Reem Acra Fall/Winter 2012 at MBFW

Outside the Lincoln Center at night




[ REEM ACRA, MONDAY @ 3PM ]





met Coco! ahhhh, I was such a nerd when asking for this picture! Sam basically had to force me to approach her because I was too awkward and nervous.


& then we met Shenae Grimes (who is also an Ontarian) & she interviewed us about fashion and hair. ahahaha


& then had dinner at gaga's parent's new restaurant (amazing food!) and talked with Papa G about the Grammys, where he had just flown back from! [I blinked, fudgesicles.]

For more photos of the collection and an article about the show, check out Reem Acra Fall/Winter 2012 Show at Chictopia.com
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& all of that was only MONDAY! haha

Photos by Sylvia and Samantha courtesy of Chictopia

Zang Toi Fall/Winter 2012 at MBFW

[ ZANG TOI, MONDAY @ 1PM ]





petra nemcova in front row






waited for the next show:



& spotted lara stone. amazing.

Photos by Sylvia and Samantha courtesy of Chictopia

Negarin Fall/Winter 2012 at MBFW

At the big tent at the Lincoln Center, there's 4 main "rooms" within that stage each of the shows.
The runway shows happen in STUDIO, STAGE and THEATRE (in order from smallest to largest in terms of seating). and one smaller room called BOX that houses presentation shows.

We had never been to a fashion presentation before, but they exhibit for about an hour or an hour and a half-- and if you're lucky & your runway show lets out just at the right time, they invite you to come take a look at what they have showing in BOX! We had just stepped out from the Jenny Packham show & decided to check out Negarin.

Unfortunately, this last minute drop-in meant that we didn't read anything about the designer previously & the leaflet didn't provide much information about the inspirations for the collection. It was trippy walking into a room full of living mannequins-- it's really cute that the models spot you taking photos & will pose just for you! I found myself taking a picture, bringing my camera away from my face & then giving them a smile and a silent "thank you" & getting cute smiles back :)

[ NEGARIN, MONDAY @ 9AM ]









Sam getting interviewed after the show? I have no idea by who & about what.

Photos by Sylvia and Samantha courtesy of Chictopia

more soon.

Jenny Packham Fall/Winter 2012 at MBFW

SO Sunday's update was pretty simple-- we got to New York, checked ourselves into our hotel & then went to one show! Falguni and Shane Peacock Fall/Winter 2012.

But Monday, we really kicked off our trip! We're going to try to roll out all of our updates in a few different posts so that things are organized. So let's do this in chronological order! :)


leather motojacket by ub; fur vest from forever21; spike necklace from forever21; dress shirt, old school uniform; cathedral leggings from black milk; nightwalk shoes by jeffrey campbell, from solestruck.


cropped sweetheart shirt by lipgloss and black; fishtail sheer skirt by lipgloss and black; purse by treesje; leg bones leggings from black milk; litas by jeffrey campbell.

Not sure if it was because we were in & out of the Lincoln Center so much that day or because of what we wore but we were street-style-spotted the MOST on this day!
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nyc street cred
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vintage slang
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[ JENNY PACKHAM, MONDAY @ 9AM ]






fave look! ps, it's a jumpsuit!


spotted: kaylee de fer (from gossip girl!) and DITA VON TEESE. *died*










The looks were all inspired by a 1940's film noir vibe. Sleek silhouettes, figure hugging fabrics and glamourous silvery detailing. This collection was seriously lady-like & I see why Dita was sitting in the front row! All pieces were so wearable for a chic cocktail hour and the jazzy dubstep music really set the mood for the modern-day-old-hollywood-starlets walking down the runway!

And how amazing was the beauty?! The hair styles were so proper and the deep red "ombre lips" were stunning. Definitely a look I would want to work.

More photos of all our shows from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week are coming along :)
Photos by Sylvia and Samantha courtesy of Chictopia

Falguni and Shane Peacock Fall/Winter 2012 at MBFW

Much of today was spent in a car-- in fact, it took us about 11 hours to make it from just outside of Toronto to NYC! We had anticipated 8.5 hours of travel plus a few hours in there for rest stops and food too... but we ended up running so late because of some strange weather conditions in New York State. :(

We were hoping to do this:
- 3:00 - Check into hotel
- 4:00 - Buy unlimited 7-day metropass & subway to Lincoln Center
- 5:00 - Attend Falguni and Shane Peacock Show

Instead this happened:
- 4:30 - Arrive at hotel & frantically try to figure out valet parking and the logistics of bringing up a billion bags
- 4:45 - settle with wearing gross boots with salt stains from the snow
- 4:50 - walk full speed to the Lincoln Center instead of messing around with the subway we were unfamiliar with.
- 5:00 - make it exactly on time (but looking like bums)

Of course, being exactly on time is silly when everyone else is fashionably late!

[ FALGUNI AND SHANE PEACOCK, SUNDAY @ 5 ]






The fierce looks at Falguni and Shane Peacock with accessories by Ben Amun


Insane amounts of media coverage!



Check out our full coverage of Falguni and Shane Peacock Fall/Winter 2012 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, all made possible by Chictopia! Click on image to read it:


Photos by Sylvia and Samantha courtesy of Chictopia

The show was great though & we really got to take in the scale of things in New York. We saw our first few celebs at the show (Ashanti, Michelle Williams and Petra Nemcova haha) and we had an amaaaazing dinner at an Australian restaurant. Pretty low key day compared to what's coming up, so stay tuned & let us know what you think!