My blog has been pretty abandoned for the past couple of months so why not bring it back with men's fashion. Men's fashion isn't reported on as much as women's and I don't understand why. Men are not only gorgeous, but dressed in trendy items they are irresistible ;)

For Fall 2011 RTW there are many amazing collections but here are some of my favorite designers and my favorite pieces from their Fall lines.

3.1 Phillip Lim never disappoints with a very 1980's higher-waisted pants and double-breasted suit jackets he created very sleek and timeless pieces. He stuck with his normal color palette of dark neutral colors here are a few pieces I loved!!!!

Another one of my favorite designers who always impresses me with his collections Marc Jacobs. For his Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall RTW 2011 collection he went with a very hip and playful style. By pairing suits with sneakers and striped sweaters while using very earthy rich colors.

Finally my favorite Men's Fall 2011 RTW collection was Richard Chai. His collection had a very structured feel to it with beautifully tailored pieces and a very cool color palette. Here are a few of my favorite outfits from his runway show.

"Everything in life is possible with passion, faith and patience all will come when the time is right."

Saturday November 13, 2010 we had one of our biggest events of the year. A fashion show to raise funds for cancer patients. This event was held at the Westin St. Francis Imperial Suite on the 32nd floor in San Francisco. It was casino themed so we had casino games set up to entertain guests while the show was still being prepped for. The show turned out to be a great event. All thanks to Jeff Ingram as our head stylist, myself as Jeff's assistant, Yolanda, and Charleston Pierce. Our featured designers for this event were:

Karen Caldwell

Zoe Bikini

NaraCamicie

Gelareh Alam

All of these talented designers had amazing pieces my favorite were Karen Caldwell and Gelareh with their amazing gowns. Zoe Bikini had some beautiful and unique suits as well. NaraCamicie once again had some great pieces and really nice dress shirts for men.

Thanks to everyone who came out and showed their support and helped us raise money for Cancer patients. Can't wait for our next show!!!!

"In order to irreplaceable one must always be different." -Coco Chanel

TALENT, AMBITION, DREAMS, MOTIVATION, DRIVE, PASSION: all these are what many of us have however MONEY is a big factor in allowing us to follow our DREAMS and use that PASSION, that MOTIVATION to bring to life that TALENT we have. However, as we have been told to never give up and follow our DREAMS regardless of what they may be some of us never get to that point in our lives. So when someone puts that AMBITION and TALENT and goes forth to create something they have always wanted I feel like they deserve to be recognized.

David Wu one of my classmates at FIDM is a very talented person and like all of us has been struggling to find a full time job regardless of having graduated. However, he hasn't been wasting his time doing nothing he has actually been very productive creating what is known as HeartCone & Bone. His tag line "Do what you love and love what you do," is what we all should follow. Sometimes you must take risks in life in order to see if the outcome will be worth it and thats what he's doing. He's following his passion and started HCB a clothing line for both men and woman (which right now consists of only shirts) by printing his logo on the t-shirts and creating different versions of it. So take a look at his page and don't forget to support the design and fashion community and purchase one of his t-shirts or tanks...here's the link http://heartconeandbone.com/page/2

"A life without passion is no life at all." -David Wu

Friday November 5, 2010 we had a beautiful fashion show at Payne Mansion in San Francisco. I had the honor of being an assistant stylist along side Jacqueline Li and head stylist Jeff Ingram. We had two live auctions with proceeds going to Airline Ambassadors whose mission is to provide international relief and development to underprivileged communities throughout the globe. We had clothing by Zoe Bikini, Prima Jiva, Monique Zhang, and Naracamicie. The runway was the staircase of the gorgeous mansion. The event was catered by Schilling & Co. and the open bar was sponsored by Rock Sake and several Napa Valley Wineries.This wonderful event was produced and choreographed by the amazing Charleston Pierce.

The show was a success even though we did have a mishap during the first segment our music cut off but of course our amazing models still rocked it.

The show was a success we had a great turnout with many familiar faces and helped us raise money for a good cause. Everyone seemed to have had a great time and a lot of fun watching the show and mingling amongst each other.

Don't forget to come by this Saturday for one or our biggest events to date at the Westin St. Francis Penthouse...See you all there!!

"The best color in the whole world is the one that looks good on you" -Coco Chanel

Creativesession's tagline "Quit daydreaming. Lets make dreams come true." can come as an inspiration to many. We all dream about things we want in life and what we hope to do at some point. And sometimes we know that these are just dreams and don't do anything to pursue them. Creativesession is about coming together with various talented artists and collaborating thus having a "creativesession".

Hoang and Anh Nguyen started this concept in 2007 they are industrial designers who are extremely passionate and talented. They have recently printed a few graphics on t-shirts and sweatshirts.

Their Philosophy is "Design should speak beauty and reason; it should be simple and natural, not regulated nor restricted. Like emotions, you counter with a reaction, the reaction becomes the design solution – it is natural and simple gut reaction."

Hoang once told me: "I think tough days are when you grow and learn. Its when your skills are put to the biggest test." Which I find to be very true. If you didn't have days like these then it would be hard to grow and learn and get better and realize what your strengths are and how much you can handle.

What these two crazy guys do is very inspirational to many. They are very talented and never give up and are growing in the online world. So check their stuff out on http://www.creativesession.us/ and you won't be disappointed.

"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser!!!"

Last night we had our last show for Macy's Passport Glamorama in San Francisco at the Orpheum near civic center. The show was amazing and backstage was a little less hectic than in Los Angeles besides the fact that I was juggling between the lovely Emile and David because we were short a dresser. However the show was a success as always and the models and dancers did an amazing job on both the lunch and evening shows. Again choreographed by the amazing Brian Friedman...however our show wouldn't be possible without our amazing crew!!! Women's Styling team: Sachi Yamazaki, John Lee, and Shauna McCann. And of course our wonderful Men's Squad with stylists: Simeon Dacumos and Nicolas Izumi. But of course thanks to our wonderful Laura Schara and amazing Larry Hashbarger.

Featured Designers:

Tommy Hilfiger

Marc by Marc Jacobs

INC International Concepts

Calvin Klein

Material Girl

Just Cavalli

Tracy Reese

2(x)ist

Jezebel/Felina

Some of our Sponsors for San Francisco included: American Express, KINECT for xbox360, Gucci, Sunglass Hut, See's Candies, Tequila PATRON, San Francisco Chronicle, Figi Water, M.A.C. Viva Glam, etc...

The after party was held at the Asian Art Museum with Tequila Patron and WENTE vineyards open bar. Horderves, music, drinking, photobooth, socialzing, and the show playing on screens throughout the venue. Giftbags with goodies including Gucci Flora sample to sees candies...The post party was held at Larry's Club Asia SF with performances by the dancers. Lots of music, drinks and dancing and socializing with the models, stylists, dancers, etc..until 3am before everyone leaves home again!!!

The San Francisco Show raised funds for AIDS Emergency Fund, Project Open Hand, and Glide Foundation. AEF provides emergency in financial assistance to people battling aids. POH provides meals and groceries for people with symptomatic HIV and AIDS. and finally GF helps thousands of men, women and children confront and overcome the effects of human suffering poverty, and homelessness.

It was a pleasure working with Macy's and my Mens Squad to help bring this show to life in both Los Angeles and San Francisco for another year. I love and enjoy working with everyone and am going to miss all the male models and my styling team. Hopefully be back for a third year in a row next year and bring another show to life and raise funds for AIDS/HIV.

"Fashion is my life. Not by choice, but because I was born to live and breathe fashion!!!"

I am obsessed with everyone's Spring 2011 RTW collections. I can sit at home for hours going through all their runway photos.

First lets start off with Gucci; Gold, tassels, military, teal, plunging necklines, etc..took over Gucci's Spring 2011 Runway collection.  Here are some of my favorite looks...

Matthew Williamson also had an amazing collection. With a military and western inspired twist to his looks and sun bleached tones with bustier dresses a feminine approach was taken to these gorgeous pieces

And of course the fabulous and talented Phillip Lim did not fail to amaze me. 3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2011 collection was amazing with a minimalistic approach and down-to-the-bone aesthetic he kept it simple as always with a conservative yet feminine feel. He used a lot of layering and stuck to a neutral color palette.

Marchesa Spring 2011 RTW to die for...with tulle, ruffles, embellishments, and everything frilly you can think of these amazing dresses couldn't be any more feminine. These well-made, whimsical gowns bring you back to what being a female is all about.

"I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men."

Macy's Passport Glamorama was in Los Angeles at the Orpheum downtown Thursday September 16, 2010. The show was a success with performances by Macy Gray and Eric Hutchinson. I was lucky enough to be a stylist for the show and it was amazing. It was pretty tiring and a long day, but luckily with great friends who let me stay with them it was easy getting around and it was a lot of fun being there I really miss it. During the show it got pretty hectic backstage but we pulled it all together as always. We had a broken zipper for a dress, ripped pants, and even costumes that needed fixing, but on stage the models rocked it. Our dancers were choreographed by our talented and amazing Brian Friedman.

Our beneficiaries in Los Angeles were the "Aids Project Los Angeles" and "Project Angel Food" APLA is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by HIV and PAF provides vital services to men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other life threatening illnesses.

Featured Designers:

Tommy Hilfiger

Marc by Marc Jacobs

INC International Concepts

Calvin Klein

Material Girl

Just Cavalli

Tracy Reese

2(x)ist

Jezebel/Felina

Some of our Sponsors for Los Angeles included: American Express, Dove, SLS Hotel, See's Candies, Tequila PATRON, Los Angeles Times, Rockstar Energy Drink, etc...

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported. Lets do this all over again and raise more money this Friday at the SF Orpheum...

"Happiness is the secret to all beauty." -Christian Dior

Fashion's Night Out is one of the biggest fashion events in NYC and has recently been brought to San Francisco. This is the second year that Fashion's Night Out is also taking place in SF. This event was started in an effort to get shoppers to spend on their favorite brands. Stores all around the mall will have huge savings and discounts along with freebies and chances to win prizes. Macy's in downtown Union Square is having a big event surrounding this. Carlos Santana will be signing autographs starting at 6pm on the second level as well as a performance by Countess de Lesseps from The Real Housewives of New York City.

This year Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2010!! The gorgeous Mexican Jimena Navarrete beat out 88 of the most beautiful women from 6 continents. The pageant was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales on August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas. Moments after being crowned Miss Universe/Miss Mexico said "But I tell you that all the Mexicans and the Latin's that are living here in the United States are hardworking people who want to improve on their quality of life." She is going to represent her country well and is going to be a voice of the Mexicans.

Jimena Navarrete is 22 years old and is from Guadalajara. She was the top scoring competitor in the evening gown competition and got second place in the swimsuit portion. The runner ups were Miss Jamaica Yendi Philipps took second place, Miss Australia Jenista Campbell took third, Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska got fourth, and Miss Philippines Venus Raj—the projected favorite coming into the competition—took fifth place.

Extremely proud to say I am of hispanic decent and have Mexican blood running through my veins. Miss Mexico is going to be a great Miss Universe and it is an honor to have her represent us.

"Fashion is not just what you see, its how you wear it."