30 Shades of SHADES on the streets of NY

Fabulous women………fabulous sunglasses……….fabulous New Yorkers who let me snap their sunglasses.

30 Groovy GUYS in their SUNGLASSES

The BOLD and the BEAUTIFUL…………..the BAD and the ????? are all seizing the summer and loving their sunglasses.  Some are cool…..others are sporty and a lot are farfetched!

We call them SHADES…..or SUNNIES.  Some like their AVIATORS…………others  like theirs MIRRORED.

For some men only RETRO will do.  CHANEL is a fave of the fashionistas.

This cool dude is sooooooo “out there”.

VICTORIA’S Secret

Her secret is now out of the bag……….she designs her own shades.

I met her this morning strolling down Broadway.  She is beautiful……her sunglasses are beautiful…………”life is beautiful” [Joel Grey in CABARET].

50 Summer Faces • New York Women

SUMMER IN THE CITY.……..New York women on the run………..others just taking in the sun………many on their lunch break………others  on their way to somewhere……..or nowhere.

I have never once had a lady…….young or old…….refuse to let me snap her photo.

50 SHADES of Shade • Men of NYC

SUMMER in NYC…………temperature is HOT.………..the men are HOT…………their shades are HOT!

 Look for Maksim Chmerkovskiy {dancing with the Stars].

CLICK ON your fave shades!

Did you recognize the famous faces……..fashion…..film….”Dancing with the Stars” …..and me, of course!  The Donald is here too.

MERCEDES-BENZ Fashion Week Fall 2015 • ACCESSORIES

FEBRUARY 17 • Day 6 • Merecedes-Benz Fashion Week • Fall 2015

Today on the plaza at LINCOLN CENTER…….temperatures were still dropping but that doesn’t deter New Yorkers who have tickets for the RUNWAY SHOWS in the tents…….the Pavilion and the Salon.

J CREW • DADGLEY MISCHKA • DIESEL BLACK GOLD • LELA ROSR • JENNY PACKHAM • NAEEM KNAN • PEDRO DEL HIERRO MADRID • 

MICHAEL COSTELLO • SKINGRAFT • REIMAGINE LEARNING • RICARDO SECO • ZANG TOI • THE ART INSTITUTES

SHADES……JEWELRY…….LEATHER…….FUR……SHOES

Are these the latest trends?

 Only if you incorporate them into your own style.

KAREN WALKER SUNGLASSES……..of New Zealand

KAREN WALKER, the New Zealander,  is the designer of these fabulous shades.

Oversized frames.  Bold Colors.  TASHEN, the book publisher, has recently included Karenin their new book “FASHION NOW“…………..highlighting the world’s most important designers [ hmmmmmm……..I wonder why I wasn’t included]!

Northern Lights Sunglasses

Tom and Ilona benched in Greenwich village.

George Gordon Noel Byron?    No, it’s ME!

Ah! The lovely and oh so talented………..Ilona Royce Smithkin.

Ms. MARGO…..a dear friend and a very talented artist[studying at Parson’s].

Two darling artists……with the sweetest of smiles.

Ilona……holding an EGG I painted in her likeness.

Last year, Ilona was the BILLBOARD MODEL for these sunglasses…….

plastered all over Australia and New Zealand….and now in New York.

We had fun at Ilona’s Birthday party………….94 candles.  It was a bonfire on that cake!

 

50 SHADES of Eyeglasses………FASHION WEEK Sept 2014

50 shades of SUNGLASSES.

 Lincoln Center Plaza during FASHION WEEK is the place to see them all…Some are “so far out”…………..ya gotta giggle.  Others I want to own!  But I loved the ones that were over the top!  Of course there were lots of GUCCI and PRADA!  TORY BURCH was there.  Marc by Marc Jacobs was popular with the models. The blue DARMA’s were sweet.  VALENTINO’S were boring.  Ray-Ban should be banished!  The NINA RICCI’S were provocative  TOM FORD’S…………way to boring.

This cute model is wearing SUNDAY SOMEWHERE ………seriously fresh………luxury materials.  Sunday Somewhere makes the last day of the week the best.

CLICK ON YOUR FAVE EYEWEAR

I LOVE THIS PAIR

NY FASHION WEEK SPRING 2014…….Fashion Rocked Today

FASHION WEEK IN NEW YORK..………….ROCKED TODAY ………….on the Plaza at Lincoln Center.  Wild and wacky……….beautiful women………handsome men…….gorgeous shoes………..sequins and satin…….and an adorable baby.

I took 500 photos……….here are just a few.

CLICK ON your favorite……….and it will “POP UP”

NY FASHION WEEK SPRING 2015………more glitz and glam!

On the plaza at Lincoln Center………….the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Shows were in full swing.  Shoes…….hats………sunglasses………crazy couture……..cute boys…….pretty women and  lot of madness.  I loved it all!

CLICK ON THE SHOES.…………to see all the detail!

What are the trends?  Dressing “down”………is now dressing up!