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Devon Aoki, model and famed actress, steps in front of the lens again for Numero Tokyo. Sebastian Kim is reponsible for these amazing Lolita-esque images that will appear in the December 2009 issue of Numero Tokyo. After running into Miss Aoki at the Rad Hourani show during Fashion Week, I must she is absolutely stunning, and is just as beautiful in person as she is on film.

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I loved the Telfar show this Fashion Week, and now that I’m seeing the looks photographed professionally, and not on the runway, I like them that much more. The collection uses no clasps, no zippers and no buttons, it’s 100% recyclable, and 100% organic. So cool!

Gallery: LOOKBOOK: Telfar S/S 2010

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Remember when Avril Levigne was a hardcore punk rocker with a band of bad ass hipsters? Well she’s dead. Meet the Malibu Barbie edition of Canada’s most vapid export and her new collection for Kohl’s Abbey Dawn…

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Totally fabulous. His boots are amazing (and custom made!), not to mention everything else that he is wearing.

LINK LOVE: AltaMira

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The shows are over and Sessilee is ready for Lincoln.

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Call me crazy, but I’m kindof thrilled to see a Fashion Week goer that isn’t wearing all black! This girl’s burgundy skirt is a breath of fresh, fall air, and the heels are adorable!

LINK LOVE: The Sartorialist

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SIMON’S TIPS:

Tip Number 1: Wearing insane makeup, crazy garish accessories, and demented outfits to fashion week is a really horrible idea… unless you want to get your picture taken continuously and have a wild and fabulous time.

Tip Number 2: Think you might have what it takes to be a supermodel?  There’s only one way to find out: hop on the runway for the finale and start working all your angles!

Tip Number 3: Hated the show but not sure what to say?  Simply barge backstage, air kiss the designer and shout, “You’ve done it again!”  It works either way.

Tip Number 4: Bring buckets of food.  If they eat hot dogs at football games there’s no reason why you cannot scarf down a tuna-melt at a fashion show.

Tip Number 5: If you are enjoying the music at a show feel free to sing along loudly…and bust a move.

Also, be sure to check the amazing window displays at W Hotel in Union Square location that Simon Doonan designed himself! I know this seems a bit overwhelming, but W guests in cities where there are Barneys locations will receive exclusive perks! Complimentary bellinis and discounts will be given when they shop at Barneys New York and Barneys Co Op stores through October.

For more on all the amazing deals check out the W Hotel website!

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Joe Zee gets chills..from the effects

WWD talks baked goods

V Mag is hungry

My conclusions: Everyone’s going crazy. Although it’s been a good one, every Fashion Week (#nyfw) goer can’t wait for it to be over.

LINK LOVE: Refinery 29

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Oh joy to New York Fashion Week, you bring out the best in people(’s closet). This girl was spotted outside of the Robert Geller show.

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Literally the best show I have ever been to! Odyn Vovk held a super Gothic, super cool show at NYC’s St. Marks Church last night and boy am I glad I was invited. The collection is very goth metal, and the heavy guitar riffing music helped to create the perfect badass runway show. The show has inspired me to go back to my high school days when I was really into heavy metal and rock and roll (still am but I was obsessed then), but only this time much more chic and high fashion.

PS I think it is quite obvious that black is also the color for Spring too, no signs of color here.

Thanks to Flip for the amazing camera. Be sure to check out the Flip website to grab your own camera.

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You won’t attend a Fashion Week Party crazier than this one! People will be everywhere, in some of the most amazing outfits as well. The flyer covers all the info, so check it out then head over to CultIndie to RSVP!

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Pop queen lady Gaga will perform at the launch party for new men’s fragrance Givenchy Play at the Box on Sept. 15. Rumor has it she’ll also be performing the previous Monday at Marc Jacobs’ party. Busy Fashion Week for the leotard lady, don’t you think?

Via WWD

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I’m always surprised at how busy and nutty-acting everyone gets during Fashion Week prep. Everyone is in a huff. I’ve seen a lot of models in Soho, they’re almost all in huffs. Except for the “It” models, you know like Ash and Jethro. I bet they’re never in anything like a huff, they’re only in magazines. Is Cole Mohr still “It”?

Anyway, I got invited to the model casting for Duckie Brown. It made me feel a little special, but whenever I told anyone they sort of laughed. Everyone thought I was trying out to be a model, I wasn’t. Duckie wanted me there to cast models, and pretend to DJ. I really like pretending.

It was self-defeating though. The casting, I mean.  I was the short, pasty, black-clad kid with grandma glasses and bad hair. Everyone around me was 6 foot tall, healthy, fit, and beautiful. It was awful, and amazing. Amazing because they were changing and naked and trying on great clothes.

Two boys I party with came on a go-see. Is that an official term? Go-see? Or did Tyra make that up for America’s Next Top Model? But, right, Jace and Harvey came on a go-see. It was nice seeing them out and about during the day. And I think both of them were cast, because they have amazing walks and are so handsome.

Oh. Did anyone see that Craiglist missed connection from Tuesday? A friend posted it to my Facebook. I think someone I know, a boy, gave a man a blowjob at the Box while his girlfriend watched. It all happened on the balcony, I mean, I must have been a few feet away. Was it you? Tell me the truth. I need the scoop.

I think it’s a good nightlife when things like this can still happen. It reminds me of Studio 54.

It’s so sad that the Ruff Club is ending. I don’t know what else to say. It’s the end of an era, or something. There’s a rumor that Peaches Geldof and Jethro Cave will be there. That they’re going to DJ. I love Nick Cave, and his son Jethro is amazing. I didn’t know that Peaches is still around. Can I have her job? What is her job?

P.S.

I forgot to mention I met Christopher Sauve and Julia Frakes yesterday while creeping Soho with Alex. Chris was the nicest, like so pleasant. Julia was a button, but I kind of think I squeezed her hand too hard. Alex thought her pants were a great Beacon’s find, but of course they were Erin Wasson. Nicollette said Julia was a downtown luminary.

I guess she must be if she’s curating a collection at Screaming Mimi’s for Fashion’s Night Out. I’m jealous, wish I was curating a collection.

Did you know that even the Disney Channel changes its New York programming before and during Fashion Week? I told you, nutty-acting. Everyone.

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Oh man Robery Geller, it took me so long to get the images of your amazing Fall 2009 collection out of my head after attending your Fashion Week show in February, and these photos are reigniting the flame. The collection was brilliant, and while men’s shows aren’t in abundance during Fashion Week, this collection still put on the best show for me. I’ll let the images speak for themseleves though. This is what GQ’s designer of the year provided for us fellows for Fall.

Gallery: Robert Geller: Fall 2009 Collection

via Men’s Rag

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Rodarte’s intricately styled Fall 2009 collection featured a sophisticated mix of greys and metallics.

Known for their impeccable hand-crafted style the girls did not disapoint this season as the art inspired pieces flowed down the runway, each more intricate than the last. The whole show was like a moving black and white photograph with textural complexity derived from its croc & aligator inspired prints and crystal netting used throughout the show. Grey was the central focus of the show  and it lived up to its full potential in elegant draping and ultra-feminine cuts. Metallic greens also provided accent throughout the show and the effect was tremendous juxtaposed against several industrial black pieces. Finishing off every look were exaggerated over the knee boots that artfully snaked up each model’s legs…

…If we were a curator at the MoMA we’d give the Rodarte girls their own wing.

photos: http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2009RTW-RODARTE

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February 15th, 2009 brought the first ever Barbie runway show to New York Fashion week as a tribute to the classic toy’s 50th anniversary.

The show brought fashion regulars, media reps, photogs, and reporters but it also brought Barbie lover’s from across the country. Former and current Barbie collectors milled together ranging in ages from the very young to the very young at heart.

Apparently the invitations mailed out by Barbie reps encouraged the invited to bring along their daughters and nieces to the event. While this concept is a nice sentiment perhaps they forgot the limitations of space that is so frequently and issue at Bryant Park. While it may be one thing to turn away hoards of twenty-somethings clamoring for standing room at the William Rast show, it is quite another to deny an optimistic 6 year old access to that hot pink runway. If I were one of the parents encouraged to bring along my little girl only to have the doors slammed in her face once she got their I would have been rip-roaring mad. Way to be a dream-crusher Barbie.

photo: wwd.com

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Watching Bill Cunningham, shown here outside VPL during F/W ‘09 New York Fashion Week, is even more exciting than a fashion show. The man is a fire ball, running down the street with more energy that photographers 1/3 his age.

Even in the Bryant Park tents, he’s often sitting a stair rather than an assigned seat or doing anything possible to get a unique frame. While posing for this shot, we can still see his eyes are darting around, trying to find the next subject. Photo by Paul O’Valle.

Thanks to NEXT member Michael Cohen for this awesome angle on Fashion Week.