Photo Credit for Runway Shots: Mercedes Benz Fashion Week & Jewelry Courtesy of individual designers.
"There is nothing sexier on this earth than a woman you have to salute in the morning," relished Jack Nicholson as Col. Jessep in the 1992 film "A Few Good Men." A look at the fall collections would bring a smile to Jack's face, as many designers spun their own take on dominant dames -- from foreign spies and audacious flappers to Hitchcock heroines and femme fatales. Read More
J-Walking in New York City
NYC artist Madeline Russell sports tiger's eye and diamond gold ring, diamond star necklace, and dangling multiple hoop earrings. Adore the fedora, perfect for fall fashions!
NYC style blogger and aspiring fashion designer Sharon Abella, wearing her own creation, loves the classic look in jewelry, especially gold link bracelet and hoop and pearl bracelet and ring.
Attending NY Fashion Week for the first time, Andrea Brewer of Raleigh, North Carolina, loves accessorizing but hates mixing metals--keeping it all silver in bold hoops and indian-style silver chain belt worn as a necklace.
Jewelry Tips
The season's hottest accessory, the brooch, offers unlimited ways to accessorize creatively. Pin it on a strand of pearls, layers of beads or ropes of chain—serving double duty as a pendant on necklaces or a slide on bracelets. Stick it on a handbag or hat. Tack one or more onto a belt or across the collar of a shift dress. Use it as a buckle or button. Gather fabric to alter a look or hold things in place. A cluster of different brooches adds just the right touch of embellishment to solid color basics. —By Susan Eisen
In The Loupe
Michelle Brooches Style
Potential First Lady Michelle Obama was the talk of the style circuit in her fashion choices for the Democratic National Convention. The buzz was especially humming for her teal blue Maria Pinto shift and abstract print Thakoon Resort sheath. But the real crowd pleaser was in her creative use of colorful flower brooches by Erickson Beamon.
pleaser was in her creative use of colorful flower brooches by Erickson Beamon.