5 things I can't wait to see at NYFW

Well it's February - and to the fashion industry, that only means one thing: New York Fashion Week is just around the corner. 5 things I can't wait to see...?

1. Kate Lanphear:

Last season I think I saw her 3 times total, and they were all amazing. Lanphear, the Style Director at Elle Mag is a style icon...my style icon...and I look forward to seeing her signature platinum shag and her majorly menswear-centric outfits. That, and also I love how she always manages to look really rushed and over-it and tired but put-together all at once.

2. The latest Jeffrey Campbell:

Any style blogger worth her salt owns a pair of Jeffrey Campbells - and if she's cool enough to be invited to NYFW shows, I guarantee you she'll use the opportunity to flaunt her latest pair. 

3. Free crap:

It's not NYFW without a bunch of free stuff, and I whether or not I want it/need it, I take it. From makeup to hair products to coffee to hand massages - it's all unnecessary and all awesome.

4. Models doing weird things:

Streetstyle photogs convince models to do the craziest things! I don't know what they say to them, but it seems as though the models always comply. 

5) Cutoff "vintage" denim worn over tights:

NYFW always seems to be a haven for this trend. I'm guilty of it too so I'm not hating...just observing. What I will hate on is the use of the term "vintage" - just because your jeans are tattered, don't make them vintage. Check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Kadeem Johnson, Power Thrifter

Yesterday I kicked it with style blogger KADEEM JOHNSON of KJOHNLASOUL.COM.  I'm an avid reader of men's style blogs in general, but Kadeem's is definitely one of my fav's out right now. His aesthetic is tattered grunge meets alternative prep, meets...70's funk? Something like that. He refers to his own style as "grunge Africana"...which is totally awesome.

We spent the afternoon...and the evening...doing one of my favorite pastimes and apparently one of his too: thrifting. I ended up spending way more money than I intended to (but if Kadeem tells you something looks great you can't walk away from it!), and Kadeem got a crazy badass brown leather motorcycle jacket.

YOU MUST keep an eye on his blog, if for no other reason than to catch a glipse of his new jacket...and maybe some of his many glorious tattoos.

Blog: kjohnlasoul.com

Tumblr: kjohnlasoul.tumblr.com

Twitter: twitter.com/kjohn_lasoul

a girl in menswear: agyness deyn, model

Agyness Deyn is one of my absolute favorite models. Her look is so completely unconventional for high fashion, and her personal style is effortless. It's tomboy meets British punk meets 90's grunge. But what this girl does better than anything else...she pulls off a mean menswear look:

Blazers and caps and collared shirts, oh my. Gotta give a girl 3 snaps for dressing so well like a boy...

Pajama Jeans

Sigh. Apparently this exists...

ying yang twins

Meet my dear friend Lizzy. I don't have that many buddies whose sense of style continually puts me in check - but this girl takes it to a whole new level - and for that, I had to have her on the blog. Also, now that my hair is back to platinum we're looking eerily similar and that had to be captured before Lizzy jumps ship and goes back to brown.

 

me in menswear...and a lacey bra...

Last night I went to NYC lingerie store LA PETITE COQUETTE for cocktails and hobnobbing. Most of the time I don't even wear a bra, but I thought - hey, why not go rub against lots of satin stuff and chat with some bloggers?!

The lace on me was pretty amusing considering I was dressed like a fella.

Full story at Huffington Post HERE.

a girl in menswear: ashley olsen in a jacket

I love a girl in menswear...

I specifically love a girl in a great jacket. Who rocks the jackets like no other celeb? One of my favorites and yours, Ashley Olsen. Tuxedo jackets, blazers, super over-sized blazers (my FAV)...she dresses them up, she dresses them down...her collection is perfectly well rounded.

Jackets I'm currently lusting over?