Fabulous Fashion with Tim Gunn!

Guess what, my fellow fashionistas and Project Runway-lovers? Last Saturday, I got to meet the fabulous fashion icon, Tim Gunn! Tim hosted a complimentary fashion show in Kansas City, featuring the Spring 2012 collections from Kate Spade and Lucky Brand Jeans.

I loved all of Tim’s fashion wisdom and advice during the show. My favorite Tim tip was to make a simple outfit “wink” by adding a funky, flourescent accessory. And at this show, there were plenty of funky accessories!

Astroturf bag by Kate Spade:

Straw hat with convenient built-in sunglasses:

Make a simple outfit “wink” by adding a fun accessory!  -Tim

Everywhere I turned there was another photo opp, so of course I snapped quite a few pictures. Here are some of my favorites from the show:

I loved the great show of color in so many of the new designs!

Here’s a fantastic jacket from Kate Spade that can be dressed up or dressed down. I love the oversized buckle on the cuffs  Indygo Junction’s Trench Topper would be a perfect garment to try with this embellishment!

Some of my other favorite fashions included this Lucky Brand maxi dress (love the pattern!) and these amazing calf-length gladiator sandals that I spotted in the crowd:

As if being at this amazing show wasn’t enough, I actually got to meet with Tim after the show and gave him a copy of my book Vintage Notions! I learned that he is publishing a book called Tim Gunn’s Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet coming out in the Fall. My first thought was of Mary Brooks Picken and her Fashion Dictionary, which could very well have been used in Tim’s research, as he was familiar with Mary’s name! I’m planning to follow up with Tim and his co-author, Ada Calhoun (who also helped him write the New York Times Bestseller Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work)to share more of my discoveries about Mary’s contributions to fashion history and the Woman’s Institute story. Maybe I could chat with Tim about the “Pajama Mode”, and this excerpt of Vintage Notions!