I had the pleasure of meeting Mairim Gersholowitz from Fashion POV at the IFB Conference on Monday and she was kind enough to invite me and some other bloggers to Susan Cianciolo’s FW2010 presentation, “Underneath The Sea, Inside A Mountain”. I’ll go ahead and award Cianciolo with the dreamiest presentation title of the week.

I arrived later than I had intended and had to leave early so I didn’t get as much time as I would have liked to learn about the collection– but I was able to snap a bunch of pictures, chat with some lovely bloggers (more on that later), and drink a couple of delicious cocktails. Another award for having the best drinks of the week.

Blue was everywhere this week. A strong color for FW2010. This was a great example.

The piece on the right was my favorite. It also helped that the model was absolutely stunning.

This was my favorite necklace – geode inspired jewelry is another strong trend.

The quality of these photos does not do the color palette any justice. I was really intrigued by the colors and the dyeing method used on the clothing,  some of which looked like they had been made from re-purposed materials. [Personal Side Note - learning about dye was one of my favorite parts of taking a textiles course at FIT.]

As I was leaving, I thought to myself that this presentation blends really well with

Are you ready to mingle?

Date: February 15, 2010
Time: Conference 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. •
Wine & cheese reception 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Place: Helen Mills Theater, 137-139 West 26th Street
(between 6th and 7th Avenues)

Click your way over to IFB for full details and to register!

Hope to see ya’ll there!

For all of you who will be in the city, please don’t forget that today is the Save The Garment Center rally at the button and needle statue (39th & 7th Ave) around noon. More info about the event and the cause at the 39th & Broadway blog!

Hope to see you there!

The Black Spot Books might be one of the coolest things that I’ve come across this week. I read about the store while reading an article about this weekend’s Renegade Craft Fair at McCarren park and immediately had to check them out on Etsy. How magical are these little books? They are made from antique leather and hand torn and stitched drawing paper and bound with linen thread and binding tape. Too sweet. Check out this shop and more at the craft fair, which is going down in Brooklyn this weekend! There are also upcoming dates for LA, San Francisco, and Chicago!

Dancing Choose – TV on the Radio

I am exhausted! Which is pretty silly considering the fact that today was one of those rainy days where you can’t bear to exert yourself. I had fully resigned myself to laying in bed tonight watching nonsense on Hulu — but in an amazing plot twist, Steve, of I Smell Like Money fame, hooked me up with some tickets to see TV on the Radio play in Central Park. It was rainy and my friend Jo!!! and I got there super late but it was absolutely worth it! I love those dudes. Hooray for the start of summer and impromptu adventures!

g’night

I suggest you eat a hearty breakfast and get there early.