TrendSpark: Lighting Heels

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Over the last couple of years designers have felt the need to jack up the heels on shoes. I remember a few years ago three-inch heels were the standard, today those are practically flats. Christian Louboutin average heel is about five inches.

Now designers are looking for ways to make it even more impossible for women to walk. Last year Marc Jacobs flipped his heel for his surrealism themed show. Now we have lighting bolt heels! Eva Mendes wore this look to the Women premiere. What do you think? Love it or Hate it?

Moments in Fashion Week: Street Style

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Fashion Week wouldn’t be complete without street style photos and here are some from my favorite street style blog Altamiranyc

Glenda Bailey-Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar

Tyler Riggs-Hot Male Model

Nicole Rendone-Designer, wearing a self made dress

Random People Looking Hip

Runway Review: Jenni Kayne

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Jenni Kayne presented her collection yesterday, but was absent from the actual show because of the impending birth of her first child. Kayne, who hails from my hometown of Los Angeles, presented a collection that was quintessential L.A. chic. Jenni, who is friends with the Olsens, presented an updated, more polished version of 80/90′s favorites like power suits (minus the shoulder pads) and Ray Bans. She mixed this will L.A. standards like simple floral shift dresses. All and all a perfect collection for the Nicole-Mary-Kate-Mischa-set

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The Four Things You’re Bound to Find Inside the Tents

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Now that Fashion Week has begun I thought I would put together a list of the things you see once you get inside the tents. Whether you’ll be at the tents or not, here’s all the things they don’t tell you about Fashion Week.

1. Patrick McDonald

Who is he? I’m not quite sure, but you’re bound to see him at every fashion show and party during Fashion Week. From what I can gather he professional attends fashion shows. Nice job if you can get it!

2. Sponsered Products

Need an energy drink? Maybe some Evian? How about the new T Magazine before it comes out? Done, done, and done. There would be no fashion week without sponsorship (hello Mercedes Benz?). Now that fashion and Fashion Week has become entertainment, companies flock to the tents to pimp out their products on the fashion masses.

3. People who photograph other people wearing clothing

If you are wearing something moderately cool around the Bryant Park area you will be stopped and photographed. You have the Sartorialist, Altamiranyc, and any kid with a blog and SLR camera documenting every human being that goes in and out of the tents. So put on those heel that put you into debt, that awesome hat you found at the flea market, or your mom’s old belt and get out there and claim your 5 minutes of internet fame!

4. Lines

Once you make it into the big white tent you’ll soon see the huge circular line that wraps around the inside of the tent. Sure people like Anna Wintour and all those Desperate Housewives of New York don’t have to wait in those lines, but if your a poor little blogger like us-expect to wait…for a long time.

Who Wore It Better?

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Shannon Doherty is BACK BITCHES! And she is fierce like a tranny that’s about to have a walk off. Here she is arriving to promote the new Beverly Hills 90210.

AND

Here’s Lauren Conrad at the Nylon TV issue party wearing the same dress in black.

So who wore it better? The woman who acted out a soap opera? Or the girl whose life is a soap opera?

Moments of Style: The Women Premiere

Edited by Lauren Garroni

No premiere has had every woman on the red carpet looking so put together and classy.

F-L-A-W-L-E-S-S!

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Obama Force One

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Politics and fashion meet again. It was bound to happen, an Obama pair of Air Force One.

Here’s all the info from Hype Beast

As part of Jimm Lasser’s The Dunk on McCain exhibition which opened last night at the Tyson Space, the marquee piece was a specially created Obama Force One. The half-art piece, half sneaker features a unique sole which bears two different designs. The left shoe bears the statement ” A black man runs, the nation is behind him” while the right shoe features a shot of Barack Obama. The opening night included special prints created with the shoe soles for sale.

Moments in Fashion Week

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Friday began a new season of Fashion Week. New York is bursting with editors, actors, models, stylists, wannabe’s, and Andre J look-a-likes. Here are some quick-hitters from the last couple of days:

Spit-out-that cereal, you’re in the presence of the Zoe. Rachel Zoe wrangled ‘friend’/client Kate Hudson to celebrate her new show ‘The Rachel Zoe Project’ (shudder)

Tyra doing her favorite thing, throwing a party for herself, and her Harper’s Bazaar cover (shudder)

Rihanna rocking the tailored menswear look on the way to rehearsing for the 5th Fashion Rocks concert

Mary Kate handling the hipster side of Fashion Week. Here she is at the Dazed and Confused magazine party

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