All Fashion Week long, we debated the merits of models. Are they talents or mannequins? Celebrities or coat-hangers? Do you rejoice at seeing your favorite on the runway, or do your eyes glaze over the face and go straight to the clothes? Well, we’ve found some video clips to convince you of one way or the other. And NYC is [...]

Summary: Michael Kors is stepping into his role as one of America’s design elite this year as he never has before. With his red, white and blue palette and classic shapes, he consciously nodded to his own origins and future. Sports and sensuality replaced out-and-out sex in his dresses despite their mature features– skin bearing cut outs, hardware and hip-high [...]

Have you had your fill of New York Fashion Week Spring ’09? We have…but before we move onto London…we’re not finished yet! Last season, SCS’s celeb portion of Fashion Week focused on which celebs attended the most shows. This year, though, because SO many celebs attended so many shows and the front were so star studded, we decided not to [...]

Summary: As anyone who was at the tents knows, security bowed down to the mob for one show only… and it was Zac Posen. Did he deliver? I think so. Even though there was not much flashy gimmickry, and the color palette was a soothing pastel array, the designer didn’t let down. Posen provided distinctly American creations, complete with kerchief [...]

Summary: Vera Wang‘s Spring collection was full of ephemeral, floaty looks, almost entirely done in silk organza. A dark palette, especially for the season, consisted of black, navy, grey and taupe tones. Future season staples of long jackets and vests appeared in the line, accented by rope-y statement necklaces. Horizontal lines and translucent overlays provided distinction for Wang’s looks, and [...]

Summary: My expectations were high. Who doesn’t love wonder design child Phillip Lim these days? He has become the fashion for the masses designer of demand for the contemporary market. Well, you know that feeling you get when you are stretched so thin that your are all over the place? Unfocused. You get your work done, but it’s not as [...]

Perhaps the motto of this year’s New York Fashion Week Spring ’09 could be possibly be…if you didn’t see the Zac Posen show, you didn’t see ANYTHING! In the celeb department, that is. Sure, Zac himself is quickly being called the next Marc Jacobs, but his runways surely attract a fashionable and highly celebutante crowd, and the front row was [...]

    Summary: Chris Han presented a collection that was eminently wearable. The line was for all kinds of women, for all kinds of situations, and honestly, could be for all different seasons. Structured and perfectly tailored trousers and jackets were balanced with gauzy, lightweight blouses and skirts. The color palette was reservedly neutral, but popped with the popular chartreuse [...]

Now that New York Fashion Week is over and we are almost finished with our coverage (it seems like it will never end) I have had some time to recover and reflect, mind you…not fully. So, I got to thinking about the questions I am usually asked by friends and people I meet. 1. What was your favorite show? That [...]

So Friday (the last day) of New York Fashion Week Spring ’09 brought a total zoo to the tents in the form of Project Runway‘s finale collections. As this and past season’s contestants like Stella, Blayne, Santoro, Laura Bennett, Jay McCarrol, Kevin Christiana, Malan Breton, Jillian, Rami, Jack Mackenroth, Carmen and Daniel Vosovic filed in to observe along with 900 [...]