just to see the fusion from there culture is going to make for a very HOT Show!!  Now what am going to wear today?  I have on another great outfit that Designer Yolanda Agnew+Fierce has designed and a lovely scarf from India, Hot Diamond earrings about 71/2 karats, Hot Vigoss Shoes, Silver BabyPhat Pocketbook!! 

We are kind of waiting to see all the people that are going to be coming to this opening show!  I wonder how many are going to be here today because it was a full-house yesterday! The show is going to begin shortly and noticing there are still seats avail, I think the guest must be following the 30-35 min rule of MBFW but, Couture Fashion Week has been running basically on time just maybe 3-5 min off (Fashionable Late).  Its time and we see this stately looking gentleman come onto the stage with his Guitar and he starts to play this beautiful Latin inspired song (makes me think of my dad playing) he is so good and just the tones of the guitar are swelling into the room!! Next singer Angeles Dominguez takes to the stage and she sings such a beautiful song and once again she looks breathtaking:

Its time for the runway show to begin for Focus Nigeria and the first Designers collection that we are going to see is Reedas and the logo comes up on the LCD screen and you can see that everyone is poised and ready!! Photographers are set to shoot the first look that steps out on the runway and BAM!! This amazing little golden dress comes down the runway and you see everyone just drinking it in!! I mean I cannot almost tell you how beautiful it is the fabric is like of a Damask and it has the most amazing little detailing along the hem line!! OMG!! We are about to be wowed out of our minds by this Designer because the next look is just as FIERCE!!  THAT IS EXACTLY IT FIERCE!!  I’m so excited from the first two look that I have GOT to let you see it!!

I know hold the phone, stop the presses, do what you have to because this Designer is taking the Grand Ballroom for an amazing ride and she isn’t providing any kind of seat belts!! The ruching and the details on the sleeves, are just beautiful and the color pallet that she is working with is KILLING this collection!! Iridescent fabrics and the shoes stop playing are straight BANANAS!!  Love the hair and makeup because, it celebrates the class, dignity and elegance of this collection very cohesive and moving.. The wheat colors remind you of the plains of Africa and the coloring of the mane of a lion!! I cannot get enough of this!!

I think you can tell I’m truly blown away and now its time for the next Designer to show!! Don’t change your seat, don’t move or even blink because you don’t want to miss any of this amazing, dynamic runway show!!

We will be right back with House of Jola!!

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Day 3- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC – House of Jola!

The next Designer is about to show and the music is amazing because it speaks of positivity for Nigeria and empowerment LOVING it!! Then the Designers Logo comes up on the LCD screen and I find myself now sitting on the end of my chair.

 

That is when my notebook just hit the floor!! The first look is this really beautiful Pink dress that stops just at the knee and is very form fitting and gorgeous!! The hem line has this like ruffling and how the ruffles are gathered makes it look like a flower!! HOT, if I may say so and then, the next little dress comes out and its too cute because it has a front pleat and hidden pockets and the fabric is just perfect and flirty for this kind of a dress!!  I’m taking that you all want to see this now?  Okay here is your first look at the House of Jola!

I’m loving this collection because its so different from the first Designer and she is giving like the cold shoulder dresses with the full-cape sleeve and then the jewel tones are beautiful.  I also like how the guy’s really look like guys and the jeans aren’t too tight and the fabric for the shirts just look amazing on them.  Its the small details of this collection that bring you into it and the shoes that have a heel of a tennis ball is just great!!  I like how the ties on the dresses fall right across the hip line and rest just so on the rear not taking away or bringing to much attention to maybe a problem area!!  This collection gets our Golden Stiletto Award!!

I know you need to take a few breaths right about now but no time for that because Berrys Couture is about to hit the runway another Designer that is apart of the Focus Nigeria group!!

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Day 3- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Berrys Couture

Okay we are going right into the next Designer and there Logo appears on the LCD screen kind of plain but, I know with all that we have been seeing from these Designers from Nigeria isn’t going to be plain one bit!!

The first look hits the runway and it is this really cute little dress with like these great little button folds and the color is really cute as well.  The details on this garment is just breathtaking, innovative and very much so out of the box!!

I could really see this on one of our young and trendy starlets rocking this with a pair of killer shoes!! I love the details of this collection and the Designer isn’t missing one step from each piece having its own unique feeling, texture and look but all being in harmony with the last or next pieces.. You can see and feel the life of this collection and it is bring in new and fresh air into the fashion industry!! I love the colors in this collection and the lace is just beautiful and adds that little something to it, like the flirtation of being sexy but, not over opulent and then its the shoes hair and makeup that balance it all off!!  These Designers are telling us very loudly that we will take notice of Nigeria and Africa of being Fashion Forward and they are BRINGING IT, Front and Center!!

I love that even though she showed jumpsuits they where so different and very stylish due to the fabric selection and the detailing of the sleeves, then you have the sheer Herm pants that had the ever so cute plaid shorts under it was just saying hot!!  I love the pearls and beading just gave the collection the sparkle that we love!! This Designer has her finger on the pulse of Fashion!!

This was great!! I’m looking forward to seeing the last Designer closing out this part of the Focus Nigeria showcase!! Its the House of Farrah and I’m really ready to see what they are gong to to bring to the Grand Ballroom!! We will be right back!!

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Day 3- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- House of Farrah

The last Designer from Focus Nigeria is about to show and thus far each and every Designer from this group has really brought there A-game!! No flat lines or what where they thinking all the collections where just spot on and so cohesive!  The start with the music and I’m feeling this must be a singer from there area because I don’t know the song loving it though! The LCD screen presents us the Designers Logo!

Oh wow!! I’m loving our first look its this really sassy and cute asymmetrical dress with this great detailing at the bottom like almost hand painted but like a tribal band that you would see tattooed on someone’s arm! I love this concept and feeling giving such a great elegance to this line and with the shorter front it will highlight those gorgeous legs and skim nicely over the backside.. Great Concept!!

I love the flow of the fabric because its really holding the shape and its not stiff at all but well crafted! STOP PLAYING WITH US!! You should see this gown that just came onto the runway and the same tribal pattern but, its a tulip dress taken to the next level!!  I love this Designer and the very feminine quality to the collection is nice gives you the feeling of that Hollywood Glam, Society Social Light and just going to a wonderful black tie affair… I must have one of these in my collection of gowns!!

The variations in the colors and styles are flowing just like water and its free!! I mean in all honesty this Designer is bringing so many elements to this collection that is really breathtaking!  I love how she has done the appliqués on the jackets and blouses they are hand sown and the jeweled details from the belts and the little elements that are piped into the fabrics are just magnificent!! I must go and take in a Fashion Week in Africa now, cause if they are bringing this kind of High Fashion imagine what else is being produced!! I love each and everyone of these Designers!!

Brava!! BRAVA!! is all that can be stated, once this runway show is over we have a small intermission and I will be making my way over to the Producer and Director of the Focus Nigeria group to tell him how impressed and moved I am from his Designers!! They are FABULOUS with all caps!! LOVE THEM!!

Here is our footage after the show as a Bonus to all of you!!

We will be right back From the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom in just a moment don’t go anywhere because you don’t want to miss all of the fabulousness!

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Day 3- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Alaric Flower Design (Floral Concept Dresses)

The show is starting and this cute singer comes out Era Chorna, this singer is really amazing and has great vocals and channeling her inner ballerina (AKA) Black Swan!! Loving her so much!

The Designers logo comes up on the LCD screen and the first look comes out on the runway and

its just breathtaking because its a dress made out of flowers! They are Purple Perennials and they have delicate little crystals in the middle that catch the light just perfectly!! This just innovative and if you can see how Era is walking and singing this song you would feel the romantic air of this collection!! I have got to let you see this dress its just simply beautiful!!

Who really thinks of something like this? I mean it is so unique and beautiful and the models are doing this slow and exaggerated walk that really makes you take notice of the garment and the flowers, then this little dress comes out that has like yellow Barberry flowers on the skirt part of the dress and its just so sweet!

The last look is the element of the bridal gown and its beautiful white roses and it is just breathtaking!! I love everything that this Designer has conceptualized for this runway collection and it is just something different and very out-of-the box and fresh and alluring to anyone that loves Fashion!! I’ve seen where Designers have done small effects with flowers but, this is really taking it to whole other level!!

I love, love this collection these two Designers are such an awesome partnership adding such class and passion to the runway!!  Great!!

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Day 3- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Janerations

The show is beginning and its very dramatic the lights are changing colors and the music is pumping and then the Designers Logo appears on the LCD Screen!! With an intro like this I’m so ready to see the first look!

The first look comes out on the runway and first things first I’m loving the models look!! I love the blown-out like 80’s-90’s hair and the very glam makeup, great look and then you see the clothing its the beautiful white crochet blouse and shorts and these killer boots!! Hot off the runways of Europe that is what this reminds me of!! I love crocheted items I did a full-article on this a matter of months ago so to see this Designer really bringing Couture to this is just amazing!! Fur on a crochet pocketbook stop playing this is just fabulous and a must have in any Fashionistas wardrobe!! You have got to see some of the things we are being wowed with your going to love them!!

As you look at this Designers collection you notice the small details, like the hand painted boots that are just something I would love to rock!! This look is so hot that its not even funny!! I like how she had worked with mohair and beading, the hooded sweaters are very chic and have a great look for day or evening.. Its not so sweater-ish that you feel like you can just run around in Uggs and Leggings its very high end and I love the shape of the sweaters and the vest that have fur are tailored just so.. Giving such great definition for the curvature of the body!! PERFECTION SIMPLE PERFECTION!!

We’re ready to see the last Designer of this segment and its going to be Designer Lourdes Libman!  This has been such an amazing day of High fashion and just pure spectacular, awe inspired, creative Designers!! Loving this day, don’t go to far because our next show is starting soon!

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Day 3- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Change in Designers!!

Okay we just got a major announcement that, Designer Lourdes Libman will not be showing today, she was involved in a car accident!  This was such disturbing news and everyone in the Grand Ballroom just gasped and gave warm wishes!! Each of the Photographers and Journalist we all had the same felling of just wanting her to be okay and that we hoped it wasn’t anything major..  We are then told that Designer Autumnlin Atelier was going to be showing in Ms. Libman place..

Now look, this is where I feel I need to almost place a Disclaimer for this Designer.. I don’t know if I should say, I had the pleasure of seeing her collection in Philadelphia or the Displeasure of seeing her collection. I will let you all be the judge of this one and the funny thing is they have Singer Christine Reber opening and there isn’t anything light and airy to this collection.. Okay Fabs, sit back and wait till you see what is coming your way!!

We are presented with this very dramatic kind of hard core music and then on the LCD screen the Designers Logo comes up and when I see it, it makes me feel like oh what are we in for now:

Then this image comes onto the stage and its Model Proverb, kind of walking like a zombie and looking very dark and ominous, the creep factor really hit the runway in a major way. I mean he (this model) has the most beautiful green eyes that are so dreamy but, not this time around they have very dark eyeliner under his eyes, he’s giving this hardcore look on his face and its just so not inviting! Then let me tell you about the clothing, the pants he’s wearing are like laced up from in between his legs from his ankles to his knees, which in turn is the reason for the Zombie like walk… Can you just say extreme times ten!! 

Right at this point I closed my notebook and capped my pin, because what notes do I need on Gothic Creepiness?  I don’t know, I feel like the more this collection came out on the runway and the extreme makeup, hair and sound of the music, I was like where did you see within the full week of Couture Fashion that this sort of thing fit in.. For me I didn’t get the direction nor where the concepts very unrealistic and not very wearable.. Lady Gaga would have loved this Designer because, the element of weird and dark she landed hands down.. I don’t want to even spend much of my time on this particular article so I’m going to let you all see the collection draw your own opinions and move on from here!!

Well, I’m glad that is over and we have a slight intermission until our last show of this amazing Fashion Week.  I have to laugh because there are two young bloggers, that are seated behind me and now the show is closed out and they where like “”OMG, that was rather dark and I feel scared”.. I know exactly how they feel but, you know I must clear my mind so I’m going to step out for just a moment and we will be right back with Designer Edward Arsouni’s runway show!!

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Day 3- Closing of Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Edward Asouni

Its the last show of this amazing event and I’m really looking forward to this!!  Opening the show for Edward Asouni is Singer Kaya! I love this look on her and she sounds great!

The music starts for this Designer and its like a count down, then the first look comes out on the runway and its this breathtaking, gorgeous gown that is just like floating down the catwalk!!  I’m so happy to see this first look, it has washed all the feelings and thought of that last runway show out of my mind!  I love the Crinoline and lace underskirt of this gown its such a classy but, a bit of old Hollywood feeling just wonderful!!

I would love to have been the fly on the wall when this collection was conceptualized, because the gowns are just intoxicating and the fluidity of this line is magnificent!! In all honesty you always have to save the best for last and this is really the best of the best of this evening!! I love the metallic fabrics, sequins and beading and so many of the small embellishments that play along the shoulder line and the skirting of the garments!! This collection is so heavenly and yummy that I have got to give you another helping of Edward Asouni’s collection!

In all honesty this collection was perfectly executed and developed into a real soul as each piece came onto the runway. It went from long flowing gowns to beautiful suits, bold colors and different textures, to the introducing of a gorgeous bride!! I’m so excited from everything that is being presented to me that sitting here just trying to tell you each and every detail is like running through my mind a top speed, and its like my fingers cannot type it out fast enough for you all to have it!! This Designer you can see the romantic story, the passion and desire from the moment of him developing this collection until the birth of the collection that is currently on the runway!!

I have to say this collection cohesively placed you in a mind set ready for everything that is Couture and not by any means did Edward Asouni disappoint!!

Wow!! This was really an amazing and astonishing Couture Fashion Week and I’m just thrilled to be able to bring it to all of you, and that you get to sit front row and see these amazing Designers!! 

I would like to thank my team for always supporting me and doing such and amazing job! I want to give a special thank you to my Photographer D. Robinson for really taking great photographs and capturing the real elements and spirit of Couture Fashion Week! Thank you to Yolanda Agnew for Designing Two Fabulous and amazing Couture outfits for me to wear during CFW!  Thanks to my family for always believing, loving, trusting and supporting me, because with out you all I would not be where I am today!!  Gracias y te amo mucho!!

**I would like to give a special thank you to Andres Aquino, for always producing such great runway shows and bring such elegance and grace to the world!! Andres, we really appreciate your vision for CFW and we hope that it lives on for a very long time!!  Your pure genius is felt through out the venue and we applaud you such a gracious and amazing host!!

All of the ushers and staff members of CFW that take such great care of all of us Journalist and Photographers, entertainers and guest thank you!

Special thank you to the Waldorf-Astoria on Park Avenue for allowing us to be in such a wonderful, and astonishing establishment as yours!!

Hope you all have enjoyed our coverage and we where just told the next Couture Fashion Week will be September 16-18, 2011!!  We hope to bring you more great coverage from this amazing event!!

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Day 2- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Opening

Day 2 of Couture Fashion Week is today and I woke up this morning feeling very tired.  I guess really coming right in from MBFW to CFW is starting to catch up with me and, something is wrong with my computer so, guess what I will have to do is, wait to get back to my office.. Why!!?? Anyway, let me tell you all what I’m going to be rocking for day 2. I’m very excited because I’m wearing new Designer Yolanda Agnew’s collection and it is truly amazing and beautiful!!  The pants are kind of like herm styled (brown), with the long tunic top, Brown Carlos Santana shoes, Brown Mark pocketbook and beautiful sun burst earrings and necklace collection!! Loving my look!!

We’re on our way back to the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom, for day two of Couture Fashion Week.  As I’m sitting in the cab, I just was going over my notes and it just amazed me how incredible the show truly is!!  We’re getting into position and being that we got here a little earlier today we have an excellent spot.  The ballroom is kind of quiet except for this tall and ever so amazing runway coach, that is strutting his stuff and getting these models to bring out there inner fierce and fabulous Diva catwalk!!  He is killing it and doing it all in a 41/2-5 inch stiletto (side note: Ms. Jay, has nothing on him and he is just too handsome for words!) He can hit the best poses and grab the light and he is rocking jeans and making them look so good!! I have got to introduce you to this Fabulous, sexy and amazing runway coach!! His name is Michael Masoi of The Michael Masoi Agency (www.themichaelmasoiagency.com):

Right I know!! You just had to see and meet him to feel his energy and personality!! Michael is such a professional at what he does and he really helped these ladies be the best and look their best!! Wait till the end of this event that is my tease to all of you!!  Now onto the show!!

The guest are starting to arrive and some are looking rather fabulous and other not so much but they all have the attitude, and that is what is so important!!  I love to see when the audience starts to filter in because, the dynamics of the room changes in like 2.3 seconds and it becomes this huge buzz!!  As we are waiting for the first runway show to begin I could not help but notice this FABULOUS Couple that walked in I mean they are killing it with there look!! They both look a little eccentric but, very fashion forward and styled to the nines!! I have got to let you meet David and Margaret:

I tell you I just love this job and meeting great people!! I also met the young lady from Cut Off the VH1 reality TV show.  I have to say, in speaking and interviewing Shakyra LaShae you really get to see this young lady is not at all this spoiled, privileged type of mean spirited person.  She is very intelligent and has so much going for herself she is a model, spokes person and TV air personality that has her own money, mind and determination to be a powerful young woman and not apologizing for it!!  I thought she was just beautiful and sweet and I wanted to introduce all of you to Shakyra LaShae.  You can visit (www.ShakyraLaShae.com) to find out more about her or to book her for your upcoming event(s):

I guess it is about that time for the show to begin!! I’m really excited to see what we are going to be awe struck with today, and who will just really take our breath-away. The lights dim and its Singer Angeles Dominguez (she was the beautiful singer from last year that got caught lip singing).  She looks amazing in this beautiful white gown and delivered a nice performance but, it wasn’t live but it was very good!!

 

I think the Designers timing is off because Angeles, has ended her performance and nothing is coming out on the runway and the Designers Logo is on the LCD Screen:

 The music starts and it has this kind of tribal and enchanted feeling to it, an the first look comes out on the runway and let me tell you it was sooo worth the wait!! Its just breathtaking, its a Fishtailed gown with the beautiful detailing and coloring.  I mean it gives you the romantic feeling of the 1920’s when woman would wear these types of amazing gowns and just really knew what it was to be a social light!! This Designer has caught that era and revitalized it!!  I know you want to see it but I’m going to make you wait a little bit longer because the second look hit the runway and it is simply gorgeous!! This very iridescent fabric and jewels that are clearly placing all of us in a trance!!

 

Jamil Khansa is really giving us such a cohesive, romantic, sensual and amazing textures and details though this whole collection.  He is giving jewels, sparkle and appliqués, bows, florals, lace, velvet and so much more!! I’m just so excited right now that it is bringing tears to my eyes, because he is capturing the true nature of glamour and beauty!!  I love the jeweled coral pattern on several of the gowns and then the small intricate detailing on the straps just little things that your eye falls on and just blows your mind!! I can see so many of these pieces on the Red carpet and Oscar bound that any starlet would give anything to wear something so uniquely themselves and just truly a fine work of art!!

I loved every single element to this Designers collection! The well placed fabric down the back of this red lace gown, that you wouldn’t see the models butt crack but you saw the sexy silhouette of her backside but, nothing vulgar or lude..  This Designer really new his bailiwick very well and took his knowledge to the next level!! I loved the exaggerated gate he had the models doing, very slow like walking thru the music not to the beat or time, such a great mind! Then to the very simplistic chignon that was pulled low and to the side, to the very natural makeup.. Just a magnificent collection!! Now I see why we need an intermission!!

Don’t go to far from all the action we will be right back for Designers Suzie Turner and Nina Gleyzer! More of the photos will be posted to our Facebook account under LaPaz Image/Event Consultants!!

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Day 2- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC-Intermission

We are having a great second day that opening was just wonderful and I had to see what the audience thought or felt. 

Kelly Middlen of Canada- I’m so grateful that my friends family invited me to attend I thought this was truly amazing and so different.  I loved each piece that came onto the runway and would love to have several of them in my closet!

P. Williams of New Jersey- Elegance is all I can say just pure elegance!!

I think everyone is just buzzing around over this collection and I thought this would be a great time to go around and see what vendors are here and what are they offering!  We see that Dr. Minerals is back doing all the makeup once again and I have had the great pleasure of trying the products and love them!

Next booth we stopped at is up and coming Designer Debra Caldwell and Bruce Gregg for Zebra Collection which is based in the Florida area.  There collection is on the higher end but its very well crafted and the pocketbooks and sneakers are just insanely different.  We could have been really drawn into them due to the pattern but basically they are beautiful!

Next booth is Ireland Galleries and they have such unique things like this mannequin that is made out of shells and has draws.  I just had to take a photo with this because it is so creative!!

Ivelli Couture was also there with such amazing and beautiful scarves.  We where also told by the representatives that where there, that Andres is going to use them in his runway show and we are excited to see how he will incorporate these beautiful scarves into his collection!

Then we ran into Jewelry Designer Laura J. Coleman of Turtle Neck Jewelry and it was nice to see her here this year with her own collection.  Her collection is of beautiful stones and gems and we just loved all of the pieces!

There where so many Vendor this year that we could not get to them all but we would like to mention one major vendor and sponsor through this whole event. The American Diabetes Association!  This organization held a silent auction and was raising money for the education and care of individuals that have been diagnosed with Diabetes.  I found myself being very drawn to it because, in 2005 I almost lost my own mother to this disease without any warning and she was not even symptomatic.  I have been so grateful to the American Diabetes Association for all the education and support that they have give to my mother as well as myself.  Everyday 100’s of people are diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and those that have Juvenile Diabetes live with having to take up to 3 dosages of insulin per day or more.  Please support you local chapter by giving a donation because we all know someone that has Diabetes and its the top killer to date.

Its time for us to make our way back to the Grand Ballroom and I’m excited to see the next two Designers Suzie Turner (U.K./USA) and Nina Gleyzer (Russia/US)!  Come on lets head back in!

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Day 2- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Suzie Turner

Everyone is making there way back into the Grand Ballroom, for this Designers show and still so hyped after seeing Designer Jamil Khansa show you know we are ready for more!!  This show opens with singer Laura Janine and she sings her hit song “Gorgeous” it fits this venue and set so well but, now this is the 2nd time we have heard this particular song today and last year in September she debut this particular song.  I guess she thought 3rd time is the charm!

The lights dim and we see the designers logo and the excitement level is very high! Plus we have really heard some great things about this particular Designer during the break and I’m ready to see if it is all that we have heard.

The music starts and its hot kind of a Techno feeling to it and then the first look emerges onto the runway and its a very elegant and simple black pant suit but the details on the shoulder is what makes this pieces just exquisite!! The lines are very clean and strong but not masculine at all they have such an unspoken way of being sexy and soft.  I love this look and the up swept hair, very natural everyday kind of ready to wear makeup loving this approach.. Like at MBFW they are scaling back on a few things but bringing dynamics with the clothing!

I love the tuxedo pants for woman and that they are fitted just perfectly for a woman body, plus this collection has little details that make it very stunning and the leather and plaid lined dress is just gorgeous and very fresh not something you are seeing from any other Designers.  Suzie Turner is giving sparkle, sparkle that is just Fabulous and iridescent fabrics.  This collection is so cohesive that if I wanted to find a flaw with it I could not do it!  Some felt kind of vintage and then you could feel the Black Swan infusion with the detailing on the skirts and how they sat it was just breathtaking and extremely classy!

This collection really went full-circle and gave more excitement and the Damask fabrics and the Feather dresses where like to fall over for I mean in all honesty I’ve seen Designers use feathers but to really create a full dress out of feathers was just incredibly cleaver and dramatic and dynamic.. Then if you looked at the shoes that the Designer selected you just would want to run out on the runway and snatch them off the models feet!!

Only one word really can describe this collection and that word is “FABULOUS”!!!  Okay we are about to see the next Designer which is Nina Gleyzer!  Don’t go anywhere because we got a sneak peak of the stage setup and it is going to be GREAT!!

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Day 2- Couture Fashion Week Sieges NYC- Nina Gleyzer

This Designer gave all of us a story line and I’m going to give it to you just like it was presented to us for this particular collection then I might give you my feelings:

THE BLOSSOM:

This collection was inspired by the transformation of the beautiful young bride into a mature, elegant and chic lady, as a hidden and magical process.  Here she is, a young girl who is just about to start her new life with her beloved.  She is a charming little goddess, yet innocent and fresh like a rosebud. 

The sophisticated clean cut of the dresses, the cotton and handmade lace induce the feeling of youth and purity.  The little Goddess is blooming into a chic elegant lady and so the dresses blossom with the use of silk and complicated details.

The apogee of the bridal collection is the “Glowing Bride” dress. It looks pure in the daylight but provoking and radiant at night:

 

I found the story line to be a little bit much because I just only touched on a small portion of this story.  It went from Goddess, Breeze, Princess, China Rose, Tenderness, Crème De La Crème and Glowing Bride and then the last half of the story was and then the young girl changes into an elegant lady of high society.  With her, the dresses evolve, becoming more seductive and elegant, showing off her newfound sophistication.  Chic, sheer organza pieces take her from day to evening with glamour and confidence.. OMG!! Too much way too much!! Then the runway was almost like the rose ceremony of the Bachelor kind of corny but, an excellent collection!

I think if Nina had left off this amazing fairy tail kind of story would have been so much better and just let her gorgeous work speak for its self and tell the story of romance, love, passion and elegance and everyone would have gotten the point..

Well we are about to see the finale show of the evening for Day 2 and it is none other than Andres Aquino!!

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