On September 15, I attended the OneStopPlus.com Presents Belle Époque: The Spring 2011 Collection runway show at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. I was super excited to see this show because it was history in the making, the "first-ever plus-size fashion show during New York Fashion Week," according to OneStopPlus.com President Stephanie Sobel! The show did not disappoint, from the beautiful venue to the celebrity guests to the feminine yet strong fashions. The collection was grouped into five themes: Artisan Drape, Aquatica Lace, Etheral Denim, Cargo Femme, and Guilded Shine. I appreciated the use of color, charming embellishments and flattering silhouettes. Part of me couldn't help but notice that the models just looked like gorgeous "average" size girls but compared to the extremely thin models walking the runways elsewhere during fashion week, the contrast was duly noted and I thought OneStopPlus.com did a bang-up job.

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On September 15 I attended the Tory Burch Spring Summer 2011 presentation at the Lincoln Center during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Tory expertly combined retro references from the sixties and seventies with global influences, modern silhouettes and a vibrant color palette for that one-of-a-kind Tory Burch aesthetic beloved by ladies who power-lunch. One of my favorite looks was a Chanel-inspired tweed jacket paired with chic navy & white Japanese woodblock print shorts and platform sandals, an eclectic mix of textures, patterns and cultural references that just worked. I also loved the leather pencil skirts paired with ladylike blouses and the plethora of unique statement-necklaces. The highlight of the presentation had to be seeing designer Tory Burch herself walking through the collection with Vogue editor Anna Wintour; both women looked beautiful and I was a little giddy after that. Oh yeah, and Kanye West was there too, I snapped a pic of him looking rather serious but he seemed to be having a good time mingling with guests and posing for photogs. See if you can spot him as well as Wintour and Burch below.

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