Runway Trends & Reviews

Runway trends and reviews from New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week. Fashion show photos and highlights on how to wear the catwalk look in your wardrobe.

Michael Kors Spring 2012 Fashion Show, chic and simple animal print jungle

Runway Review Excerpt: Bravo, with this Michael Kors collection, simplicity still exudes luxury, no matter how long you've been trapped in the Amazon!  A luxury private jet filled with women crashes in the Amazon jungle and luckily everyone survives.  When the survivors are found one week later, they are all wearing the Spring 2012 Michael Kors collection! Torn and loosely knit sweaters, oil stained anoraks, tie dye wrap skirts, nonchalantly draped dresses hanging from the body with snake skin, chunky tribal neckpieces and gnarled hair is what the collection consists of and is precisely what our lost yet tasteful Amazonian girl would look like. The overall palette is very warm and rich and doesn't really scream Spring, but it's appropriate for

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Anna Sui Spring 2012

Runway Review Except: The old world, highly feminine glamour is missing from current fashion trends and Anna Sui smoothly mixes retro + sexy, making you want to pucker up that red pout and blow a kiss to the waving men on the boat deck. The Anna Sui Spring 2012 collection channeled a glamorous 1940's girl all dolled up to impress the boys of Fleet Week!   Fire engine red lipstick, cartoonish jewelry, bow belts and ankle socks worn with patent leather mary janes all fit the bill and made fun with the art deco style fashions.  Sequin and fur bedroom jackets worn over frilly ruffle dresses or high waist short-shorts and a sailor cap gave us the glam of the era, and

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Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2012 Fashion Show pops with preppy colors and modern 60s edge

Tommy Hilfiger spring 2012 fashion show Runway Review: Redefines the classic prepster with bold, head turning statements and fresh silhouettes A bright, modern prep statement was clearly made at the Tommy Hilfiger spring 2012 show where it was anything but old school country club attire. The show kicked off with large glen plaids in pink, blue and tangerine orange and the plaids continued, it is Tommy afterall, in pop colors and mod 60's silhouettes. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Then we had bright wide stripes on chunky knit sweaters, smooth leather jackets, skirts and dresses, boldly placed stripes, an abstract camo print and huge color blocked caftans evoking a 70's decadence. A rich palatte of sunny yellow, cranberry,

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Betsey Johnson Spring 2012 Fashion Show serves up sexy girl power

Runway Review Excerpt: If your goal this Spring involves snagging a man, or men, with your sexy girl-power and making them putty in your hand - this collection is for you babe. *I left this show GLOWING... so bubbly and happy!!  Best show season after season* Those heated, sexual energy butterflies we are all familiar with having in our stomachs were fluttering around in full force through the captivated audience at Betsey Johnson's Spring 2012 collection! Sex, the power and confidence of sexuality, was on display on this runway; and it was having a blast!   There is nothing short of playful exuberance at any Betsey show, with smiling models walking the runway, blowing kisses and thankfully showing off curves every

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Custo Barcelona Spring 2012 Runway raves with it’s mind-blowing fashion meets art palette

Runway Review: The Spring 2012 Custo Barcelona collection was perhaps the most wearable I have seen in many seasons! Has Custo Dalmau strayed from his wonky roots to make something more sellable?! No, definitely not, however you will have no problem shopping for strong, out of this world items that don't feel tailored solely to the Lady Gaga's of the world. As always the color palette is psychedelic and not toned down whatsoever. As a matter of fact, that concept applies to the eye catching prints that are reminiscent of the Rorschach ink blot test, combined with fluid watercolors and a splash of the acid tripping 60's tie-dye's. Don't leave out the texture, because you will find plenty of sequins,

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Derek Lam Spring 2012 Runway is Full of Louche Sportswear

Runway Review: Plenty of key pieces we all can wear and stylize! Lucky for you, Derek Lam's recent Spring 2012 outing stays mostly consistent within his timeless sportswear mentality and time tested hallmarks- clean colors, color blocking and sleek tailoring. His crisp palette of bright whites, coral, seafoam, yellow and toasted brown sheen leather should make smart choices for sunny spring days lounging around a rooftop pool. As always, fabric details were key here and Lam's knits define this point with variegated ribs, honeycomb stitches and a sharp diamond jacquard that was worked into a dress, a skirt and a short sleeve and long sleeve top- must-have items that can be worn in a myriad of ways. A basketweave pattern

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Charlotte Ronson Spring 2012 Fashion Show for the free-spirited BoHo girl in you

Runway Review: Light, simple and carefree - as fashion should be - is what you will find in Charlotte Ronson for Spring 2012. Charlotte Ronson's Spring 2012 collection continues with the bohemian feeling known for her line, but for Spring 2012 she trades in the grunge we have seen in the past two seasons and for a of precious vintage femininity.  The ever-present small floral prints are here again and in addition we have cotton eyelets, lace collars, ombre chiffon, delicate knits and shimmering beading. For the boho tomboy there is patchwork denim, printed chambray denim and black and white stripe shorts - which have been spotted on multiple runways this season.  The muted palette is dreamy and makes the pieces

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Herve Leger Spring 2012 Fashion Show is hotter than hot

Runway Review: I desperately want to be the woman in the room wearing Herve Leger's Spring 2012 collection pieces. Sexy, strong, feminine, and very aware of her prowess she is indeed. And wearing a dress to match the attitude. The collection is beautifully simple yet intricate - the color palette hardly strays from champagne, silver and soft rose lurex, black and white. The silhouettes overall are fitted, ahem....very fitted, mid-thigh, sleeveless sheath dresses. It's all very simple until you get up close and see the exquisite seaming, braiding, knotting, metallic beadwork and pleating. These details are what make each dress simply nail it dead on. And these details mold to the body and create a stunning piece of work on

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Diane Von Furstenberg- Spring 2012 Fashion Show

Runway Review: You will be covered with it all in DVF next Spring!  I would like to find myself dressed in the collection next April and May. The DVF woman will confidently strut in draped silk crepe, crisp wrap skirts with volumous pockets, tailored suitings, oversized, bold prints, and a hint of shimmer. The runway collection eases us in with a color palatte of soft grey, taupe, pale citron and warm coral, then it grows strong with kelly green, violet and hibiscus orange; a very balance array grounded with clean white.  Not one piece is overly tailored and tight, instead the drape and fluidity defines this version of sexy body conscious. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS The opening look, a crisp white

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Anna Sui, Michael Kors, and Jeremy Scott Take On NYFW, and some dish on the side

Runway Reviews & Raves: Anna Sui does 70s disco and launch's a new luggage collection, while Micheal Kors works the animal prints and Jeremy Scott worked a cactus print and saloon girl fringe 70s Retro meets the wildwest hello Ms Kitty! Anna Sui has always been a favorite of NYFW because she has been delighting the crowds for more then 3 decades and never gets staid, Anna is always in her element with Spring, whimsical patterns mixed and matched with turbans and shoulder pads think Joan Crawford meets Diane Von Furstenberg 1978! The wedges and stripped socks really drove home that 70s vibe. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Micheal Kors is his own industry so I always pay close attention to

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Buzzing Through NYFW- Rebecca Taylor and Luca Luca Spring 2012

Listen up! I've discovered a really great energy boost that doesn't come in a bottle when I popped over to  Chic Week Retreat at Robert Verdi's Luxe Laboratory. It's called Sheets Energy Strips.  Absolutely will revolutionize the way you get through your day - 50mg of caffeine that doesn't give you a headache plus B6 and B12.  Plus, it fits in your pocket and contains calories and zero sugar! Check it out at GNC nationwide. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS If its good enough for Labron James, co-founder and brand ambassador, and Amare Stoudemire and Pitbull, then you don't want to miss out on this burst of energy! That burst helped me get thru my last few days of fashion week including

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Mali Fashion Week- A new player on the fashion calendar

Head's Up: There's a new fashion player around With scores of designer's and fast fashion labels alike mining the rich visual and sartorial resources of the many diverse regions of Africa comes Mali's first ever fashion week this December. Hosted by New York's premier African boutique BEBENOIR at the Musee Du Mali in Bamako, Mali, this historical event will boast a roster of lesser known African designers from Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and even the Caribbean. >> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews And with tribal prints and ethnic garb inspiring the fashion world at large over the past five-plus seasons, we couldn't think of a better time to nurture and celebrate the talent of Africa's up-and-coming young designers and think their unique ideas

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Best of Resort 2012: The Usual Suspects

Runway Review: Prada, Celine, Chloe... yup, you guessed it! As usual, our favorite collections from the Resort 2012 presentations come from the ladies we always look to for inspiration galore. Here's a look at what's amping our shopping lists and making us think our wardrobes over. Don't forget to put some key accessories trends on your radar too... like Prada ladylike pointy pumps, a soft and easy beret, crisp clutch,and a modern take on an ascot. --N.H. >> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews Prada Resort 2012 Prada Resort 2012 Prada Resort 2012 Miuccia Prada's kooky sixties era men's collection with it's nostalgic golf prints crossed over into her latest Resort outing and was cleverly mashed with all kinds of

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