Fashionistos have all heard the sayings “treat the world as your runway” and “fashion changes but style is eternal.” Echoing throughout the streets of New York, those words have inspired numerous fashion designers to take their visions and make it a reality. Chris Gonzalez, founder and designer of CooLuxStylin, takes his style and targets a niche that many designers neglect.“Fashion […]

Last season we were honored to attend B Michael America‘s New York Fashion Week runway show as part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center. Luckily we were invited back to check out what the American couturier and ready-to-wear designer has in store for his Fall/Winter 2014 collection. Front row celebs included Cicely Tyson, Condola Rashad, and Debra Martin Chase, […]

Fashion week in New York is never complete without Nolcha Fashion Week. This season Nolcha Fashion Week exceeded our expectations. The presenting sponsor, RUSK, was joined by official sponsors: Smartwater, DonQ Rum, Air Europa, Defiant Whisky, Medical Aesthetics, Ono E-Cigs, Skinny Girl Sparklers, and Fashionmonitor.com. I attended the final show of the evening which featured five designers returning to Nolcha […]

Nolcha Fashion Week showcases the best of global independent fashion designers during New York Fashion Week. The event featured 13 designer runway shows at Pier 59 Studios and is presented by Rusk. Top celebrities braved the snow to check out some of the shows, including Zendaya, Jennie Garth, Kelly Rutherford, and Kat Graham, to name a few. Manhattan with a […]

Layana Aguilar, most famously known for her beautiful and sexy garments on Project Runway Season 11, unveiled her Fall/Winter 2014 collection during New York Fashion Week to a big crowd. The Brazilian born designer is a former dancer and uses the movement of the body as inspiration for her designs. Having watched Project Runway, it was amazing to see the […]

Earlier this week, Mannhattan with a Twist attended the Alice & Olivia by Stacey Bendet Fall 2014 Preview at the McKittrick Hotel. Definitely the most theatrical of all the fashion presentations, Alice & Olivia featured an elaborate fairy tale-esque set that kept you looking at every tiny detail. Yes, Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty both made appearances…donning A&O, of course. The […]

Earlier this week DARKOH made its debut on the runway during New York Fashion Week, making  girls go gaga and men green with envy. The young menswear brand was recently launched by German designer Joyce Darkoh, who is one of the rare females designing mens suits. The brand focuses on bespoke tailoring to produce customized suits in a ready-to-wear collection. […]

Last week, 5:31 Jerome debuted their Fall/Winter 2014 collection during New York Fashion Week. The line, created by Jerome LaMaar, was tailored impeccably and was designed for a modern, polished woman. Recently, Elle Magazine named the designer at the Next Twentysomething Fashion Designer to Watch, so it comes as no surprise that the presentation was packed. The collection featured some […]

  It’s that time of year again, New Yorkers. You know that thrilling time in New York when stylists, designers, bloggers, editors, models and showrooms come together for fashion week. My first fashion week invite was from exceptional designer Ann Yee. For fall/winter 2014, Ann Yee found inspiration in the concept of the modern nomad. A mix of textures represent […]

As a great prelude to New York Fashion Week, Derek Warburton, Style Editor of Bella NYC Magazine, along with Courtenay Hall, Editor in Chief, hosted a fashion frenzied evening out last week for Dine with Derek. The event, which took place at Manon, was the kick off of the magazine’s new ‘Slammin’ Six’ fashion bloggers in-book feature, which will feature […]