Headlines This Week 5/1

• People matched up an image of a pedaling MK in windblown hair, layered necklaces, and Lennon-style sunglasses, with an eerily similar image of Ozzy Osbourne. Prince of Darkness vs Fashion Princess. Who rocks the look better? FashionIndie.com
• As of 2008, Gisele Bündchen was still at the top of the Forbes Top-Earning Models list, followed by Heidi Klum, Kate Moss, Adriana Lima, and Doutzen Kroes. But according to the Young People section of the Sunday Times rich list, Karen Elson and her hubby Jack White made the list at 52, while Natalia Vodianova placed 42nd, and Lily Cole came in 86th. Modelinia.com
• Last night at the Hot Pink Party for breast-cancer research we overheard Michael Kors talking about Spanx. Underthings being a favorite topic of ours, we tottered over to join the conversation. “I was talking about how they should make Spanx for men and call it Manx. Manx for men. But I’m not wearing Manx. But I might,” Kors said. NYMag.com
• Until now, style icon Victoria has been the Beckham family’s resident designer — but it looks like Posh is in for a little competition! Her footballer husband David is branching out from underwear modeling to launch his own fall-winter men’s line for Adidas Originals by Originals, WWD reports. People.com
• Karl Lagerfeld really loves music doesn’t he? He owns 100 iPods and he confessed to Bazaar that he dreams to be rapper. And now check out those outrages headphones, helmets… RockTheTrend.com

Trend Report: Neon

What’s hot this Summer and Fall 2009? Neon and it was evident as it  showed up brightening the runways at New York Fashion Week. And while European lines on the other hand featured less of these bright shades, they certainly enbraced the neon trend in last month’s issue of VOGUE. 

“This season’s explosive new shades pack a powerful punch. Tangerine, citrine and dynamic neons make for a tangy combination, as bold colour- block dresses light up the night.”

See one of their neon dresses below, combining two of the latest trends, bright, bold color and geometric patterns.

 If you have read anything in the past couple months in industry publications you can see all the fashion influential designers such as Gucci, Dior, Chanel, Balenciaga, Diane Von Furstenberg experiment with these styles and color.

Neon bright hues of orange, yellow, pink and blue are everywhere for summer, for those that enjoy the spotlight and all the attention that comes with it. Ranging from bags, jewelry and clothes, this shiny hue will be the highlight of our closets whether we chose to indulge in a little or a lot of this fashion heat wave. 

According to my very credible and unidentified sources;  “Bold colors will continue to dominate fashion trends. Bright oranges and blues were present on most catwalks. Whether worn as part of the outfit or as an accessory, these statement colors will undoubtedly help fashionable women and men express their style and personality.”

Yes, don’t let your boyfriends or gay husbands escape this trend, embrace it! I especially loved the neon pink scarf seen at fashion week wrapped around a very handsome Hilfiger model. Hot neon scarfs are a guarenteed way to stay warm on cool fall nights. And oversized geometric jackets and shalls were seen draped around the female models stretching neon into (count it) three seasons for fashionistas with vibrant, vivd florescent color.

 The LA Times recently reported on the neon craze, “A trend that started on the street, it’s now filtered up to the runway with Michael Kors’ sporty, traffic-cone-orange sweater and fox fur coat, Narciso Rodriguez’s acid-yellow bandage dress and Marc Jacobs’ electric-blue scuba-inspired poncho. A pop of color is all you need to liven up the neutrals in your wardrobe. No cash for flash? Hit the drugstore and pick up some neon lipstick or nail polish instead. Viva the 1980s.”

While I am not so sure about the neon lipstick, I do know that a splash of neon color can instantly update and refresh your wardrobe. This is also an ideal way for ladies used to blacks and neutrals to try out hints of color through accessories or a new skirt with a white/neutral top.   

One fashion writer consurs and gives caution, “Neon is on the rise. But don’t get too excited, you don’t want end up like nineties roadkill. Instead, what you’re aiming for is a subtle flash of neon, a wonderful spring glow. Chances are you’ve already thrown out brightly colored scarves, blouses maybe even your neon Pez dispensers. You only need a small amount of color to make a statement. Bright colors can be mixed and matched too for a bolder look.”

Wow Pex dispensers, I don’t think they will make a big come back this year but now you all have been educated on the neon trend, not just for Spring 2009 but Summer and Fall as well.

I’ll leave you with this last comment on how this bright trend can instant dull your fashion sense.

If you aren’t all over neon, start by mixing and matching becasue even the most confident diva can have a hard time puilling off a complete neon outfit. Be smart, use age appropriate colors and ladies, it feels “wrong” in front of the mirror, chances are you might be right.  

XOXO

Headlines This Week 2/20

• While the fashion shows charge on in New York, the parties have been few and far between. It’s no surprise, then, that Giorgio Armani blew into town to throw an all-star fête in honor of his new Fifth Avenue flagship. Among the familiar faces in the crowd were Leonardo DiCaprio, Alicia Keys, and Milla Jovovich. HarpersBazaar.com
• Justin Timberlake was so nervous when his William Rast clothing line hit the catwalk at New York Fashion Week on Monday, he insisted that bailing out the Grammy Awards was nothing by comparison. The pop superstar was asked to fill in for an absent Rihanna at the Grammys on February 8, and he faced the prospect of having to persuade his hero Al Green to join him onstage, according to SFGate.com.
• According to NYDailyNews.com, Fashion Week cannot escape the celebutard whirlwinds that are the Hilton sisters. The Hiltons multitasked via Blackberry, Googling and demanding free dresses while the show was underway. Paris even ordered one poor staffer to say that none of the bags of free things sent to their hotel room “worked” for her, and she’d be needing more.
• Klum dropped the bomb during Fashion Week at Bryant Park that it will be “at least a couple of months before Project Runway airs.” This, she said, “obviously is sad for the designers because they’ve really worked their butts off for so many weeks being on the show and normally, you know, this is their moment. That’s why they’re here, because they want to get the recognition at Fashion Week.” NYMag.com
• Victoria Beckham may have started her dress collection with 12 styles in September 2008, but she’s returned this Fashion Week with a expanded collection of gowns, jackets and embellished minis that has debuted to rave reviews. Style.com says, “These dresses look so well-made, so of-the-moment yet also timeless…that they do the talking for [Beckham]”.