Fortuna for Us!

Posted on September 14, 2015 by reversecommuter

Fortuna is the Roman Goddess of luck, and is the inspiration for Diane von Furstenberg’s Spring 2016 Collection just unveiled at NYFW.

This was the first painting Diane ever bought, it hangs in her bedroom and represents freedom, nature, beauty and individuality, and luckily for us brought forth this dazzling collection.

The Spring 2016 DVF Collection delivered bright colors (hot pinks, turquoise, white, gold, navy blues, cherry pinks and golden yellows), textures and tassels a plenty and flowing goddess worthy dresses, crop pants and jumpsuits.

The greatest part of DVF is the woman herself.

She inspires greatness, she delivers beautifully crafted clothing that is approachable in price and her sexy effortless pieces are easily wearable in everyday life.

Move over Fortuna, there is a new goddess in town and her initials are DVF!

Dress Me Dolly

Posted on May 5, 2015 by reversecommuter

Mother’s Day is only 5 more sleeps! Girls it is time to plan your Brunch outfit.

Mother’s Day Brunch means getting everyone else clean, dressed and wrestling the boys into the dreaded blazer! Doesn’t leave a lot of time for preening and primping.

Solution – the dress. One piece. Pull it on over your head and go. This is good. Here are a few front runners in reversecommuter’s humble opinion. Click the pic to buy it.

Suno Pleated Hem Shift Dress

Jonathan Simkhai
brocade burnout dress

DVF Barth’s Silk Maxi Dress

Lisa Marie Fernandez
cotton-poplin tiered dress

Now the biggest hurdle ahead is the choice between a bellini or a bloody mary!

Fashion & Finance Friday!

Posted on March 6, 2015 by reversecommuter

I will not comment about the weather.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winter demands creativity. Activities of the indoor persuasion become highly desirable. Feeling culturally fancy in a fashion history kind of way? GREAT! There are four bastions of fashion that are currently on exhibit in museums around the world.

Lanvin, specifically the grande dame herself, Jeanne Lanvin, who founded the fashion house in 1889, is being feted in Paris at the Palais Galleria until August 23rd.

Alber Elbez refused to submit any of his Lanvin designs for the exhibit so as to emphasize the simplistic beauty of fashion design being that of a seamstress and her hands, and it also displays the continuum of the style of Lanvin that Alber delivers.

Ralph Pucci is sharing some of his mannequins in NYC the end of March. Specifically in an exhibit at The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD).

Pucci the designer was initially a mannequin sculptor, creating some of the most beautiful, curvaceous, ethnic and socially representative mannequins from the 1970’s through to today. His mannequins have been dressed by DVF, Anna Sui and many others.

Speaking of the 70’s, The Fashion Institute of Technology’s Museum in NYC, is hosting an exhibit showcasing Yves Saint Laurent and Haltson’s work that defined the sexy groovy vibe of 70’s fashion.

Think Studio 54 fashion, some of them donated by Tina Chow, Lauren Bacall and Paloma Picasso – imagine diving into those closets!!!!

The clothing is iconic and timeless yet at the same time clearly represents the 70’s, which is an absolute testimony and tribute to their talents.

So grab the kiddos, dress up so you don’t feel like a schlep in a puffer coat and hit the museums. Gain a little culture and enjoy a celebratory glass of champs on your new found grey matter!

Don’t let the weather interrupt your fabulous weekend!!!!!!!!!!

xo reversecommuter

Top 5 Vacation Dresses

Posted on February 16, 2015 by reversecommuter

One thing in common with all 5 of these choices – can be rolled up in a ball then shaken out, add havianas or a stellar pair of Loubies, wear with children and still manage to be all put together!

1. Rick Owens

reversecommuter found this dress and immediately bought it in 2 different colors. Draped, bias cut and absolutely rollable.

2. DVF

the queen of romp herself would approve of this choice – repeat after me, I can never go wrong packing a wrap dress.

3. James Perse

Californian king of t-shirts just grab one of his long tank dresses or rushed mid-length dresses and go!

4. Alexander Wang

this classic sheer paneled dress comes in light and dark colors and even in a shirt silhouette, clearly recognizing a good thing can come in different shapes & sizes.

5. ETRO

the Italian design house that creates tapestry like no other can dream without hallucinogenic assistance once again proves that a combo cover-up / fabulous evening dress makes for a lighter suitcase…all the better to fill up at the duty free!

Fashion & Finance Friday!

Posted on October 31, 2014 by reversecommuter

BOOO!!! It’s Friday & Halloween!

Pharell has once again CRUSHED IT in regards to what everyone has attempted to do.

Adidas has launched the collection by Pharell and equality is the name of the game, and it is delivered in exquisite fashion.

Price points vary reflecting material choice, for example a satin jacket is considerably less than the leather version.

Click here to get your melon jacket and lime green Stan Smiths…or visa versa! Don’t be blue, another wave of Adidas Pharell awesomeness crashes online December 1st (Attention Santa!!!!!!!)

photo courtesy of W Magazine

Diane von Furstenberg is hyping the wrap dress once again and this time in California. As a direct result of her IMMENSELY successful wrap dress exhibit in Los Angeles (click here for a refresher) she is going to open three new California boutiques. One shop will be dedicated to the wrap dress – such a fun cool concept!

reversecommuter ALWAYS grabs a DVF wrap dress when I have a “i-don’t-have-anything-to-wear moment of crisis!

Nike obliterates the competition with their technology and reverse commuter is the proud owner (and creator) of possibly THE SICKEST b-ball shoes ever thanks to NikeID.

Nike brand president Trevor Edwards has pushed the technology envelope since joining Nike in June 2012, and one of the company’s target areas is women.

reversecommuter is proud to be a willing victim – the technology on the website decimates anything else currently on the market and it is SO fun to use! Make your own here!

Pop the champs, get the costumes on and enjoy the ghouliest of Halloweens!

xo reversecommuter

O.W.O. City Spitter Style

Posted on August 4, 2014 by reversecommuter

From beach to city.

Traveling means fashion that rolls up into a suitcase, then rolls out unwrinkled, and works no matter the weather. Darker colors are always a good idea when a tourist! James Perse, Alexander Wang, Jonathan Simkhai and Diane von Furstenberg are all masters at this.

Chicago’s Millenium Park has the coolest art installation/fountain, the Crown Fountain, created by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, and funded by a multimillion dollar donation from the Crown Family…thus the name. It consists of two LED walls that run 1000 videos of a variety of Chicagoans, all of whom were instructed to smile, frown, and then pretend to blow out a candle.

When that happens a spout sprays out a canon of water – much to the delight of anyone close enough to get sprayed!

Fashion & Fitness Friday!

Posted on June 6, 2014 by reversecommuter

Happy Dance Friday!!!!!!!!!!

Tom Ford is frowning. Or at least he could if he wants to. The newly married daddy has decided to stop getting Botox and fillers and just age naturally, and he is blaming it on his son and the lack of time in his schedule now that he is a dad. Yet another reason reverse commuter LOVES Tom Ford!!! (see reversecommuter’s original Top 10 here)

Tom received the lifetime award at the CFDA awards on June 2nd. And as everyone knows, Rihanna showed up in a completely transparent dress.

Diane von Furstenberg really loves Google Glass. She first unveiled the über-cool optics on her runway during the DVF Spring 2013 show.

DVF Made for Glass collection will launch on June 23 on Natalie Massenet’s net-a-porter.com and Porter.com for the men’s collection. The goal is to deliver wearable tech to the fashion and technology advanced clientele. Wearable tech is an area that industrial and fashion companies are extremely focused on, and Google Glass is truly the groundbreaker.

Glasses will be $1725 and sunglasses will be $1620, and please note that this is a limited collection!

bikinis and champs is the order for the weekend – enjoy!!!!!!

xo reversecommuter

DVF Made for Glass line will launch June 23 on Natalie Massenet’s net-a-porter, and Porter.com for the mens line.

O.W.O. Skin

Posted on May 19, 2014 by reversecommuter

Traffic Jam in the ‘burbs!

O.W.O. this week is all about the simplicity of a dress. One piece = easy peasy outfit!

Leather is big for Spring 2014 AND for Fall 2014. Balenciaga, Gucci, Yigal Azrouel, Fendi, Akris, Chanel, Jonathan Simkhai – all the cool kids have skins in their collections!

Translation – buy now, wear now and later! Amortize that purchase peeps!

Hats, Dresses, Champs!

Posted on May 15, 2014 by reversecommuter

Combining fashion with a great cause is always Haute Couture!

reversecommuter was a busy girl yesterday attending two phenomenal events in Boston, for two incredible causes.

PIP aka Party in the Park, is an annual fundraising luncheon for the Emerald Conservancy.

PIP attendees wear a hat (yay!!) and support the beautiful parks of Boston, created by Frederick Law Olmstead (the same landscape architect who was responsible for Central Park in NYC).

The evening brought another event, Dress with a Cause. A fashion show and fundraiser for St. Jude Hospital.

In it’s fifth year, this event brings out an intimate, generous auction competitive crowd that raised an impressive amount of money that goes directly to one of the most important cancer research hospitals for children.

Fashions were provided by Sara Campbell and Kenzie Kids, and the show was filled with adorable designs, uber cute models and fun floaty big balloons!

Spring Cleaning Cash!

Posted on March 20, 2014 by reversecommuter

Happy First Day of Spring! LOVE this photo of actual tulip fields in Holland.

Closet cleaning commence!!!

Donating to charities is always a great idea for unwanted clothing. But what about the big ticket items that are unloved by you, but could totally rock someone else’s world?

Allow me to introduce you to Julie Wainwright and TheRealReal.

reversecommuter arranged for therealreal.com‘s “white glove service” – have atleast 10 pieces that meet the criteria of the realreal.com’s designer list, and a phenomenal fashion force comes right to your home to take your goodies, tag & review them, and then put them up on the website for sale. reversecommuter’s pile included shoes from Gucci & Jimmy Choo, clothing from DVF, Balenciaga, Fendi, Marni, Burberry and a few others too. Guess what – you can earn up to 70% of the selling price!