Lisa Marsh
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Wetsy at Betsey
When you got to go, sometimes you've got to go. A well-heeled lady at the Betsey Johnson show looked pretty as a picture with her preschool-aged daughter sitting on her...
Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa is way ahead of the game. The shaping and sculpting like everyone and his mother are doing this season is old hat to Costa --...
Ralph Lauren at Fashion Week
Flowers, tweeds and furs. Ralph Lauren can be counted on to present a really well-styled and well-designed collection and this season is thankfully, no aberration. SEE THE PHOTOS There was...
Reed Krakoff
As the creative force behind Coach's remarkable resurgence, you could only assume that Reed Krakoff, who has worked for designers Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren, would ultimately want to expand...
Marchesa
Marchesa designers Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman should be enjoying their moment in the sun. The beautiful sculpted roses this couple has showed in past seasons have sprung up on...
3.1 Phillip Lim
Designing for the woman who occupies the space between disco and punk, Phillip Lim was attempting to design young/old clothes for an easy/fussy woman and guess what? He did just...
Nanette Lepore
Nanette Lepore's brand of kicky little dresses is always refreshing to see. This season's bits are in shades of berry, cherry and coppery brown, some printed with a chandelier pattern...
Michael Kors
Michael Kors is at his best when he sticks to the true American sportswear he's known for. SEE THE PHOTOS His mastery at combining tailoring and softness was the driver...
Tory Burch
People love orange. The trouble with wearing orange is that it's hard to wear (turns skin yellow) and can come off as clown-y. SEE THE PHOTOS Tory Burch is tackling...
Carolina Herrera
It all came together. The bits and pieces of trends all came together on Carolina Herrera's catwalk. There were bold graphic patterns, smartly utilized furs, deep vivid reds and bright,...
Dennis Basso
Dennis Basso goes through the motions. He gets on the ready-to-wear fashion week schedule and stages an elaborate fashion show at Bryant Park to a packed house to do one...
Badgley Mischka
Mark Badgely and James Mischka did a very smart thing. The duo that showed both their signature namesake line and their lower priced Mark & James collections at Bryant Park...
Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg is in an enviable position. She's so popular with her buyers and the consuming public that she could probably send out paper bags and still get rousing...
Monique Lhuillier
People are swayed by ball gowns. It is hard not to be entranced by beautiful, full-skirted gowns that make a statement when one enters a room. Usually, Monique Lhuillier is...
Donna Karan
Seeing the Donna Karan collection for fall without hearing her explanation of what it is will leave anyone a little bewildered. Giant cocoon coats? Sculpted jackets and skirts that don't...
Tadashi Shoji
No matter what the red carpet event, Tadashi Shoji always seems to get some big celebrity in one of his dresses or gowns. With his track record we would expect...
Halston
Halston designer Marios Schwab is in an unenviable position. As the designer of the Halston signature label, he may be an uber-creator (we're still in the fence on that one),...
Spotted: Tory Burch
It all came together. Tory Burch must be in good shape for her presentation Wednesday, as she was in Herrera's front row along with assorted Herrera daughters and grandchildren, Lee...
DKNY
Bold and graphic.The backdrop said it all. The models came out in front of giant rectangular panels covered with fabric from the collection. And the pattern of the panels was...
Chado Ralph Rucci
Kelly Cutrone's loss is our gain. Last season's monstrously large Chado Ralph Rucci fashion show was a complete disaster when it came to seating and organizing the front of house...