Don’t worry, it’s not just you, we’re all officially complaining – this winter is way too cold!  Icy streets, snowy nights and below zero temps is really cramping our winter style.  And if you’re anything like us, you’ve already begun the countdown until the summer sun hits. Being the eager jetsetters that we are, we’ve concluded that the only way […]

Pleated, midi, pencil, full – if you can’t tell by now, we’re in the market for a new skirt.  Here’s what we are beyond thrilled about for this season – updated silhouettes, like angular front pencils and full skirted midis are taking on different lengths, textures and styling.  From the chiffon pleated wonders seen at Céline to the wrap effect […]

  Ask any editor, buyer or stylist what their favorite part of Fashion Week is and more than likely they’ll say the after-parties. The see-and-be-seen fetes that happen after the lights go down in the city and the catwalks close for the day.  The designer hosted, socialite attended, Page Six discussed parties that we love to attend year after year.  […]

When it comes to Fashion Month, there are certain names that not only host shows, but really are the headliners during Fashion Week.  Partly because we aren’t just seeing a show, we are seeing a grandiose spectacle and partly because the ingenuity of their designs reminds us why they are simply the very best at what they do.  And with […]

The blizzard that practically took over New York Fashion Week last February taught us that we need to institute a new code of fashion fearlessness – how to stay warm, but fabulously clothed amid snowy gusts of wind.  Never before have we pondered the idea of how to style Wellies, fur lined hats and rain parkas as much as we […]

It’s almost that time of year – Fashion Month, which translates to all of us LustreLife editors as the time to recharge our wardrobes and nab the essentials to get us through the week. Even though our weeks are crammed with shows, after parties and presentations, we need to look as fabulous as the models on the catwalks, yet functional […]

The one thing a woman can’t live without – a handbag.  For 2014, we’re seeing serious upgrades to every purse under the sun, from our everyday bag to our look-at-me nighttime clutch.  And with a total of 5 mega-trend styles popping up on the catwalks, your arm candy has been given the ultimate designer treatment. Daytime is the New Black […]

She may be the daughter of one of the most famous names in music history, but Stella McCartney’s fashion designs prove she has her own voice.  Cutting her teeth at famed Saville Row tailor, Edward Sexton, and graduating from London’s prominent fashion college, Central St. Martin’s, she developed her signature aesthetic – expertly tailored and sexy feminine clothing. What Stella […]

Of the many trends sweeping the catwalks, we fell fast and hard for the tartan takeover. Checkerboard prints, plaids, and checked patterns were spotted at Céline, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Stella McCartney in a surprising way – clashed together.  Mixing plaid on plaid, the trend proved that contrasting textures, patterns and colors actually worked brilliantly together.  So how do you […]

It’s 8am and you’re staring at your closet because throwing together a look for work is proving to be difficult on this freezing cold winter day. You’d prefer to bundle up in the coziest sweater you can find, but the office mandated attire is nothing of the sort.  What’s a fashionista to do in this situation? Here’s the easy answer […]