Our photo editor Mandy had the opportunity to stop by Nicola’s last week, where Uniqlo and Nicola Formichetti presented their new line. Widely known as Lady Gaga’s stylist and the creative director of Mugler, Formichetti, who is half Italian and half Japanese and often called “Nico Panda” by friends and fans since he resembles an Asian bear, collaborated with Uniqlo as thestyle director for its latest collection, the Innovation Project.

Who: Sara & Suruzi
Spotted: Grand Promenade at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Why we love their looks: We were immediately drawn toward Sara & Suruzi’s styles when we spotted them at Concept Korea’s presentation and were pleasantly impressed to find out that they are designers themselves and were wearing clothes from their eponymous line, which debuted in 2009. Both graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with degrees in fashion design, and they decided to start their own contemporary line together right out of school.

On Friday, we made our way to Lincoln Center to see Concept Korea IV Fashion Collective, a collaborative between The South Korean MCST (Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism)/KOCCA (Korea Creative Content Agency) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), where the five winners of this season’s competition—Doho, Lie Sang Bong, Resurrection by Juyong, Son Jung Wan, and Steve J & Yoni P—showcased their Spring/Summer 2012 collections.
Seeing all five collections together side-by-side was quite impressive as it showed the dynamic …

Last year, we remember the streets of SoHo in NY completely jam-packed with stylish crowds for Fashion’s Night Out—and last night’s festivities lived up to the same hype. Celebrating FNO’s third year, it was a crazy, exciting and glamorous night out as we put our heels on and ventured out to store events on Fifth Avenue.
Our first stop was Saks Fifth Avenue, which hosted an array of events and guests including Joe Jonas, Ne-Yo, designers Doo-Ri and Prabal Gurung, Glee’s Lea Michelle, and the woman behind it all, Vogue’s Anna …

What: DANNIJO Zander necklace
Where to buy: DANNIJO