NY Fashion Week

February 13-20.
I want to be in nyc.
I should be in nyc.
But I'm stuck in la..

Heres the rundown of things to look forward to from style.com.
Ive only included a few, but all 20 of them can be found at style.com.
Excerpt source [X].You Do Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression
The market crashed two days after Macqua designer Meike Vollmar debuted in New York last September, but unlike the Dow, she's bouncing back and showing here a second season. "In New York, people are open to discovering new things even though there's so much going on," the Berlin-based designer says, explaining her decision to take a second bite at the Big Apple. "I don't want to ignore what's going on in the world," she adds, "but the dreamer in me always comes in, creating a mix between realism and dreaminess." If last season is anything to go by, expect clever variations on minidresses and cropped leather jackets.

It Bauble to Replace Aching Void Left by Demise of It Bag
Fall 2009 is the season of the jewelry collaboration. Breaking into the New York scene is Hervé Van der Straeten, whose geometric jewelry will gild Ruffian's collection (left). Jen Kao and Joseph Altuzarra have tapped Eddie Borgo, Bensoni has nabbed Bing Bang's Anna Sheffield, Alexander Wang has partnered with Paris Kain of Abraxas Rex, and Thakoon Panichgul has teamed up with Fenton's Dana Lorenz. First Lady favorite Jason Wu, meanwhile, has enlisted Philip Crangi to add a "tough element" to his fairy tale-themed collection.

The Rise of the Fashion Show-cum-House Tour
The recession isn't all bad news for fashion. In fact, it has precipitated one of our favorite new trends: the at-home fashion show. L.A.'s Jenni Kayne will present her Fall collection at her parents' place on Park Avenue; Patricia Field, who's notoriously private about her Bowery digs, will open them up for her former printmaker Gerlan Marcel's debut collection for Gerlan Jeans; and the inimitable Terence Koh will play host to Bland's Teddy Willoughby. Who's scrambling to retrieve those invites from the recycling bin now, huh?

Designers Are Honing Their Nesting Instincts
Tuleh's Bryan Bradley has traditionally designed for the social set; this season he's targeting homebodies—after a fashion. He'll launch his interiors collection with a rug-strewn catwalk at the New York Design Center on February 15. The carpets feature print patterns from the house's archive—which means Bradley's clients can now coordinate from head to toe to parquet floor.

You Gotta Eat Sometime
This season, there seem to be almost as many presentations in the galleries as in the tents, so if it's convenience you're after, or carbs, Jim Lahey's new Ninth Avenue pizzeria, Co., is a good bet for in-between-show snacking. (More on Chelsea hot spots later this week in our Style File blog.) On the other hand, neither convenience nor carbs have ever rated that highly with the fashion people we know. Which is why we're betting that the lower Lower East Side will be the place for after-hours merrymaking this season. Ludlow Street hideaway Chloe 81 and East Broadway's BEast are about as high-profile as a pair of below-street-level clubs can be. Tweaking the trend, Above Allen at the Thompson LES hotel—also home to the well-reviewed new gourmet Chinese restaurant Shang (left)—will host a number of fashion week parties. We'll see you there.

More Cozy Dinners
If your invite stack is a little thin this season, you're not alone. No Marc Jacobs post-show blowout. No anniversary celebration on the High Line. Instead, intimate is the order of the night. Thakoon Panichgul, who's had plenty to celebrate these last few months, is throwing a little dinner party on February 20 at the Soho Grand penthouse. The designer's PR is mum on the expected celebrities, but if the First Lady were to surprise us by showing up at a fashion week event, maybe, just maybe, it would be this one.

good luck john!
More Models of Color on the Runways (Really)
Last season Arlenis Sosa nabbed opening spots at Oscar de la Renta and Bottega Veneta—and a Lancôme contract to boot. This time around, she won't be the only one flying the Dominican flag. Santo Domingo native Roza Gough (Elite) is a bona fide bombshell who's set to explode (far left), and Rose Cordero (Supreme) has already nabbed a solo Teen Vogue editorial and, we hear, a Terry Richardson spread in Paris Vogue.

It'll Take More Than an Economic Meltdown to Scare Off New Talent
"Economy be damned! I'm just focusing on the future." If Matthew Terry's timing is inauspicious, the Coventry designer's résumé is anything but. The Ohio native honed his craft under the tutelage of Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan before branching out on his own just over a year ago. His Fall collection, the first he'll show on a runway, consists of basics reinterpreted in novel ways, like a traditional kilt in sheer, gauzy fabric. "I like to think of it as 'the new version of,' " Terry explained. We say: Change is good.

Blondes Still Have More Fun
To celebrate Barbie's big 5-0, Mattel is staging a full-scale runway show. Fifty designers including Anna Sui, Diane von Furstenberg, and Rachel Roy (left) will create looks based on iconic outfits from the doll's archives, with Christian Louboutin supplying the pink patent pumps. And it doesn't end there. Following her NYFW debut, Barbie heads home to Malibu for the grand opening of her Jonathan Adler-designed Dream House. After some R&R, she jets to Paris, where Karl Lagerfeld will open his exhibit on the doll at Colette, and Gareth Pugh and Jeremy Scott will unveil Barbie-inspired capsule collections, also at the store. Here's to 50 and fabulous!

The schedule for NY Fashion Week 09 can be found [X].
I know I'll be watching for coverage of shows after designers present their collections.