Naeem Khan designs steeped in color

The urgency designers feel to turn up the heat on color next spring continues with Naeem Khan. His holy trinity, stated on the cover of his program: “Colorful. Racy. Glamour.” He didn’t disappoint.

A mirrored runway helped amplify to even greater degree the bright, bright, brights that make up his collection. Pick a color — any color! Yellow? He had several, including a sunny matte jersey gown with swirls of silver beading. Orange? Even sexier, with one-shoulder or sexy racer-back variations. Fuchsia? How about an organza ball skirt with a crystal-fringed tee? And navy fans should love a column gown with a silver streamers motif.

Periwinkle, mauve, moss, burgundy, red, rose, ruby (‘cuz you can’t be satisfied with just ONE shade of red) — all enjoyed a moment to shine. It was fun, if a little tiring to watch. Like he had to take out every crayon in the box.

Still, that means there’s bound to be something for everyone. Even white — there’s a classic white georgette jacket fringed with crystals worn atop a demure trumpet skirt, perfect for an older bride … or a mother of the groom looking to steal some thunder.