Pink Rock Candy – Top fashion trends, news and shopping of 2010

There’s a certain feeling— a whole body buzz— you get when watching a runway show you’ve helped create. Unfortunately, I didn’t get that feeling during the Fall/Winter 2010 Twinkle by Wenlan runway show. I stopped interning there as Fall 2010 was being prepared, and I can’t say I had anything to do with the magic that was seen during the show. Yes, I did say magic, and that’s because I loved the collection. I’ll even go as far to say I liked Fall 2010 better than Spring 2010, and I had some hand in the preparation for the Spring show. The dark fairytale theme of Fall 2010 starkly contrasts this Springs 80s glitz, Blondie meets Ono aesthetic, and the normally trapeze and girlie silhouettes were replaced by a more form fitting and sexy shape, all while maintaining the essence of the fun, flirty, will-keep-you-guessing Twinkle girl. The Hansel and Gretel print seen in the vanilla sleeveless number to the left, is something I would wear all year, but was smartly contrasted by a white Chunky Knit scarf wrapped to the chin. However, it was this Nostalgia long sleeve dress that was my favorite. The parchment color is so utilitarian, but the shape is sexy and feminine. Oh, and did I mention the necklace, and the rest of the jewelry, for that matter? It was just my style, chunk, chunk, chunky! All I have to say is, congrats Wenlan and all the other lovely ladies whom I adore and who worked so hard on this collection. It was a total success.

p.s. To see what I wore, follow the jump!

So what did I learn whilst waiting for and attending the Christian Siriano F/W 2010 show yesterday?

1. Paul Wilmot Communications, the PR firm that handled front-of-house, is super organized. They were doling out seating assignments before they even thought of opening the line. Good work guys!

2. Even if you are an eFamous ex-scenequeen, you aren’t getting into the Siriano show without an invite.

3. I miss my Twinkle by Wenlan girls. I bumped into another lady I interned with, and I miss her so much.

4. The Standing Section absolutely sucks, and taking pictures from Standing is even worse.

5. If you are in Standing and happen to be next to a tall guy with a video camera, you can sneakily watch the show through his view finder instead of not watching the show because of the person’s head in front of you.

6. Christian Siriano’s Project Runway win wasn’t a fluke. The Fall/Winter 2010 collection may have been a bit dark— the shimmery blacks and ink blues bled into hues of wine and a bit of fuchsia— but, it was beautiful, both in conception and execution.

7. If the Siriano collection is any representation of Fall 2010, everyone will be wearing the chic combo of black and navy.

8. I desperately want a short, navy one-shoulder bubble dress and black, half-wedge booties (left), of which a similar design will be available at Payless.

9. Even gorgeous models who open and close shows like Sessilee Lopez trip sometimes (she didn’t fall though).

10. Christian Siriano is as cute and FIERCE from 50 feet away as he is on TV. L-O-V-E!

Photo Credit: Photo by Arun Nevader/Getty Images North America from Zimbio

Thanks to Robert Duffy, my favorite new twitter-er, I have been fully inundated with Marc Jacobs fashion week prep, and made aware of the newest Marc by Marc Jacobs collaboration with Maripol, the wonderful woman who started Madonna on the path to becoming a style icon back in the eighties. The first time I heard the name Maripol was during an interview I did in 2008 with Rob Diament of Temposhark fame. This time around, having known her history, I was beyond excited to see the pieces from the line.

According to Mr. Duffy, the Maripol collection retails from $4-$25 for jewelry and $35 dollars for t-shirts. Though I wasn’t invited to last nights launch party— tears will be shed the first, and maybe second, third and fourth, time I receive an invite to a Marc Jacobs event— I do plan on getting my hands on this Maripol Plastic Spike Necklace ($25).

The rest of the line is full of bright, playful colors, geometric shapes and loads of atomic references. You can preview the pieces on the Marc Jacobs website and purchase them at Marc by Marc Jacobs locations— that means those in NYC for fashion week, or just life, should make their way to Bleecker St.

The ex-biology student in me can’t get enough of the atomic creations. They make me want to strap on a apron, don some gogs (i.e. goggles), and titrate something. Where’s my phenolphthalein?

In an effort to keep my nose clean and out of the shitstorm that is the fashion blogger/editor face-off— a battle that will only be solved by torn hems, bloodshed, and someone being hit over the head with a folding chair— I present to you positivity in the form of Sugarluxe, a website of wonders created by artist, Chandra Michaels.

I happened across Ms. Michaels’ art after she left a commented on last week’s post about celebrities being paid to sit front row.

As soon as the door to the Sugarluxe wonderland opened, I was hooked. The bright colors, the graphic backgrounds, and the saucy divas all come together wonderfully to create a dessert platter for the eyes.

I can’t get over the Inspire Print, and I desperately want the canvas version for my walls. Last night, during my pre-slumber brainstorm— I always come up with the best ideas while trying to fall asleep— I designed an entire room around this print, complete with super-light, distressed hardwood floors, white walls and whimsical ebony-colored furniture. I guess it truly did inspire, but it also left me counting the days until the next holiday I can ask for presents.

Ms. Michaels’ art can not only be purchase in print or canvas form, but you can also carry the positivity with you in the form of key rings, business card cases, mirrored compacts, and even cuff links.

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My room is a disaster. I have a bit of an obsessive nature leading to a small case of hoarding, but fortunately, or unfortunately, that hoarding only entails clothes and magazines. However, I’m ready to turn a new leaf and get rid of all the unnecessary stuff.

Generally, people decide to have a major overhaul in right before the new year or sometime during early-Spring. I, on the other hand, chose mid-February for one reason and one reason only, FASHION WEEK.

While trying to figure out what I’ll be wearing the next couple of weeks, I realized I had no clothes, or more precisely, I had too many clothes and am completely overwhelmed by that fact. I’m not sure how many pieces an average person has in their wardrobe, but I’m pretty sure I have at least two times that number. My closet is packed and my drawers are full. I also have two large Tupperware containers stuffed with clothes, and that doesn’t account for the constant stream of clothes I have in the laundry.

The worst part is, the only clothes I really wear are the ones I regularly wash, meaning all the clothes in my drawers, closet, and Tupperware containers are just pieces of stitch fabric taking up space.

So today, I’m starting a clothing cleanse and getting rid of (aka donating) the clothes I know I’ll never wear. Also, to prevent the inevitable re-cluttering after accumulating more trendy clothes I’ll never wear, I’m going to come up with a list of things I should have in my wardrobe. Unfortunately, I have no idea what that list should look like.

That’s why I’m bringing this topic to you. In your opinion, what are the essentials every 20-something girl needs? I’m looking for types of clothes, numbers and fabrics. Let’s hear it!