Man Bags and Mandazzling

All fashion week long it seemed that the men were dressed better than the women. That could just be because I saw more men around the menswear shows and all. However, the magic of men's clothing is clearly in the accessorizing. Here are some that dazzled me with either their brightness or love of a great bag.











The zipper detail on this jacket is sorta amazing

Trend Watch: Long Coats

New York fashion is a far cry from LA style with the main difference being the existence of winterwear/outerwear. So for me, all of these trends are new, but one particularly eye-catching one is ultra-long, floor length coats. Particularly made of fur or accented with some sort of furry friend.







(sorry about the blurriness of this last one but that coat was too good to let go.)

NY Fashion Week: Y-3 and Perry Ellis

This was my first NY Fashion Week and I had invitations to a few shows, which made it that more exciting. I learned very quickly that it is pointless to even try and photograph anything that happens in them - everything is so dark, so far and moving so fast. Fashion shows take longer to seat everyone than to present the show, but the most fun part is certainly checking out everyone's outfits.

Regardless, I had to document the outings. The Y-3 show was amazing. Not a whole lot I would personally wear, but Yohji Yamamoto's collections are always very daring and present things I've never seen before. He is the man responsible for the hammer pant in the 80s... Plus it brought out a few big names and the photogs went nuts when Ciara came in.

Check out Y3's full collection to see some actual details.

I also went to Perry Ellis, which was a really interesting collection full of looks with a richly warm color palate featuring loads of velvet and patchwork leather and styled nicely with lots of scarves, suspenders and bow ties. Very steampunk, yet wearable.

Check out all of the Perry Ellis looks or check out this runway video, which they streamed live during the show.

NY Fashion Week: Day 1

The blizzard that buried the city in snow the last 48 hours did not stop any of New York's fashion elite from donning their best for the opening day of New York Fashion Week. Bryant Park was covered in ice, and although I witnessed a few near spills from girls in towering heels, most people sucked it up and braved the conditions, albeit on a beautifully sunny day. Many saw it as an opportunity to display innovative outwear combos accented surprisingly often by mid-calf or knee-high Timberlands, which are clearly making a huge comeback and Russian fur hats. The inner-woods(wo)man exposed.

I did not stay out for long, mainly because this California girl is not equipped to handle the chilly New York air unless she is running laps or spending less than 15 minutes outside. Regardless, I caught a few good ones of some jazzy men outside the tents.

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Guess all those ladies who have been carrying their big "it" bags for the past few seasons have passed them on to their male-friends. It clearly is the must-have accessory for men. However, I am very intrigued with what they put inside these giant things. Without makeup, changes of clothes, beauty products and other such things women shove into their purses, what's left to carry? Thoughts welcome.