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...

  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...

We freely admit that we haven’t felt inspired to do a weekly “Judging the Judges” post for Project Runway this season, but the LadyJudges definitely gave us something to talk about when they walked out onto that runway Friday morning.   Project Runway Judges Zac Posen,...

  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,...

It’s WELL past boy o’clock around these parts. Let’s get caught up. Michael Bastian went large in terms of inspiration this time, turning toward the iconic imagery of legendary American illustrator Norman Rockwell, whose aesthetic can be found in the preppy, red-cheeked New...

Because we made her cry; because so many of you have been asking, and because it’s a nice little collection of looks that would work on a range of ladies, we present to you the Korto Momolu Spring 2013 collection.     Whether Joe Zee’s tutelage is responsible for it or...

A collection with a surprisingly Parisian feel coming from a designer with such a strong background in defining the American woman’s style. Bright and bold, with silhouettes so clearly defined they almost look like drawings, these looks have a pleasing dramatic quality that we...

Well, there’s no denying it now. Helena Bonham Carter is a style icon. Who else do you see in practically every single one of these looks? With a backdrop set that was described as “Marie Antoinette’s version of ruins,” the association was complete, because to us, it...

Especially in the opening half of the show, there was a stark simplicity to many of the looks, with pure whites dominating the runway at first and bits of color and contrast appearing gradually. It was almost illustrative; as if to say, “We’ll start off by defining glamour and...

Ethnic themes in fashion can go wrong so easily. They can often wind up looking gimmicky at best; offensive at worst. Vivienne Tam practically revels in her Chinese heritage, and pays homage to various other Asian cultures, and yet it never feels anything but beautiful, respectful, and...

Inspired by “A Soul Brought to Heaven,” by painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau, which depicts two angels carrying a young woman to Heaven, the Marchesa show at the Plaza Hotel was just as lofty a little slice of fashion heaven itself. The thing about Marchesa that doesn’t always come...

At his heart, Michael Kors is a classic, old-time showman and it’s never more evident than when he’s mounting a runway show. The vibe in the tent is intensely high-energy beforehand, as celebrity after celebrity files in and takes their seats, to the lightning-storm flashes of...

A little fantasy to stir into your Monday morning coffee, darlings. There’s always a sort of restrained elegance to Oscar de la Renta’s shows; an air of extreme sophistication and refinement, tempered by classic good taste and the lack of a need to be showy. And we’ve tried...

The timing wasn’t quite right for Downton Abbey to have a major effect on the runways this season, but you got the sense that everyone wished it had. The show’s reaching its peak in international popularity and, like Mad Men before it, is practically begging the design world to...

The atmosphere was very casual during the Elie Tahari presentation, which made for an oasis in the middle of the usual runway show madness. The models were chatting and having a good time and Champagne was being passing around, giving the room a feel almost like a party, where all the women...

Kittens, we may have attended this show on Wednesday night, but it had Saturday night written all over it, which makes it a perfect post for, well, Saturday night. With Adam Lambert and Lil’ Kim in the front row, and more drag queens than you can shake a clutch at sprinkled throughout...

Carolina Herrera may be justifiably known for her elegant, dramatic gowns – and certainly there is no lack of them here – but it was the quieter pieces and separates that held our attention this time. As impeccable as any of her gowns, the jackets, coats, skirts, and cocktail...