As promised here's part two of our top models guide to surviving the fashion week month...we're not sure if the beautiful Charlotte Di Calypso has convinced us enough to swap lattes and carbs for fruit and the gym but its nice to know where we're going wrong anyway!
Part two: Charlotte Di Calypso
What is your trick to staying energetic and healthy during the fashion month?: Well, during the shows it's hard to follow a special regime. It's important to eat everyday of course because we have a really hard month and need energy! So first I try to have a good breakfast with fruits and yoghurts or eggs, something that gives you energy for the whole day. And then when I know that I'll have a busy day and no time to eat I always take with me some fruits (like apple and banana, something easy to eat) and some wholemeal bread. But I think finally, for me, the best thing to give me energy is my family. Always there to encourage me. Its so important.
During the fashion month, you’re running from one show to the next. What is your trick to keeping your skin clear with so many constant makeup changes?: As soon as a show is done, I'll take off all my makeup and put my really rich cream which I take with me all the time.
What do you normally eat during the fashion month? Are there any good snack foods that you keep in your handbag during the shows?: Not really...As I said before I take some fruits and bread or cereal bars in my bag. Something easy and practical!
What are the top three beauty items you can’t live without during the fashion month?: My repair cream from Avene which is really good for dry skin. I also put on all of the time, on my lips a lipstick from Elizabeth Arden and a concealer from MAC when my skins getting irritated and a bit red.
What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given about surviving a month of fashion shows?: I think the best thing is to be yourself, and not stress.
How do you prepare for a month of fashion shows?: I try to sleep a lot before! And I go to the gym, where I do exercises to prepare my knees and ankles for all the shows ahead.
Jason Wu is cementing his position as a fashion industry darling and while his designs are sometimes too sweet for me, I am obsessed with the outerwear from his Fall 2010 collection. I always gravitate towards parka shapes or oversized blazers and he took both and updated them with his signature ladylike style.
I have always been a fan of John Patrick's slightly retro sensibilities and subtle sex appeal. Every season he seems to get better and better and his Fall 2010 collection is proof of that. Inspired by what he called a Joni Mitchell/Sloan Ranger woman, he designed some great suiting pieces in mixed prints and added flirty fun dresses. I think the leather pleated minidress is going to be a piece to watch as it showed up at Jen Kao as well. My absolute favorite is the floral print suit he seems to include every season. I'm dying for the chance to wear a full-on floral suit and when it arises, I will seize it.
Jen Kao gets bigger and bigger every season and with good reason; she knows exactly what's cool at the moment. For her first runway show, she added knits, fur, color, and evening wear to her usual black jersey and silk mix and it worked out perfectly. Said to be inspired by natural elements like pyrite, her signature boudoir detailing always adds a sexy edge. The front row filled with the likes of LSD, Julia RR, and Becka Diamond and the amazing Eddie Borgo jewelry doesn't hurt either. Hopefully I'll post a pic of the earring they handed out this season soon- it's already in permanent rotation.
All of these images came from Japanese Astronaut Soichi's Twitter account, @Astro-Soichi. From the looks of it, when he comes back down to Earth, he could be quite the amateur Twitter photographer.
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After using an impressive cast of leading ladies including Michelle Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Sarah Silverman, and Marisa Tomei, Scott Sternberg chose the hilarious Leslie Mann for his Spring 2010 Boy Band of Outsiders lookbook. Sternberg traded out the Chateau Marmont for Marina Del Ray and added a few pieces of eye candy, Dave Franco (yes, that Franco) and Donald Glover (now of Community).
Shipley & Halmos' Fall 2010 collection is out and it is once again amazing. The title, Actions vs. Containment, hints at their nice mix of masculine and feminine elements. Inspirations included futurism, Pink Floyd, and Robert Longo for this beautifully complete collection. It also reminds me how desperately I've been wanting a varsity jacket and an oversized fur-collar jacket like the ones they showed.
J.Crew traded in Erin Wasson for Magdalena Frackowiak for their latest lookbook. The combination of denim shirts, sweatshorts, sequins, draping, mod pants, and scalloped ruffles are all on-trend (not all the same trend, though). The pieces look like they could be taken apart and added to any wardrobe for a little refresher. I also like the gold boat shoes, they're perfectly obnoxious.
