Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This malachite fabric was amazing, for me. I just love this and hope somebody wears it, and since Tami "Connie Britton" Taylor sat front row AND she's a redhead, I'm going with her.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
How lovely is that?!?
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
I can't decide how I feel about this -- I THINK I like it, but I also think the ombre looked better in motion.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Very sexy. TAMI.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This is pretty too, for one of the young 'uns. None of whom were present, which seems like it has to have been a clerical error. There's a dreamy aspect to many of Lhuillier's gowns that feels like it would appeal mostly to the girls who are just coming up and hitting the bigtime.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This is super bland to me, although the color is amazing.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This is just funky. But then things took kind of a turn.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This is hideous -- yes, that is FRINGE hanging from her shoulders. Jess and I agreed that it reminded us of Kate Hudson's awful Stella McCartney Oscars dress from lo those many years ago.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This... looks like someone is planning an assassination.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This looks like old-school Marchesa to me.
Monique Lhuillier - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
And this looks like new-school Marchesa. Sigh. There were a lot of times when we'd see something and be like, "That looks like a Designer X." And it was not the first time recently we've found her show derivative, either. Maybe she needs to go on vacation and recharge.
Rebecca Minkoff - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
In happier news: YES.
Rebecca Minkoff - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Coat! Love you, Coat.
Rebecca Minkoff - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
That is super dramatic. I also wish I could see better what is happening on her feet.
Rebecca Minkoff - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
We're seeing unusual sleeve silhouettes a lot, also. GET READY.
Rebecca Minkoff - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
If I was ever going to even consider a white leather jacket...
Rebecca Taylor - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
We're seeing a lot of coats with leather sleeves or accents. SO MANY COATS. Why do I live in Los Angeles?
Rebecca Taylor - Front Row - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
These are shoes and socks. I don't think I can go there.
Rebecca Taylor - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This dress is cute though.
Tommy Hilfiger Men's - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Oh, Tommy. You are a delight.
Tommy Hilfiger Men's - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
I think Chuck Bass owns this. But that might not be entirely bad.
Cushnie Et Ochs - Runway - Fall 2013 MADE Fashion Week
This is simple but cool, especially with the lace-up shoes.
Cushnie Et Ochs - Runway - Fall 2013 MADE Fashion Week
This is naked and scary, especially if the wearer had a substitute waxer who was not as thorough.
Carmen Marc Valvo - Runway - Fall 2013
I looked at this and thought, "Did Carolina Herrera commission that?"
Carmen Marc Valvo - Runway - Fall 2013
There are also a lot of modest, high-necked, sleek dress fronts, with either open backs or billowy ones. I don't remember what this one had. I'm sorry. I'm the worst.
Carmen Marc Valvo - Runway - Fall 2013
See? Coats. Can you imagine throwing something like this on to go buy broccoli?
Carmen Marc Valvo - Runway - Fall 2013
This was very pretty, though. Rachel Weisz? Michelle Dockery?
Chadwick Bell - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
That neckpiece is intense. I don't even know if I can call it a necklace, so much as... a very harvest-themed ruff.
Project Runway - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Please don't consider this too much of a spoiler -- there were EIGHT shows at the finale, and we don't know who was responsible for any of them. It was all shrouded in mystery. Unlike this lady's boob. WHAT.
Project Runway - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Heidi wore this -- a jumpsuit, yeah, but it's colorful and she sells it.
Project Runway - Runway - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Not feeling the back of that coat, though. It looks like two giant rabbit teeth, if you look at it a certain way.
Kate Spade New York - Presentation - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
This feels like Kate Spade by way of Betsey Johnson.
Kate Spade New York - Presentation - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Right? Betsey is all about brightness and clashing and fun, and whether it's TRUE or not, I always think of Kate Spade as a more... Tory Burch sort of bright.
Kate Spade New York - Presentation - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
These shoes are totally, totally Playboy.
Kate Spade New York - Presentation - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
I kept thinking those were lip marks, too, which they're not. But that would've been Betsey in the extreme. The purse is good, though.
Kate Spade New York - Presentation - Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
And it makes SENSE that her bags would be the best part, since they're her field of expertise. Purses are the best. Except for shoes. Sometimes. YAY. I am articulate.