Hi, everyone! I don’t know about you, but I find true success stories very inspirational! One such mega-achievement story is definitely about designer Marc Ecko.  Not only has Marc built a substantial empire based on contemporary style with mass appeal, but he’s also approachable and willing to share insight on what it takes to make it in these challenging financial times.

Recently, artist and designer Marc Ecko made a very special celebrity appearance at ClearVision Optical’s booth at Vision Expo East, an annual expo held at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Center. Hundreds of fans and expo attendees lined up in the booth to see Marc and receive a copy of his exclusive interview with “20/20 Magazine” & received a set of limited edition cleaning cloths. This latest interview in “20/20 Magazine” includes behind-the-scenes coverage of a candid, interview in which Marc discusses his new consumer website: marceckoeyewear.com. Marc also signed autographs and posed for photos with those who attended the event. The designer extraordinaire was in-booth to promote the newest optical and sun styles for his “Cut & Sew” Eyewear collection, as well as his new consumer website, marceckoeyewear.com.

One of my favorite areas of this innovative, cutting-edge new Ecko website is the virtual try-on portion! That’s right — consumers can see how sharp they look in various Ecko frames and also get a feel for what looks best on their particular face shape. I truly like the new optical and sun lines because the styles are amazing, sleek and flattering! The men out there can actually afford them, too! Even the names of the various eyewear styles shout affordable sophistication; “Entreprenuer,” “Lip Reader,” and ”The Alex” ( just a few styles which are as hip as the collection, itself). Not sure what to wear with your new frames? Marc has that covered too with a stylizer section of the site (how cool).

About the Cut & Sew Collection by Marc Ecko: With a turn of the century design aesthetic and meticulous attention to detail, each frame in the collection has custom temple tips inspired by the curvature of a tailor’s shears handle. These unique and subtle details creatively pay tribute to the true craftsman who is passionate until the end.

“Professors explained to me that focus is great. Being the biggest and having your foot in a bunch of things is not necessarily the best thing. So I came back and focused the message of my company. Harvard said to wait two weeks before you tell your staff, but I couldn’t wait. I said, ‘If it’s not about expanding the definition of beauty and making women feel physically and emotionally better about themselves, then we’re not doing it.’ My business before was based on me. But my marketing professor has taught me that it’s about customer centricity and not about me centricity. It’s about her. How do I affect that girl?”

– Tyra Banks in the Wall Street Journal

The model mogul has received her MBA from Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program (OPM). Proving once again that beauty and brains is a stellar combination & the key to continued success! Congratulations, fashionista!

Micah Jesse chats with designer Betsey Johnson backstage at her Fall 2012 Fashion Show at Lincoln Center

Every fashionista or fashionisto needs to stay refreshed with a spring in their stylish step! With the hustle and bustle during Fashion Week it’s important to stay happy and hydrated. Leave it to entertainment blogger and media sensation Micah Jesse of MicahJesse.com to join forces with Pepsi during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week as one of their official sponsors. At the “Diet Pepsi Refresh Studio” inside Lincoln Center guests were able to enjoy a crisp Pepsi with specially designed colorful striped-straws by Jonathan Adler! At the refresh studio station a revolving fashion window showcased the hottest fashion week designers’ looks! While on Diet Pepsi patrol Micah interviewed fashion icons such as Betsey Johnson, Richard Chai & BCBG, Carolina Herrera, center-stage at Reem Acra, Custo Barcelona, brunette beauty Maria Menounos, Debra Messing and supermodel Jessica White to name a few!

What was I drinking when I attended the shows at Lincoln Center? Well, Diet Pepsi of course! I found the Diet Pepsi station to be the perfect combination of upbeat, friendly, fun and fashionable! Cheers Micah to a job well-done. I’ll have another Pepsi, please. Enjoy these fabulous clips of the stylish action during the New York Fashion Week Pepsi extravaganza. A fashionable twist to a Fashion Week favorite! For the entire Pepsi playlist you can also click here!

“I like being a woman, even in a man’s world. After all, men can’t wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.”

-Whitney Houston

Dailyfashionista.com would like to pay tribute to an icon of American Music whose melodic voice touched the world.

When I heard one of my favorite actresses of all time Susan Sarandon along with her daughter were posing in exquisite images for luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, I just had to share the news with the DailyFashionista.com readers!

Neiman Marcus announces Susan Sarandon and Eva Amurri Martino as the artists featured in The Art of Fashion campaign for Spring 2012. The campaign includes 14 portraits of mother and daughter and will appear in the March edition of the newly refreshed Neiman Marcus publication, the book. Debuting nearly 20 years ago, The Art of Fashion was a revolutionary step for a retailer as the campaign was designed to feature cutting-edge fashion and provocative photography.

In keeping with that legacy, this year’s Art of Fashion was shot by photographer Mark Abrahams. The portraits artfully capture mother and daughter in a way that appeals to and connects with women of all ages. Designer merchandise featured in the campaign includes: Burberry Prorsum, Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Donna Karan NYC, Etro, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, J. Mendel, Lanvin Paris, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Tom Ford, Valentino and Vera Wang. The Art of Fashion campaign will appear in the first version of the refreshed Neiman Marcus’ the book. Building upon the book’s signature fashion and beauty features, new lifestyle-oriented editorial content will be supplemented into the oversize magazine.

“The March issue of the book not only features the celebrity power and beauty of Susan Sarandon and Eva Amurri Martino in a rich pictorial campaign, but it also debuts new editorial departments. We are delighted to share this inspired edition of ‘the book’ with our customers and look forward to bringing equally strong content in the coming editions,” said Eddie Nunns, Vice President, Neiman Marcus Brand Creative.

New departments within the book include:

Intersection – where style meets lifestyle with news on people, places, culture and cuisine
Full Disclosure– a Proustian questionnaire in which celebrated cultural icons offer a brief self-portrait in words and drawing.  March: Tim Gunn.
Two Places at Once– A side-by-side comparison of two cities Neiman Marcus calls home
Heritage– An inside look at Neiman Marcus history over time. March: Neiman Marcus in film, television and music
Essay– A think piece dedicated to the issue’s theme.  March: Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody on reinvention. 
Travel– An imagery driven celebration of a stylish destination.  March: Paraty, Brazil

About Neiman Marcus: The NeimanMarcus Group, Inc. operations include the Specialty Retail Stores segment and the Direct Marketing segment. The Specialty Retail Stores segment consists primarily of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores. The Direct Marketing segment conducts both print catalog and online operations under the Neiman Marcus, Horchow and Bergdorf Goodman brand names. Information about the Company can be accessed at www.NeimanMarcusGroup.com.

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”

– Miss Piggy

Pictured above: sitting front row at the Michael Kors autumn/winter 2010 runway show at New York Fashion Week.

Photo: Getty Images

ELI MANNING WEARS ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA FOR GIANTS SUPER BOWL XLVI PARADE!

Eli Manning celebrates at the Super Bowl XLVI – New York Giants Victory Parade in Ermenegildo Zegna. The Giant’s quarterback and years MVP has been a long time supporter of the brand. Eli Manning wears a grey Elements jacket, patterned dress shirt, brown trousers, and grey suede belt by Ermenegildo Zegna. The best words used to describe this look: utterly handsome! Men, take note.

About Zegna: Ermenegildo Zegna is the world leader in luxury men’s clothing. The company was founded in 1910 in Trivero, in the Italian Biella Alps, by the young entrepreneur Ermenegildo, whose vision was to ethically create the world’s finest textiles through innovation, sourcing the noblest fibres directly from their markets of origin. Managed today by the fourth generation of the Zegna family, the company is led by CEO Ermenegildo Zegna, grandson of the Founder. Since the end of the 90s the company has accomplished a comprehensive strategy of verticalization, creating a Global Luxury Brand which now ranges from fabric to clothing to accessories – and focused on retailing, pioneering early entry in emerging luxury markets. In 2010, Zegna celebrated 100 years of excellence.

Worldwide there are over 560 Ermenegildo Zegna points of sale in 80 countries, of which over 330 are direct operating stores. www.zegna.com.

One to smolder Carmen Electra looked absolutely stunning in a little red dress (LRD) by Shoshanna while hosting SVEDKA Vodka’s Anti-Valentine’s Day Bash with Jenny McCarthy this week.

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to amp-up your style quotient with a flirty ‘pop’ of red! Va-va-va-voom!! Carmen’s metallic shoe, soft wavy-hair and red pout are the perfect compliments to this romantic look!

GOOD DAY NEW YORK’S ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER JULIE CHANG ADORES CLEARVISION’S NEW GLOBAL FIT FRAMES!

Good Day New York‘s Julie Chang is a fan of the new Global Fit collection!  The stylish entertainment reporter shows off the fabulous BCBGMAXAZRIA Catarina Global Fit frame in Raisin Laminate. On January 12th, Chang tweeted: “Finally…they have glasses for low/no nose bridge folks! These are the “Global Fit” by BCBG available at ClearVision.”  Chang personally thanked ClearVision’s Marketing Team for the “chic specs” calling the “glasses made for flat nosed folks like myself…genius! And finally!!”

Personally, being able to see the world with great vision is truly a gift and being able to do it ‘in-style’ is even better! Here at Dailyfashionista.com, I visit the ClearVision site often, because they offer wonderful & flattering specs at reasonable prices. You can’t put a price on perfect vision, but they make it available to many of us out there. Julie Chang looks beautiful and I too, love these frames!

To learn more about the new Global Fit, please contact a ClearVision Sales Consultant.

Hi, everyone! As some of you may know, I write fashion-related articles for the popular Joonbug website. If it’s ultra-cool and happening Joonbug is there to get the sizzling scoop. Fashion, Food, Culture, Nightlife and everything hip from New York to Miami and the hottest cities across the country – can be found on the site. 

Recently, I was elated when I found out I was slated to interview Janice Dickinson! I’ve interviewed models such as Molly Sims and designers such as Catherine Malandrino. This was also a special experience because Janice Dickinson is a fashion icon. Known as the first “super-model” my discussion with her was nothing less than…superb.  She spoke with enthusiam, a quick wit and also offered some VERY interesting advice regarding making your dreams become a reality. Isn’t that what life and the new year is all about?!

*Click this link to read my interesting, exciting and candid interview with THE Janice Dickinson (super-model extraordiniare).

Janice also discussed some of her latest collaborations on TV, the internet, swimwear and perfume!