Barbie & CFDA Fashion Lounge VIP Party at New York Fashion Week

This season of New York Fashion Week was filled with parties galore, including the Barbie & CFDA VIP party, held on September 5th at North Plaza, 14th Street and 9th Avenue in the Meatpacking District.

The party celebrated one-of-a-kind designs by Rebecca Taylor, Cynthia Vincent, Tess Giberson, WHIT and Charlotte Ronson, in honor of the new Barbie Fashion Design Maker doll and app. 

Also on display were the latest wearable fashion tech pieces including Frends Taylor headphones, Ringly line of smart jewelry and Sensoree GER Mood Sweater. 

Rebecca Taylor

Cynthia Vincent

WHIT

Charlotte Ronson

Ringly first line of smart jewelry - precious and semi-precious gemstones with an 18K gold plated setting. 

Frends Taylor headphones featuring a custom print inspired by Barbie's timeless glamour. Playful yet elegant classic polka dots in bold shapes and rich colors from the art deco period.

- Kim Weling

Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection Celebration

Alice + Olivia bike

On November 28th I had the chance to preview and shop the Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection, during the pop up party at 530 Fifth Avenue. The pop up was only open to the public for one day only on November 29th, allowing shoppers to purchase up to 5 items.

The Target, Neiman Marcus and the Council of Fashion Designers of America celebrate 50 years of design with this exclusive collection, featuring 50 gorgeous gifts from 24 top designers, including Carolina Herrera, Derek Lam, Diane von Furstenberg, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta. View the entire collection here.

The limited edition Holiday 24 collection will be available at Target and Neiman Marcus stores and online at target.com and neimanmarcus.com starting December 1st. 

Robert Rodriguez top, rag & bone sweater, Marchesa girl's floral dress, $79.99

 Alice + Olivia luggage

Carolina Herrera stationary set and travel bags

Diane von Furstenberg yoga mat and jewelry box

  

Rodarte ornament

Altuzarra double old fashioned glasses, shaker and tray table

Skaist-Taylor vest and kid's hat

  

Oscar de la Renta pet collar, leash and bowl

  

Brian Atwood leather gloves - loved these, but I wish they came in XS!

Marc Jacobs pouch

Lela Rose dress and top

Tracy Reese dessert plates

Rodarte wrapping paper

  

Prabal Gurung cape and clutch

Derek Lam slippers

One of the popular pieces: Thom Browne blazer

Took a look at some of the night's popular picks with Ken Downing, SVP & Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus, as he helped us find exactly what we were looking for!

Shopping with Sam Victor

- Kim Weling

MYHABIT.com Launch and their Partnership with the CFDA

On May 18th, I celebrated the launch of MYHABIT.com, a new fashion destination from Amazon, and their partnership with the CFDA Fashion Incubators at Skylight West Studios.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America's Fashion Incubator program is dedicated to nurturing the talent of the best emerging and established labels. This year, 12 prestigious design labels were chosen for the incubator, each of whom created a limited-edition T-shirt with their own original graphic for MYHABIT.

Designers in partnership with the CFDA Fashion Incubator are Alice Ritter, Bibhu Mohapatra, Gemma Redux, Grey Ant, House of Waris, Jolibe, Prabal Gurang, Public School, Ruby Kobo, Sang A, Subversive Jewelry and Tom Scott.

These tees are already completely sold out on MYHABIT.com!



Despite the rain, it was an incredible turnout and DJ Alexandra Richards kept the music flowing. The limited-edition MYHABIT T-shirts were displayed behind Richards.

Performance by Jenny & Johnny (Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice)



Special guests included actress Vanessa Hudgens, model/actress Brooklyn Decker, Maria Renz, president of MYHABIT and CFDA president and designer Diane von Furstenberg and designer Christian Siriano.


Guests enjoyed fabulous cocktails and catering by Callahan Catering.


- Kim Weling