LBS Runway Report: The Heart's Truth Red Dress Collection 2013

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On the evening of Wednesday, February 6th, LBS had the pleasure of attending The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection Show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC, where we were amongst a sea of red dresses, lips, shoes, handbags and even red hair in support of the fight against heart disease. The Heart Truth campaign is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. We blogged about National Wear Red Day last Friday, in support of The Heart Truth's mission to spread heart health awareness.

The show consisted of a plethora of stars including Toni Braxton, Wendy Williams, Kelly Osbourne, Gabby Douglas, Roselyn Sanchez, Minka Kelly, Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner to name a few. Designers of the striking dresses included a few of our favorite designers: Oscar de la Renta, Tadashi Shoji, Herve L. Leroux, Marc Bouwer, Carolina Herrera and Nicole Miller.

The energy in the room was at an all-time high as the lights dimmed and the show promoting heart health for all women began.

Front-rowers included the amazing Mr. Jay Manuel, runway coach extraordinaire Ms. Jay Alexander, and stylist to the stars June Ambrose, and songstress/reality star Adrienne Bailon.

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The Jenners were in attendance! Kris, Kendall and Kylie Jenner walked the runway, all dressed in Badgley Mischka and might I add - Kendall worked it out on that runway!

My fellow Brit, Kelly Osbourne rocked the runway with her glorious lavender hair and tattoos on display, dressed in this slinky strapless Zac Posen.

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Toni Braxton was most definitely my star of the night as I am aware of her battle with heart disease and have been a lover of her music since forever! I was excited to see her honored by closing the show. She beamed down the runway and worked it out in this stunning Herve L. Leroux red dress.

Doesn’t she look amazing?!

-Kaila Baptiste

Visit www.hearttruth.gov for more information on women and heart disease.

LBS Fashion: National Wear Red Day

Happy Friday guys! In partnership with The Heart Truth, an organization who's mission is geared towards extending awareness about the importance of heart health for women, today is National Wear Red Day! Above is a pic of me wearing my favorite red blazer from LBS Chic: Sneak Peek post. Not wearing red? No worries, there's still time to show your support.

Every February, LBS attends the Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection showing at NYFW and it warms our heart seeing celebrities pour out their support for national heart health awareness by strutting the runway in dresses donated by top-tier designers like Oscar de la Renta, DVF, Zac Posen and more.

As someone who's lost more than a few family members and friends to heart health issues, it's a cause that's very important to me and I'm sure it is for you guys as well. Wanna get involved in a fun way? Check out the Red Dress Yourself App on Facebook.

It showcases the celebrities from years' past parading down the runway in red dresses designed by well-known and respected designers. You can upload your own looks wearing red and contribute to the overall community. It also provides resources about heart disease and how you can take action toward having a healthy heart.

Get into some of my favorite red looks on celebs I love:

Angela Simmons in a sprawling red gown

Queen Bey post-Blue Ivy, in a LRD (little red dress)

Amber Riley in a figure-flattering red A-line dress

Chaka Khan at Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection - February 2012

Get into the National Wear Red Day spirit with a few of my favorite red items of the season - everything from a red lippie to an Alexander Wang:

How will you celebrate the day?

Cover Girls: Meagan Good For VIBE Vixen

Red is clearly the color of the month. Makes sense, it's the color of love, right? We went from gushing over Beyonce post-preggers in a red Alice By Temperley dress to Meagan Good on the cover of VIBE Vixen. This picture of the new Californication star is amaze. She looks absolutely stunning.

That red dress? Mama is proud!

Speaking of red dresses, I'm super excited to be kicking off my New York Fashion Week schedule with The Heart Truth's Red Dress collection show tonight! The Heart Truth is an organization founded to create awareness for women's heart health, backed by the National Heart Lung and Blood Association. Each February they host a show and have notable celebs walk the runways in designer donated red dresses. 

Last season, Taraji P. Henson walked the show (Read that NYFW post here) and she looked stunning in a Naeem Khan dress. This season I'm looking forward to seeing Chaka Khan and LaLa Vazquez Anthony walk the show among other notable celebs. Make sure you follow me on Twitter @LoveBrownSugar to get the tea on what's happening this fashion week.

Stop right there! Have you voted for me on the Silver Jeans Co Facebook page yet? Click 'Like' on my style post! I'm the chosen representative for the East Coast! And if you comment, you'll be entered to win a free pair of jeans!

NYFW Kickoff: Heart Truth's Red Dress + Bar III Launch Party

 On the official kickoff night to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week I had a ball attending my first show of the season, The Heart Truth’s Red Dress collection, and kicking it in the Flatiron district for the pop-up store launch of Bar III!