Talk of the Tents

Dallas designer Lela Rose drew inspiration from the darkness and playfulness of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales at her Sunday morning show. Forests were conjured by way of abstract big plaids and a fitted woodcut jacquard seamed pieces. Ginger dot geometrics seemed plucked off a gingerbread house. A slim sheath trimmed in lace mimicked raven wings — oooh, wicked good.

The designer who is known...

The young designer Joseph Altuzarra looked to the street for inspiration this season.  As he explained in his program notes, the zigzag of skyline, the glint of pavement after a rain, the flashes of color from passing cars all found expression in this edgy, ultra-feminine collection.

Industrial zippers swirled around dresses and skirts like the tracks on a subway map, trimming panels...

Alexander Wang is not shy when it comes to taking his bow. It’s an odd phenomenon in the fashion world that so many of the designers of bold, brash, avante-garde clothes take the meekest of bows—they hesitate, take a mincing step forward onto the runway, give a half-hearted wave, then quickly escape to the safety of backstage. You wouldn’t think they’d be so shy. 

Shyness isn’t an issue...

Few young designers channel 1950s Hollywood glamour like Christian Siriano. When it comes to new New Looks, he leads the pack, and this collection is chock-full of examples. The liquid gold lamé blouse and pencil skirt. The metallic fuchsia tux jacket and matching cropped pant. A cocktail dress with gold sequin bodice and an explosion of layered black tulle beneath. 

There were simple...

Hervé Léger by Max Azria looked to nature for inspiration this season, and the abstract sculpture of Les Lalanne, a French husband-and-wife duo known for clever takes on animals and vegetation. 

Here are chic looks for the urban jungle: swingy bandage dresses with dazzling appliqués and beading, exotic matching leggings, cuff booties and the occasional leather harness layered on like...

While one Fashion Week show is stressful enough, husband and wife designers Lubov and Max Azria put on two each February and September for their brands, BCBGMAXAZRIA and Herve Leger.

"The important thing is that the people like it," Max Azria told Newsday as he prepared to debut the Herve Leger Fall 2013 collection at Lincoln Center on Saturday.

"There's much more embroidery,...

Critics are raving about Monique Lhuillier's Fall 2013 collection, a killer combination of luxe fabrics and intricate embroidery and lace with embellishments of sparkle, feathers and fur.

Before unveiling the head-turning red carpet gowns she's known for, Lhuillier started with white sheaths and pants with color blocked furs.

Celebrity stylist and TV personality Brad Goreski sat in a...

Designer Rebecca Taylor was so nervous about the snow the morning of her New York Fashion Week show that she couldn't even bear to look out the window. 

"My husband looked out the window and said, 'It's not that bad!'" she said. "It didn't really amount to as much as we thought it might and that's amazing."

"The Descendants" actress Shailene Woodley...

Prabal Gurung was thinking about women in the military for his fall 2013 collection – not just uniforms mind you, but the women who serve – and the balance of their strength and femininity.

Olive green openers included a nipped-waist, form-fitting officer’s jacket that managed to simultaneously convey aggression and sexiness. Furthering that theme were leather harnesses that outlined the body...

Shailene Woodley attended Rebecca Taylor’s show at the Highline Stages on Saturday afternoon, and the lovely young actress (she doled out hugs to reporters, including this one) was a very good muse.

Dressed in a black, leather jacket, printed blouse and slim navy pants from Taylor’s collection, she was fashionable in that cool girl way that says, “I didn’t try too hard, but I look good.” In...