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By Kate Jacobsen Illustrations By Linda Cassady Photos from New York Magazine For the past month, your favorite fashion blogs and publications have been inundated with Mercedes Benz Fashion Week coverage starting in New York, then moving to London and Milan and finally ending in Paris. Statement hats, glossy leather, embellishment, sheer and cut-outs, fur,… Read more…

By Jenn Bussell Admit it. You once daydreamed of teapots inviting you to be their guest…bluebirds decorating your gown with the finest silk ribbons…Prince Charming kissing you awake from a deep slumber.  Leaping into your first professional role does not mean you have to kiss your inner princess good-bye.  In fact this season many fashion… Read more…

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Our thoughts so far on Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York – lace, suits and even some color! Tenisha of Qlix Magazine mentions a doggie fashion shoot…oh boy. Ryan of TheBowTieMemoirs brings up some fun Chicago events not to miss. And hear about a new London-based reality TV series…for journalists! This is SpeakingOfFashion…listen up!… Read more…

A few months ago, I was asked by a professor at the College of Dupage if I would be interested in TheWorkingWardrobe being a project for his class. My response, “Of course I would!”. What each student did was take a trend that they saw during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York last month and… Read more…

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was an amazing experience – and every Fashion Week brings its own surprises and highlights. However this was the final runway shows of Bryant Park and the first day of the shows we received horrifying news of Alexander McQueen’s death. Thus to be said, this was no ordinary Fashion Week. Yet as… Read more…

The high-necked or boatneck zip-front coat has been a strong presence (almost as much as fur) during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. And Isaac Misrahi brought it in full force within his Fall 2010 collection. The collection itself also took the stage with the wintry themed snow falling onto the runway during the show, bringing home that… Read more…