When you think of Texas many may assume cowboy hats, boots and horses. But hold up now cowperson because there’s so much more. During the week of August 14 thru the 21 Texas designers will prove it by showcasing local clothing, accessories, jewelry and even home decor at the 2010 Austin Fashion Week.   Events will take place at local salons and retail stores throughout this beautiful city.

Fashion is not the only thing making its big debut during the week, as makeup artists, photographers, hair stylists and models will also be presented. And there is a charity angle as well, as money will be raised to benefit Austin Involved and Dress For Success. Austin Involved focuses on the community and donates money and time to different local organizations each month. Dress For Success, is an organization that contributes to disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and tools to help them succeed in the workforce.

Also during the week, participants will be competing for the votes of Austin Fashion Week Awards, there are three major categories; People’s Choice Awards, Critics Choice Awards and Peer Choice Awards. Texans will be debuting their fashion style during the week, find more information on the show here.

Solid Gold Boutique: Dress Jenna.

Who would have thought Texas would have such chic clothes. Solid Gold Boutique located in East Austin, Texas was the winner of the 2009 Austin Fashion Week, Best Overall Women’s Boutique. They have unique clothes and accessories by designers like lewis cho, nave,  Jocasi, and 2 Sisters Designs. Want more Texas wardrobe check out our Style Seen Daily’s showroom for more looks.

Cia.Maritima

Get ready for the swimwear to leave the beach and hit the runway at the luxurious Raleigh Hotel.   The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Swimwear in Miami, Florida kicks off on July 15th.

The invitation only event is one of the swimwear industry’s largest trade shows.  Designers from around the world, celebrities and supermodels will all come together in South Beach to celebrate and check out the hottest swimwear for 2011.  And of course we here at Style Seen Daily are in the mix too.  And, special for our Style Seen Daily readers, we have a sneak peak of the designers who are about to debut their looks on the Miami catwalk.

Cia.Maritima

Cia.Martima is considered the hottest and most popular swimwear line in Brazil, the line was launched in 1990 by Benny Rosset.  Benny Rosset the designer of Cia.Martima says he got his inspiration Versace. Expect this swim collection to be the best quality, detailed hand-work, fine embroideries, crystal beading and intricate lace. This sophisticated yet sexy swimwear is very popular along the Brazilian beaches.

Cia.Martima also offers a line of cover-ups, made of high quality fabrics. Cover up with a detailed-embroidered or crystal beaded dress to pair with your favorite bikini.

Cover up with Cia.Maritima.

Supermodels Gisele Bundchen and  Naomi Cambell are fans of Cia.Martima.

White Sands

White Sands from Austrailia creates suits for the girl next door but with a sexy twist. Designers focus on constructing a suit that is not only looks flawless for their costumers but comfortable each piece is made with Italian lycra fabrics.

Suits have been featured in Vogue (USA), Glamour (USA), ELLE, Sports Illustrated, Vogue Australia, Cosmo, Cleo, Grazia, Russh, Frankie, Marie Claire and Harpers Bazaar.

White Sands

Caffe

Caffe

Beachwear from the line Caffe is trendy and always full of colors and amazing patterns  — taking swimwear to another level.

The Columbian based swimwear line offers looks for women who want to take their glam style to the beach. Caffe’s trademake is “laid back luxury.”

Designer Paula Saavendra launched Caffe swimware in August of 2004 and since then the line has become a favorite for the summer months. Her goal when designing is to create a look that is chic, sophisticated and stylish, and most of all wants the clothing to bring confidence when out on the beach.

Caffe has been exposed in many magazines such as, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Maxim, and Life & Style.

Caffe

Look forward to seeing other big fashion names like, True Religion Swimwear, Mara Hoffman Swimwear, Aqua Di Lara and Lisa Blue.

Click here for the entire show schedule.

SSD Teammember Francesca Baldi at the Volcom Spring 2011 Fashion Show.

California’s surf legends fashion brand Volcom kicked off the summer with a splash as they launched their Spring 2011 collection of swimwear and must-haves to get temperatures to reach smokin’ hot.  And I was there ready to report for my first Style Seen Daily article.

Volcom fans and fashionistas filed into the Cooper Design Space in Downtown Los Angeles to catch a glimpse of what to expect for Spring bikini season. The ambience was a beachy urban vibe that made for some great fashion finds in the crowd. From western to hipsters I saw it all…heaven.

Cooper Design Space in Downtown Los Angeles.

Models of the Runway Volcom Spring 2011 Fashion Show.

The show kicked off with a bang as the crowd got to catch a few clips of a So Cal summer with bikini clad beauties. The models rocked it in some amazing pieces that made me want to buy one of everything. From denim, to florals. Volcom stopped at nothing to make their Spring 2011 collection unstoppable. The one thing that I loved the most about the show was none other than the…SHOES! What gal doesn’t just LOVE a pair of clogs? The models were sporting remarkable clogs that are the newest fashion find to hit the streets of LA along with some Jeffery Campbell wedges that made me fall in love, so as the rest of the crowd watched the bikinis pass by I was addicted to the footwear.

Killer Hair That will Have You Going Gaga.

Hair Accessories and Jazzed up Heals Make for the Perfect Summer.

Not only the shoes but also the accessories made me go gaga. I absolutely want to start wearing more accessories in my hair…it gives Ke$ha a whole new meaning. Feathers, flowers and neon’s oh my.  After a day with all that in my hair I can image quite a neck ache, but those models rocked it flawlessly.

Volcom Model Bikini Clad and Loving it.

Bigger is better maybe when you’re in Texas, but here in Cali we like to think the smaller the better when it comes to swimwear. It’s all about flaunting that itsy bitsy bikini and let me tell you, Volcom mastered the art in their 2011 Spring Swimwear collection. The bathing suits featured in the show were an eclectic blend of high wasted pieces, itsy bitsy bottoms and cutouts that will make you go gaga for glamorous swimwear…I fell in love.

Volcom Models Rock Fabulous Hair Accessories.

Volcom must have picked up from the words of Katy Perry, “Daisy dukes, bikinis on top” because from flannels to daisy dukes the models were flaunting the necessary pieces for a perfect day at the beach. Because we all know…”California girls we’re unforgettable!”

Itsy Bitsy Volcom Bikini.

The catwalk for the 2009 autumn collection at Paris Fashion Week was a happy themed one. Models were smiling up and down the runway, something previously never really seen in Paris.   

Stella McCartney‘s show was all smiles and full of supporters like her father, Sir Paul McCartney as well as her sister Mary both sat front row along with; Beth Ditto, Thandie Newton, Kanye West, Pink, Charlotte Casiraghi, Salma Hayek, and Francois-Henri Pinault.  

Amber, Kayne and Pink front row at the Stella McCartney Show in Paris at Stella McCartney's '09 Fall Paris Show.

Salma Hayek and husband Francois Henris Pinault Front Row at Stella McCartney's '09 Fall Paris Show.

McCartney showed delicate and beautiful cocktail dresses that put aside her typical sportier looks and let loose the “Stella Girl” as she put it. 

Also shown were jumpsuits, knit sweaters and elegant cocoon coats with skinny belts – everything well tailored and “grown up” while maintaining the style she is known for which is simply and easy going unfussy style with sex appeal.

McCartney mentioned backstage that she liked to take things apart and then put them together again, as a result she used spliced tulle and silk as well as black lace floating down arms which was actually an illusion of sleeves.

Stella Girl Dress at Stell McCartney's 09 Fall Show in Paris, France.

McCartney proves that you can make desirable fashion while maintaining your ethics as a strict vegetarian, such as herself.

Stella’s refusals to work with leather and furs have previously been rumored to hinder the style of her shoes and bags – this year she turns that around – if it was ever even true. Her new collection has knee high boots in faux leather and knitted silk. Stella has succeeded in creating must have items that even PETA will approve of wearing.  She has also rose above the previous gossip that she was “just a pop star’s kid” and developed real design chops and respect sans dear old dad.

Stella McCartney.

Stella has a variety of collections in 2009 from her Adidas designs to the two perfumes to both dressy and casual clothes. Her flagship store in London has had a strong year in profits and supporters keep multiplying.

For clothing, accessories and shoes that you can feel good about, both in how they make you look as well as knowing no animals were harmed in their process of being created – check out www.stellamccartney.com  and for discounted Stella (assuming you don’t need the newest trends) go to www.shopstyle.com

D&G reveals new collections & spokesperson

Eva Mendes, Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson, Freida Pinto, Claudia Schiffer, Eva Herzigova, Sheryl Crow, Lindsay Lohan, Fergie, Naomi Campbell and Scarlett Johansson all made their way to Dolce and Gabbana’s front row in Milan for fashion week. This line up is the biggest Milan has had in years, all for their fall-winter 2009-2010 collection.

D&G revealed that Johansson will be the company’s new spokesperson for cosmetics.

Lohan and Fergie at Dolce and Gabbana Milian Show.

This D&G ’09 collection was explained to be inspired by surrealist art with desire to push limits.

Dolce and Gabbana Milan Runway 2009.

Everything had a slim silhouette at the bottom and more elaborate from the waist up and was full of details from decorated headbands, ruffled stocking seams and puffed sleeves were widely shown.  

Dolce and Gabbana Milan Runway 2009.

 Furs of all colors made up a big part of the looks.   

Dolce and Gabbana Milan Runway 2009.

Dolce and Gabbana also added an iconic fashion theme to the show paying homage to Marylin Monroe. 

Marylin Monroe inspired collection at the Dolce and Gabbana Milan Runway 2009.

Gowns with Monroe’s smiling face adorned the models down the runway and it seemed that the new makeup ad campaign face, Johansson, who was dressed a light green silk dress with cap sleeves, could not keep her eyes off those styles. Johansson, a reddish-brunette at the moment, was done up in the campaign to look like Monroe with bright red lipstick and white blond hair.

Dolce and Gabbana Make Up Campaign with Scarlett Johansson.

The UK Telegraph reported on Johansson’s shoot saying, “I’m kind of buxom. I love red lipstick and I love a good lip. I was working with Pat McGrath, the British make-up artist, and she was so funny. Everyone kept saying, ‘Get Pat off the set. Scarlett’s smiling too much.” 

“She is beautiful, and she has beautiful skin,” Stefano Gabbana said of 24-year-old Johansson. He added that she embodied the concept of beauty for young people today.

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana revealing their new cosmetics spokesperson, Scarlett Johansson.

Backstage at the show, several beautiful male models all joined together to hit the runway in their black and white themed well tailored suits, Dolce and Gabbana still seem to dominate the market for European style suits.

Backstage in Milan at the Dolce and Gabbana Milan Runway 2009.

Look for the new line of make up in stores just weeks from now and the new collection heavy with metallics and also whimsical romantic looks has already hit the flagship retail locations.

Marc Jacobs Fall 2009 Collection.

Marc Jacobs made quite a statement with his Fall 2009 Collection at New York Fashion Week.  The designer known for making celebs and A listers wait hours for his shows  pulled a 180.  He shocked many by doing the unheard of at a fashion show:  NO celebrities were seated in the front row, his fashion show was two minutes EARLY, and he ONLY allowed a limited amount of press and buyers in — instead of a packed house of 1500 people he cut it down to 500 people and, yes, there was room to breath!

Why did he do this?  He wanted to bring it back to the clothes.  And it seemed he wanted people to pay close attention.  And if you wanted to take in the looks, you had to stay alert and focused as they went speeding by.  In 10 minutes he had 60 models walk the catwalk and he wanted the attention on them, not the atmosphere.

Super sized shoulder pads, fluorescent colors, mohawks —  it seems Marc also took inspiration from the 80s for this line.  And then added his unique fashion forward take.

Below are some highlights form collection.  Let us know your thoughts.

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Not one but two, yes TWO, models hit the floor during Herve Leger by Max Azria’s Fall 2009 New York Fashion Week show at Bryant Park.  

The models were in tight, constricting dresses and very high, skinny heels.

Luckily there were unhurt.

Style Seen Daily is seeing  a trend in the recent  fashion shows with high heels reaching new elevations   — we’re talking about heels that add half a foot to your height.  

Word of advice:  Be careful of too high of heels.  Just take a look at these photos and if these professional catwalkers are having problems just imagine trying to walk on these heels around town on a date!

And for those of you that need some help with walking in heels, check out this video I found while scouring YouTube titled “How To Walk In High Heels” — I find it educational and funny (it plugs a dvd that you can buy at the end that will further show you how to walk in heels — you see right there should be a fashion rule, if you need to buy a dvd to learn how to walk in your heels, then you shouldn’t be wearing those shoes.)  This video is roughly one minute in length.  And it seems that a lot of people need to pick up some tips, as it has received more than 600,000 views.  

CALVIN KLEIN Collection Men's Fall 2009. Photo - BILLY FARRELL / PatrickMcMullan.com.

In New York City, Calvin Klein Collection presented its Fall 2009 runway show designed by men’s Creative Director, Italo Zucchelli. For the designer’s first show on the New York runway and the brands’ first show there in 10 years, Zucchelli presented 44 looks within an event space at the company’s headquarters. Those in attendance, all clothed in Calvin Klein Collection, included actors Jared Leto, Chace Crawford, and Patrick Wilson, as well as Olympian Jason Rogers; and current Calvin Klein Underwear model Garrett Neff. Also in attendance was musician Kanye West.

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - AUGUST 05: A model walks the runway during the BZR show at Copenhagen Fashion Week SS10 on August 5, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Thorsten Overgaard/Getty Images)

Copenhagen Fashion Week kicked off August 5, 2009. It’s Northern Europe’s largest semi annual fashion event.

This four day event highlighting spring and summer 2010 fashions offers about 40 shows, featuring new and known Danish talent and international lines like Germany’s Hugo Boss’s Boss Orange.

Take a peak at some of the runway looks from day 1 below.

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For more information, visit www.copenhagenfashionweek.com.

Beat: From The Runway

MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 19: Models walk the runway during Carlo Pignatelli Cerimonia Fashion Show as part as Milan Fashion Week Menswear Spring/Summer 2010 on June 19, 2009 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImage).

July 19, 2009:  The Carlo Pignatelli Spring/Summer 2010 fashion show just took place in Milan, Italy and we here at Style Seen Daily have posted a few of our favorite looks here for you to check out.

Designer Pignatelli is continuing with the purple color palette we have been seeing a lot of the past year.  So ladies, it’s looking like the royal colors will continue its reign. The flowly material for the women in the royal purple reminds us of a fairy princess while the structured suits for the gentleman allow a perfect balance.  Also popular for men are suits that are not just your basic black but instead gray and shimmery tones which goes perfectly with the purples.

Take a look at some of our favorite pictures from this show…