The Back Side

I take a lot of photos of people's backs.  It's not because they don't have beautiful faces or that the fronts of their outfits aren't nice.  Sometimes, the back is just more interesting. 

Denim

The item I have been wearing most often lately is my denim shirt from Target.  It shrunk slightly in the wash and now feels a little small to wear as a shirt.  So, I wear it as a jacket over everything.  At one time, I had three of them in my home while I was trying to decide which size to keep.  Now, I wish I had kept all three.  I think Target sells denim shirts only in the Fall, so snatch them up while you can.  And Levi's has some really cute denim jackets right now.  Here is some denim inspiration for you -

  

Just Hanging Out - Part 2

Just hanging out

Looks I love - Part 1

There are a lot of looks at New York Fashion Week that can be appreciated from afar but not worn in real life.  However, there are also those looks that just push us a little out of our comfort zone into something slightly bolder, slightly edgier, or slightly brighter than we might normally wear.  This is one of those looks.  She is basically wearing a tank top with cropped sweat pants and booties.  The sweat pants just happen to be sequined and the booties are black patent leather.  It is a comfortable party outfit if I ever saw one.

Fun outfits at New York Fashion Week

I made an effort this season to take less pictures of the outrageous and more pictures of beautiful outfits.  However, the whimsical clothes and accessories always make me smile.  So, I have to show you a few outfits that you would probably never wear but hopefully you can appreciate.

This is Jean and Valerie - the Idiosyncratic Fashionistas.  They are always wearing something interesting and fabulous that could be considered more art than fashion.  Time Out New York  published an interview with them detailing their fashion inspirations and favorite places to shop.  Here they are with Shail Upadhya, a former UN diplomat from Nepal -

He started designing these outrageous, one-of-a-kind suits as a creative outlet and directs their formation by tailors and artists in Bangkok and Manila.  According to the New Yorker, he was told by the UN that he had to choose between the clothes and the UN.  He eventually chose the clothes by taking early retirement.

To me, there was nobody else at Lincoln Center as entertaining as those three characters, but there were many others with their own special flair -

Come back soon.  I have much more to show you...

Fashion Night Out

Last Thursday, my friend Elizabeth and I headed down to the Meatpacking District for Fashion Night Out. 

It is supposed to be a night during which everyone supports their local fashion retailers, but it seems to be a night when people fill the sidewalks and stores to enjoy free drinks, music, and gift bags. 

Celebrities, designers, and models show up at various sites around town to promote themselves and their products -

 

Erin Wasson - model

And people wear cute outfits to see and be seen.

 

 

I had to visit the Target pop-up shop.  New York doesn't have a permanent Target (one of the very few stores they don't have), so they just set one up during Fashion Week.  It was probably a good thing that it was so crowded that I couldn't even get close to the cute clothes that debuted this week, since I am still not buying any.  However, I did enjoy my free Coke.

 

 

 

 

Target was the only place where I saw people actually buying merchandise.  In other stores, I just saw a lot of looking and hanging out.  But overall, it was a nice shopping party.

 

Portland style - Part 7

Portland style - Part 6

Portland style - Part 5

Portland style - Part 4

The fun floral print on Irene's dress caught my eye.  It was perfect for a warm summer day in the city.  She was visiting from New York, which seemed to be reflected in her bold necklace.  I didn't see much jewelry on Portland residents.  I got the feeling that Portlanders want to look like they just rolled out of bed and threw on first things they saw but it all goes together because they are just cool like that.  So, do you prefer to make statements with your prints and accessories or do you want to look like you didn't try?

Portland style - Part 3

This maxi dress was perfect for the sunny, no-humidity day in Portland.  I love the diagonal stripes.  She pushed the outfit in a bohemian direction with the head scarf and hoop earrings.  This girl was wearing one of the brightest outfits I saw in Portland, but having previously lived there, she knew how to keep the relaxed vibe.