New York Fashion Week in Prints

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Liz Nehdi's favourite looks from NYFW

The fashion crowd will soon be shifting from New York to London for London Fashion Week, so before that happens, I’ve culled some of my favourite printed looks from the New York shows.

It should come as no surprise that looks from J Crew and Diane Von Furstenberg made it into this edit, given that they are some of my go-to designers. Mara Hoffman’s tribal inspired dresses are also some of my favourites, and this season’s designs, inspired by North Africa, did not disappoint.

Lela Rose and Suno offered some gorgeous striped looks. Libertine’s crazy pattern mixes make me smile and looks from Cynthia Rowley, Alice & Olivia and Rachel Comey round out my picks.

What’s your favourite look from this mix? Which one would you wear?

xo Liz

All images are courtesy of Style.com, which also provides live video coverage from the runways, expert reviews of the individual shows, street style looks from New York, a glimpse into the NYFW party scene and more.

Top row (from left to right)

• Libertine
• Mara Hoffman
• Lela Rose
• J Crew
• Cynthia Rowley

Middle row (left to right)

• Diane Von Furstenberg
• J Crew
• Alice & Olivia
• Suno
• Mara Hoffman

Bottom row (left to right)

• J Crew
• Rachel Comey
• Libertine
• DVF
• Suno
   

Young at Heart

Young at Heart: a collage by Liz Nehdi

I don’t have any kiddos of my own just yet, but I love bright colours and a playful aesthetic, so I find myself being drawn to kid’s clothes from time to time. Problem is, a lot of what’s out there in the realm of children’s wear is just too twee, as the Brits would say. Here’s a sampling of some of the brands that are doing it just right in my opinion: looks that are fun, playful and sometimes a little bit irreverent.

To all the moms and dads out there: what’s your favourite brand for your little ones?

xo Liz

Image credits (clockwise from top left):

• A fab look from the Franky Grow Spring/Summer 2013 Collection
• Stella McCartney does children’s wear with a sense of humour
• A Jungle Folklore print from Orange You Lucky
• This is one cool dude decked out in Mini Rodini (they have a pretty fantastic blog too)
• Andy Rementer’s super cool People Blocks
• Fun pattern mix from Missoni
• Ready for an adventure in a great dress from Antik Batik
• A lovely botanical inspired print from Elizabeth Olwen
• Playing with scale (and lemons) photographed by Maxine Helfman

Pinning Party

Recent highlights from Liz Nehdi's Pinterest feed

Pinterest is probably my favourite social media site. It’s a playground for those of us who love visuals. While my studio is still filled with lots of old school images on paper, Pinterest allows me to exponentially expand the reach of my mood boards and inspiration sources.

I want to thank those of you who are already following me on Pinterest; this weekend I cracked more than 7,000 followers! And if you aren’t already following me, join the pinning party! I promise to entertain you with an eclectic range of images spanning art to fashion to random bits of fun to lots of pattern and colour to inspiring environments and then some. In the mean time, what’s your favourite image in this collage?

xo Liz

Image credits (clockwise from top left):

• Retro pink floral design by Liberty
• Pierre Cardin’s Bubble House
• A wild and wonderful look from Louise Gray’s S/S 2013 collection
• Ideas make the world go round
• A surreal and strange still life from Recreation Center
• A colourful pattern from Design Milk
• A room featuring the Pantone Colour of 2014: Radiant Orchid
• A riotous work of art by Frank Stella