Following Fashion Week ...

Twice a year, runways and tents are erected in Bryant Park attracting designers, celebrities, and fashion geeks like myself.



Fashion week is not as fanciful as it has been in years past. The rising costs of tent shows has sent some designers to other locations. Others have canceled shows all together, opting for showroom viewings of their collections instead. Those who are still doing shows have scaled back a bit.



The declining economy's effects on fashion week hasn't dampened my fashion week spirit though. I've been trying to keep up-to-date with all the shows. As of yesterday my favorite shows were Abaeté, Cushnie et Ochs, Jason Wu, Yigal Azrouël, Ruffian, Boy by Band of Outsiders, Preen, Vera Wang Lavender Label, Hutson, Rag & Bone, Rachel Roy, Lela Rose, Koi Suwannagate, Karen Walker, BCBG Max Azria and Charlotte Ronson.



To stay up-to-date on all things fashion week, check out these sites:

• Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
• Women's Wear Daily
• Style.com
• NY Magazine
• The Cut
• Inside the Tents
  
• NY Times - The Moment
• MissWhoever You Are
• Racked
• Elle.com
  
• J'adore Couture
  

For up-to-the-minute accounts, head on over to Twitter:

• Twitter - Cut Blog
  
• Twitter - The Moment
• Twitter - Nitro:Licious
• Twitter - Karen Kooper
• Twitter - André-Michael
• Twitter - Party Hopper
• Twitter - Racked
• Twitter - Dréa Sette
• Twitter - Nordstrom
• Twitter - KK
• Twitter - Stephwu
• Twitter - A2theJ
• Twitter - Ian Jarrell
  
• Twitter - On Glam Fashion
• Twitter - Elle.com
• Twitter - Refinery 29
• Twitter - Kimair
• Twitter - Fasshonaburu
  

Happy runway watching!