fall 2014

Meskita fall 2014 available for pre-order via Crowdemand

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Photo: Cathy/Bay Area Fashionista 2014©

One of the fabulous aspects of technology is being able to pre-order clothing you spotted on the runway. Another amazing aspect of technology is that consumers can decide which clothing from the runway makes it to reality! That’s right! If you loved a piece  or two from Meskita’s fall/winter 2014/2015 runway at New York Fashion Week, this is your chance to pre-order that item!

Meskita has partnered with Crowdemand in order to allow Fashionista’s such as yourself to decide which pieces from the runway make it to the streets. With Crowdemand, shoppers can pre-order items from Meskita’s runway, as well as other designers, and as long as enough Fashionista’s have the same great taste as you, these pieces will be made and shipped to your door! Love that!

To pre-order your very own piece of Meskita’s fall/winter 2014/2015 runway from New York Fashion Week, please visit Crowdemand.com and place your order!

To view my coverage of Meskita’s fall/winter 2014/2015 collection presented on the runway at New York Fashion Week, please click here.

Handbag trends 2014: the inside-out handbag

 in Handbags / Trends  tagged bucket bag / drawstring bag / fall 2014 / mansur gavriel / spring 2014 / summer 2014 / totes by

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Photo: Mansur Gavriel red and black drawstring bucket bag. Online here and here. Tote version online here.

A few seasons ago, Saint Laurent and Valentino introduced reversible tote bags. These beautiful handbags reminded us of high-quality garments which look just as amazing inside as they do on the outside.  There is nothing like looking inside of a handbag and seeing just as much beauty inside as outside.

This brings us to the current trend in handbags which is exemplified by the current “IT” bag by Mansur Gavriel. Instead of a reversible handbag, Mansur Gavriel stayed true to the fashion industry mantra of making a piece beautiful inside and out. In doing this, they created a line of tote bags and drawstring bucket bags which have fabulous colors inside, and finished seams inside, without fabric lining. The color on the inside of the handbag peeks out from the top of the bag creating additional interest in the piece from casual onlookers, while keeping the handbag owners’ interest. Love that!

Mansur Gavriel’s popularity did not go unnoticed in the fashion industry. Aside from becoming the most sought-after handbag of the decade, which is next to impossible to get your hands on, iconic designers such as Prada have followed suit and created bi-color handbags for the summer 2014 season; and into the fall 2014 season.

That’s right! Mansur Gavriel’s drawstring bucket made a quiet trend explode; a trend which goes beyond the drawstring bucket bag silhouette. This new trend offers one color on the inside and another color on the outside. They have reinvented the basic black or tan handbag; giving handbag fans everywhere something fresh to cheer about!

As we move from spring 2014, into the hot summer months, and the new fall season, be on the lookout for more designers and brands creating bi-color handbags which offer inside-out interest. This is the beginning of the trend . . .

Bi-color handbags from around the web:

Kal Rieman fall 2014 sneak peek!

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Kal Rieman is an amazing emerging designer from New York. Her pieces are classic and easily integrate into any wardrobe over time. I love this about her collection. Instead of trendy pieces which are only good for one or two seasons, Kal Rieman’s designs are timeless and the perfect foundation to build a wardrobe upon. Below are few of my favorite pieces from her fall/winter 2014/2015 collection. I have my eye these for fall!

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To learn more about Kal Rieman, please visit KalReiman.com.