Fashion is fickle.  It’s constantly changing and so the same goes for fashion’s faces.  Kate Moss who just turned 37 by the way, famously became the face of Calvin Klein, Burberry, Chanel, Dior, Topshop, Rimmel London and many more.  And with the change in times (and with Kate’s erratic behavior), brands have both run towards and away from her when carefully considering who would best represent them.

The fashion front has some exciting updates.  Firstly, Leighton Meester is now officially one of the faces of Missoni.  Check out her adorable photo here proving once again that nerds are in vogue.

Though she is not the sole star of the campaign, ( Margherita Missoni, Camilla Al Fayed, Eugenie Niarchos, Tatiana Santo Domingo, Charlotte Dellal and Jacquetta Wheeler were also photographed for the ad campaign), she certainly looks like she is enjoying her model moment.

Another queen B from gossip girl that is the new face of fashion is Blake Lively.  Possibly, the luckiest of all fashion faces, she just got appointed as Chanel’s ambassador for their new Mademoiselle handbag! 

I think Karl made a fabulous choice.  She is as he praised, the “American Dream Girl” with her effortlessly sexy locks, model figure and charming smile.

Following the trend of using celebrities as the new faces for fashion, Ann Taylor, a brand that I’m currently intrigued with, chose Katie Holmes to debut their Spring 2011 collection.  I barely recognized those steely eyes in this photo.  And who would have guessed that figure came from a recent boy-jean wearing mom?

Lastly, I’m excited to see that finally, an Asian model has signed such a high-profile cosmetics contract with Estee Lauder.  This is sort of old news (2010) but I can’t help celebrating Liu Wen, who is the first-ever Asian to land the EL contract and also the first Asian to also walk the Victoria’s Secret runway.

Who is your favorite model of the moment or fresh face of fashion?

So my silly friend emails me to tell me that if I stop by 57th st that there would be a free Christian Dior purse for me to pick up.

Excitedly, I open the picture attachment already envisioning me winning this new purse at Bloomingdales where she works (also near 57th st).  Except I find this gigantic, 1.5 story mock-up fake purse in front of the construction site that is Christian Dior’s showroom and retail space.

I got such a kick out of the joke that I actually did go to 57th st (off Madison) to check it out in person.

No matter how hard I tried to steal the purse, it wasn’t moving.  So finally, I cursed my friend and left in defeat.

Thanks for nothing, Aria! 

I can hardly believe it.  Fashion Week is back in just a blink of an eye.  It feels like only yesterday when I started this blog last fashion week back in February with my first amateur entry on my fashion fixation. This year, instead of taking time off from work to attend a week of shows, I’m working fashion week with an emphasis on Fashion’s Night Out.

I’ve booked my models, figured out how to style them, planned for 18 raffles and about 15more gifts with purchase, planned the run of show, created signage, wrote marketing copy and ran a month of promotions and PR.  This is on top of having negotiated sponsorships of everything from open bar, to bar rental to DJ equipment, to 2 event photographers to cotton candy.  Needless to say, I’m exhausted but excited to bring FNO to Long Island where I’ve single-handedly initiated FNO at both our store and at the mall we’re connected to.  It’s always exciting to be able to create something out of nothing.  Here’s Anna Wintour talking about how she created FNO out of nothing and this year is expanding the event on a global level (there are over 1000 stores participating.)

Wish me luck!

Karl Lagerfeld must have been watching re-runs of Star Wars when designing his fur suit.  Who knew Chanel would ever consider Chewbacca tres chic?

Joe Zee, Elle Magazine’s creative director and reality show star from The City recently climbed into one of these designer fur suits and pranced around Manhattan on a hot summer day.  I guess when you’re creative director of a fashion magazine having Karl lend you his most outrageous look is simply a perk of the job.  Joe must really be starving for attention.  Here he is heading to the zoo explaining to a bewildered passerby who wonders out loud how he can wear fur “When you’re wearing Chanel you’re always hot.”

Even more hilarious is when he spontaneously starts freaking Elmo

Joe, don’t you have better things to do like kiss Olivia Palermo’s ass while running a magazine perhaps?

Tonight’s the City episode’s funniest part was when the Japanese attendants at the Elle Magazine event couldn’t get over Olivia Palermo.  Olivia was surprised at how many Japanese fans she had.  I was most surprised by the Japanese fascination with the size of her face.  They were flabbergasted and had to come up for a closer look!  One even exclaimed that she couldn’t bear to take a photo next to her for fear that her her own face would look exponentially larger in comparison.  Olivia tried to laugh the first comment off by dismissing it quickly with “Oh you’re so funny.”  But when faced with continuous shrieks about the smallness of her face everywhere she turned, Olivia finally resorted to a meek “thank you.”  haha

Speaking of Japan, here are some pics of me (and my large face) from my trip to Japan!

Bidding started at $23,000 and soon ended at a startling $42,500 for a week with Anna Wintour in Vogue’s offices along with a fab fashion package including tickets to a fashion week runway show.  Charitybuzz.com, the site the auction was held on advertised the opportunity as “the opportunity of a lifetime.. just being near her will make you chic!”  Indeed.  In an earlier post, I listed the top 7 things on my to do list if I were to be the lucky recipient of such an opportunity.

How much would the opportunity to hang with the “Devil Wears Prada” mean to you?

I want to know who this mystery intern is and how this person plans to spend the week at Vogue.

On a side note, here’s a quote from Anna on her acceptance of  fashion bloggers.  Love her.

I’m excited to announce a new partner/sponsor for FabGab, Clipta.  It’s an online video search, sort of a Google for video that will at first focus on our favorite category – FASHION!  Here’s an excerpt featuring licensed content from World Fashion TV.

Covering the latest trends, news and the most recent shows from famous designers along with exclusive events, backstage stories and interviews, it’s a site that will pull you in with all the glam visuals and insider access.  Check it out!  The first time I was on the site, I found myself browsing for a half an hour.

You’ll also notice that FabGab’s banner is clickable at the bottom of their page.  Which brings me to also announce that FabGab clickable banners of all sizes are now available for those of you who would like to add FabGab to your blogroll. (Thanks to Nile Flores from blondish.net whom I highly recommend for any of your webmaster and graphic design needs!)

Feel free to contact me at info@fabgabblog.com if you’re interested in a link exchange.

I tried to attend the Zac Posen Target pop-up store in NY and even scurried over in the rain 2 hours before close only to disappointingly find that they had sold out of everything and had already closed up shop!  That’s when the light bulb went off.  I’ve never done the fashion flip where you make a profit off of popular but limited edition designer clothes by buying then immediately re-selling online.  But I’ve been inspired to do so by other fashionista friends who finance their shoe fund this ingenious way.  The thought of shopping to make money always sounded enticing and I’m excited to report that I’m now a proud eBay seller with 3 brocade zip dressses being sold online.

To bid or buy it now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130386767043

Reports have noted that this dress sold out almost immediately online so I was stunned to find that I could still snag 3 at my local Target.  The trick to finding all 3 was to stalk the area like a love-torn ex because it wasn’t until the store nearly closed and I returned twice to finally find the 3 dresses magically re-appear out of thin air (probably from the littered dressing room?)   I had to quench my squeal as I furtively snatched the sz 1, 5, and 7 while in pure disbelief at my luck.   I wouldn’t have imagined I could feel such a sense of achievement from my little Target excursion but I left feeling proud and with fantasies of making a fortune on eBay

Here’s what my local Target looked like at the end of launch day 1.  Not bad for having withstood a battle storm of raging fashionistas in search of Zac, huh?

As you can see, there weren’t many sizes left for the brocade skirt and like I said, I happily snatched all the remaining brocade dresses.

Don’t mind the toilet paper images behind the fashion…the Edgewater NJ Target is under reconstruction.

What was noticeably missing from the collection were the popular:  detachable ruffle dresses, tape dress and yellow raincoat.

Did anyone get to the pop-up store shopping party in NY and live to tell about it?  Did anyone else purchase anything from the Zac Posen line – if so, do tell!

I’m flattered to have had Glamour.com feature me as their “best dressed reader of the day” and am again humbled with today’s recent feature by a fellow blogger in Brazil.   Ingrid Araujo from Streetlife chose a few of her favorite outfits (from my closet) and linked back to this blog and for that I’m forever grateful.  So here, I’m returning the favor and posting some of my favorite looks from her closet.

To those of you who have blogs or outfit posts somewhere and would like to be featured, I’m hosting an online open call for my next “Style Stalker” feature.  Comment here if you think I’d like your style and leave me the url where I can view your outfits (lookbook.nu, weardrobe.com, chictopia.com and blog links are all welcome)!  If chosen, I’ll contact you with a questionnaire and you will soon be in my next “Style Stalker” entry.   There will be no expiration date as I’m constantly on the lookout for fashionistas to feature so comment here and feel free to spread the word!  And priority of features will be given to those who have made the most # of comments throughout the blog!   I’m looking forward to seeing all the entries so start commenting and start entering!

I’m excited to announce that FabGabBlog’sFriday hits quadrupled thanks to Glamour.com choosing me as their “best dressed reader of the day” and by including FabGab’s link into the article.  The below excerpt is from Glamour’s “Slave to Fashion” blog. 

Hat: Eugenia Kim (bought at a sample sale) Calico print ruffle dress: Billabong ($19.99 at TJ Maxx), Ruffle skirt: Forever 21, Shoes: Fergie

Thank you Glamour Magazine!

Click here to see the outfit details and my original blog entry on how to make one dress work double-duty.