Kos' NYFW S14 Entry # 2: Mara Hoffman & Charlotte Ronson

Hey guys!

I spent my Saturday at the tents, it was great running into people who you have been threatening to get a drink with, ha! But seriously it was great!

My first show was Mara Hoffman, she is the queen on exotic prints and swimwear in my book. "There's a Rainbow Warrior moment happening here,” she said backstage before her show started. 

I love that term, happiness all day!  I was so honored to get an invite, I was running super late but managed to get there in time and snap a few pictures. 

Also, I've included official pictures of my favorite looks:

Saturday evening, I attended Charlotte Ronson's S14 presentation, the collection was inspired by the playful souciance of a French gamine. The collection was tongue-in-cheek-sweet with the urban city as the perfect background. Ronson's girl this season is a mix of pretty tomboy with motor jackets and overalls. She add a hint of femininity with cut outs and floral prints. I personally loved her handbags, they screamed out fun and it's been a constant theme for designers for NYFW, for the clothes to have fun. 

I hung around Lincoln Center and was happy to have my dear friend Vicky join me.  We both had the same idea with keeping our outfits chic but minimalistic at the same time. Vicky's jacket was everything!

What was great about Mara Hoffman and Charlotte Ronson was that they are two contemporary brands that included models from different ethnicity's in their shows. Few contemporary brands I've seen at fashion week don't have much variety in the models, yesterday was refreshing. 

The theme for Spring 14 is fun, happiness, variety and not taking ourselves so seriously, I can dig it!

xo
Kosi

Kos' NYFW Fall 13 Diary #3: Charlotte Ronson

A couple of fearless fashion soldiers and myself braved the elements of Friday night's blizzard and attended Charlotte Ronson's Fall 13 presentation. I attended the presentation with my niece Akua (check out her blog: A Stylish Jedi)

Collection was inspired by Ronson's English upbringing. The presentation had a relaxed vibe as 60's music from Dusty Springfield provided the soundtrack. Colored leather and sporty details in the knits were my favs!

This color-blocked blazer was my favorite!

Before the show started Akua and I went exploring at Lincoln Center we goofed off at the TRESemmé booth, it was fun spending time with her:

Until tomorrow heading to Trina Turk but the next post will bring everyone back to their college days!

xo

Kosi

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year....

It's that time of the year again, the time where emails are bombarded with evites and subject lines reading "Fall 13 & RSVP" start coming up in my personal email box, it's New York Fashion Week (NYFW) for short!

Above are a few of the evites I got so far, I am excited about Charlotte Ronson and Duckie Brown which the first menswear show I am going to.

Since I have busy workload at my full time job I am pacing myself this year, there are so many shows to go to and little time but grateful to be going to a few shows. This year, I decided to pack a survival kit consisting of:

1. New Camera my friend Alaina recommended the Panasonic Lumix ZS19.   
2. A pair of Yosi Samra ballerina flats rolled in my bag-I plan to wear my heels but going to different locations within 2 hours.. break out the flats!
3. My Ipad-easier to jot things down in between shows.
4. Nars Orgasm color Lip Gloss.
5. Vitamin C-let's not forget it's winter here in NYC and everyone including myself has been under the weather.

 Can't wait to share my experience again all of you, have a great week!

xo

Kosi