Zac Posen RTW Fall 2012
True to his penchant for grandeur, Zac Posen delivered a dramatic lineup inspired by an ongoing fascination with chinoiserie and Japan. Short dresses, gowns and evening suits in red, gold, jewel tones and the occasional neutral were folded and seamed like origami paper to accentuate and flatter all the right curves.
Donna Karan RTW Fall 2012
The collection centered on a reed-thin silhouette and tailoring galore, often in pinstripes. Karan incorporated her signature asymmetric maneuvers — half-collars, side-draping, off-kilter slits — and dared to revive an audacious shoulder. She finished everything off with fabulous “cubist” (they had their own asymmetry going on) fedoras by Stephen Jones, who just may prove one of the biggest stars of the New York season. Evening looked plenty fresh — lean, constructed gowns and a miraculous mélange of felted jersey and sequins on something sheer.