Simply NEL

Photo

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:14:12 -0500

Boots for Christmas.

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:36:34 -0500

Boots for Christmas.

Jessica Durrant fashion watercolor illustrations on Etsy. Love...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:53:45 -0500

Jessica Durrant fashion watercolor illustrations on Etsy. Love these!!

glamour: Things that never look bad: black tights, striped...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:56:58 -0500

glamour:

Things that never look bad: black tights, striped shirts, leather jackets, red lips.

theclotheshorse:

Natalie of Natalie Off Duty

theniftyfifties: 1950s jewellery.

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:27:46 -0500

theniftyfifties:

1950s jewellery.

thefashioninsider: The only thing that wow-ed me today. Audrey...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:47:02 -0500

thefashioninsider:

The only thing that wow-ed me today. Audrey Hepburn is so timeless, she’ll inspire me forever.

coco-lagerfeld:

Audrey Hepburn

Photo

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:56:08 -0500

Tis the Season for Dresses

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:49:54 -0500

Dress Your Best for the Holidays by designsbynel featuring a red dress

Can’t go wrong with leather and feathers.

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:22:01 -0500

Can’t go wrong with leather and feathers.

DUO in NYC

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:30:30 -0500

DUO in NYC

Get the Mad Men Look

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:18:35 -0500

Get the Mad Men Look:

Fashion History: Early 1960s

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:15:17 -0500

Sixties fashion was not just about hippies, world peace, and drugs; it was about class. Hippie fashion didn’t hit the scene until the late 1960s, and it was the early 1960s when women everywhere copied the Jackie O look.

Yes, the first lady of the United States was a fashion icon. Jackie Kennedy wore large square or round sunglasses, the pillbox hat, and dress suits. It was Jackie O who popularized the Chanel suit and embodied the class and elegance of the early 60s.

Much of early 60s fashion was slowly weaning away from the 1950s. Yet, you could still spot a dress with a circle skirt and pinched in waist line, but in the early 60s the skirts were not as full and not as long. Shift dresses were always seen in the early 60s, as well as capri trousers and stiletto heels.

No one knows these early 60s styles better than Janie Byrant, the costume designer for AMC’s Emmy award winning show Mad Men. The show has sparked an interest in vintage fashion and has given the fashion world new inspiration. Michael Kors 2008 fall collection was derived from Mad Men, and Banana Republic has launched a Mad Men inspired collection as well.

The fashion-forward women of the early 1960s had Jackie Kennedy as a reference. Today we have Mad Men referencing a bygone era, while offering inspiration for modern fashion-forward women everywhere.

Faux Leather and Gold Chain Necklace

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:28:21 -0500

Faux Leather and Gold Chain Necklace

Killer Boots

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:50:00 -0500

Killer Boots

elle: Street Chic: New York Check out 10 street style trends...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:25:22 -0400

elle:

Street Chic: New York

Check out 10 street style trends for fall, including a cool masculine hat.

Photo: Adam Katz Sinding/Le 21ème Arrondissement

Fashion on the Street: Shoes. New York and Paris.

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:28:27 -0400

Fashion on the Street: Shoes. New York and Paris.

Autumn in New York brings on the tweed parade.

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:57:00 -0400

Autumn in New York brings on the tweed parade.

Love this 1960s ad. Found it searching for Mad Men party ideas.

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:36:19 -0400

Love this 1960s ad. Found it searching for Mad Men party ideas.

Designer of the Month: Isaac Mizrahi

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:56:19 -0400

The only fashion designer you’ll ever see wearing a red bandana is Brooklyn born Isaac Mizrahi. A connoisseur of color and a diviner of inspiration, Mizrahi flamboyantly shows women everywhere how to have style.

Mizrahi began giving style advice to his mother and her friends as a small boy and was given a sewing machine at age ten. His first succuss was in 1987 at a Bergdorf Goodman trunk show, where he received praise from fashion editors and orders from top retailers.

In the 1990’s Mizrahi created his own seasonal collections for the runway, from 2002 to 2008 he created his own line for Target, and Mizrahi was hired as the creative director for Liz Claiborne in 2008.

In the last couple of years Mizrahi has shown collections for New York Fashion Week, including his latest Spring 2012 collection.

Fast Facts about Isaac Mizrahi:

He was born into an Egyptian Jewish family
At 15 he launched his own label, IS New York
In 1992 the French fashion house, Chanel, bought a stake in the company, but pulled out in 1998 due to financial losses
In Fall 2005 the Isaac Show debuted on the Style Network
He will appear as a judge, later this year, for the new Lifetime show Project Runway: All Stars.

Must read Mizrahi book:

How to Have Style

Must see Mizrahi film:

Unzipped (1995)

New Fabric Button Earrings!

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:31:26 -0400

New Fabric Button Earrings!