MapBrown: Day 4, 5, and 6 - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2011

Rebecca Taylor, Tommy Hilfiger

Excitement surrounds New York Fashion Week as the new venue is starting to feel like the old, except more cramped! As the days continue, Stress, anxiety, and a over-whelming feeling to change ones shoes from four inch heels to flats, takes priority . What we women do for fashion! Anyway, here's a quick review of the last three days.
Day four debut the collections of Derek Lam, Rebecca Taylor, Max Azria, Diane Von Furstenberg, Custo Barcelona, and Tommy Hilfiger. Derek Lam's collection was clean and sophisticated. His colors were black, white, beige, with beautiful prints in chiffon, and very tailored denim jackets, skirts, and pants. very city chic and modern. Custo Barcelona is one of many master's of mixing prints and different fabrics together. Multi-colored feathered skirts, print on top of prints, beading, embroidery, practically every technique in one outfit, yet it works. every outfit looks modern, beautiful, fun, interesting, sexy, colorful, and wearable. Gotta love Custo! Rebecca Taylor's collection was a breath of fresh air with light flowing prints. Denim was one of the main fabrics used in the collection. Blue, yellow, green, beige, white were her color palette of choice. The big show of the day was Tommy Hilfiger. Open back dresses, printed as well as solid tops, shorts, and blazers were preppy chic. The men's wear was amazing. Each season Tommy manage to take his signature classic all American sportswear look and make it fresh and new. But, the best part of the day was not over! Tommy attracted a celebrity packed crowed. On the scene, Russell Simmons, Kimora Lee, Neil Patrick Harris, Denise Richards, Jeremy Piven, and J Lo to name a few. After the show, Celebrity and guest dashed over to the 25th anniversary after party which took place on site in the adjacent building. The Strokes gave a stellar performance that night and made every one get up and shake their badonkadonk! Finger food, free drinks, hot celebrities, great music, and conversation made the Tommy Hilfiger 25th anniversary party the place to be. It was one of the many highlights of fashion week.

Derek Lam,Davidelfin,Custo Barcelona

Day five, was the preview of Carolina Herrera, Tracy Reese, Monique Lhuillier, Betsey Johnson and the Perry Ellis fashion shows. The Tracey Reese show was girly and chic. Graphic and floral prints, brown, white, blue, and purple lit up the catwalk. Topping off the looks were hats, sun glasses, and handbags. Beautifully made evening dresses in coral, white, black, and pink were absolutely amazing. Her looks were timeless, sophisticated and beautiful. The Betsey Johnson fashion show was incredible. Not only is she back showing at fashion week after many years, she still got it. Sexy fluff dresses, playful colors and prints, skate board punks, gun prints, and navy inspired fashions were presented the way only Betsey can. And like a true veteran, at the end she cart wheeled down the runway, at the wonderful age of 68.

Monique Lhuillier, Tracy Reese, Perry Ellis, Carolina Herrera, Betsey Johnson

Day six was the presentation show of Badgley Mischka, as well as Vara Wang, Luca Luca, Narcisco Rodriguez and Toni Francesc. Badgley Mischka's runway presentation was full of romanticism. Light flowing chiffon's and silks in colors of salmon, white, beige, and sea foam green, fluttered down the runway. Narcisco Rodriguez collection was quite this season with a minimalistic approach. Clean cut jackets, skirts, pant and tops were sharp, structured, and simple. Dresses were fluid, with an understated sexiness. Toni Francesc collection was beautiful. Cleverly draped and manipulated fabrics, Origami-es folds on jackets, easy fitted pants and tops made this collection interesting, because it still had a structural look. His colors were beige black, coral, off white and blue. Tomorrow, General Idea, Gottex, Anna Sui, Mackage, and Zang Toi.