Mischo Style: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2010 Collections

As most of you know, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has started and I've been running from show to show covering the hot trends on the runway for Fall 2010. Please stay tuned for my updates, and for the best in backstage beauty please visit Mischo Beauty!

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Mischo Style Icon: Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge is this week's Mischo Style Icon! She rose to stardom in the 1950's both as a singer and actress. In 1954 she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film Carmen Jones. Though she didn't win the award, she was the first black actress to receive such an honorable nomination. Dorothy's sophisticated look and classic style made her a timeless beauty icon. Finally in 1959, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in the musical Porgy and Bess. -Laura

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Mischo Style Review: The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own by Nina Garcia

Nina Garcia's second must-have book is "The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own". We definitely love Nina Garcia as one of the judges in Project Runway and we love reading Nina's Notes in Marie Claire every month where she is the Fashion Director! In her second style book, Nina shares with us the one hundred must have timeless wardrobe pieces that will never go out of style. Besides giving us a historic fashion lesson, she also gives us style advice on how, when and where to wear these one hundred timeless pieces. -Laura

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Mischo Style Front Row View To: Susan Woo

Susan Woo, a New-York based fashion designer presented her Spring 2010, eco-friendly debut collection during New York Fashion Week. In her earth-conscious collection, she introduced the organic-wool-and-silk MLBD- "modern little black dress". Susan Woo's collection can be described as chic, sophisticated and "badass!". Susan said, "Being eco-friendly; it's about being socially responsible from start to finish. This brand allows people to really feel good about what they're buying." Susan's collection is produced in New York and factories in California that follow fair labor practices and energy-efficient practices. (Vogue, December 2009).

Susan isn't new to the fashion industry. She attended Cornell University, where she became interested in eco-friendly products and gained her inspiration to design. She also trained with Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Derek Lam. -Laura

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Mischo Style Icon: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Now I'm sure we all know who Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was! Wife of President John F. Kennedy, and later known as Jackie O., we remember her classic style of the 1960's. Simple, yet elegant and classic, her style often consisted of semi-fitted jackets, A-line skirts falling below the knees, big over-sized sunglasses, and her signature pillbox hats and pumps. Her look was often referred to as the "Jackie Kennedy Look". -Laura

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Mischo Style Review: FIT/Fashion Institute of Technology

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) State University of New York is located in New York City! FIT is internationally recognized as one of the premier fashion universities of the east coast. FIT offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of fields, including illustration, fashion design, accessories design, interior design and jewelry design to name a few. Besides offering majors in design and fashion, FIT also offers majors in art, communications and business. To learn more about this state of the art fashion university, click here. -Laura.

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Mischo Style Front Row View To: Riccardo Tisci

This week's "Front Row View To" designer is Riccardo Tisci. He's an Italian fashion designer who studied at Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design in London. After graduating, he began designing his own collection while working for companies such as Puma. Riccardo's elegant and romantic collection was finally shown during Milan Fashion Week for Fall 2005/2006.

Riccardo was named the creative director of Givenchy in 2005 for the womenswear and haute couture divisions. In 2008 he was named the artistic advisor for the menswear and accessories divisions. Besides designing for Givenchy, he also creates stage costumes for Madonna! Riccardo Tisci has come a long way in the fashion industry, especially within the Givenchy label. He's given the label a modern perspective, still keeping it very much Givenchy. (Vogue, November 2009) -Laura

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Mischo Style Tip...

"The bootie is a classic way to mix the masculine with the feminine. One must mix it to risk it. " - Nina Garcia

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Mischo Style subscribes to...ELLE UK, January 2010

ELLE UK, January 2010.

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Mischo Style Alert: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2010 Collections • February 11-18, 2010 • New York

Mark your calendars, because it'll be here before we know it. I'll be reporting on fall trends directly from the runway. Please stay tuned for my posts!

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Mischo Style Obsession: Christian Louboutin Declic Glitter Pumps

We just can't imagine this holiday season without these Loubies- they're the perfect glittery, sparkly festive accessory to get the party started!

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Mischo Style Superstar: Rihanna

We're more a fan of Rihanna's style, than her singing- and we love that she's wearing the Gucci Division High Heel Over-the-Knee Platform Boots for this Glamour Magazine photo shoot. Kudos to the glam squad responsible for Rihanna's look!

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Mischo Style News: Henri Bendel 2009 Catalog

We have plans for a holiday guide for 2010, but until then, we felt you would find just about everything you needed in Bendel's first-ever holiday catalog. Enjoy!

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Mischo Style Icon: Diane von Furstenberg

Diane Von Furstenberg (DVF) has become a legendary fashion designer. Did you know DVF was considered a powerful fashion icon in the 1970's because she sold 5 million knitted jersey wrap dressed in 1976? It's amazing how she designed an iconic dress that fits every body type and is still in style today!

DVF re-launched her fashion line in 1997 with the same iconic dress she had designed back in 1976. Until this day, DVF is considered an upscale luxurious label. DVF is a fashion authority- she's currently the president for the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Her designs symbolize female power and freedom. As she once said "I design for the woman who loves being a women". -Laura

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Mischo Style Review: Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour by Rachel Zoe

Like I mentioned before, there are so many style books out there that offer style advice. But, one of my favorites is "Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour" by Rachel Zoe (star of her own reality TV show on Bravo, The Rachel Zoe Project.). Her book offers style, entertainment and home decor advice.

Rachel Zoe gives practical advice on developing your own personal style on any budget. Her style advice includes must-have wardrobe basics and accessories, and how to build upon them. As she has stated, "When your styling a look be yourself. Don't copy, but draw inspiration. Interpret it". If you don't know who Rachel Zoe is, well she is considered the most powerful Hollywood stylist, at the moment. Her celebrity clients include Jennifer Gardner, Salma Hayek and Demi Moore to name a few! -Laura

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Mischo Style Tip...

I couldn't help but post this photo from June Ambrose's Twitpic page! Her red DKNY dress looks so amazing with her Yves Saint Laurent bag and pumps. But, what I love most is that she's posing in the parking lot of Costco (too funny!)- just goes to show that you can't take everything so seriously... you must seize every moment and enjoy them!

And today's style tip/quote comes from Bill Blass, who says: "When in doubt, wear red!"...

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Mischo Style subscribes to...ELLE UK, November 2009

ELLE UK, November 2009.

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Mischo Style Front Row View To: Caroline Seikaly

Our first fashion designer to be featured on "Mischo Style Front Row View To" is Caroline Seikaly. For the first time this year she debuted 15 looks from her Spring/Summer and Resort 2010 Collections during New York Fashion Week. Caroline's designs can be described as feminine, elegant, romantic and timeless- and her debut was a success. One of her designs, a sheer black lace dress, has already been worn by Hayden Panettiere and Madonna!

She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Apparel Design from The Rhode Island School of Design. While attending school, she was an intern with Issac Mizrahi in New York City. After graduating, she went back to Paris to gain experience in the world of "haute couture" with Christian Lacroix, and later with Karl Lagerfeld. With a background and experience in both fashion and design, she says, "I have two sides, my very romantic side and my graphic side, which is more about clean lines." (Vogue, October 2009) -Laura

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Mischo Style Ad Campaign of the Month: Liya Kebede for H&M Fall 2009 Knitwear Ad Campaign

I have to admit that I think what I love most about this campaign is her hair! The entire collection is available here.

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