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...

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,...

  Praise Jesus, color is back in menswear in a big way. And these two color queens couldn’t be happier about it. You should see our house. Those yellow suits? Same color as our kitchen. The green one? Our bedroom. The orange ones? Lorenzo’s office. And ten years ago, one wall...

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...

Inspired by the work of Hungarian-French Op-Art pioneer Victor Vasarely, Jonathan Saunders took his love of color, print and texture in a decidedly geometric direction. For the shapes, he looked to David Bowie. The combination is crisp and colorful, with an uber-modern feel to it, which is...