Fashion Week: Street Style Bloggers

VOGUE Street Style Blog Photos

Location: Fashion Week
Tribe: Street Style Bloggers

The fiercest of the Fashion Week tribes, this subculture of show-goers treat dressing like a competitive sport. Come Fashion Week, you can find these style junkies in their natural habitat peacocking around the Lincoln Center. Independent creatures by nature, members can be witnessed posing solo for their next blog entry or to lure street style photographers. The best of the best stake out the front row at major fashion shows in their can't-look-away designer attire.

Defining markings: Bright hues (no black or basic denim here), deliberate mismatching (in all imaginable ways), and/or statement EVERYTHING (shoes, bag, jewelry). They've even been known to pull off such style conundrums as sequined harem pants, flame shoes, and enormous neon clutches.

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Chado Ralph Rucci Spring 2013: Haute Hues

Chado Ralph Rucci Spring 2013 (Getty)

A pristine, glossy white backdrop and catwalk set the mood for Chado Ralph Rucci's exquisite spring collection. Paula Abdul, Martha Stewart and Jay Manuel took front row (random, we know).

The models wore their hair in slicked back rolled-under buns while dark liner with a touch of red encircled their eyes. As for the clothes? Ralph Rucci knows how to channel the power of color better than any other New York designer. The only American designer ever invited to show Haute Couture on the Paris runways, Rucci's work is among the most-coveted among the fashion cognoscenti.

For spring, sleek whites were juxtaposed against hot pinks, oranges, and yellows. Billowing structural silhouettes were his canvas for the bold hues and rich textures.

Check out our five favorite looks and see just what earned a standing ovation!

1. Pretty in Pink Feathers

2. Mellow Yellow Beauty

3. Ballgown Drama

4. Skeletal Yellow Tulle Confection

5. Sleeve Madness

(All runway pictures from Getty)

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Carolina Herrera Spring 2013: Bold Elegance

Carolina Herrera (Getty)

Perched squarely front row at Carolina Herrera's Spring 2013 show were CH devotees, Ivanka Trump and Julianne Hough. Ivanka looked dazzling, showing off her long slender legs in a glittering black-and-white beaded cocktail dress.

As expected, the legendary Ms. Herrera did not disappoint. Bright colors were made elegant by lace, beading and airy fabric. The designer did what she does best and made beautiful eveningwear in her signature silhouettes with supreme elegance. The highlight of the show was when Karlie Kloss glided down the runway in the finale cream gown. Divine!

Here are our five favorite looks from the collection, tell us what you think in comments below!

1. Citrus Lace

2. Girly Opulence

3. Eastern Ballgown

4. Hot Filigree

5. Karlie's Egyptian Dress

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Joan Smalls and Karlie Kloss Will Host MTV's New 'House of Style'

(Getty) Joan Smalls and Karlie Kloss

Wow, we thought we were excited when MTV announced it was bringing back iconic 90s-era supermodel-hosted fashion television show House of Style—but now we're really excited! It was just announced on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet that modern-day runway heroes Joan Smalls (above, left) and Karlie Kloss (right) will host the upcoming series.

Joan Smalls is one of the most heralded models of the past few years—and she's currently ranked number one on modeling industry site Models.com. She's currently starring in fall campaigns for fashion houses and brands such as H&M, Fendi, and Givenchy.

Karlie Kloss is currently ranked number two on Models.com's list of top women's models (ooh, rivalry!). The St. Louis native is currently starring in campaigns for Juicy Couture, Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Stefanel.

Are you excited about the House of Style revival? Tell us what you think about the picks for new model hosts, in the comments section below!

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Try My New FASHION DIET!!

In order to whip you Fashion Lovers into shape for New York Fashion Week, and Fashions Night Out (All Coming in September), I have introduced a Brand New Fashion Diet, unlike any other. By staying close to this regimen, I guarantee weight loss, and a great taste all at once! Try it, and let me know how it works for you. I'm eager to hear from you guys, I hope you all have great results like I did!! Haha.

 

Illesteva | Hipster Sunglasses

Founded in 2009, illesteva sunglasses consist of a wide range of contemporary and modern shapes, colors and materials like acetate, wood, and buffalo horn. While the brand is New York based, the frames are handmade in France, Italy, and Germany. Each pair includes a designer-stamped hard case and dust bag.

Lily in Blond retailing at $220 USD.

Leonard in Matte Black retailing at $165 USD.

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Beyonce For House Of Dereon Fall 2012

House of Dereon is stepping it up.

Beyonce is giving the heat in a fitted cut out dress and leather boots for the new HOD Fall 2012 campaign. The new collection is a bit more edgier and maturer than some of the previous lines, featuring leather inspired vests, animal print pants and dresses, bold colored blazers and draped skirts. 

Preview the campaign below

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Watch: Lots of Celebrities Want You to Attend Fashion's Night Out

(Photo via YouTube) Victoria Beckham, Karlie Kloss, Darren Criss

FNO launched their promotional video in which heaps more celebrities—fashion designers, signers, actors, you name it—are asking you to join in the festivities on September 6th.

Check out the rest of the promo video below for a full celebrity line-up including: Victoria Beckham, Justin Bieber, Julie Bowen, Tory Burch, Tyson Chandler, Georgina Chapman, Francisco Costa, Keren Craig, Darren Criss, Peter Dundas, Carolina Herrera, Chanel Iman, Marc Jacobs, Liya Kebede, Karlie Kloss, Solange Knowles, Michael Kors, Doutzen Kroes, Pamela Love, Arizona Muse, David Neville, Jessica Paré, Usher Raymond, Coco Rocha, Hailee Steinfeld, Taylor Swift, Marcus Wainwright, Alexander Wang, Kristen Wiig, Olivia Wilde, and Jason Wu.

Cute Animals On Clothes - Fall '12 Edition

Attention fashion bitches of the world, wear your mascot this season! Givenchy's $755 rottweiler tee is lean, mean, and elitist-ly priced—just the way we like it.

This $227 Stella McCartney tiger looks pensive... or hungry. Either or.

In some cultures, owls are cute, big-eyed, mouse-murderers that go hoot-hoot. In other cultures, they're harbingers of death. This one's British, from Burberry, and on a sweater. He's $1,295 at Net-a-Porter.

This $51 ASOS panda doesn't actually have any eyeballs. Maybe that's why he doesn't look super-happy.

This big cat costs $196 and is made of a bazillion gold sequins—and we ain't lion.

All you Boo-the-cute-lollipop-head-dog freaks out there, now you can wear the furry internet sensation on your bosom—for a mere $34 at Urban Outfitters.

Meow, says the $54 cat-face sweater from ASOS that looks suspiciously like the $100 Opening Ceremony cat face sweater from last season.

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