There are rarely any surprises in a Carolina Herrera show. Like Oscar de la Renta, she is a sturdy, mountainous, immoveable figure in fashion; one who can be relied upon to consistently reinforce old school femininity and glamour and turn out beautiful collections filled with beautiful...

  It’s an experience going to a Chado Ralph Rucci show. America’s only certified couturier, he remains stubbornly disinterested in trends, fashion magazines, and red carpets. It’s always and forever about the work, and about applying the meticulously impeccable...

When three ukelele players with palm fronds in their hair are placed at the end of the runway to kick off the show, it’s a pretty safe bet that an island theme is heading your way. What makes this collection more than just a chance to put on a lei are the beautiful prints, evoking...

Taking inspiration from birds, fish, and moonlight on waves might seem a little easy or obvious at first. After all, they’re universally considered beautiful on their own. Still, this collection of looks manages to find its own interpretation of these things and offer up a different...

  Inspired by a recent performance of the American Ballet Theatre’s “The Dream,” Christian Siriano offered up an ethereal collection of pale pastels and ultra-femininity; lots of pearl encrusted details, white feathers, and tulle. Part princess, part ballerina; with a...

  Once again – and forevermore  – the DKNY show was about the strong, confident, New York City woman with places to go and people to see. It’s always about finding the power in femininity with Donna Karan. This time around, it was power suits with sheer blouses,...

The notes for this show (entitled “Batteries Not Included”) referenced ’80s surrealist art, techno, sci-fi, “digital nature,” and, the one that tied it all together for us, “bad girl/good girl.” That latter phrase tends to hit right at the heart of...

Inspired by femme fatales and the black-and-white photography of Helmut Newton, the BCBGMAXAZRIA spring 2013 collection seems, to us, to have missed its mark. Instead of evoking the fluidity and sexiness of its stated inspirations, the looks are complicated to the point of being overworked....

  Evoking a desert feel with its use of sandy beiges and cinnamon tones, the Nicholas K collection took it one step further through the deployment of its signature sense of layering and use of headwear. The result? Bedouin chic. No one can layer like Nicholas K can. It seems to be...

Darlings, while we spend the next couple of hours frantically uploading all 10,000 Project Runway decoy collections, we thought you deserved some Fashion with a capital F, as well as some hardcore pretty. Kittens have no doubt heard us complain over and over again about the preponderance of...

We are ALL ABOUT fashion-as-fantasy. Don’t get us wrong; anyone who reads us for any length of time can tell we’re big proponents of dressing to your strengths and dressing appropriately for the venue, but we do so love it when fashion gets all aspirational on your ass. Even so,...

The collection is titled “In Constantinople’s Wake” and you can see the subtle hints of Ottoman motifs and an overall sense of diminished, yet still glittering beauty throughout; as if you were watching very old and perfectly preserved gowns walk the runway for one more round of...

  Taking inspiration from the Tarot, and fooling around with the concepts of deconstruction and reconstruction, Atelier Versace offered up a collection far more elegant and less out-there than last season’s. “Elegant” isn’t usually a word that springs to mind with...

One of a number of hot young designers of the moment, Joseph Altuzarra took the oft-referenced safari as his inspiration for his 2013 resort collection, along with the designs of the tribes of Masai, presenting ikat patterns in bold colors, killer tailored coats and jackets cinched with belts...

We have never wished we could work a turban so hard in our lives. Jean Paul Gaultier always was obsessed with nautical themes, so it’s no surprise to see them again in this collection, albeit with some serious twists. This to us, is fashion design in its pure form. It’s intricate,...

  What we’ve always loved about the Tibi brand is its penchant for chic, wearable minimalism and that’s still on display here, in spades. But it’s never “minimalism” in the stereotypically fashion sense of sending a bunch of grey, white, or black shifts and...

Well, HELLO NIPPLES! Short-shorts, sheers and going shirtless under a jacket are apparently going to be the norm for spring 2013. Or at least it will be if you’re an Armani male. Nipple-rama aside, we actually really like this collection. Even with the tiny shorts and sheer tops,...

Vivienne Tam routinely takes inspiration from Eastern spiritual concepts, which is appropriate, because if you’ve ever sat in on one of her runway shows, it’s a religious experience. This time, she was inspired by the spiritual and ritual significance of the mandala, and focused...

“We Will Rock You” by Queen was the runway music, and the message couldn’t have been louder or clearer once the clothes hit the lights: it’s all glam superheroes and wrestlers for the Versace Spring 2013 Mens collection. Flashy, body-conscious to an insane degree, and –...

To hell with it. We’re sending you your pretty for the day RIGHT NOW.   And if you don’t think the Alexander McQueen Resort 2013 collection is pretty, we will weep salty tears. Over your lack of taste and inability to appreciate beauty. Okay, no. We’ll be nice. But...

You Burberry boys better be prepared to party come spring next year. Designer Christopher Bailey sent fluorescent metallic pieces bright enough to glow in the dark down the runway for the Purberry Prorsum Spring 2013 collection, and these looks demand to be noticed. He continues to play with...