Well Red

Paul Smith

Nicole Farhi

Marios Schwab

The runway often likes to sing its own siren song, and by siren this season, I mean siren red. While New York City seemed to tilt orange last Fashion Week, and there was plenty of that in London as well, designers just couldn't seem to let go of their "primary" (tehehe) urges and use this strong, bold red in their collections. All pictures Style.com.

Let The "Real" Fashion Show Begin

Backstage mayhem: a model in make-up

Carnivale came complete with some very sexy siamese twins

Anna Mccraney, looking fabulous herself

A girl saunters down the runway in a fabulous hand painted suit accesorized with a top hat and cane. And so began the theatrics that are always a part of Anna Mccraney's fashion shows. Since winning the first season of "The Fashion Show" with Issac Mizrahi, Anna was finally ready to expand her presentation. The theme this season was "Carnivale". It was pleasant to see the evolution her shows from venues with dubious logistics to proffesional runway presentation. This show was a fine example of Anna's gift for whimsy, pattern, and color. She was right in line with the most important trends from this season: the strong shoulder, crayola colored dresses, and sheer insets. If I voiced one gripe it would be that some of the items weren't a seamless fit with her Carnivale theme. There was a checked plaid, that although lovely and wearable, didn't seem to mesh with the rest of the collection. Even so, what good carnival doesn't have a few misfits in tow?

Penny For Your Thoughts

Devi Kroell

Elie Tahari

Elie Tahari

Fashion week brought us enough copper to make Abe Lincoln jealous. Part wearable luxury, part of a movement back to mother earth (as far as the urge designers have had to use such a range of earth tones), this color may be as stunning as it gets. Like copper does with age, I'm turning green with envy over these clothes (tehehe). All pictures style.com.

Caramel Delight

Cynthia Steffe

Zero-Maria Cornejo

Adam

Mother Earth has spoken. It seems she has been whispering to designers about her dryer parts...like the Sahara. Tan was a key color on many of the runways from Cynthia Steffe, to Derek Lam, reminding me of the vast African desert. The leather that designers used so many times in this color made it speak all the more of earth. This may have been a riff on last season's Celine show, but who cares. That was one show I couldn't get enough of, so designers doing their own interpretations makes it all the more relevant. All pictures style.com.