Lela Rose Spring 2011

Lela Rose Spring 2011 is inspired by the city of Lima, Peru and its diverse mix of vibrant hand loomed textiles, modern architecture and iconic patterns.

Hammered gauze, Cajamarca printed silk and ombre stripe in a palette of fluorite, gypsum green, day glow and clay are seen throughout the pattern and texture-focused collection.

Details include linear banded embroidery, miraflores sequins and inti embroidered tulle cutouts.

This is my favorite Lela Rose collection to date. Here are some of my favorite looks.


Stone loomed cotton wrapped day dress


Cajamarca printed silk tank dress

Color blocked cashmere cardigan, melon loomed metallic tweed skirt,

braided rope chain necklace

Melon loomed metallic tweed strapless dress,

braided rope chain necklace

Ombre stripe taffeta cinched waist anorak dress

Chalk textured cotton dress with inti embroidered tulle cutouts

Gypsum green textured cotton dress with inti embroidered tulle cutouts

Day glow ombre loomed metallic tweed wrapped dress

Black wrap weave one shoulder dress

Nude embossed gauze crystal embroidered bustier dress with full skirt

Metallic lofted jacquard v neck dress

with tucked full skirt, linear metal embroidered belt

Nude disk embroidered strapless gown

This was my ultimate favorite! Stunning and elegant!

Crystal embroidered bustier,

dove grey ombre layered organza ball skirt

These are the wedge heels that Lela Rose had on - I definitely can't wait to get a pair of these!

Lela Rose for Payless

Photos by fashionably petite

Still centering on the inspiration of Lima, Peru, Lela Rose for Payless Spring '11 runway collection includes 5 key styles:

Loreto is a striated wedge heel inspired by Lima's hiillside landscape where homes are nestled in horizontal lines across the vertical mountain side. Loreto's peep-toe upper is a modern take on Mary Jane with feminine curved cut-outs, piping detail and ankle strap. This style is scene on the runway in uppers of silk faille - colors include bitter lemon and clay grey-brown.

Magdalena features the same silhouette and upper design as Loreto, yet accented with a rich brown raffia wrapped textile on the wedge sole - a strong nod to Peru's heritage in textiles. Magdalena is featured in the jewel green faille upper.

Olaya is a strappy wedge sandal featuring a T-strap upper design and wedge sole that is wrapped in a navy and clay woven textile. In the single design of Olaya, one can strongly see the old-meets-new influence of Rose's Spring '11 collection and its strong traditional Peruvian influences. Olaya is featured in red faille upper.

Canevaro is a T-strap dress heel with a platform sole, a heel counter strap and a raffia linen upper featuring straps with heavily textured finishes. Canevaro is seen on the runway in tonal colorations including clay grey-brown.

Olivos is the cocktail shoe of the Spring '11 collection featuring a platform sole, simple T-strap all-satin upper and a metal bar detail that suspends the T-strap at the toe. Olivos is scene on the runway in flesh and black.

Be ready to see the Spring '11 Lela Rose for Payless collection in Payless stores and Payless.com in February, along with coordinating handbags.

- Kim Weling

Finale walk

Listen to what Lela Rose had to say about the Spring 2011 inspiration and the collaboration with Payless

Whitney Eve Spring 2011

Whitney Eve Spring 2011 is fun, carefree and effortlessly chic. The collection is inspired by California's laid back energy and the edge of New York City.

The palette is refreshing, with pops of color - coral, peach, lavender, electric violet and olive, along with feather, geometric, zebra and ferris wheel prints.

The looks are very wearable for work, a night out with the girls or a date night. My favorite pieces include the lavender bijou lace cami dress and feather print eva ruffle front blazer, peach willow foldover ruffle skirt and the feather print dillon dolman all-in-one.

- Kim Weling


Whitney Port


Black ivy mixed media dress and geometric printed zip skirt

Middle: Lavender bijou lace cami dress

and feather print eva ruffle front blazer

I absolutely love the Giuseppe Zanotti shoes!

Grey terry emmy sweatshirt

and electric violet hazel pintuck skirt

Electric violet avarel pintuck blouse

and ferris wheel print demi structured short

Feather print dillon dolman all-in-one

Left: coral harper color blocked skirt and coral edyth placket blouse

Right: coral dahlia placket dress and geometric print eliza zip jacket

Coral briele color blocked tee,

peach willow foldover ruffle skirt and mint bandeau

Black/white soleil dot cami, olive phoebe foldover ruffle pant

and black/white lex striped blazer

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Jill Stuart Spring 2011

Jill Stuart Spring 2011 is classic Jill Stuart - feminine, soft and girly, with a muted palette of white, cream, grey and black. I love the ruffles, pleats and lace details. The silk tie neck tops are my favorite. The collection features longer hemlines that fall below the knee for a more conservative look, shorts paired with blouses and very few mini skirts or dresses.

- Kim Weling

Photos by nymag.com

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Taryn Manning

Cynthia Rowley Spring 2011

Cynthia Rowley is not afraid to be a little left-of-center when it comes to her fashion shows. What works for her is that in a world of neutrals and playing it safe, her show will always stand out a bit. The way she mixed it up this time was with hundreds and hundreds of cabochons forming patterns around the garments. Dresses, shorts, and tops all had various cabochon patterns in different colors. These details tied back nicely to the enamel barrettes in the hair and enamel necklaces. It gave the whole collection a Candyland sort of feeling, very youthful and fresh.

Lightweight skirts and dresses featured circular perforations in various shapes throughout. Some were placed in the center chest of a dress, others might be layered through the tiers of a chiffon skirt. Layered with these garments were lightweight see-through sweaters in solids and stripes.

Overall the collection was light-hearted and playful, which is what spring should feel like.

- Lisa Bensley

Photos by Lisa Bensley