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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Day Eight

On the final day of New York Fashion Week, Ralph Lauren gave his customers what they love - a quietly romantic, sporty wardrobe in subdued shades of black, grey and taupe - Chado Ralph Rucci worked his couture-like magic on impeccably constructed tulle-and-wool crepe pieces, and emerging designer Jen Kao explored the idea of foundation in a tightly focused collection infused with downtown chic.

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Day Seven

As we approached the finish line of New York Fashion Week, Vera Wang previewed pared down pieces that offer a perfect blend of sophistication and sparkle, newcomer Julian Louie debuted a crisp sophomore collection full of strong silhouettes and judicious embellishment and Isaac Mizrahi delighted with the most upbeat, colorful and fun show of the week. Francisco Costa got artsy-craftsy over at Calvin Klein, while Zac Posen offered a gloriously optimistic, neo-Victorian ode to women and femininity.

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Day Six

Wednesday, it was all about architectural American luxe at Michael Kors, ladylike luxe at Oscar de la Renta and I'm-with-the-band rock stylings at 3.1 Phillip Lim. Marchesa pulled out the sartorial stops, which dresses that took up to two months each to make, Doo.Ri got edgy with her cool collection and at Juan Carlos Obando it was hand-crafted pleats, please. 

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Day Five

Rodarte took viewers on an apocalyptic, Women Who Fell To Earth trip, Derek Lam did Uptown chic, Marc by Marc was all about Eighties Alpine layers, and Narciso Rodriguez gave us sportif body con.

Giorgio Armani Donates $1 Million to NYC Schools

 

Giorgio Armani unveiled his new 43,000-square-foot Fifth Avenue flagship at a glittering, celebrity-studded gala Tuesday night - and also unveiled that he'd donated $1 million to The Fund for Public Schools at a private press conference attended by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Caroline Kennedy. Read all about it on VOGUE.COM.

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Day Four

   

Monday, it was all about uptown elegance at Carolina Herrera (no surprise there), while Zero + Maria Cornejo had her conceptual way with innovative fabrics and iPhone-derived prints. Donna Karan re-imagined the powerful business woman's wardrobe for the aughts, Thakoon's grown-up flights of fantasy hit the mark, big-time, Yeohlee championed zero waste - and molten metal fashions - and Marc Jacobs sent out a nostalgic, feel-good paean to the New Wave club kids of the '80s.

Stay tuned to see what's on tap for Tuesday.

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Day Three

 

Sunday was a jam-packed day 'o fashion, with ladylike looks at Lela Rose and DKNY, Mod-meets-Blade Runner vixens at Preen, innovative knitwear from Tom Scott, refined equine-inspired tailoring at Shelly Steffee, lots o' layers at Diane von Furstenberg, sporty chic at Y-3 and and an army of fashion-forward insect/androids - which sounds ghastly but was drop dead gorgeous - at Jonathan Saunders.  Links to VOGUE.COM are included here if you'd like to read our full reports.

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 – Day Two

Saturday we took in the newly-sleek stylings of New Zealand native Karen Walker and the Neo New Wave “Crystalarium” presentation by Vena Cava.  Alexander Wang got a bit more tailored for fall – without sacrificing his signature girls-just-wanna-have-fun, rock and roll party vibe – and the Poleci presentation was a delightfully unexpected blend of avant-luxe. 

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 – Day One

 

Fashion Week kicked off with a bang – of the celebrity sort – Friday morning, with the Heart Truth Red Dress show.  Things went from tender to tough at Yigal Azrouel and Cushnie et Ochs,with mondo tailoring on the runways of Duckie Brown  and Rag & Bone. Friday ended with a touch of futurism-meets-classicism at Costello Tagliapietra, and a free-for-all shopping spree/Duke Spirit concert at the McQ for Target launch.  Tune in to see what tomorrow brings.  And, as always, you can find additional New York Fashion Week reports at VOGUE.COM, The Fashion informer’s home away from home.

 

Photos © The Fashion Informer/Lauren David Peden