Two of my favorites in music and fashion, Beyonce and Diane Von Furstenberg, join forces with other notable women and men to fight against the “B-word”. Now this is not the typical “b-word” that comes to most of our minds, no, this “b-word” is… BOSSY. Several celebrities and civic leaders use their voices to empower young women that it is okay to be a leader, and being bossy (at times) isn’t such a bad thing. To find out more about the Ban Bossy campaign, click here! *Cue Music Kelis “I’m Bossy“*
I recently attended the Spring 14′ NY Mercedes Benz Fashion Week! I was only in NY for a weekend and man did I have an experience of a lifetime! Everything happened in the moment! I got to see several shows, meet celebrities and fashion icons, interviewed Tracy Reese and her lead make-up and hair team, was highlighted on essence.com for great street style, and best of all, I got to meet Diane Von Furstenberg – my fashion idol! Here is a brief photo recap of my fashion week experience – –
About to land in the concrete jungle! – NYCThe taxi ride to the Lincoln Center… Stank!! Phew!Day 1: Here we go!I only took a picture of these guys because everyone else was…figured they might be important. Didn’t want to miss out…hahaMara Hoffman Spr 14′ ShowMara Hoffman Spr 14′ ShowStopped by the Styled to Rock booth to look tough….and stylish!Ran into a familiar face from back home! Hey Mike!3rd row back, I was sitting right in front of June Ambrose, her daughter Summer, and Mrs. J from ANTM! Waiting for the Son Jung Wan Spr 14′ show to begin.After the show I snapped a photo with June Ambrose!On the way to another show, I ran into Selita Ebanks, she was so sweet!Closing out Day 1, I needed a Juice Up!Day 2: Caught by Street Style photographer Kamel Lahmadi of StyleandtheCity.com!Headed into the Lela Rose show – here we go!The gowns were beautiful!Loved this two piece look!Loved this collectionRan into fashion maven Robert Verdi!Backstage Lela RoseBackstage Lela RoseQuick selfie with Brittany Snow! Her outfit was “Pitch perfect!”Hey Lela!Here we go! Too excited!The program…The collection was inspired by Cuba…this was a great addition to the gift bagAnd the Tracy Reese show begins..Live drummers played as the models sashed down the runway!Backstage Tracy Reese, hair and make-up prepShe even incorporated fake tattoos!Tat-tat-tatted up!Model talking about her experienceToes get painted anywhere! hahInterviewed Lead Make-up Artist – Mally Roncal. She was so full of energy, I loved it!Interviewed Tracy Reese on her inspiration for the collection while she was getting her nails done! She is so inspiring! Love her!It was great to see how the show was put together before it hit the runway! Tracy Reese is extremely talented! Loved the collection!At the Papyrus station and had fashion illustrator Bella Pilar autograph a copy of her specialty cards!Snapped a photo with Kenya Moore after the show! My heels had came off for this shot, they needed a break! haLoved the music playing, so, I went to go see who the DJ was! Another random place I managed to get into hahaDVF…and the DJ hahaThis was the standby line to get into the DVF show….crazy!I didn’t get to see the show… but this was so much better!! I got to meet Diane Von Furstenberg herself! My fashion icon! I was really excited, I don’t think I was breathing in this picture! haFeatured on Essence.com for great street style in my FLOW by Tara Davis jumpsuit!Cool Blue…
DVF has done – done it again! I love the combination of clean tailored styling with her traditional mix of pop colors and prints. Undoubtably, I adore the short-long-sleeve-neon wrap dress; a classic silhouette she manages to reinvent every season! Another collection – well designed! (oh and by the way… I need those shoes asap…thanks)… (size 9)
Coca-Cola has teamed with Diane Von Furstenberg to offer customers a limited-edition collection of aluminum bottles splashed with her signature prints in red and black.
The bottle will be available at select DVF boutiques throughout February ($30 for a set of four). This signature eye-catching collection will see 100 percent of proceeds go to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) in support of The Heart Truth program for women’s heart health research.
The word on the street is that designer Diane Von Furstenberg will be designing a line for Gap Kids. The collection will most likely be released in Spring/Summer 2012 – which for us fashion junkies is right around the corner!
I am anxious to see what she has up her sleeve for this collection. Surely there will be plenty of print combinations and dainty silhouettes – But I am crossing my fingers that she adds a baby wrap dress to the mix! Now THAT I would love to see!
