Happy New York Fashion Week folks! It's been a busy week. So much so that I almost forgot today was Monday! Here's what I've been getting into since NYFW started.
- I attented the Lucky FABB conference last Wednesday which was an amazing start to my NYFW. I got to hear from influencers like Rachel Zoe and Lauren Conrad. I also ran into some of my favorite fashion & beauty bloggers. It was a blast!
- Fashion's Night Out 2012 was a night to remember. Best part? Hearing SolangeKnowles DJ live and sipping cocktails at my favorite designer DVF's store. Two of my faves under one roof? Priceless.
- My necklace is here! A few weeks ago, I ordered this @LoveBrownSugar necklace from Shame on Jane and it arrived right on time for Fashion Week! I've been getting so many compliments. LOVE it!
- Yesterday I co-hosted a NYFW Social Women brunch with Angela Simmons and Yoli of Yoli's Green Living. Pics from the brunch coming soon! It was a blast.
Make sure you're following me on Twitter @LoveBrownSugar and Instagram (username: LoveBrownSugar) for all the up to the minute nonsense I'm involved in this week. @ me so I know it's real!
Last night in NYC, myself and some of my favorite bloggers (Danielle of The Style & Beauty Doctor, Lexi of LexiWithTheCurls, Jessica of Glamazons Blog and Eboni of Fashionista Next Door) took to the streets for Fashion's Night Out 2012. Similar to last year, we did a blogger FNO Crawl, this time sponsored by Hello Beautiful. We had an absolute blast. Though we didn't make ALL the stops we intended (the streets were crazy packed), we were able to spot Solange, Diane Von Furstenberg, Teyana Taylor and more! Check it out:
First, we met up at the Maybelline Tent on 14th St & 9th Avenue in the Meatpacking District to meet our readers and to snap a few pics.
So many of you lovelies came out to hang with us! So much fun!
Next, we headed over to the DVF store. Yes, this was the line! Solange fans were out in full effect!
It was even packed inside the store. But the free drinks and great music kept the party going!
I met track & field Olympic Gold medalist Allyson Felix!
We spotted the lady of the hour Diane von Furstenberg! Lord, please allow me to be nearly as chic as she is when I'm her age. Just a percentage is fine. This is my prayer.
After waiting and kiki-ing for what seemed like forever, we finally had the pleasure of hearing Solange Knowles spin! She tore it up on the 1's & 2's!
Her fro is growing out so beautifully!
We were snapping picture of her, and she was snapping pics of us! We had such a blast.
Our next stop - the Beautiful Textures Curl Couture event hosted by Teyana Taylor!
Teyana was rocking long locks, a deep purple lip, simple leather jacket & pants, sheer top & Jordans.she was also sporting a glossy red mani. Simple & chic.
We trekked into the abyss of Soho to the Vans DQM store for Fashion’s Night Out (The Halloween of Fashiondom) to get our drank on, nails did (in Minx of course) and to check out the matching Vans Fall 2012 Women’s Classics Collection. We entered a packed store and April, the Vans rep, greeted us in her cute LBD and leopard print sneakers.
Courtesy hipster group The Pack (“got my vans on but they look like sneakers”), we've always had an appreciation for the lace up brand’s take on sneaks, admiring everything from the checkered slip ons to the neutral classics. They have been the perfect addition to our favorite “I don’t care, I’m cool” outfit -the oversized sweater and the miniskirt.
The Fall 2012 collection defined classics with prints. Fave design from the collection? The tropical themed sneaks! The bright orange of the high top sneaker with it’s matching Minx nail wrap caught and kept our eyes the whole event.
Each sneaker has it’s own matching Minx nail wrap, and I died for the leopard print! Orange sneakers and leopard print nails can make a girly girl's dream come true. With all the possibilities of mixing and matching nail to shoe and shoe to nail the Vans 2012 Classics Collection are literally the best way to kick start incorporating color into your fall palette.
- Chrislande Dorcilus
Do you rock Vans? Which is your favorite sneaker/nail wrap combination?
We're at it again! Remember last Fashion's Night Out 2011 when me and my blogger boos took to the streets of NYC and had an absolute blast? Check this Kickin' It: Fashion's Night Out 2011 post if you don't believe me or this one from 2010. We have a history of rocking FNO right.
