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Zimmermann spring/summer 2015 New York Fashion Week

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Photos: Cathy/Bay Area Fashionista 2014©

Zimmermann showed thier sprng/summer 2015 collection at New York Fashion Week on September 5, 2014. The collection was amazing. Zimmermann played with lines, texture and layers to create a fresh collection which was relaxed yet mixed with small bits of structure for the spring/summer 2015. Love that!

The color palette was muted with neutral tones of white, taupe and metallics. Zimmermann showed small floral prints, patterns, lace, asymmetrical hemlines below the knee and layers upon layers. Zimmermann even layered structured suit pieces with deconstructed pieces to create a look which mixed establishment structure with anti-establishment free-form.

To view the entire Zimmermann spring/summer 2015 collection shown at New York Fashion Week, please watch the IMG Fashion video below.

Carmen Marc Valvo 25th anniversary collection spring/summer 2015 New York Fashion Week

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Photo: I was unable to capture any good runway photos due to the location of the lights and my seat, but I was able to capture this photo of Neiman Marcus’s Ken Downing!

Credit: Cathy/Bay Area Fashionista 2014©

Carmen Marc Valvo presented his 25th anniversary collection for spring/summer 2015 at New York Fashion Week on September 5, 2014. The collection was classic Carmen Marc Valvo with sophisticated silhouettes, grown-up florals and fashion-forward, slightly edgy details.

The hemlines on Carmen Marc Valvo’s runway hit mostly just below the knee; a trend we are seeing for spring/summer 2015. Carmen Marc Valvo’s version of spring florals were fresh and anything but demure. Instead, the floral prints were sophisticated and mature; easy to wear on the streets of New York City or a suburban town. Carmen Marc Valvo also pushed boundaries with cut-outs which added edginess to the collection yet still kept everything covered up that a decent and sophisticated woman would want covered. Loved it!

The color palette shown on Carmen Marc Valvo’s runway offered pastels, muted tones and classic shades of blue, black, white and metallics.

To view the collection in its’ entirety, please watch the IMG Fashion video of Carmen Marc Valvo’s 25th anniversary collection runway show below.

Bravolebrities during New York Fashion Week

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From top: Pandora and husband, Sonja Morgan, Luann de Lesseps, Luis Ortiz and I, Luis Ortiz and Rita, myself, Kristen Taekman and Rita.

Photos: Cathy & Rita/ Bay Area Fashionista 2014©

I will admit, one of my guilty pleasures is watching reality television. My two favorite shows are on Bravo; The Real Housewives and Million Dollar Listing. I love Real Housewives because sometimes I find them entertaining and I find the situations they get themselves into hilarious! Million Dollar Listing is also a favorite television show of mine. I love seeing real estate in other parts of the country and then comparing it to the crazy real estate market here in the San Francisco Bay Area. The real estate agents on Million Dollar Listing are heavy hitters and it is fun to see how they juggle multiple listings, high maintenance clients and competition from other real estate agents.

So, it may come as no surprise that when Rita and I spotted several Bravolebrities at New York Fashion Week, we were thrilled! We spotted Luann de Lesseps from Real Housewives of New York getting ready to sit down in her front row seat at Vivienne Tam. Sonja Morgan graciously allowed Rita to snap her picture after the Malan Breton show. We met the beautiful and sweet Kristen Taekman after the Luis Antonio show and then met New York real estate heavy-hitter Luis Ortiz at the Luis Antonio after-party. Rita met Pandora and her husband after the Desigual show and they were sweet enough to allow her to snap the above photo. We loved meeting the people we enjoy watching on television and are grateful for the chance meetings!

So spill it, do you watch reality television? What are your favorite shows?