This summer has been super busy for Advanced Style. I have been shooting a special story for a German fashion magazine,working on my book, and planning a fashion week event with the Ace Hotel and Tavi. I was thrilled to be asked to speak on a panel at this year’s IFB Conference. If you are in New York, you should definitely check it out. More details about my panel below:

Evolution of Fashion Media

3:30-5:00 pm
Gone are the days when fashion media was all about glossy magazines and red carpet photos. As mainstream media moves online, how do blogs differentiate themselves from fashion sites? This panel–an IFB Conference first–will touch on this and more.

Writer, Alice Carey, learned about style from the ladies who lived off Park Avenue, in New York, during the 50s and 60s. Her family immigrated from Ireland, and her mother was a maid for a chic set of women, who purchased hats from Hattie Carnegie and shopped at Bergdorf’s. As a young girl, Alice soaked all of this in. Her style philosophy is, “The Object is to look as chic as you can, but your average person in the street would never wear this.” For more of Alice’s story check out the videos below:

I stopped this elegant woman on the Upper West Side and asked if I could take her photo. When I asked about her style she exclaimed, ” I’m old enough to be comfortable with my own style and not be subject to the whim of designers.” I couldn’t have said it any better myself. Do you feel that style advances with age and experience?