Crewneck couture

There's nothing like a rich sweatshirt, and nobody does it better than Mr. Marc Jacobs.

One look: The Row

Serenity chic.

Some girls

A lot of the Fashion Week party scene is a little silly, but I'd die to witness a moment like this.  Courtney Love Cobain and Mick Jagger shared a laugh at the Electric Room to celebrate the spring collection of L'Wren Scott, Mick's girlfriend.

Julia N.

Calvin Klein Collection

Calvin Klein Collection 

Derek Lam

Reed Krakoff

Theyskens Theory

Vera Wang

Vera Wang

Marc Jacobs

When I first saw a Polaroid of Julia Nobis during fittings at Peter Som, I have to admit that I was confused as to how she may have been discovered and casted.  The more I saw of her - and there were quite a few New York shows in which to do so - the more I liked.  She has an effortless cool that she carries with adaptability in collections ranging from grunge-y to glamorous.  She has a soft, subtle beauty that comes across with ease and little fanfare.  And she really knows how to model.

All that's fit to print

Jonathan Cohen, one of New York's most promising young designers, showed his eponymous spring collection in a hotel suite in the Meatpacking District, and I was fortunate enough to get a private showing (doesn't hurt to be friends with him!).  All of Jonathan's prints are originals, adorning top quality fabrics and constructed with the lightest, luxe-est touch.  He turns images most of us would pass without notice - oft of debris and decay - into tantalizing, gorgeous garments (one in hand-painted leather!).  This season his eye was caught by a rusted bike chain, an ivy covered school locker, a weather-worn chair - all magically transformed into the kind of beauty we should look for more often.

Toxic

Jourdan

Nyasha

Jac

My grade school art teacher, Mrs. Applegate, used to refer to a certain shade of bright yellow-green as "toxic waste green" - it always cracked me up, and I've always loved the color.  Oscar de la Renta's spring collection was gorgeous and playful, and he showed some fabulous neon looks in what I hope he wouldn't mind me calling toxic waste green.

S/S'12 Favorites: Narciso Rodriguez

Milou

Julia Nobis

Caroline Brasch Nielsen

Zuzanna

Kinga

Whereas many New York designers have splashy, shitshow-chic parties and create buzzy accessories for skinny "downtown" girls with too much money, Narciso is one of the designers who provides the creative lifeblood and original thinking of New York Fashion Week.

He's always one to watch, even if he's not getting you drunk on sponsored vodka.