FASHION WEEK: TWO YEARS LATER

                  Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week February 2010 at Bryant Park Tents

It's been two years since the Fashion Week runways left the tents of Bryant Park for their latest home Lincoln Center.

I covered the last  FW shows under the tents for CBS News The Early Show in a snowy February 2010 with style maven Mary Alice Stephenson (@MaryAliceStyle) who found the most stylish fashionista's ready to bring lots of attitude to the party.

Call me crazy but I still miss the chaos, huddled masses of designers, celebrities, models and reporters mixed together under one makeshift roof for a week long celebration of fashion.

After a two year Fashion Week hiatus I didn't know what to expect when I ventured out last Friday night to LuLu's Style Studio at New York Fashion Week.  The pop up store event was in a space on Mulberry Street, the night was unseasonably warm and the blogger fashionista's did not disappoint.



Colors were bright, fur was flying and the ladies weren't afraid to mix a little leather with polka dots (look closely at the stockings above) and one daring lady even wore stripes from head to toe.

I wasn't surprised to see leopard print is still trending. I had on my leopard boots and decided to count who else was wearing the bold animal print.  As a handbag it worked with a plaid cape, a leather jacket made a leopard dress edgy. 

While a cute pair of leopard booties was the ultimate accent piece, an oversized clutch could hold more than expected.  I caught up to these three ladies and got them on camera but trust me there were others roaming around the room.  

Stepping out to the event was a good idea.  In the past I always found these  FW fashionistas great candidates to be television style experts.  Style was alive and well in this downtown pop up store.

But I must admit a part of me still missed those Bryant Park tents. What about you? Drop a line about this year's Fashion Week.  The 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week ends on Thursday February 16th.

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