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Emma’s Vintage Street Style at New York Fashion Week SS ‘15

My favorite outfit from all of New York Fashion Week this Spring/Summer 2015 season is hands down a vintage handmade Indian dress that I wore to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center.

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Styled by Emma: The Independent Handbag Designer Awards

What an honor to return for the fourth year to judge the Independent Handbag Designer Awards. Winners were announced on Wednesday night at the awards ceremony in Manhattan.

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Behind the Scenes at My Modavanti Photo Shoot

Shh… check out a sneak peek image from my photo shoot with top sustainable fashion boutique, Modavanti.

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At New York Fashion Week, Jeff Gentner Captures my Vintage Style

In between fashion shows this season, I met up with my pal Jeff Gentner. He shot a few photos of me at The High Line with his snazzy 1962 Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super B camera before we hit up the Eckhaus Latta show at Made Fashion Week.

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Date Night Style with Naya Shoes

Naya Shoes challenged me to a blogger style competition, “Style At Any Hour”. Read on for the deets behind my “Date Night” look and find out how you can win a pair of ethical Naya kicks!

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It’s a match made in vintage fashion heaven! I’m judging Thrift Store Runway's online fashion contest for the month of October. Five cash prizes (up to $500 in, yes, cash money) will be awarded to the winning “million dollar” looks created on a shoestring budget (less than $50).
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Are you up for the challenge? I hope so because I might just choose you, that is if you have the best outfit!
Let the thrift store shopping games begin! Read all the rules and regulations, here.
Shout out to my friend Kimberly Couzens for making the intro. Check her out, she is one fab writer.
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It’s a match made in vintage fashion heaven! I’m judging Thrift Store Runway's online fashion contest for the month of October. Five cash prizes (up to $500 in, yes, cash money) will be awarded to the winning “million dollar” looks created on a shoestring budget (less than $50).

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'Tis the season to get married! My dear friend Kit, whom I affectionately call “Kitty Kat Meow”, wed her cutey rugby-playing beau, David, in a beautiful outdoor reception at Shelburne Farms in Vermont this fall.
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Don’t miss: Emma’s Classic Style at a National Cathedral Wedding
I wore a Zara dress (Beacon’s Closet thrift store in Brooklyn, NY) paired with blue suede Céline heels (Wish consignment boutique in Newport, RI) and a Diane von Furstenberg clutch.
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'Tis the season to get married! My dear friend Kit, whom I affectionately call “Kitty Kat Meow”, wed her cutey rugby-playing beau, David, in a beautiful outdoor reception at Shelburne Farms in Vermont this fall.

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I love my home state o’ MAINE. Riding the Peaks Island ferry earlier this summer donning vintage white denim levi’s and a white top (with a colorful twist) borrowed from my mother’s closet. Appropriate for Labor Day weekend, no?
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I love my home state o’ MAINE. Riding the Peaks Island ferry earlier this summer donning vintage white denim levi’s and a white top (with a colorful twist) borrowed from my mother’s closet. Appropriate for Labor Day weekend, no?

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To walk the red carpet at this year’s Independent Handbag Designer Awards, I wanted to find a dress that balances my love for classic and ethical fashion. It made perfect sense to team up with the talented Jill Heller of boutique stylist company, PureThread. Her well-curated and tasteful collection of ethical designer fashion was the solution for my red carpet dilemma!
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I visited her Manhattan studio and had a blast trying on a number of looks—check out all the behind the scenes photos on Instagram,here—but Jill and I have narrowed it down to the top 4 dresses from Edun to Suzanne Rae, pictured below.
PHOTOS: 4 Classic & Ethical Red-Carpet Cocktail Dresses
Now, I want to hear from you! Tweet me @EMMAGRADY and Jill Heller @ThePureThread and let us know which number I should wear (before midnight tonight) on the red carpet at the Independent Handbag Designer Awards #HandbagAwards Wednesday night in NYC.
Wait, there’s more. Tune in to Twitter & Instagram Wednesday night at 7-10pm for all the action at the awards ceremony and to see how I styled the winning look.
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To walk the red carpet at this year’s Independent Handbag Designer Awards, I wanted to find a dress that balances my love for classic and ethical fashion. It made perfect sense to team up with the talented Jill Heller of boutique stylist company, PureThread. Her well-curated and tasteful collection of ethical designer fashion was the solution for my red carpet dilemma!

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Behind the Scenes Styling with Jill Heller: I teamed up with the lovely Jill Heller of boutique stylist company, PureThread, to dress for the Independent Handbag Designer Awards this Wednesday night in NYC—but I need your help choosing a dress.

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Congratulations to my beautiful friends, the newly wed Walshes, who got hitched at the National Cathedral in Washington this weekend.
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I wore a vintage lilac Bloomingdale’s skirt (Housing Works thrift shop, $10) paired with a borrowed top (thank you, lil sis), a vintage gold clutch and clip on earrings (a flea market), and my go-to black platform strappy sandals.
Photo: Jamine Ericka Benjamin
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Congratulations to my beautiful friends, the newly wed Walshes, who got hitched at the National Cathedral in Washington this weekend.

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I am excited to share the ensemble I styled for my strut—and, fortunately not fall—down the runway at the Eileen Fisher fashion show! If you missed the on-stage interview, I break it down—and my outfit—for you, below.
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Eileen Fisher: Why did you choose your outfit?
Emma Grady: I’m obsessed with Eileen Fisher’s peplum top, it’s on trend yet timeless and classic. I paired it with a classic black pencil skirt and cinched the look with an obi belt - a spring fashion staple that is versatile and will look fabulous with dresses this summer!
EF: You are well known for your ability to create timeless looks using vintage and new garments. In a trend driven world, how hard is it to be an original and to create your own look?
EG: Fashion Trends come and go—and not to be corny—but classic and timeless fashion will always be in style. I search for what I call timeless trends, anything that I’d wear in ten years. The peplum top is a great example of that, it’s on-trend yet classic. I keep my look fresh and modern with accessories, like Gretchen jones statement jewelry.
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I am excited to share the ensemble I styled for my strut—and, fortunately not fall—down the runway at the Eileen Fisher fashion show! If you missed the on-stage interview, I break it down—and my outfit—for you, below.

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Hearts is featuring me in their “Looking Good, Doing Good” series—read the lovely feature, here—and asked me to style and wear their Vintage Sinatra Glasses, Courtney Clutch, and Dhatri Necklace. I went for a “classic and timeless” aesthetic, per usual, and wore a full skirt, with nude platform pumps, and my favorite pink silk jacket that I’ve been wearing for more than ten years.
I am excited to release all the behind-the-scene images from my photo shoot with photographer Hal Horowitz for Hearts, the above shot is one of my favorites but there are plenty more in the neat and complete image gallery, below.
SLIDESHOW: EMMA GRADY FOR HEARTS.COM
We shot all the photos in and around Prospect Park, Brooklyn, and Hal almost got hit by a car on more than one occasion—that’s dedication! Though I can’t say I’m surprised, given that he’s caught everyone from Mick Jagger to Depeche Mode on camera.
Photo: Hal Horowitz
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Hearts is featuring me in their “Looking Good, Doing Good” series—read the lovely feature, here—and asked me to style and wear their Vintage Sinatra Glasses, Courtney Clutch, and Dhatri Necklace. I went for a “classic and timeless” aesthetic, per usual, and wore a full skirt, with nude platform pumps, and my favorite pink silk jacket that I’ve been wearing for more than ten years.

I am excited to release all the behind-the-scene images from my photo shoot with photographer Hal Horowitz for Hearts, the above shot is one of my favorites but there are plenty more in the neat and complete image gallery, below.

SLIDESHOW: EMMA GRADY FOR HEARTS.COM

We shot all the photos in and around Prospect Park, Brooklyn, and Hal almost got hit by a car on more than one occasion—that’s dedication! Though I can’t say I’m surprised, given that he’s caught everyone from Mick Jagger to Depeche Mode on camera.