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Monique Lhuillier spring 2017 New York Fashion Week runway nails

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Monique Lhuillier sent her spring/summer 2017 collection down the New York Fashion Week on September 12, 2016. The collection was ethereal, dreamy, and romantic. Ah! Monique Lhuillier is always perfection!

As one of my favorite shows to attend every season, I eagerly await Monique Lhuillier’s runway show. Her designs are unique, beautiful, flattering, and make dreams come true. The details on her clothing, combined with the extremely high quality materials, and construction, creates a collection like no other. No-one compares to Monique Lhuillier.

To make Monique Lhuillier’s show even more magical, Essie shared with me the secrets to achieving her runway nails right at home! Love that! The nail polish colors on Monique Lhuillier’s spring 2017 New York Fashion Week runway were romantic, dark, mysterious, and vampy. This has been a nail polish trend throughout the spring 2017 runways in New York. I love the unexpected, dark colors for a traditionally pastel season!

Without further adieu, here are the tips for recreating Monique Lhuillier’s spring 2017 runway nails at home:

Finger Nails:

Base Coat: first base base coat

Two coats of color: Wicked

Top coat: good to go top coat

Toe Nails:

Base coat: ridge filling base coat

Two coats of color: adore-a-ball

Top coat: good to go top coat

Voila! How simple is that? Easiest runway nails ever! I’m so excited to try these nail combos myself in order to achieve a spring 2017 look on my nails; even it is too cold outside to wear all the new spring trends!

Essie nail products used on the Monique Lhuillier spring 2017 runway at New York Fashion Week:

Pre-order your favorite looks from the Monique Lhuillier spring 2017 runway. My favorite looks are in the shopping widget below. Be sure to scroll through to see them all and click on what you would to shop!

Photos courtesy of Essie

Mansur Gavriel spring 2017 handbags and shoes pre-order

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Mansur Gavriel spring 2017 handbags and shoes available for pre-order now from top left: caramel mules / orange suede mini satchel / navy d’orsay pump / white top handle satchel / suede low heel booties / gingham top handle satchel

The shop the runway concept is starting to be in full swing! Mansur Gavriel showed their spring/summer 2017 collection during New York Fashion Week, and now, select pieces are available for pre-order, for a limited time. Love it!

Mansur Gavriel introduced their current handbags such as the iconic bucket bag, and the new IT bag, the Circle Tote, in new spring colors. They also introduced new handbag and shoe styles for the spring season. There are two new top handle satchels; one classic, structured lady bag, and one more styled, modern east/west satchel. Both are fabulous, and ideal for different types of outfits; making both of them a need for the spring season! I’m trying to decide which colors to get!

There are also new shoe styles for spring 2017 from Mansur Gavriel! Love the D’Orsay,  low heeled pump, and the classic mules. These are both hot styles for the upcoming spring season, yet classic in their own right.

For the spring 2017 season, Mansur Gavriel introduced feminine, and playful gingham. Instead of a small, sweet print, they utilized a bolder, large gingham print which feels right when paired with minimalist pieces for the warm weather season. It was an ingenious decision to go bold.

You can shop select pieces from Mansur Gavriel’s spring 2017 collection for a short time online here.

Below you can view the pieces available for pre-order. Simply click on what you want, pre-order, and enjoy! I can’t wait to pre-order the satchels! Just not sure which colors I want yet. . .ugh, decisions, decisions. . .

Vivienne Hu spring 2017 New York Fashion Week

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Vivienne Hu sent her spring/summer 2017 collection down the New York Fashion Week runway at The Art Beam in New York on September 11, 2017. The collection featured beautiful warm weather hues, soft fabrications, body-conscious silhouettes, and something for every occasion. It was nothing short of fabulous!

Hands down, one of my favorite collections for spring 2017 from New York Fashion Week. Vivienne Hu outdid herself this season with classic, and vintage inspiration mixed together. Her designs were a tribute to the strength of New Yorkers following the 911 attacks fifteen years ago. She focused her spring 2017 collection on women standing powerful, strong, and maybe even a little bit sexy. Loved it!

My absolute favorite look from the show was the flowing spaghetti strap, black print dress featured above in my photos. The belt adds structure, and strength, to the otherwise feminine, flowing silhouette. I love the mixture! This whole outfit is number one on my spring 2017 wishlist.

My next favorite look from her runway was the orange maxi skirt with tie blouse. I feel like I must have this outfit in my closet. The two pieces can be worn together, or mixed and matched with other closet staples. They are perfect for spring! I am also in love with all of the striped pieces on the runway. Again, must-haves for spring!

Some of the recurring trends I noticed on the New York Fashion Week runways for spring 2017 included, horizontal stripes, shades of blue, blush, military green, slip dresses over skin tight tops or blouses, asymmetrical lines, dangerously deep v-necks, crop tops, tie blouses, and shades of orange. Vivienne Hu managed to capture all of these elements in her spring 2017 collection. Although her pieces can be considered timeless, they also happen to be right on trend with the fashion mood of-the-moment. Love that!

Designers are forced to reinvent the wheel every season; and Vivienne Hu did just that, seamlessly, and elegantly. Her collection is perfection.

To learn more about Vivienne Hu, and to view her current collection, please visit her website at VivienneHu.com