Bailey's Barely Flare

Today's favorite fall ready-to-wear looks will be...

BURBERRY PRORSUM

I chose this collection today because tomorrow is supposed to be pretty cold here in New York... and I can't be more excited! I have been dying for it to really feel like fall. I've had enough of summer clothes and sandals. And as you guys know, here at fashionfortherecord we lovelovelove layers!

 Christopher Bailey has done it again, and Burberry Prorsum remains on my list of season favorites!

 If someone asked me to choose the one thing I loved most about this collection, it would have to be the perfectly flared pants. They're basically the offspring of a boot cut and 70s flare leg...

Lucky for you, that was completely hypothetical and no one is actually asking me to choose my favorite aspect of the collection, so rant on I shall! Despite the looks I chose, the color palette was actually quite varied, and included everything from bright blue to burnt orange to cowhide black and white. While color was versatile, the looks themselves were not. But I'm not complaining! Basically: trim coats, barely flared pants, and sweaters with a mod look to them. Of course you've got embellishments like over-sized sleeves, black minx, and military detailing...but that's really the jist of it!

xoxo Valeria

Oscar de la Renta

Spring 2012

 These last two are my personal favorites:

Okay I'm sorry! I know I should be posting things for fall but HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?! Don't get me wrong, I am so stoked for fall, but I saw these dresses and my jaw dropped.  I had to post while NYFW is still hot! These are a mix of dresses that one could wear to work, a party, or hey, maybe the Oscars?  I shall pray every night in hopes that I will be invited to an even where I could wear something as extravagant as this little yellow number above. 

                         xoxo Liz

One Lim Collection at a Time

So far New York Fashion Week has been incredible, I mean really mind-blowing! But, it got me thinking about how often we look forward to the future and forget about the present (that's quite a deep thought while discussing fashion don't you think?). In an effort to enjoy right now, my next few posts will be a few of my favorite looks from THIS fall season's ready-to-wear collections. And today's looks will all be.......

3.1 PHILLIP LIM

The beauty of this collection was certainly its minimalistic aspects.

The simpleness to all the pieces is what really captures my attention.

I'm all for day-time leather!

 This green color is to die for. Both dresses, above and below, are beautifully constructed. Personally, I love these pieces because they are so wearable and can make you look fashionable without any fuss. It's really the perfect item in your closet, you can just throw it on and look instantly classy!

xoxo Valeria

Favorites of Fashion Week

Alexander Wang

Spring 2012 rtw

 Jill Stuart

Spring 2012 rtw

Band of Outsiders 

Spring 2012 rtw

Rag & Bone

Spring 2012 rtw

Second week of school and already I'm on my second day home sick. I'd say the year is off to a fantastic start, wouldn't you? SARCASM.  But anyway, one thing cheering me up is the constant updates on all of the shows happening for NYFW.  So here are some of my favorite looks from the shows I've seen thus far. Enjoy and stay healthy! Because being sick is horrid.

                                 xoxo Liz

                   

FNO...FTW

 It all began here, two girls on a mission, Fashion's Night Out was COMPLETELY worth walking into school this morning feeling like a zombie with feet swollen to the size of melons.

 To document the night: I in my mustard H&M dress with an army green button up and brown booties...

 while Valeria rocked a strapless one-piece with a fantastically silver detailed vest, and HEELS!

 So we entered Saks, snapped a few full length shots, and headed to the Fifth Floor for Hairbraiding with Rebecca Minkoff and Leandra Medine (THE MAN REPELLER).

 A sighting of the official FNO tees! Pretty sick; there were two other styles which can be seen here.

 Here was the Hair Braiding Bar! Notice the lovely woman sitting with her head turned? Yeah...LEANDRA. Needless to say we were a bit starstruck.  We waited on line for nearly an hour and moved about two feet, so when we saw her get up to leave before we got our turn...

 you KNOW I grabbed that woman and forced her kindly asked her to take a picture with us. Notice my beet red face though? Told ya we were starstruck. We left Saks accomplished! But like Leandra, we had places to go and more people to see!

Those people included Leandra of course, who did the greatest quick change ever on her ride over to Coach, where we spent the rest of our night.  The place was blogger city!  Check out The Glamourai in this photo all the way to the left! Its Kelly Framel people!  If you peep the picture above you can check out her fantastic shoes, she actually owns both of those (I've noticed from her blog, not stalking) but her feet are the ones on the right.  When speaking with her she gave us the best advice on blogging and sticking with it.  

And to make the night even more surreal then it already was....a picture with Kelly too! Although, we'd like to note that there is an actual reason to why I look nervous beyond belief and why Liz isn't looking into the camera. 1. I'm standing next to THE Kelly Framel. Reason enough. 2. Her photographer was also there and took a picture of the three of us, so Liz is looking into his camera. We are praying that somehow the picture will end up on her blog...and looks better than this one! 

Our second picture with Leandra for the night, SCORE!

We left the city that night with bigger dreams than we started with for this blog, FNO pumped us up and gave us that extra push that we needed to STEP IT UP A NOTCH on the blog. So get ready!

xoxo Liz and Valeria

P.S. Celebrate NYFW!!