New York Fashion Week 2013 Invites & DayWear for Shows then PartyWear for AfterParties

By Laura Medina

Today may be the official start day of New York Fashion Week, lighting the rest of the Fall Fashion Week Season for everybody else, from London to Paris to Milan to Los Angeles, if they last that long.

Only true industry insiders know the real start was yesterday, Michael Bastian 360 Presentation kindly offered by Esquire Magazine.

 Esquire.com has teamed up with American luxury menswear designer Michael Bastian to provide a unique 360-degree look at his New York fashion week Spring/Summer ’14 fashion show for Instagram users. Log on to Instagram today at 3pm and search on the “Explore” tab for #michaelbastian360 and #NYFW to experience the all the angles of Michael Bastian’s fashion show, from the madness of the backstage, to the glamour of the front row.  This exciting collaboration harnesses the power of social media to give Instagrams’ more than 90 million users access to this exclusive style event. 

There are plenty of way to sneak peeks from that show:

 

• Michael Bastian (designer): @mbastiannyc
• Max Berlinger (Contributing Style Editor, Esquire.com): @esqstyle
• Jonathan Evans (Senior Online Editor, Style & Grooming, Esquire.com) : @mrjonathanevans
• Elizabeth Griffin (photographer, esquire.com): @zabelita 
• Tony Chung (model) @tonychungmodel
• Eduardo Ramos (model) : @nueves
• Martial Vivot (hair) :@martialvivot
• Eugenia Gonzalez (Michael Bastian pr) : @bastiangirl

One of the millions of reason why people love New York Fashion Week or any epic Fashion Week is the trend and style hunting and picking that designers and companies and individuals can feast on.

For those keeping up appearances or those novices, they're learning the hard way that one has to pump the pavement from Upper West Side of Lincoln Center of the mainstream brands down to the meatpacking Chelsea District for the hip and the cool.

There is one constant, the basic black high-heels but how to sustain your toes, heels, and arch support while pounding the sidewalk and rushing after the subway train?

Underneath each classic black pump, there are comfort gels and Foot Petals to cushion each and every step and blister...

Stuart Weitzman for Scoop Suede Point Toe Pump with Foot Petals, http://www.footpetals.com/

 

 Velvet Faux Leather Blazer+SCP 2-Color Gingham Shirt+AG The Matchbox Straight Leg – Jack

For this scribe's Los Angeles fashionistas representing the brightly-hued, kooky-printed, '80's-retro kitsch hip while making and doing the scene, hate to break it to you all but this scribe's hometown modern-day Southern Belle Stylistas got it down pat...

New York Fashion Week signals the start of Fall, a time to get serious.  New York Fashion Week and Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks started as business and still retains that business core.

Want respect and comfort while dashing from one show to another?  The new trend is the preppy, androgynous "Tomboy Style."  The no-nonsense chic is a refreshing, reliable Americana classic that never goes out of style.

The Velvet Faux Leather Blazer does double-duty from day to night with a L.A. casual chic white tank top and jeans.

This is why a good pair of heels cushioned with Foot Petals is a constant.  They'll balance the staid, masculine look by adding a touch of girly feminine.  Juxaposition and contrast are always keys to any great style.

 

 

RVN Alligator Jacquard Dress &
Diane Von Furstenberg Dress

 Come on, let's face it, you all arrived in the Big Apple for New York's biggest party season, New York Fashion Week's after-parties.

This is why black pumps and Foot Petals are a must, even the faux-leather or real leather black blazer must be in your carry-on at all times.

Switch off the "Tomboy Style" button-down and jeans for these Manhattan-appropriate Little Black Cocktail Dresses for these following after-parties or do what these busy-around-the-clock scribe does...

It never hurts to add some one sparkly costume bling to the ole, reliable L. A. casual chic of black blazer, tank top, jeans, and heels for quick dashes to the endless round of parties.

  

First and foremost, beat everyone to the chase...Target's launch party and pop-up shop for Philip Lim.  Their parties are freaking awesome and the hors d' oeuvres are not to be missed.

The best souvenir of them all is to be the first in your hometown to be wearing a Target limited-edition item two weeks before it hits the stores!

Want to fake it until you make it?  Let it be known, New York, Parisian, and Milan fashionistas are a well-cultured bunch.  They like their food to be as intellectual as their clothes they wear.  To them, fashion is a lifestyle to be live and breathe, not a billboard display.

Ok, you want a free gourmet dinner spread while party-ing and networking at the after-parties.  Bon Appetit Magazine Dinner party for Warby Parker takes care of that.

There's ain't nothing like attending the corresponding after-party for the runway show you just finished.

Want to rock in style? Here's your chance to party with Lady Gaga and the magazine maestro, Stephan Gan.

The Alexander Wang and Prabal Gurung are self-explanatory...party on!

Remember, to always pack your black blazer, your black pumps, and those nifty Foot Petals because you gotta pound the pavements to party!