NYFW Autumn/Winter '15

This is an exciting post this week! I was lucky enough to shoot my post for the week at Lincoln Center. My lovely new photographer, Shahnee Naftali, was even luckier and work a few shows, including J. Crew this week. I met her uptown and we shot for today's post!

It was SO COLD outside it was crazy of me to even go there. My hands were numb and the wind was blowing so crazy I lost my hat at least five times. You can tell my face was like frozen and that we just wanted to shoot then bundle up again. It was totally fun though!

I usually head up to Fashion Week every semester. Sadly not to see shows, which is almost impossible most of the time. It takes crazy connections! I like to go to see the street style, which is a runway show in itself. The people that attend go all out every season and hang out around Lincoln Center hoping to photographer's attention. If you're lucky maybe you'll make it in an article about bet street style from fashion week post from Vogue or Marie Claire. I felt so special when two photographers asked to take my picture! It was a great feeling knowing I was stylish enough! My photo will probably be another file crowding their computer, but it's a great experience to have some ask. So many stylish fashionistas plan an outfit for every day of Fashion Week, head out, freeze their butts off and hope for a glimpse of attention. I went one day, in a fairly casual look, so it was a lucky and cool experience. I will continue to scope Fashion Week from the outside until my day comes when I'm invited to a show. Dreams do and will come true!

P.S. If anyone finds my picture somewhere hit a girl up! (lol)

- Mik
Photography by Shahnee Naftali

Last days of August, Hello September!

It's now Labor Day and into September. Let me tell you I love fall because layers layers layers! But for my last day of August I had to hit up a trend that's translating from summer to fall, overalls. These 90s-00s classics started to come to the scene with shorts overalls this summer and now stores are selling full overalls for fall. As Barney Stinson would say "They are Over-ALLS." They can be worn over anything!
It's been hot, muggy and darn right humid in NYC so I chose to pair my Target overalls with an H&M Epic Weekend crop top. It's a long weekend of course it's EPIC! Some motorcycle boots from Plato's Closet, a Pacsun Plaid Shirt and an H&M Bedazzled Beanie complete this look.
I kept singing Fancy while shooting with my awesome photographer Megan Madden because I felt ultimately badass in this outfit. I'm convinced she thinks in totally weird. Also while checking out the Urban Outfitters sale with my roomie the greeter said he loved my look!
We shot near a sweet graffiti wall we pass going to school. The artwork changes on it all time. I think of it like style, it changes depending on how you feel and what's out there.
I think it's fun to play with different looks and see how it makes you feel. Like I said I felt bad-ass and awesome wearing this look.
I also felt totally myself! Playing dress up is part of the game it's so much fun. Keep playing around with your style.
Now we are headed into fall and I can't wait to see what looks and trends are going to be out!

- Mik
Photography: Megan Madden