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Calvin Klein took a tangent into futuristic fashion with the structured silhouette. There was lots of shimmery, metallic fabric with a primarily charcoal palette.
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Carolina Herrera - showcased textured fabrics, offered in a natural color palette that ranged from redwood brown to light stone. The occasional use of amber, rose and caramel were made to match the "waning light cast at the end of a summer's day," Herrera said in her notes.
Her inspiration was baskets, she explained. That translated well into a strapless gown with a woven bodice and a quartz-colored dress that looks like a checkerboard of organza.
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Donna Karan -
The silhouettes were slim, with Karan touting "body skirts" and "body dresses" that fit like second skins, but the light viscose jersey, linen and silk fabrics allowed them a vibe of easy elegance – and wearability. Colors included sky blue, a barely there blush and a lot of neutral skin tones.
If there aren't enough places to wear her jersey wrap dresses – especially the blush-colored, off-shoulder number that was a little reminiscent of old-school Halston – there were everyday
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Dianne von Furstenburg -
As part of the New York Fashion Week's pret-a-porter collections, Diane von Fursenburg's designs are adventurous, but not always exactly ready to wear.
Diane von Furstenberg was inspired by the women wearing her Spring 2010 pearl- and emerald-embroidered tunics and bohemian skirts – not just any old shopper. "Rising like a phoenix, she is a modern myth, the queen of the desert, a true adventurer, exploring and enticing," the program notes read.
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Lacoste sent out a spring collection that was cheerful, youthful and wearable. Starting off with tennis whites, most styles were cut long and lean, including the polo shirts. The heart of the collection was the easy, beachy clothes that were inspired by 1920s photos of Jacques-Henri Lartigue, who "captured a generation of leisure for whom life was simple, sporty and chic."
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Marc Jacobs showcased frou-frou ruffles and pearl embellishment, yet his muse was still a woman with an edge. His customer is the cool, creative type who can find the best thing in a vintage store, or buy Jacobs' blush-colored ruffled jersey dress that mimics it. For store racks, he offered wearable jackets that had a hint of military influence and suits that could be the wave of the future, with a stream of ruffles down the jacket that continued on the skirt or trousers.
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Miss Sixty revisited the 80s with bleached and tie-dyed denims and bright graffiti-styled jackets. The trilby emerges again for and fishnet stockings add unexpected sexiness to the designs.
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William Rast -
Another denim-heavy range was Justin Timberlake's William Rast. Patched, bleached or paired with a leather jacket, the tough yet versatile fabric is combined with simple T-shirts to create a comfortable look.
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