Inspired by the Byzantine Empire and Erté’s illustrations from the twenties, Naeem Khan offered up opulence and luxury in a dazzling succession of capes, embroideries, crystal beading and MEGA-glamour. We wanted to urge all the ladystars sitting in the tent to make sure to pick at least...

  There are far, far more competent trend forecasters out there than us, and if you really want to keep your finger on What’s Next, you’d do well to consult them, but it seemed to us, this season, that the trend is moving definitively toward silhouette. We’re heading...

Vivienne Tam Fall 2013 Collection inspired by the premise of Pop Art and the conceptual underpinnings of the punk movement.     [Photo Credit:...

Rachel Zoe Fall 2013 collection inspired by English equestrian and Seventies glamour.     [Photo Credit:...

  A Chado Ralph Rucci show starts with a hush, and ends with a standing ovation. He doesn’t care for trends, red carpets or magazine covers, but he has a rabidly supportive fan and customer base, eager to wear his gorgeous, impeccably crafted pieces – and having seen these...

  It’s kind of hard to picture a John Galliano/Oscar de la Renta melding of aesthetics, but The Master asked Galliano to come in and wave his Galliano hands over this collection to see what would happen. The result is still very Oscar, but with an undeniably Parisian feel to it....

    Carolina Herrera added a slight 1940s flair to this, her fall 2013– You know what? We’re just gonna shut up. Here’s your Pretty of the Day, darlings. Go fantasy shopping. Make up events in your life that will require you to wear hooded gowns. Pretend everyone...

Nautica Fall 2013 Collection titled ‘Black Sail’ inspired by the seafaring expeditions of Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton.     [Photo Credit:...

If there’s any designer who has the right to plumb the depths of Studio 54 for inspiration, it’s Diane von Furstenberg, who spent many a night in the famous disco herself, back in the day. For this collection, entitled, “Effortless Glamour”, DVF returned to the disco...

Inspired by Francisco de Goya’s “Portrait of Maria Teresa de Vallabriga on Horseback,” and bearing the Marchesa brand name, this collection was bound to be opulent and romantic, and it definitely did not disappoint on either front. It’s never subtle or underplayed with Marchesa;...

Christian Siriano Fall 2013 collection inspired by the Golden Age of the Russian Opera and the lavish interiors of The Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.     [Photo Credit:...

Badgley Mischka Fall 2013 Collection inspired by film noir and Alfred Hitchcock’s femme fatales.     [Photo Credit:...

Oh, we didn’t think Chloe could ever be this good to us, but Christmas has rolled around once again for T Lo. For the Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Fall 2013 collection lookbook, Miss Chloe herself unveiled a whole boatload of new alternate personalities to model the line....

Monique Lhuillier Fall 2013 collection inspired by “opulence and drama,” Art Deco motifs, and rich jewel tones.     [Photo Credit:...

  With jolts of vivid color and streamlined shapes, Michael Kors offered his vision of the season: “Bright Lights, Fast City,” which he described as “urban athleticism meets uptown polish.” Kors is a master showman and a brilliant salesman, which means his runway...

  Tadashi Shoji Fall 2013 Collection  Darlings, don’t you wish you were dashing from show to show at New York Fashion Week right now? You do? Well you’re nuts, because everyone’s freaking out about Snowpocalypse ’13. But if you really want to see what’s...

  The hook for Nicole Miller’s fall 2013 collection was “Raiding Your Boyfriend’s Closet.” Miller is one of those designers who knows very well the woman to whom she’s pitching and her collections tend to be so cohesive that the pieces all look like they...

  Tadashi Shoji’s runway show is always a highlight of our fashion week because you can always count on breathtakingly beautiful looks to parade past you. For this season, he took his inspiration from the exquisitely tragic grandeur of exiled Russian nobility, forced to wear...

  For this collection, siblings Nicholas and Christopher Kunz took their inspiration from 19th and early 20th Century Arctic explorers, offering up a heavily layered, highly styled series of looks to evoke both the region and the people who attempted to conquer it. Creamy whites and...

This collection had a more youthful vibe than we expected. Sure, there were the same impeccably cut suits we always see at a DKNY menswear show, but the layering, the range of materials and textures, not to mention the drool-worthy bags and sunglasses, all made for a look perfectly suited for...

It’s time for the Style Super Bowl once again, darlings! We’re dashing off to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, which means our week ahead will occasionally look like this: And we will be loving every minute of it. Not pictured: Hunger, crankiness, shoving, feet on FIRE with pain,...