These are some looks from the famous people during New York Fashion Week. What do you think about them?

I guess as truthful fashionistas, you know a thing or two about Fashion Calendar. But, in case you have any doubts, let me share some quick insights with you.

-       There are 2 seasons in the Fashion industry: Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter. You might have seen before written “SS14 collection” for example, which means “Spring/Summer 2014 collection”.

-       Fashion works usually 6 months in advance. Therefore, Spring/Summer collections are showcased in September of the previous year and Autumn/Winter collections in February of the same year.

-       For designers it’s very important to keep in line with this calendar because it’s when buyers make orders to fill their stores in the next season.

-       This means that the collections we have seen during New York Fashion Week this February won’t be available for us, the final consumers, until next September!

As you see in the image, Season 2 is presented and carried out between January and August but prepared during the whole previous year.

Many believe that this Fashion Calendar has no sense, neither for independent and emerging designers nor for well established ones. Some of the designers who have shown year after year at New York Fashion Week in the past, spending thousands of dollars on it, have decided to change their strategy this year by saving huge amounts of money spent in runways that at the end, don’t generate any sales.

As I said before, buyers generally follow this fashion calendar to make purchases and fill their stores, but at the same time, it has no sense either! Us, the consumers, we want to buy the pieces we see in media right after seeing them and not to have to wait 6 months for them to come to stores. The old Fashion Calendar is no longer applicable in today’s extra-demanding and flexible culture.

It is for this reasons that many designers have jumped into alternative ways of promoting their collections out of the traditional calendar including participating in collective pop-up stores, opening their own, hosting a brand presentation, carrying a trunk show, etc. These are all alternatives that bring closer the designer with their final clients, cutting on costs and preventing waste.

That is more or less the philosophy Eva follows with her brand Ecoology, one of the most successful collections in our store!

As the designer of a sustainable menswear line stated, “designing off-calendar and specifically for the needs of our customers means that our energies are invested in what is truly important: producing a quality sustainable product, keeping marketing costs to a minimum and passing on the savings to our customers.”

In Beiñ, The Touch of Spain we believe in this new movement, we believe we are in need of a change and that is why we bring you our brands through small events and pop-up stores in the city all around the year! Fashion calendar has to adapt itself to the new world and flexibility is the first milestone it will have to achieve!

The white shirt is the same as elegance, exclusivity and classy. If you look up the meaning of the SHIRT is " A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body. Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men". The white shirt is an icon and a "must" part in a suit of men. Also the tailoring industry was so important and a essential for high-class men for ages. 

However the culture changes everyday and now you could find the shirt like this (see the picture below, the model is wearing a shirt by Guiëm)

Along the history there were some women that started to change the meaning of wearing a shirt as a symbol of independence and to rise the power of women in the real life. One of them was Coco Chanel in 1920 that made popular this cloth making it sexy and attractive. After this years ladies started to borrow the shirts of their fathers to combine with jeans but only as casual and informal outfits.

In 1952 showed up the "Bettina" by Givenchy with a classy touch and after the "shirt" disappeared for some years until 70´s when it became popular again thank to the films and some designers of that years.

Does not matter what social class you come from or if you want to look casual or elegant... the white shirt is always in and is an icon inside fashion. Carolina Herrera has made a line called "The white shirt" as a tribute to this icon in the history of women that means freedom.

Have you hear about anything about "oversize" trend? Is the perfect time to use the "shirt" of your boyfriend and combine what you like the most. We love that trend and encourage all the women to use men clothing in a sexy way.

By @cuquita86 for www.beinfashionspain.com

Orlando Bloom and Justin Bieber fought in Ibiza for Miranda Kerr and Selena?

Cara Delevingne for Topshop, watch the video!

Valentino opens its flagship in 5th avenue NYC

Rihanna wering men´s clothing for Fashion Night Out

The Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge

Hey all you fashion lovers! Hope everyone is keeping up with this New York heat! A little brutal? Yes. But DO NOT WORRY...because I have just the perfect fashion fix for that: Costalmel’s graphic t-shirts. Nothing screams summer fashion like breezy t-shirts with prints that embody the summer feel. These urban street style pieces are a staple for a summer wardrobe.

Their current collection includes short-sleeve and sleeveless t-shirts for both men and women with prints including my favorite summer fruit, PINEAPPLES (yum), florals, and Mexican skulls. They mix these fun prints with j’adore illustrations that are not only eye catching but also jaw dropping.

Made out of 100% cotton, these easy-breezy shirts can uphold the brutal summer heat but can also be transitioned into the fall. There is nothing better to have than versatile pieces that you can style year around to fit the changing seasons. The base color of all of Costalemel’s shirts come in different shades of white (depending on the style), which cannot scream STAPLE PIECE enough. The fact that the actual t-shirt is a shade of white with a colored illustration, makes it that much easier to just pair it with about anything.

REMEMBER: It’s the summer, so have fun playing with colors and mixing different prints within your tops and bottoms. Fashion is supposed to be fearless so go get them!

One of the biggest fashion do’s of the past few seasons has been to mix streetwear with couture. Its been seen all over the catwalks and it is still prevailing. We’ve seen it in collections like Chanel, where dresses are mixed with sneakers and in Kanye West’s Paris debut where he swore by it. It brings the higher and the lower end of fashion into one, which I think is great. I am a huge fan of the trend and think it is super fun. It brings out an urban, effortless edge out of all of us.

Have you miss anything important this week?

Jewelry inspired  in Lupita N´yongo  

Buiding owner of Rana Place faces charges

Espys show style

MFSHOW in Madrid by Lander Urquijo

HM opens the biggest store in New York

Choupette:The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat, Karl Lagerfeld's pet.

Conchita Wurst the new Musa of Jean Paul Gautier

Katie Holmes in Glamour

www.beinfashionspain.com is preparing the summer sales

New accessory of MIchael Kors

Last day in 080 Barcelona Fashion Show we found a pop-up by Costalamel.

Costalamel´s philosophy is expanding the ‘make la honey’ manifesto. Honey is an attitude towards life. It is being yourself and fighting for your dreams. It is positivism, zest for life. It is an ode to all those singular people who keep fighting to assert their values and ideals. That’s why we make associations with young designers and local workshops, with brave people who have the deep desire to change things.

His founder and designer Ernest (in the pic above during the 080) told us the key to be different "We try to differentiate from established brands by putting love and attention to details in every design we make. We can do it because we have small productions.We produce every single t-shirt manually, paying attention to the smallest thing, repeating it if it just doesn’t fit. We design, manufacture and print all the garments in small workshops from Barcelona. 4 different steps made by 4 different workshops, each step is carried where it is better done."

Hello! Hola! First and foremost, hope everyone had a great 4th of July! If you guys recall, my latest pic on Instagram is one of myself wearing one of our very own brands, Red&Rouge. The brand makes amazing handmade, artisanal turbans! Can you say J’ADORE?! The craze for headpieces is at its peak this year and I could not be more excited! They turn a basic outfit into a head turner…all with a simple touch!

Turbans have been everywhere lately and are staying for a few more seasons. I recently read an article on WWD.com called “Resort 2015 Trend: Gentle Women”. Pictured were these amazing women in resort 2015 collections with nonetheless TURBANS! As I flipped the pages I totally pictured myself in various outfits with similar fab pieces on my head! I instantaneously went home and grabbed my Red&Rouge turbans out for a spin!

Below I will post a few pics of how you can wear them. Hope they serve as an inspiration to you gals! These pieces are so versatile and easy-peasy! I am not much of an accessories person but I have been drawn into this trend. It can make you stand out with just one simple addition. You can even skip on the jewelry or just pull one on when you’re having a bad hair day! It is definitely a piece everyone should invest in. They give you a ‘cool chic’ edge and can really be worn anywhere and anyhow!

Look at these pics with Red and Rouge turbans, you can find them here

You fashion savy readers must go snab one of these at our e-store before they sell out! We only have a limited amount so go and HURRY!! PLUS we have a promotion going on so head over there to view it! GO GO GO! You can grab a basic one (like the ones mainly pictured above) or, if you are feeling like a risk-taker, you can grab one with a floral print to really amp up your verano wardrobe! Whichever you choose, you will not be disappointed. The quality is impeccable. Made with true craftsmanship and all by hand, these go to pieces are really “the icing on a well decorated cake”.

@classy_eug

Meet Eugenia

Welcome my fellow fashion rebels. If you have been keeping up with our Instagram {@BeinFashionSpain} you already know that we have a new PR Girl in town…, which happens to be me! You can call me Eugenia or by my name on social realms {@classy_eug}.

Where do I start? So I am currently a senior who is on track to graduate with a marketing degree in May of 2015. Surprisingly enough, all my fieldwork has been concentrated on fashion and events public relations.

A little more on a personal note now, I consider my self a food junkie and believe I was a hippie in a past life. I am a lover of all things fashion, especially street fashion. People-seeing is one of my favorite things to do. That is where I draw most of my inspiration. I am currently living between New Jersey {no, it is not that bad!!} and New York City. One of my biggest life goals is to learn how to fully embrace life and not hold back on anything. 

I started working with Bein in September of 2014 helping out during Fashion Week, but am now back on a more serious note. I will take on the role of being Bein’s new PR Girl, which includes expressing my thoughts and fashion sense through this amazing, creative outlet called Bein Fashion Spain. Hope you all are as excited as I am!!

Just so you all have a heads up as to what my contribution to this blog will consist of, I will always be circulating something in the realms of fashion, lifestyle, and events that are happening around the area. If there is anything you classy people would like to hear about, feel free to connect with me! Also look out for a special segment where I will be exploring the different boroughs of New York. I will take a day where I go and explore the city streets that make up each specific borough inside out. Consider it to be my mini lifestyle tour guide to all things city-cool from me to you! 

I am so excited to start this new journey and look forward to all the experiences this new professional encounter is about to bring me. It will be interesting, even for me, to see how a current college student takes on the task of being a PR Girl for a growing company while still juggling the college act.

With all that being said. Hope you all decide to hop on this trendy wagon with me and follow the blog regularly to read about my thoughts.

Make sure to follow our Instagram where you can catch every day pics of things I find cool, classy, and savvy. 

Always remember…stay classy and do all things with love! MUAH

All the week in pictures Fashion Trends and news from the coolest industry

Serpentine Summer Party

080 Barcelona Fashion Show

New social media contest by Marc Jacobs, a call for a casting.

Celebs in Glastonbury 2014

Costalamel POP UP store during 080 BCN Fashion Show

All the week in five pictures, all the fashion news in www.beinfashionspain.com

Naomi Campbell celebrates the 5th anniversary of death of Michael Jackson with this picture

The new app of Kim Kardashian

Alexa Chung for Armani Jeans

Ashley Benson the new image of HM Divided

Shooting day for BeinfashionSpain

Shooting with the winners of Nolcha's ruffle.

Tuesday, June. One of those days with high temperatures and humidity in which you expect that it will start raining any second. This is how the day started on the planned shooting with the winners of the ruffle Beiñ organized for Nolcha Fashion Week.

Where did we meet? The north entrance of the High Line in NYC.

Who did we meet?
- The winners and amazing models Kate Ramsay (winner of this Ecoology dress) and Verónica Cruz (winner of this Angradema shoes).
- The Spanish fotographer and future collaborator of Beiñ, Sheila Curiel sheicreative.wordpress.com, who also brought the stylist Belén Vargas from BVR Stylist.
- And Cristina Merino representing Beiñ and coordinating the shooting.

At 2 o'clock we were all ready to start shooting with Kate and her Ecoology dress, but just then the rain fall on us! We managed to get some cover under the bridge and decided to wait until the rain stopped while doing the make-up and stylism to our two winners. Just like a miracle, the rain stopped at the same time as we finished preparing the two models and we managed to go on with the whole shooting without any more problems and with the perfect light to shoot.

2pm Make-up and stylism.

2.45pm Shooting with Kate Ramsay for Ecoology

3.15pm Shooting with both winners and their Beiñ hand-painted bags

3.30pm Shooting with Verónica Cruz for Angradema

TIE OR BOW TIE?

Now is time to go parties, weddings and official acts, is for that your outfit should be perfect. Wearing a suit or smoking doesn´t matter the real problem is the accessory for men: tie or bow tie? that it is the question and we have the answer. BOW TIE is trend now and if you want to look elegant in an easy manner is your perfect complement.

Top designers as Dolce and Gabbana or Dior are selling this product and also there are a lot of new designers that are making real art works with their designs as La Pajarita, Guiëm or Rama-Lama. Chose yours and give your outfit a hipster style. 

Don´t forget to visit us and shop Guiëm designs.

By @cuquita86 for @beinfashionspain

Guillem Llull Vila designer and creator of GUIËM

When did Guiëm start?

Fashion is something that I love specially men´s clothing. When I was a little boy my mind was full of designs and new kind of clothes that I have never found in the streets. Is for that Guiëm was born is a way to create.

¿Cómo definirías el estilo de la marca en una frase? 

Nordic cut and mediterranean Style

What is the philosophy of the brand?

Guiëm  defines a men with a string style, someone that has clear ideas and wants to be different from the others. Guiëm is a way to express yourself trough out what you are wearing.

I think there are a lot of stereotypes in men´s clothing and we want to be free in this thinking.

What are the influences in Guiëm?

Trully I have inspiration from everything. I put special interest in details, they go to my mind and after I put these ideas in designs, Guiëm is a brand that Guillem Llul will wear. 

Celebrity crush?

I love and admire Patrick Harris: elegance and easy manner in one person that I share as Guillem Llul 

Any celeb wearing your brand?

Not until this moment.

What have been the key moments in Guiëm life?

Guiëm starts in March of 2014 so is very soon to say something or analyze what are the past special moments in the brand. But I have to say that is amazing the support from bloggers and media...is a reason to continue in this industry.  

What does USA mean for the brand?

USA is a very important market for Guiëm and new for us, something that we have to explore and explote. EEUU is the country of opportunities so we hope to meet our costumers. 

9. Tell us what is  Beiñ. for you

Go out from Spain, know a new market and an amazing opportunity. 

"A T-shirt  is a style of soft shirt, named after the T shape of the body and sleeves. It is normally associated with short sleeves, a round neck line known as a "crew neck", and no collar."

In 1913 the first form that the T-shirt took was called a union suit in New York. It was one piece garment in white color. In 1951 this product arrived in Hollywood in a sexy way with Marlon Brandon and all the teens wanted one. Later in the middle of the 50´s the T-shirt was an icon of rebellion, "Rebel Without a Cause."

In the 60`s the T-shirt started to go in the same way of the culture and music. Rock, Phycodelia, Punk and they became in art works since in last 70`s when turned into a essential in any wardrobe and not only in men´s. 

Now the T-shirt is a media channel to express and confess what you feeling or what you think about life, politics and culture: Message T-shirts.

You can find many designs with different stories. No matter the tribu you belong to. Maybe you don´t really realize that everybody has a T-shirt but the message on them is very different. Top designers and celebrities show us it.

Don´t you have a T-shirt saying I love New York? If not you are not in.

Here you can find some designs Made In Spain with a clear message and they are real art-works. Costalamel´s T-shirts has a strong feeling ‘make la honey’ manifesto. Honey is an attitude towards life. It is being yourself and fighting for your dreams. It is positivism, zest for life. It is an ode to all those singular people who keep fighting to assert their values and ideals. That’s why we make associations with young designers and local workshops, with brave people who have the deep desire to change things.

Guiëm says “I think the menswear still has a long journey to get rid of stereotypes and conventions; that’s exactly where we want to get, to that liberation” and you can see this in his designs.

 BY @cuquita86 @beinfashionspain

The essentials for this summer.

There are five trends that you need to know and you MUST HAVE in your wardrobe.

1. Florals and fruits prints in your clothes

                  Costalamel T-shirt

2. The perfect complement to shine with your outfit

             Agradema Lopez and Guiëm

3. Respect the environment with a eco brand 100% hand made

             Ecoology

4. Combine trends with your boyfriend and you will be the most trendy couple of the day

                Red&Rouge and Costalamel

5. Pastel colors to make the difference with your perfect sunbathe

                 Guiëm

Are you ready for your holiday in the sea?

Check www.beinfashionspain.com to keep update with all the trends in beauty and fashion and where you can shop MADE IN SPAIN designs from the coolest brands.

By @cuquita86 for @beinfashionspain

Shooting day with the winner of Nolcha Fashion Week Raffle. Veronica Cruz

First of all, congratulations for becoming the winner of the Angradema shoes we raffled during Nolcha Fashion Week and thank you for accepting modeling for us with your brand new shoes!

We would like to know a bit more about you. What can you tell us?

Thank you, it was such a thrill to be the winner of the gorgeous Angradema shoes!

I moved to New York City with my husband last January- by way of Arizona- and have been loving our time settling in! I find life here to be constantly inspiring, exciting, and stimulating- especially for those of us with an interest/obsession in fashion, styling, and media. Almost immediately upon moving here, I connected with some really great, like minded people. I have since started working on creating my own blog and have gotten to participate in and attend some amazing local fashion events, including Nolcha Fashion Week. It's been such a wonderful experience. I am having a blast..and the adventures just keep coming! 

The raffle you finally won lasted two days during Nolcha Fashion Week: the day of the runway and the day of the bloggers & media brunch. When did you meet us? How was your experience talking to Beiñ’s team? Did you expect becoming our winner?

I first met your team at the runway show, where I was drawn to the promotion for airfare to Spain, as it is one of my dream destinations. The girls and I chatted about our wanderlust and passion for international travel, a topic I can talk about for hours. When I first saw Bein set up at the media brunch, the first thing that caught my eye were the shoes- I even took a picture with them! Of course I signed up for the raffle but never expected to win. The first time I actually win a drawing and the prize happens to be a pair of shoes I had already fallen in love with!

Once you were selected as the winner of these shoes, we contacted you in order to get your measurements as the shoes were going to be handmade FOR YOU! Moreover, we went to give you your new shoes in person. How was the whole experience with us? Did you like the bag Beiñ’s team hand-painted for you?

The entire experience was surreal- from the moment the announcement was made to getting them delivered in person- it felt so intimate. The delivery and hand painted bag was such a lovely and personal touch- it made my handmade shoes feel all the more special. All these little details are what really made my experience with Bein so exceptional.

Then, next surprise: you would be modelling for us and the designer! Tell us where did Beiñ’s team take you for the shooting and how did you like it?

I loved it! We met at the Highline- one of my favorite New York spots- and got to take pictures around the Chelsea area. I felt like Carrie Bradshaw for the day- posing and modeling my new favorite shoes in the middle of NYC... every girls dream, right?

Which of the designs in our website are your 3 top picks (apart from your fantastic shoes, of course)?

Anything by Beatriz Penalver. I love the white bell sleeve dress featured on their lookbook!

And I know I would live in Taller's silky fringes for summer, as well as Red & Rouge's floral turbans.

Any style you are missing in our website that you would like to get a hand on?

I would just love to see Bein continue to showcase and support independent designers who are committed to a higher level of craftsmanship. It is really exciting to see Spanish designers go global and have such a presence in NYC! Quality and talent are meant to be admired in every language and culture.

How would you describe fashion from Spain?

Luxurious, sleek, and modern but with a nod to rebellion. Sophistication with touches of romance.

How likely are you to recommend Beiñ’s store and designers to your friends and family? And how likely are you to become one of our customers?

Very! I've already shared some of Bein's links and posts on my personal social media sites, as well as mentioned my own unique experience with them to everyone I know. It is something I will always treasure

Lower East Side , is the oldest and biggest area in  New York. The Lower East Side was very poor and full of inmigrants. Some parts inside this area have other names such as East Village or Greenwich Village;  

Artists and night club is what you could find in these street full of people no matter what time of the day

Lower East Side had one of the most important club of New York e CBGB (315 Bowery) where bands such as  Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads played.

You also can find Kosher shop and bakeries, one you may know is Katz’s Deli, popular for the scene of the movie  When Harry met Sally (1989)

In Fashion Orchard st is the most important and famous

The best boutiques you should know are vintage clothing by David Owens and the amazing designs of   The Dressing Room Boutique. 

The most trendy shops are  Proyect nº 8 (nº 38), the hats of Victor Osbourne (nº 160), emerging designs from  The Dressing Room Boutique & Bar (nº 75ª) or the wonderful watches of   Dedegumo (nº 188), the only japanesse shop out of Japan.

If you don´t know what to wear to visit the Lower East Side, visit our Onine Shop  http://shop.beinfashionspain.com/en/