As soon as I got my pass, I headed straight for the tents with my buddy, Leila, and we dashed to make it to the Twinkle by Wenlan show at the Promenade.

I had received an invite to the show, but was bummed to hear we only had standing room once we arrived. My favorite part of Twinkle was when I was bumped from standing room to an actual seat–in the second row!! I was ecstatic and it allowed me to snap some great shots of the runway with my Blackberry!

I liked the ultra-wearable chunky knits and military-inspiration in this collection

Elissa found these these shots of the Twinkle make-up and nail design at All Lacqured Up –We love the smokey coal hued eyes and satin nail polish for fall 2010–what a great update on the matte trend!

Right after the Twinkle show, we hit up Irina Shabayeva, the season six winner of Project Runway. It was really tough to get good shots of this show, as the lighting made everything blown out, but here are my faves via the MBFW website:

Loving the strong shoulders, intricate cut-outs, and exotic feathers from this collection

I also got the best swag bag ever, which came with lipgloss and tupperware–SCORE! LOL

xx,
John

This older, borderline-dowdy, Marc Jacobs girl is like a grown-up Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, walking the runway to the tune of Over The Rainbow. But while obviously geared toward a more mature market, the collection still gives a nod to his usual vintage-y gamine: flat maryjanes, girlish anklets, and nerdy glasses are used in almost every outfit.

Though some of the midi-length skirts and baglike sweaters included in this collection may be downright unwearable for non-runway-models, many looks are actually quite achievable for those under six feet–and most are a timeless wardrobe investment.

Like this phenomenal cocoon coat. Okay, it’s white, and that’s debatably “timeless” for some of the clumsier among us. Still, gotta love that 20′s dropwaist and the asymmetric fur collar.

And this three piece suit. Every woman NEEDS one. Is this on the Tim Gunn Guide to Style or what?

Ultra-glamorous 30′s-style gown. Epic. With maryjanes and.. anklets, it looks like? ADORE!

Can we talk about over-the-elbows gloves? I think these are leather.

Okay, I just picked this one, because the model has my haircut. But, no, I love the kinda librarian chicness goin’ on.

So cute! Classic! Fur shrug is just the right amount of shoulder-y. And again the glove is killing me.

xo,
Elissa