Backstage At Jason Wu

My source reported a profusion of hand embroidery and hand stitched lace backstage at Jason Wu this season. Each piece for Fall 2011 contained intricate details. Pictures above are backstage shots with Jourdan Dunn and Karlie Kloss, a picture of the model card, and a shot of the lace head pieces worn in the show. Thanks so much to my source, who I haven't named to protect his privacy. What a great glimpse into the behind the scenes stuff that make these shows so great!

Going To Great Lengths

Marc Jacobs

Erin Fetherston

Tibi

After years of subjecting us to an overdose of too much bare leg, it was refreshing to see hemlines come down a bit. I found Tibi's printed version especially fresh. The new length helped contribute to the 70's vibe in the air. All photos Style.com.

Let the Sun Shine In

Zero Maria Cornejo

Marc Jacobs

BCBG

As if designers wanted to find one more way to brighten your day up, they included yellow in many of the presentations. Like the blue they used, it wasn't a color for the faint of heart. It was a brash, shocking yellow. It sometimes left models looking as if they swallowed the canary. All photos, Style.com.

Whole Lotta (Seventies) Love

Erin Fetherston

Tibi

Sophie Theallet

There were enough 70's references are enough to give a person Saturday night fever. Most went for the 70's rock-star sort of vibe, but it looked as if there were references to a night at the disco in a few places as well. Maybe this explains all the velvet? All photos Style.com.

Layering It On Thick

TSE

Charlotte Ronson

Michael Kors

Whatever is going to happen next fall, designers certainly aren't going to leave you out in the cold. They're telling you to pile it on, and are allowing you to look chic while doing it. Look at Michael Kors version of this trend. Only he could create a look where you're all bundled up and still looking glamourous. All photos Style.com.

Shocking Blue

Donna Karan

Charlotte Ronson

Elie Tahari

After colors trending warm for so long, it was refreshing to get a whiff of some blue. And blue it was, in on of the most saturated forms imaginable. It was literally electric to view this hue again. It's been a long time coming. All photos Style.com.

Animal Instincts

Elie Tahari

Donna Karan

Acne

Fur took every shape imaginable on the catwalk this season. From warrior girl tops (Karan), whimsical accent (Acne) and the ubiquitous coat (everywhere!) one may have felt like a heat of beasts had stormed the catwalk. And maybe they had. After all, aren't there many who would agree woman is the most magnificent beast of all? Listen to me roar. All photos Style.com.

Mad For Plaids

A Détacher

Jill Stuart

Chris Benz

Just when you think something is, like, so over designers come around and decide to do something. Again. So here it is, the plaid that I was thinking was so 2 years ago, the first harbinger that maybe grunge would come back, has returned. With a vengeance. Seems like everyone is mad for plaid. I especially loved Chris Benz's whimsical interpretation. 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.