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New York Fashion Week #Spring17 Shows & Events @NYFW #NYFW #KiaStyle360NYFW 76

New York Fashion Week S/S 17 Shows main venues – Skylight Clarkson Sq, Skylight at Moynihan Station and Milk Studios are in their third season along with many off main venues to see collections and attend events. NYFW is the start of Fashion Week Spring17 in cities around the world with NYFW supplying the most action in fashion with tons of Designers showing their collections, celebrities, parties, events and performances from Kanye West, Mary J Blige, Jason Derulo, Yeezy 4 Collection and more. Designer’s Lines are becoming buyer friendly where the piece you see and want during a show, presentation can be purchased immediately with no wait – “See now Buy now”. NYFW Spring 17 was alive with wonderful weather, fashion, (beauty events and outrageous parties – see below) to experience see below. Bring your flats along for a wild and exciting ride of fashion in the coming season of NYFW.

Nicholas k SS 2017 – Theme “Wadi Rum” artisan woven, organic fabrics in manipulated construct and layered pieces –

Son Jung wan 2017 S/S inspired by 70’s ritzy colorful flavor disco mood with super model Pat Cleveland walking the show –

Custo Barcelona “More is More” Collection Spring 17 –

Libertine Spring 17 Fashion Show @WeAreLibertine –

Desigual SS 2017 “Global Traveller” – the magic of different countries, multiple cultures –

Michael Costello 17 inspired by “Midnight Botanical Bash” – delicate radiant beautiful –

Taoray Wang S/S 2017 “Romance In Stripes” Collection images of NY Skyline & Kyoto’s Gardens –

Zimmermann Stranded Spring Ready To Wear 2017 inspired by a teenage night club in Sydney –

Zang Toi Spring 2017 “Glorious Giverny Garden”

Georgine S/S 17 Grunge To Glam –

Ashley Graham & Addition Elle Fashion Show with Ashley Graham walking the show –

Haddad Brands Presents Rookie USA -Nike, Levi’s, Jordan, converse, Hurley –

Angela Simmons Spring 17 Vipe Activewear Runway Show During Kia Style 360 –

Artistix 17 – Art & Rock and Roll Come Together Gregg Polisseni’s Women’s Line inspired by Equality Abstracts –

Donna Karan Urban Zen 17 for the “See now Buy now” collection draped Luxe fabrics & rich textures –

Kyboe 17 Watch’s walk the runway with 350 different styles and 180+ colors –

JohNY Dar Jeans For Refugees 17 – Wearable Art pieces on the body. All proceeds donated to the International Rescue Committee and Big Heart Foundation-

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Coterie x Pryma Pryma World of McIntosh Partnering Soiree Cocktail Party downtown at the Mercer Hotel with Pryma heasphones to experience, fashion & accessories to view and tons of food and drinks.

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KIA STYLE360 served as a hospitality destination lounge in-between shows for press, models and celebrities, with scheduled press junkets, photo shoots and product giveaways : Otter Box phone cases, Chap stick Lip total Hydration,Tint, Limelight by Alcone, Duracell Energizer Mustaez and more. By night, the red carpet festivities continued with celebrity-hosted after-parties featuring world renown class DJs and musical acts.

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Dujour Media – Jason Binn Party at Lavo New York with champagne, spirits and artist X – JasonDerulo Performing.

Jimmy Choo threw a 20th Anniversary Party downtown in the meat packing district with 90’s house-party music, food, drinks and a performance by Mary J. Blige.

Cottonelle held a 2 day beauty bar lounge to stop in for Cottonelle Products, refreshments, snacks and hair, makeup, pedicure service’s to relax and beautify during NYFW Spring17.

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Maria’s Bag S/S17 Presentation – Designer Alida Boer presented her new collection titled Technicolor along with champagne and tasty treats on the rooftop of the Dream Downtown Hotel –

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Timo Weiland Zenni Optical Party at the Cadillac House with drinks, hor d’oeuvre’s and shopping.

Ethan Rose New Salon in Tribeca supplied hair styles, manicure’s, champagne and hor d’oeuvre’s during NYFW Spring17

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Natsumi Tapas NYC Restaurant Tasting Menu Review @natsumi_nyc

Natsumi Tapas NYC restaurant opened it’s doors this year to serve an original concept of popular dishes – fusion cuisine from Japan and Italy. The Chefs at Natsumi Tapas know how to prepare these dishes with plenty of experience since Restaurateur and Haru owner Barbara Matsumura had pioneered large, sumptuous pieces of sushi at Haru along with Sushi Chef Hiroyuki Nagaothe and for the Italian preparation Chef Andrea Tiberi from Italy is on board. Deserts are prepared by pastry Chef Delfina Marinez and the Beverage program that includes beer and sake is designed by Shawn Tomassi. The menu is put together to experience traditional and surprisingly eclectic cuisine that will excite the taste buds.

Tuna Avocado Tatki with spicy miso vinaigrette – fresh and pleasantly spicy, Sashimi Tacos – wonderful texture of crunchy and soft, Tempura cheesecake drizzled with berry sauce that melts deliciously. For more information contact Natsumi Tapas at 212 889 2182 www.natsumitapas.com

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The Indie Beauty Expo NYC 2016 Beauty Brands @indiebeautyexpo #WEAREINDIEBEAUTY #iBENY2016 20

The Indie Beauty Expo NYC 2016 held it’s annual two day beauty brands showcase in at the Metropolitan Pavailion with over 130 newly launched and well known state of the art Beauty, Wellness and Lifestyle brands including skincare, hair care, cosmetics, perfumes and home fragrances from across the globe including: Phace Bioactive, Volante Skincare , Hydro Hair, Goldfadden MD, Nvsio Start Pure, folium medica, Instant Lift Bar By Ling, dome Cosmetics, Olive + M, Aquareveal, KPS Essentials, SAINTSCO, Lyeska, Au Naturale Cosmetics, Pai Skincare, Pour le Monde Parfums.

The Event was opened to the public and covered by Beauty magazines, online publications and known beauty bloggers during the VIP Press time to meet/greet, review products receive beauty tips and take away samples for further review. All event goers had a chance to visit beauty services- crown bar by Crowns by Christy, braid, lip bar by Chic Studios, face peels by BeautyRX – Dr. Schultz; and hair touch-ups by Amika . Refreshments were provided by Boston Beer’s latest beverage Truly Spiked & SparklinG . The Indie Beauty Expo Event is the place to go to research, sample, shop and gain knowledge of the innovative science behind the brands.

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Anisette NYC- Country French Bistro & Wine-bar Restaurant Review #anisettenyc #rusticfrenchfood 10

Anisette NYC – Country French Bistro & Wine-bar restaurant located in Gramercy Park at 226 3rd Ave & 19th street recently opened it’s doors to serve Country French cooking from the Bordeaux, P’erigord, Gascony, and Basque regions. Anisette is also a Wine bar & Cafe with an extensive wine list. The food is prepared by Chef/Owner Sommelier Suzanne Letulle & Executive Chef Mercedes Bautista with Delfina Marinez as the pastry Chef. Anisette is in the same spot where La Follia an Italian restaurant with a good following of customers was located; owned by same owners and will be opening their doors a few blocks away soon.

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Anisette has a wide variety of specialty appetizers found in the Southwest of France I enjoyed the Tuna Tartare with added texture of fennel and pine nuts and Truffled Burrata tasty grilled crostini on a wooden server accompanied with a large portion of cheese, bread and extra virgin olive oil. The French Provencal Specialties Entree’s I enjoyed was a Mushroom and Ricotta Agnolotti – wild/strong taste of mushrooms and sauce and the Steak Au poivre – moist even when I ordered it prepared at medium cook accompanied with rich tasting potato purée. There are numerous wines to choose from and a good amount of beer and drink choices. One of the specialty cocktails of the restaurant that I enjoyed is THE 226 Cocktail made with grand marnier along with other spirits; smooth with a citrus taste not too sweet and delicious. For a cozy laid back atmosphere where you don’t have to get dressed up for fresh Country French food that won’t break the bank Anisette NYC serves Brunch Sat. & Sun. and Dinner 7 days a week is the place to be.

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OCRFA 19th Annual Super Saturday Hamptons Event @OCRF #OCRFASuperSaturday 5

OCRFA 19th Annual Super Saturday Event in Water Mill NY was held on Saturday July 16th. this is one of the Hampton Events I have to attend situated on a beautiful property with plenty of food/drinks plus entertainment for the children along with designer shopping that is unreal with 150 participants selling accessories, skincare, fragrances, jewelry and apparel including: alice + olivia, Brooks Brothers, Club Monaco, Henri Bendel, Kenneth Cole, Kiehls, MILLY, Ralph Lauren, Robert Graham, Scoop NYC, Shoshanna, Carolee, SoulCycle, VINCE and more at deep discounts including Ralph Lauren women’s cashmere sweaters worth $227 for $5.00 and designer handbags worth up to $664.00 for $50.00 plus many other great deals too long a list to mention. The prices are so good I get most of my sweaters, shoes and handbags for the year at this one event. Now let’s look at this shopping event for what it is – a charity where celebrities give of their time, sponsors donate to the festivities and designers are generously involved donating their products to sell out supporting the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund – OCRF. So far Super Saturday has brought $3.4 million through this event and growing every year.

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Celebrities that had attended the 19th Annual Super Saturday to support OCRF were Hosts Donna Karan, Kelly Ripa, and Gabby Karan de Felice as well as June Ambrose, Joy Behar, Kelly Bensimon, Lorraine Bracco, Jonathan Cheban, Mayor Rudolph & Judith Guiliani, Star Jones, Elin Nordegren, Molly Sims, Kristen Taekman, Christy Turlington, Aida Turturro, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and more.

Hamptons NY Summer Happenings July 2016 #HamptonsHappening #revolveinthehamptons #CaravanOfCamilla #Hamptons

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Hampton NY Summer Happenings July 23rd 2016 #JillZarinLuxLunch @SocialLifeMagazine #revolveinthehamptons #StBarths #Hamptons 30

The weekend of the 23rd in the Hampton’s continued to be a happening place in July with brunches, pool parties and celebrities to experience see and enjoy what the Hampton’s has to offer. Please see my roundup on all the Hampton Happenings below.

Jill Zarin and husband Bobby Zarin hosted her 4th Annual Luxury Luncheon at her Southampton Estate to benefit the Eric Trump Foundation/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with over 40 beauty, apparel, accessories and more- Kiss USA, Ageless La Cure, Cane + Austin, Clio/Mumsie, Grande Lips, Hallow & Plank, Radha Beauty, GIGI New York, Cynthia Bailey eyewear, Poo-Pourri, GIGI New York. The guests enjoyed the pool-side cabana and lounge, Hors d’oeuvres, beauty bar, product gifting, and refreshing drinks while shopping products and trunk shows where attendees received discounts for proceeds going to benefits. There was a ton of Bravo celebrity watching including Jill’s friends from Bravo’s Housewives of New York, Atlanta, The OC and New Jersey – Ramona Singer, Kristan Taekman, Cindy Barshop, Kelly Bensimon, Cynthia Bailey, Vicki Gunvalson, Kathy Wakile and Keeping up with the Kardashians – Johnathan Cheban. To cool off even more the guests received a water ride from the Iguanan Yacht where the craft drives right onto Jill’s beachfront property for guests pick up with or without heels to enjoy the boat ride experience around Shinnecock bay.