A Backstage View of MFW (Milan Fashion Week)

Anthony Vaccarello 

It's the end of MFW, and with that, I've decided to highlight another perspective of Fashion Week; backstage fashion and action. Pictures from backstage give the benefit of an up-close view of not only the clothes but the hair and makeup. I especially love backstage views of fashion shows because of the depiction of the work that goes into making the models (and ultimately the show) look like they do. Take a look!

Backstage at Dolce and Gabbana: Simplistic make up with crimson lip and winged eye.

Dark and edgy at Giorgio Armani 

Linsey Wixson getting a berry hued lipstick applied at Prada's Fall 2013

Smoky plum eye-shaddow being smeared at Gucci

Backstage at Gucci

All around smokey eye done at Gabriele Colangelo

Nude lips, light and smokey eye-makeup surrounding the eyes: Alberta Ferretti

Deep plum lip and minimalist make-up done at Antonio Marras Fall 2013

Makeup has ranged from an edgy point, with smoldering eye makeup alongside plum and chocolate lip coloring, to a more classic look a simple winged eye and crimson hues on the lips. Designers like Gucci and Balanciaga chose a sort of wet look for the hair, going along the very apparent trend of slicked hair in these Milan fashion shows. It seemed that if the hair didn't look wet, it looked short; illustrated in numerous fashion shows for a sort of baseline hairstyle (Dolce and Gabbana not included).

Photo Courtesy of Vogue Paris

The Best of LFW (London Fashion Week)

Street style, runway shows, backstage peeks, and style from models off duty have been on overload this past week in London. Mulberry, Burberry Prorsum, and Peter Pilotto's shows highlighted the runway while more shots of models off duty have shown they absolute style. Here are some photos of my favorite aspects of this past week in London for Fashion Week.

Detailing on peplum skirt on the streets of London

Front-row seats to the Burberry Prorsum show.

Olivia Palermo at Topshop Unique show

OP shirt and jacket paired with mod color block pants and gold shoes- street style

Model off duty wearing Doc. Matins and graphic tee

Gabriella Wilde at Burberry Prorsum

Tartan-plaid skirt and femé patterned shirt spotted on the streets of LFW

Monochromatic Ensembles of Blue

While taking a monochromatic photo shoot of blue implements, I thought it would only be fitting to incorporate monochromatic outfits of blue from the streets of Fashion Week. Below are the pictures I took as well pictures of the all-blue street style, further down. Using hues of cobalt, turquoise, ultramarine, and a light sea-foam, both sets of pictures use monochromatic pallets for a trendy take on blue.

  

Street Style from Fashion Week:

Highlights of New York Fashion Week

Between the 2013 fall trends laid out this week on the runway and the fantastic style thats appearing just outside the haute couture shows, its hard to dig up the best of the recurring trends. Just this week theres been countless new styles of shoes, prints, patterns, and garments with aspects borrowed from 1920's and even 1990's trends. As Fashion Week is now on it's way to Paris, it's time for an overview on the highlights of New York:

1- Runway Shoes!
Mod block booties and reinvented clogs from the 90's, loafer-styled heals and flats from the 20's, and shoes with a shorter, chunkier heal have made their appearance on the runway. This year's vast shoe style diversity has lead to some really different looks. These vogue new shoes have been frequently presented with velvet, jeweled/metal detailing, animal print (largely cheetah), and shiny/metallic scales. (Photo courtesy of Style Caster)

Scaley loafers with low-heal: Tory Burch 

Aligator chunk-heal booties: Kenneth Cole

Aligator low, leprechaun pump: Christian Siriano

Snake-skin lace-up booties: Christian Siriano

Open-toe, lace-up, velvet boot: Kenneth Cole

Low velvet pump with metal detailing: Christian Siriano

Block-heal velvet pump: Oscar de la Renta

Textured velvet lace up boot with mod, chunky heal: Christian Siriano

2- Calvin Klein's Fall 2013 Collection
Based largely on the colored fax fur coats and fur detailing designs, I found that Calvin Klein's Fall Collection was a prime baseline for the most recent runway shows and street styles. Why? With the excessively large fur details as well as a modern shape of the clothes and the use of velvet, it tied 2013's street style and runway fashion all together.
(Photo courtesy of Vogue)

3- New York Street Style
This week has offered some of the brightest (and furriest) looks of street style. With chilly New York wether, street-walkers had to bundle up while still staying stylish. Lots of fax fur coats, two-toned leather jackets and patterned layers were sighted. Contrasting prints were often paired within the many layers of the outfit.
(Photo Courtesy of Style Caster)