NY Fashion Week: Part 2

Every designer has an arsenal of fabulous dresses in their collection.  It seems that, especially for Spring and Summer lines, dresses are the glue that holds these lines together. Sure, there are plenty of shirt/shorts/pants combos, but the dresses are what make these designer's shows, well, spectacular.

Here are a few samples of dresses that I found rather splendiferous.

Badgley Mischka, Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear

Elie Tahari, Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear

 

Jason Wu, Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear

Oscar de la Renta, Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear

You Suit Me

Finding the perfect suit is like finding the perfect man -- it doesn't exist. But, hunting for "the one" is still a thrill -- suits, I mean, not men... er, okay, both!

Here are a few adorable ones (again, suits) and one adorable man... in a suit!


Bouclé double-breasted jacket, $128; Bouclé tulip skirt, $39.50, Victoria's Secret


Tahari by Arthur S. Levine Skirt Suit with Contrast Belt & Buttons, $138


New York Herringbone Twill Suit Jacket and Skirt, Anne Klein, $198


And, for the adorable man in a suit...

Patrick Dempsey in Versace

The Long & Short of It

Shorts have made a fashionable comeback. I am so happy about this because living in Phoenix requires you to have a relationship with shorts for roughly six months of the year. And with the onslaught of cute & fashionable shorts this season, it makes finding cute and chic shorts much easier. Check out these two stylish short outfits...

Designer Looks

Floral Top, $250; Striped Shorts, $185. Both Nanette Lepore


Parisia Blouse, $228; Isolde Shorts, $148. Both Elie Tahari


Bargain Looks

Silk Tube Top, $22.80, Forever 21


apt. 9 Ava Pin-Striped City Shorts, $18.99, Khol's


Bandolino Panda, $68.95



Floral Ruffle FrontBlouse, $24.99, Ann Taylor LOFT


Side Tab Pleated 4" Short, $36, Ann Taylor LOFT


Woven High Heel Sandal, $49.79, Tyler by Richard Tyler


Designer Look #1: $435
Designer Look #2: $376

Bargain Look #1: $110.74
Bargain Look #2: $110.78