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)