October 8, 2011

Today's Everyday Fashion: BRINK Fashion Show

How I planned it vs. How I wore it





































Last Friday I got to participate in a really cool event - BRINK magazine and vitaminwater's uncapped Fashion Show. They picked four local designers to compete in a runway show, and assigned each designer a mentor (a la Tim Gunn). I played mentor to designer Eliza Torres, who totally blew me away with her finished product and ultimately took home the grand prize (woo hoo!). It was a really fun night and I loved seeing the hours of preparation that went into the show beforehand (I was literally dressing models in a bathroom!). For the event I wore this Moda dress from MJR Sales that I've had for awhile but is comfy and felt right for the occasion. I originally considered doing something different and pairing the dress with brown, but at the last minute I switched to black shoes, purse and belt and kept it simple. It was a great night! :-)

Occasion: BRINK vitaminwater uncapped Fashion Show
Dress: Moda c/o MJR Sales, $27 (also seen here)
Belt (left): Joe's Jeans c/o Marshall's, $10
Shoes (left): Restricted via Endless, $40
Purse (left): c/o It's in the Bag, $79 (up for sale here)
Belt (right): Came with another dress
Earrings (right): Boston boutique
Shoes (right): Steve Madden via Ross, $20
Watch: Michael Kors, family gift

Kicking off the show
Eliza's models walking the runway


















Eliza won!


























Photo credits and to see more photos: Central Florida Top 5 and Jim White Photography

11 comments:

  1. The purse is currently sold out. :( great outfit though. I love zebra print.

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  2. Great dress and what a fun event! Definitely think you made the right decision leaving the belt, it gives a longer and leaner look :)

    Michelle
    www.pinqueblog.com

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  3. J, you look great as usual! I was wondering (and this is probably too personal) but where has your wedding ring gone?

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  4. I love that dress and I love it with the brown! I would have never thought to pair the 2.

    http://health4lifekc.blogspot.com/

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  5. J, I followed your (Above) links until I reached the (11 min., 45 sec.) "VIDEO Recap" of Friday, September 30th's Fashion Show ............ i.e., BRINK &
    vitaminwater zero™ uncapped "ReCap"  or  http://vimeo.com/29996520.   

    Eliza Torres ............ (who is just SO incredibly talented in this little 03:18 video Eliza Torres - Uncapped  or  http://vimeo.com/29787853!!) ............ did a wonderful job of INTERPRETING vitaminwater ZERO Squeeze Lemonade's *colors* of metallic gold and silver;  off-white;  and light gray IN her Fashion Collection!!    You also did an equally-wonderful job in your mentoring of Eliza ............ and in your very thoughtful/insightful On-Air Fashion Commentary, too ............ (i.e., at approximately the 02:40;  04:35;  and 10:40 points in the VIDEO Recap of the Fashion Show)!! 

    The outfit you styled and wore yourself, for the evening, was really classy-and-polished:  and I also think you'd *ROCK* Eliza's charcoal cuffed shorts, (with the metallic gold pinstripes), from the show:  I'd genuinely love to see all of the different ways, J, that ............ you'd be able to style them, too!!

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  6. *NOTE*:  To access Eliza Torres' video, please remove the "!!)"----at the end of the previous link I typed----to click (correctly) on this link instead:  http://vimeo.com/29787853    (*Sorry*!!) 

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  7. great outfits she all wears. such contest really explores something new for me to think about it and purchase.

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  8. Thanks for posting this video of the runway show Rosanna! Totally should have included a link to that in my post! :-)

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  9. Ahhh, I'm so glad I stumbled across this post. This outfit is exactly what I was looking for... perfect for a date night! <3 your blog! :)

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