Lifetime Moms

While the biggest stories surrounding Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week are most often about what is taking place on the runway, sometimes some of the more interesting events are happening behind the scenes and off of the runways.  I was fortunate enough to attend one of these events - a small gathering held backstage at the W Arrivals Lounge by Chambord to unveil what is being hailed as the most expensive beverage container ever created - and also the most breathtaking.

The lights have dimmed on the runways, and the Tents at Bryant Park have officially seen their last hurrah.  However, our work as fashionistas is only beginning.  Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is a great introduction to the items, textures, looks and clothing that we will see in stores in the coming months, but summing up an entire week of fashion-forward fabulousness takes a bit more time and work.  So, with that, let me take a bit of a different take on the trends we saw for Fall 2010 and focus on something besides the clothing.

Mercedes-Benz Fall 2010 Fashion Week was all about the cozy outerwear... and the best part, the accessories did not disappoint either! I'm all about amazing scarves and hats and gloves... so I was beyond excited and happy to see them gracing the runway!

As far as the hats... they're bold and beautiful!

As far as the scarves... warm, cozy and chic!

As far as the hoodies... ultra-comfy and fabulous!

Sometimes, I can be really, really stubborn.  Usually it's a good thing, like when I insisted shortly after my daughter was born that we call the bottle companies to ask if there was BPA in the plastic.  This was really before many people were buzzing about BPA - but now you hear about it everywhere.  My pigheaded stubbornness paid off there, even when my daughter's pediatrician told me that I was crazy.  Other times, it's not so helpful to be stubborn, like the time I brought 33 of my high school students to France and insisted that the bus was going to pick us up at a

What a whirlwhind.  I've returned from the Fall 2010 shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and am still playing catchup.  Being at the shows is an amazing rush and I am very much in "work-mode" while I'm there.  Diligently taking notes, making contacts and connections, and making little recaps of shows in my notebook.  Then I come home to a little blonde 3 year old, and the fashions all start to blur together.  I take a look around at my life, the REAL me, and think - what of these styles and fashions are things that I can reasonably incorporate into my daily life?&n

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in NYC.  It's crazy.  It's wild.  It's fabulous.  It's chaos.  It's non-stop.  It's utterly amazing.  I have to say, in all of it's mass-fashion-chaos... I find peace and calm in it all.  To me, it's the best place on earth to be if you're a fashion-lover.

Back in mid-August, Audrey and I started talking with Lifetime about covering Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on behalf of Lifetime Moms.  After a breathless month of phone calls and hundreds of emails, we found ourselves in the middle of NYC toting suitcases stuffed with our entire wardrobes, our MacBooks, official "Press" credentials, and giant smiles on our faces.  How awesome was this?  Two fashion-loving moms, in for a week of fun - watching pretty people sashay down the runwa

As of December 21st, winter has officially begun.  I know some of you are scratching your heads and glaring at your screens, wondering why you've been freezing your bums off for a few months now if winter has just begun, but hey - take that up with the sun.  I also know that the official start of winter can only mean one thing.

It's time to think about your spring wardrobe.

C'mon, humor me here!  It's snowing outside - what else have you got to do but dream about sleeveless shirts and sunshine?

That's what I thought.

I can't even begin to tell you how amazing it was to experience Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the way that I was able to.  Seeing shows like Pamella Roland, Tory Burch, Max Azria (more on that to come!), really brought Fashion to life for me on an entirely different level.  I have so many more shows to cover here, stories to tell, trends to dissect, but in all honesty, I just have to tel

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