Shake Up Très Chic Cocktails for Fashion Week

Fashion Week Skinny Stiletto Cocktail

The clothes may be haute at New York Fashion Week, but the ultimate accessory is ice cold.

If you, too, are craving something fabulous to toast before the runways close on Thursday, these stylish sippers go with any and all outfits.

Skinny Stiletto

Makes 1

1 oz. raspberry vodka

1 oz. melon liqueur

2 oz. cranberry juice

Lemon wedge or 1-inch lemon peel, optional

In a shaker filled with ice, combine all of the ingredients and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with a lemon wedge or strip of peel.

Fashion Week Catwalk Couture Cocktail

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Makes 1

2/3 oz. melon liqueur

¼ cup sugar

½ oz. vodka

½ oz. gin

½ oz. rum

½ oz. triple sec

½ oz. fresh lime Juice

Splash of club soda

Lime wedge, optional

1. In a small saucepan, combine ¼ cup water and sugar to make simple syrup. Cook, stirring over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves; let cool completely.

2. In a shaker filled with ice, combine the vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, lime juice and 2/3 oz. simple syrup. Shake vigorously. Pour into a glass, top off with club soda and garnish with a lime wedge.

Recipes courtesy of Midori and SKYY Vodka

— Alison Schwartz

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