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NYFW: Men’s Fall 2016 Editors’ Essentials

January 28, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

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As New York Fashion Week: Men’s (NYFWM) fall 2016 season quickly approaches, fashion editors, in particular, scramble to organize their men’s runway/presentation calendar. But as anyone who has attended any Fashion Week knows, preparation is more than organizing your fashion calendar. All the hustle and bustle and event coordination that leads up to fashion week goes unmerited if you don’t have handy the right essentials to get you through fashion week.

True to form, Fashion Reverie has curated some very essential items that every fashion industry professional needs at their disposal. These handy items can make your fashion week a seamless, relatively calm experience. Remember, New York Fashion Week: The Shows are seven days after NYFWM, so editors and industry professionals need all the help they can get!!

Images clockwise Rag & Bone, Gap, and Jack Spade

No, Fashion Reverie Editors’ essentials list would be complete without the inclusion of some man bags. For the fall 2015 season Jack Spade has created attractive grey twill Swiss brief ($375) with a flap that will make you look stylish and professional. Rag and Bone also has a smart briefcase in blue canvas and brown leather ($395). However, if your budget is a bit tight, the Gap has a fashion-forward camouflage tote for $69.95.

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Although most of the shows rarely start on time it is still important to be punctual. You can be punctual and stylish this season in Grovemade’s Wood Watch. Designed in collaboration with industrial designer Stefan Andren, the Wood Watch features modern, circular hands that move behind the iconic wooden face showcasing the unique grain and beauty of premium American hardwoods; a Japanese Analog Movement with a premium material palette; stainless steel casing and base, and a vegetable-tanned leather strap that gets better with age.

The Grovemade Wood Watch is available in Oregon Claro Walnut with black leather strap or Eastern Hardrock Maple with London tan leather strap and retails for $239. For more information, go to grovemade.com.

Nothing is worse during Fashion Week than dropping your iPhone and breaking the glass screen. No worries, Fashion Reverie to the rescue!!

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Dog & Bone’s Wetsuit Impact IPhone 6s/6s Plus Case protects your IPhone from water, the elements and protects the glass screen from breakage. The Dog & Bone Wetsuit Impact case features a high performance screen that protects against smudges and scratches; 9H flexible glass impact screen protection, the world’s highest impact screen standard; a rubber bumper for a second layer of shock protection, grip and style, and waterproof and shock proof up to 6.6 feet.

The Dog & Bone Wetsuit Impact IPhone case 6s and 6s Plus retails for $79 and $89, respectively. For more information, go to dogandbonecases.com.

Unfortunately, NYFW: Men’s fall 2016 collections occur during cold and flu season. And though you may have gotten your flu shot, with all the hustle and bustle and sleep deprivation, you may end up with a nasty cold. Why have a red, dry, flaky nose if you don’t have to.

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Boogie Wipes are a specially formulated, moist nose wipe that uses saline to moisturize your skin while dissolving any dried mucus. Boogie Wipes are available in fun scents like Great Grape and Menthol to help open clogged nasal passages.

Available in a 30-count pack for $3.99 and 90-count family-sized canister for $8.99, Boogie Wipes are sold at Walgreens, Target, Walmart, and Costco stores nationwide. For more information, visit boogiewipes.com.

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Editors and fashion industry professionals spend more time waiting on line to get into fashion shows/presentation than exactly witnessing the great fashion strutting down the catwalk. (A little secret for the fashion novice, fashion shows actually last about 11 minutes.)

At any rate, why be bored to distraction on the endless lines when you could be listening to you favorite tunes with the House of Marley BT Headphones (69.99). The House of Marley BT Headphones come equipped with Bluetooth 4 to sync with your favorite Bluetooth devices; A2DP stereo audio and powerful 40mm drivers; wireless controls on right ear-cup with integrated microphone; rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to 8hrs of continuous play, and luxe padding and a Regrind™ silicone rubber headband made of recycled materials for ultimate comfort and grip.

House of Marley BT Headphones are available in grey, black, and navy. For more information, go to thehouseofmarley.com.

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: Hanro of Switzerland for National Sweatpants Day

January 21, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

Images of Tibi fall 2015 courtesy of vogue.com

Are you excited and enthralled about the athleisure wear craze? If you are, then National Sweatpants Day— that happens on January 21—is tailored especially to your fashion style.

And, remember in the US, we like to celebrate a lot of things. From National Secretary’s Day to Groundhog Day to now, National Sweatpants Day, there are many occasions that deserve commendation and celebration.

Lacoste images courtesy of wgsn.com

Still, National Sweatpants Day was borne out of the need to give homage to ‘jogging sweatpants,’ a look considered a fashion faux pas by most. National Sweatpants Day has grown to embrace the comfortable, utilitarian nature of sweatpants and with athleisure wear being a strong trend seen in the collections of some of the industry’s top designers, sweatpants or variations thereof are seeing a viable fashion resurgence.

The athleisure wear trend, athletic clothes that you can wear in non-athletic settings, has been around since 2014. And though some fashion purists believe that athleisure wear is just a fashion cope out by designers kowtowing to youth-oriented consumer markets that want to combine work clothes and work out gear, the trend does not appear to be going anywhere. Particularly, for those consumers that work in some nontraditional, primetime work environments, such as tech industries, media markets, and social media.

Hanro of Switzerland spring 2016 images courtesy of Hanro of Switzerland

Hanro of Switzerland has some great pieces from their spring 2016 collection that work really well for National Sweatpants Day and beyond. In this 30^th anniversary year of Hanro of Switzerland’s ‘Seamless’ collection, the brand has some comfortable, luxurious sweatpants that will not put a deep hole in your budget, but are also chic and suggest great style and fit.

From Hanro’s women’s ‘Rosa’ collection in porcelain rose and ivory bead that comes in a crop pant ($115) and long pant ($128) to the men’s ‘Luis’ pant ($160) in grey mélange and black iris, it is not possible to make a bad choice. For more information, go to hanro.usa.com.

—Staff

Editors’ Holiday Pick: ELOQUII’s 2015 Holiday Capsule Collection

December 21, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Curvy girls rule!! And this holiday prove that point with ‘The New Eccentrics’ collection from ELOQUII.

This holiday capsule collection veers away from the glitz and sparkle found in most holiday collections. Inspired by trends seen recently on runway shows and the eclecticism and quirkiness found in Wes Anderson films, ‘The New Eccentrics’ collection has a clean and quirky point of view, a direct contrast to the sometimes over-accessorized, pop and sizzle looks of some holiday garments. In fact, though the collection incorporates a bold color palette, there are no sequined items.Though this capsule collection is only comprised of a seven garments with additional separates, from bold dresses to sleek vests, the new collection embraces a quirky chic vibe with vintage silhouettes, clashing prints, heirloom jewels and bookish accessories.

Where some fashion brands that cater to plus size or curvy women try to mirror clothes designed for standard sizes without taking into consideration that a curvy woman’s zaftig silhouette needs special attention. Curvy doesn’t mean limitation; curvy conjures up more possibilities. And ELOQUII understands that, curating fashion apparel that fit the needs and possibilities of the curvy silhouette.

Images courtesy of ELOQUII

ELOQUII has been featured in Glamour, Marie Claire, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, WWD, Instyle, O magazine, People, People StyleWatch, Redbook, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal. And a wide range of celebrities have appeared in ELOQUII fashion apparel including Rebel Wilson, Brittany Howard, and “Project Runway” Season 14 winner, Ashley Nell Tipton.

ELOQUII is an independently owned company catering to women from sizes 14 to 24. For more information, go to eloquii.com.

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: Fashion Reverie’s Last-Minute Holiday Stocking Stuffers

December 21, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

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Did the unseasonable warm weather make you forget that Christmas is only a few days away? If you are still attempting to get some last-minute gifts for friends, family, loved ones, and work colleagues, Fashion Reverie has a few unique gifts that not only put a sparkle in the eyes, but make all your friends, work colleagues, and loved ones remark on how original you are!!

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MollyPacks can each be worn four different ways—as fanny packs, cross body bags, over the shoulder or as a clutch. They’re perfect to transform your workday bag into the nighttime clutch for the Holiday party after work. Molly Shaheen bags are all made with 100% leather, produced in NYC, and inspired by the modern girl about town. This gift makes for a statement bag, a four-in-one, and marries fashion and function. There’s a Molly Pack for every girl, and the cardholders make for a perfect stocking stuffer gift. For prices and more information, go to mollyshaheen.com.

Images courtesy of Troll Beads

Trollbeads has the perfect Holiday gifts including the “With Love” Red Cross bracelet, a gift that gives back. The “With Love” bracelet features a white leather bracelet and a striking, exclusive red glass bead, and 100% of the proceeds of this bracelet go to the Red Cross. You can also gift others, or gift yourself, with the White & Grey Pearl Rings, and add some sparkle with the sterling silver Sparkling Bangles! For more information, go to trollbeads.com.

Images courtesy of Thandos

Do you want beautifully adorned feet and comfort and at the same time, an impossible wish, right? Think again!! Thandos has taken comfortable ballet flats to a new level of style and fashion-forward sensibility. Thandos is Africa’s first foldable ballerina flat that is fashionable, comfortable and so convenient that they can fold up and fit inside a small handbag, office drawer or the glove compartment of a car.

Thando’s shoes come in multiple colors and styles including African fabrics to match the modern woman’s wardrobe. Our shoes are moderately priced so that women can easily own more than one pair and not break the bank. And if you order today you can get the flats shipped overnight and same day. For more information and price points, go to thandos.com.

Images courtesy of Hanro of Switzerland

Last, but not least, nothing feels better during the Holidays then having soft, luxury-feeling undergarments. However, getting that special feeling can make a real dent in your budget. Hanro of Switzerland to the rescue!! Hanro has some great stocking stuffers that will not break the budget and will be a great addition to your holiday stuffing stockers. And even better there is great product for both men and women. For more information and price points, go to hanrousa.com.

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: Judith Ripka’s Holiday Bling

December 17, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Are you a little tired of the holiday ‘looks for less’ movement? Every daytime talk show from “The View” to “Wendy Williams” to Tyra Banks’ “Fab Life” features great looks you can get if you are on a tight budget. Still, there is something to be said for product that is going to cost some serious bucks that having staying power that set you apart from most consumers, especially for the holidays.

If you are in market for more high-end product for the holidays, then Fashion Reverie has you covered. For that special holiday party, no holiday outfit grabs attention unless it is accessorized perfectly. Add some sparkle with Judith Ripka’s D’Orsay Diamond Pave Wide Link Cuff in 18-karat yellow gold, stay classic with the Mercer White Sapphire Pave Link Necklace inspired by the New York City architecture, and add some shine with the intricate Laurel Diamond Band Ring.

Mercer White Sapphire Oval link chain, $1,350, Mercer White Sapphire Pave Ring, $450, respectively. Images courtesy of Judith Ripka, Ltd.

For over 37 years, Judith Ripka Ltd. has set itself apart from other jewelers by offering consumers timeless elegance combined with modern design and innovation. “It’s about striking the balance between the elegance of a classic woman with the fashion sense of today’s modern woman,” states Judith Ripka.

Judith Ripka Ltd .uses the highest quality stones and metals paired with her signature aesthetic of distinctive celadon gold alloy, 18k gold matte finish, and custom faceting of colored gemstones and diamonds. This attention to detail and finish is evident in Fashion Reverie.

Laurel Diamond Band Ring, $4,4000 D’Orsay Diamond Pave Wide Link Cuff, $78,000, respectively. Images courtesy of Judith Ripka Ltd.

Judith Ripka Ltd uses the highest quality stones and metals paired with her signature aesthetic of distinctive celadon gold alloy, 18k gold matte finish, and custom faceting of colored gemstones and diamonds. This attention to detail and finish is evident in Fashion Reverie’s four selected pieces that will make any holiday ensemble pop and sizzle.

‘Looks for less’ fashion items won’t break you bank, but inexpensive accessories won’t have the lasting value of Judith Ripka’s jewelry accessories. Hey, you only live once, why not splurge a little and take 2015 out with a bang and some fabulous jewelry!!

To shop Judith Ripka Ltd., and for more information, go to judithripka.com.

—Staff

Editors’ Picks: Fashion Reverie’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals

November 24, 2015 by admin 4 Comments

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OK, the Black Friday/Cyber Monday commercials have flooded the Internet and television ad nauseam. Every retailer or online brand is attempting to lure shoppers to brick and mortar stores or online sites with great deals that at times seem unreal.

Are these Black Friday deals as good as they seem or just another ploy to get consumers to buy product they don’t really want or need? You could take the risks and be the judge!! Or, you could let Fashion Reverie do some of the hard work for you.

Fashion Reverie has compiled a list of tried-and-true products that will not only satisfy your holiday wish list, but are sure to the meet Fashion Reverie’s standard of quality, fashion-forward goods that reflect your needs and wants.

One Fashion Reverie tip; don’t vacillate over your choices. These great deals may be gone before you know it.

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Modify Watches

Modify Watches is a brand of colorful timepieces with customizable and interchangeable watch faces and straps that can be mixed and matched together for a personal look.

Deal: 50% off site wide on all purchases on www.modifywatches.com

Discount Code: use MODSGIVING at checkout

Dates: Thursday, November 26 through Monday, November 30

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Jet Set Candy

Jet Set Candy is a travel-inspired jewelry collection that includes mini luggage tags from international airports, moveable charms that represent your favorite travel destinations, cuffs engraved with travel quotes and more, that allow you to “collect your adventures” from near and far.

Deal: 20% off site wide on www.myjetsetcandy.com

Discount Code: use code CYBER20 at checkout

Dates: Friday, November 27 through Monday, November 30

Image courtesy of EFG PR

Naked

Naked is an innovative men’s and women’s innerwear, loungewear and sleepwear brand featuring luxury and soft-to-the-touch fabrics including micromodal and pima cotton, that feels like your wearing nothing at all.

Deal: 25% off site wide on www.wearnaked.com (no discount code needed)

Dates: Friday, November 27 through Monday, November 30

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Acustom Apparel

Every guy needs great shirts, whether he works in the Financial District or just looking sophisticated and pulled together. The key to looking great in dress shirts is the fit. And you can’t get a better fit than at Acustom Apparel.

Their digital fitting technology is all the rage and for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Acustom Apparel is giving one free shirt, and tie after purchase of four. These shirts may put a small dint in your wallet, but it’s definitely worth it. Use discount code BUY4GET1. This deal runs through November 30 online and in store. And for just for Cyber Monday, get 40% off a shirt if you use the code NEWSHIRT.

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Last Chance Sample Sale

Though not exactly a Black Friday or Cypher Monday Holiday sale, these deals are so good we decided to include it. Merchandise includes past-season stock and samples. Shop sweaters, jackets, and dresses, all sizes available with up to 75% off.

WHEN: 11/27–12/1; Friday–Tues. (11am–8pm)

WHERE: 157 Rivington Street, bet. Clinton and Suffolk Streets

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: Black Crows Skis

November 16, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

If you don’t think skis can be a fashion statement, then you didn’t watch the 2014 Winter Olympics or you haven’t been on the slopes in a while. You may be aware of great ski resort fashion from Moncler to Chinti Parker to Perfect Moment, but if you are hitting the slopes your chic ensemble is not complete without fashionable skis. Remember, great fashion is a head to toe look!!

“Traditionally, skiwear has been perceived as quite masculine and sporty, but now brands are realizing there is huge potential in the women’s market for feminine, fashion-forward designs,” explained Natalie Kingham, buying director at the UK–based website Matches, in a wsj.com article. And corresponding to the growing trend of ski gear appealing to both men and women, Black Crows Skis is creating skis that combine innovative technology and fashion-forward sensibility.

For the 2015/2016 season Black Crows Skis is introducing two brand new offerings and five reincarnations, a new shape differentiation, duo-tones and three-dimensional patterns. In this ninth season consumers will experience a new differentiation made between two types of shape, single and double beak, distinguishing skis with a single front rocker and skis with double rocker (front and back). This technical division is incorporated into all four of Black Crows’ categories: big mountain, all terrain, women’s birdie, and touring free bird.

Images courtesy of Sydney Reising

The stand-out newcomers in the ninth collection’s new models are the anima, a big new beast designed for freeriding and backcountry, and the corvusfreebird, a 109mm waist ski intended for touring. The nocta has followed a weight-loss program and evolved into the nocta air weighing in at more than a kilo less per pair, there are also the three new totally-revised camox (birdie, freebird and all-mountain) and the corvus has been given a new flavor with a modern single beak and a half shape.

Happy Slushing!!

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: TheLuxer.com’s Roger Vivier Limited Edition Editorial

November 10, 2015 by admin 1 Comment

There has been an explosion in online luxury goods. According to an extensive study of 10,000 consumers by Bain & Company in collaboration with Redburn Partners luxury consumers have tripled in the last 20 years from 90 million in 1995 to 330 million in at the end of 2013. If this increase continues, according to the report by 2020 there should be 400 million consumers worldwide, and an estimated 500 million luxury consumers by 2030.

Based on these market statistics and other market algorithms, TheLuxer.com is primed to take advantage of this phenomenal growth in online luxury, providing limited edition products that can appeal to luxury consumers’ very discerning tastes.

TheLuxer.com is the new destination for those seeking the finest details and service tailored to their personal needs. It is geared towards a fashion-savvy crowd and those who are particular about the way the products they purchase are made. The boutique is much more than an online store: it is an inspiring place to have an unprecedented shopping experience.

A team of experts manages the site, ensuring the highest level of service and product offerings. With headquarters in Milan, plus offices in New York and Shanghai, TheLuxer.com has a dedicated website for Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Holland, Austria, Belgium, USA and China.

In response to its consumers ever-expanding penchant for luxury goods, TheLuxer.com featured Parisian stylist Camille Seydoux photographed on the streets of Paris in a stunning editorial and feature in video with Roger Vivier’s limited edition handbags and pumps. (For those unaware, Camille’s younger sister, Lea Seydoux, stars in the new James Bond movie, “Spectre” with Daniel Craig.)

Images courtesy of Marco Cella

The gorgeous images of Camille feature the Miss Viv bag and the Belle Vivier pump, which have been reinterpreted for a limited edition offering, in black and white giraffe-print pony versions (available for pre-order on TheLuxer.com as of November). They are modeled by Camille alongside other stunning fall/winter looks from Roger Vivier, Tod’s, and Fay.

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: KMO Jewelry

November 5, 2015 by admin 1 Comment

Are you looking for that very special accessory that reflects your own personal style but also makes you stand out in a crowd? If this is you Fashion Reverie has the ideal jewelry brand for you.

In a very crowded accessory market with every brand promising to be unique, eye catching and affordable, it is extremely difficult to identify a jewelry brand that rights for you. And if large, statement piece jewelry fits your bill, then KMO Paris jewelry is the brand you have been looking for.

Since 2004, French jewelry designers Caroline and Francois-Xavier Renou have been designing sensual, feminine, and chic one-of-a-kind pieces made to enable women to embark on a journey of discovery with their personal style. This is not a jewelry brand for that shrinking violet that wants to get lost in the crowd. Caroline and Francois-Xavier Renou have created one-of-a kind pieces that though editorial in scope, also will appeal to that female consumer who wants statement pieces to match her confident personality.

KMO Paris jewelry, inspired by the Kamo River in Japan, where Francois-Xavier proposed to Caroline, is sure to catch they eye of the style savvy individual. From its patented application processes of Kamelite (silver dust) and Diamelite (diamond dust), KMO combines uptown perfection, feminine mystique, and an aesthetic edge that is intricately crafted with the finest materials. Every piece truly displays a vibrant and individual touch of glamour.

Images courtesy of Supreme Publicity

The first KMO flagship store debuted in Bali in 2005, where the enchantment of the land has been an inspiration for the jewelry collection from the beginning. KMO has since expanded throughout Europe and South East Asia. And recently, KMO has opened up its first US boutique at 251 Elizabeth Street in New York City. Fashion influencers are sure to be intrigued by the KMO lifestyle, and incorporate this signature trend into their own personal style.

For more information, go to kmonewyork.com.

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: Lacoste/Peanuts’ Character Polos

November 2, 2015 by admin 1 Comment

Images courtesy of Lacoste

Do you prefer a Lacoste Alligator on your polo or you would like a Peanuts’ character? Hmm, can’t decide?

Well, now you don’t have to choose between a Lacoste alligator or a Peanuts’ character. In celebration of Peanuts 65^th anniversary, Lacoste has partnered with the beloved PEANUTS cartoon gang for limited-edition apparel available at Lacoste US boutiques and on its e-commerce site. The iconic characters (Snoopy, Charlie Brown, etc.) are celebrating their 65^th birthday this year and are also releasing a new 3D wide release animation “The Peanuts Movie” via 20th Century Fox.

To celebrate this milestone, the loveable 4 heroes are staying active with the LACOSTE croc: Snoopy fishing; Charlie Brown golfing; Lucy playing tennis, and Linus in a game of tug of war are all featured on special embroidered pique polos, fleece sweatshirts for men, women and kids! Colors will range from white, navy, grey, and black with retail price from $85–$145.

Images courtesy of Lacoste

Gosh, Charlie Brown and Linus are 65 year. Don’t you think its time for a hair transplant, Charlie? And Linus enough with the blanket!! Just kidding!!

The collection is available starting on November 2. For more information, go to lacoste.com.

—Staff