alice + olivia for Spring 2012

Repost! I first published this today over at the Bryant Park blog. There's a fabulous alice + olivia boutique on the south side of the park on 40th Street. It's a must visit for the perfect pants and/or dress.

Really, what's more spring than this?

There is nothing more spring than a shoe tree. That pretty much says it all about the alice + olivia presentation for Spring 2012, as the clothes, too, were spring perfection with fabulous and feminine touches. At designer Stacey Bendet's presentation during New York Fashion Week, the Veuve was flowing, the towers of mini Sprinkles cupcakes beckoned, and a cavernous room full of alice + olivia charmed everyone. Naturally, we all lingered as long as possible and took in all of this:

A favorite model tableau from the alice + olivia spring collection. Shoe tree in background.

Look for these black and white concoctions in the Bryant Park boutique next spring, and click to view more gorgeous styles after the jump. [click here to view more photos at the Bryant Park blog!]


Shop alice + olivia at their Bryant Park boutique, 80 W. 40th Street just east of Sixth Avenue

Nicholas K for Spring 2012

Finale of Nicholas K Spring 2012 show

If Spring 2012 looks like Nicholas K, I will rethink my whole I Hate Spring/Summer Clothes thing.

Muted colors, draped layers, scarves all over the place, and sky-high tough armor shoes. Really, there's a lot here for any girl (and guy, menswear was also shown), but I'll call it urban-punk rock-hippie-desert-caravan chic. This is The Sheltering Sky 2012 (but without the really depressing ending).