Fashion Week Front Row: Lela Rose Spring 2012

The Lela Rose Spring '12 collection is inspired by the neon sign graveyards of Vegas – once so garish and colorful, now with burned-out bulbs and weathered hues – and the amusement park vibe of Coney Island with its electric and playful spirit.

The Lela Rose for Payless Spring '12 runway collection oozes with Rose's inspiration and features both vibrant and bleached colors, graphic shapes and resin studding on wood-stacked wedge soles – a nod to

burned-out neon bulbs.

Iconic of Lela  Rose designs and her strong use of signature fabrics, shoe styles for the

runway feature Lela’s Spring '12 materials including the "carousel" cotton print, "bulb-dot" silk and "checked jacquard" used in the ready-to-wear apparel collection.  

Fashion Week Front Row: Christian Siriano Spring 2012

Christian Siriano has created a dramatic collection for Spring ’12 channeling exotic underwater specimens found while traveling to Bali, Honduras, and Belize.  

 The Christian Siriano for Payless Gold Spring ’12 collection, Christian's exclusive line for Payless inspired by his runway shoe and handbag designs, incorporates the stunning and intricate details of these tropical life forms with a strong use of jellyfish shapes and coral and tortoise shell materials and embellishments.

The Spring ’12 line features eight styles accented by pearlized shell, marbleized tortoise, curved heels, metallic linen, faux-reptile, strappy elastic bands evoking a jellyfish wrapped around the leg, and off-set pod-platform soles suggestive of stepping onto a rock or piece of coral. Iconic of Christian's shoe designs, the Sculptural Wedge Boot is a dramatic, large sculptural platform silhouette that features a thick platform sole that appears as a wedge, but actually has a split separated heel.  

Aligned with Christian's inspiration, the Swirl Bootie features a unique curled shell embellishment up the vamp of the shoe. Three coordinating handbags include an everyday satchel, shoulder bag and a unique framed clutch, which is a perfect contrast to the soft feminine tone of Christian's ready-to-wear apparel. 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

For the fourth consecutive year, Payless ShoeSource has partnered with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund as part of the Payless Inspiring Possibilities Scholarship Program. Payless will sell two limited-edition bracelet styles for $3 each, perfect for collecting and layering, to establish scholarships to support the higher-education of Hispanic youth. The bilingual bracelets are perfect for collecting and layering -- the latest trend in arm jewelry. The tasteful design features inspirational words stenciled in both English and Spanish: Dream/Soñar, Believe/Creer, and Inspire/Inspirar. For more information on the two limited-edition bracelet styles and/or the Payless Inspiring Possibilities Scholarship Program, please visit www.payless.com/hhm. 

New York Fashion Week: Celeb Spotting: Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale looked chic & casual in a tee and  to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC last night. The TV star posed pretty on the red carpet in her Junk Food NY Tee, $34; http://www.junkfoodclothing.com 

Celebrities Charitably Celebrated Fashion’s Night Out

Shenae Grimes

Celebrities including 90210's Shenae Grimes, X-Men's Dania Ramirez, Patrick Swarzenegger, Celebrity Apprentice's Hope Dworaczyk, Disney's Kyle Massey & Chris Massey (who posed with Junk Food President, Ron Wagenseil), Alphas' Azita Ghanizada, Spencer Boldman, and Necessary Roughness' Hannah Marks came to celebrate Fashion’s Night Out with Junk Food Clothing and Promo Jam at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills last night. Junk Food launched the first-ever line of ‘Scan To Give’ T-shirts with a heart, benefitting the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels Foundation, and also debuted its Junk Food Originals premium line in a stylized Junk Food/Saks pop-up.

Dania Ramirez

Fashion Week Survival Kit

It’s that time of the year again when top designers and gorgeous models come together to create one of the most anticipated events in fashion—NYC Fashion Week! Surrounded by the hottest trends and most stunning individuals, there is no better time to keep your look fresh and revitalized. 


Here are my fav beauty tools I won’t leave home without aka my Fashion Week Survival Kit.

Running from show to show sure is tiring! To give yourself a little pick-me-up, all you need is a swipe of theFirst Aid Beauty Detox Eye Roller ($24.00) and a spray of Vichy Thermal Spa Water (1.7 oz $8.00). The eye roller is packed with caffeine that helps diminish visible redness, while this antioxidants water sets makeup and acts as an anti-irritant and anti-inflammatory. Your skin will stay cool and calm even it you’re stressed.

If you need to keep your hair cat-walk ready throughout the long days? Use göt2b rockin’ it encore fresh dry shampoo ($5.99) featuring 4ever stylestay. Just spritz on and brush in this invisible dry shampoo to instantly refresh your style.  You don’t need a backstage stylist when you have Goody Start.Style.Finish Gel Purse Brush ($4.99). Just throw in your purse or clutch and you’ll keep frizz-free, shiny locks while on the go.

All fashion divas know the importance of good style from head to toe! Stash Goody ColourCollection Elastics ($4.11) and Primrose Hill Soho Bobby Slides ($4.49) in your bag and you’ll never be without the tools for a runway worthy ‘do!

Fashion's Night Out: The Best Party Invites

At EverSoPopular, Fashion Week is both fun and daunting. Now with the 3rd year of FNO in full effect in NYC tomorrow there are about 100 invites we've received.

Events with designers and stylist are our favs! We might have to check out the Tracy Reese dance-a-thon or see whats new with Oscar De La Renta, Check out Bruce Weber's new exhibit or check out Pixie Dust at Disney! Here are my top 40 invites: