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Alex and Ani

Ashley Watson

Bleu Feather

Clary Sage

Covet

Dace

Dogeared

Groceries

Lena Bernard

LTR Brands

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PI Organic

Pray For Mother Nature

Toggery by KD

Threads For Thought

Topo Ranch

Vicarious By Nature

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If you’re in San Diego, you should definitely check out the Jennafer Grace spring 2011 trunk show at Cecilia Boutique! Known for her forward thinking, yet retro sillhouettes, Jennafer Grace is fast garnering attention in and out of San Diego.

New York Fashion Week has come and gone — the models having pouted, the champagne having been drunk and the zzzzs having been lost. Anyway, here are the rest of our faves from the plethora of shows. We didn’t post as soon as the shows were over, because we obviously don’t believe in fashion immediacy — first, because we kind of have other jobs and second, because seriously, what are the chances that we will end up buying something that we saw on the runway, unless it’s from, say, Charlotte Ronson or Adam Lippes or from a diffusion line OR at a sample sale two seasons later? There’s probably a 2.7% chance that we’ll buy anything from the premier designers (sigh, not that we don’t want to, but rent prevents us from buying a four-figure Jason Wu skirt).

 We (and almost everyone else we know) will end up buying something inspired by what was on the runway (and at a lower price point) AND when the season actually arrives in six months from now. But, fellow fashion lovers, let’s take a look at what else we liked from New York Fashion Week!

ADAM

We saw a lot of lace and sheer on the runway this season. ADAM does it perfectly with a frothy slit-up-to-there confection. We especially love the casual-ization (fake word) of the look with the pushed down socks.

Badgley Mischka

The Badgley Mischka boys mixed in their contemporary line, Mark + James with their award show-worthy repertoire of fancy-ladies-who-may-or-may-not act dresses. We luurve this look and if you don’t, you may need to get LASIK. Check out the delicately sequined knit sweater, the over-the-elbow leather gloves and the completely glamorous sequined skirt that glitters more brightly than Lady Liberty’s torch.

Charlotte Ronson

 We kind of love this. It just looks so, well, cozy! The mixing of prints and textures, with a grungy-esque feel makes us feel like we’re back in junior high school.

Diane von Furstenberg

 The epitome of glamour, this head-to-toe sequined showstopper from DVF is a no-brainer for any starlet. Bet you five bucks we see it on the red carpet in the few months.

Halston

 This dress totally popped out at us! The unusual draping that probably required double-sided tape on the shoulder is what drew us in. One word of advice: Don’t get caught in any kind of wind tunnel while wearing this dress.

Marc Jacobs

 Marc melded throwback silhouettes with space age fabrics and detailing. How does he come up with this? This is the sign of fashion genius: creating worlds of fashion in the imagination.

Jeremy Laing

We love this putty mock turtleneck with wide-leg pants that are also a skirt at the back! There’s a rumpled carelessness that we can definitely get on board with.

Prabal Gurung

The Prabal Gurung woman is always lady-like and this collection was a little more world-weary than past Gurung collections. No matter: We adore the slightly undone feel of this look, especially.

Check back here for LIVE STREAMING from London Fashion Week!

 New York Fashion Week is up and running (along with the fasherati – we just made that word up) and designers are giving us a look or livestream into what will be in stores, come fall. Here are our top picks from various collections that have shown so far:

 We love the length of this skirt, and while the outfit vaguely hearkens back to the grungy 90s, the preppy blazer gives it an updated feel. No one’s listening to Nirvana in this outfit!

BCBG Max Azria

 While Max and Lubov Azria didn’t show anything that was a huge departure from previous collections, we loved the easy, fluid simplicity of this look, with neutral color-blocking.

Mara Hoffman

We love that Mara Hoffman maintains her global nomad aesthetic through every collection, and this one is no exception. Braid, tassles, ethnic patterns and swooping fabric delight our usually cold hearts. (Plus, Mara’s one of our Facebook friends! What up, Mara?)

Hyden Yoo

Gosh, we wish we could live the lifestyle emulated by the models in the Hyden Yoo show. What would one do in a Yoo Edwardian-esque outfit? We don’t know; all we know is that we need it.

Jason Wu

Jason Wu’s collection flourishes, embellishments and lace reminded us of that of past haute couture collections of Chanel and Givenchy, but atop classic staples like knee-length skirts, blouses and sheath dresses.

Doo.Ri

We love Doo.Ri’s stark and edgy collection. No color to freak us out, rather, longer draped skirts, jersey dresses and a minimum of added detail to a neckline or a cut-away to reveal a bit of skin.

More favorites to come! (We thought about spelling “favorites” as “favourites,” you know, to curry favor with our British and Canadian readers, but then changed our minds at the last minute, thinking it was a little snobby and high brow.)

Fendi launched their first children’s collection last week at Pitti Bimbo – Italy’s fashion week for kids — with an adult-sized runway show. Elle reports that  head of accessories, Silvia Venturini Fendi, describes the collection as:

Easy chic style and a sprinkling of irony for the ‘little’ FENDI ones,” because children are always looking to incorporate some irony into their wardrobes.  As for the babies: The baby girls’ collection plays with neutral shades of cream and of traditional pepper-and-salt nuances revisited with big buttons, little bows and monogram fabric inserts in the traditional mahogany colour, which distinguishes the Fendi maison.

Are they, though, looking to incorporate irony into their wardrobes? We thought children just wanted to either wear the same outfit five days in a row or wear weather or situation inappropriate outfits that exasperated their parents. Maybe it’s the parents’ looking at their children as both physical and sartorial extensions of themselves that’s resulting in children’s clothes’ increase in importance. Either way, the show is really cute and jealousy-inducing for those adults (ehem, us) that can’t afford the adult version of said clothes.

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Here’s a highlight reel from the BFAs, where the fabulous and accented met up to congratulate their own. Sorry if the people in this clip make you feel oh-so-slightly inadequate and less-than-fabulous, but oh, well. Enjoy anyway!

Video sourced from Rightster

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