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...away. Wang has been working diligently on developing her ready-to-wear signature for the past several seasons and her message is now loud - or, I should say, soft - and clear. Wang's vision features an artistic type swathed in the most sophisticated layers of cashmere, tulle and chiffon. After the show, someone wondered how all these willowy frocks would look on a hanger in a store, but that's not the point of such a triumphant collection. The purpose is to deliver a message, a vision, and Wang has certainly done that with amazing skill and gusto...
...Then there's Benhaz Serapfour who gently tweaked her vision of neat, tailored dresses with sparkly gold sequins and a few puff ball skirts. The strongest show came from out-of-towners Kate and Laura Mulleavy who brought their chiffon mille-feuille frocks to New York from Pasadena. These two sisters, who have no formal fashion training but a healthy dose of imagination, presented their first runway show, and their vision, although a bit quirky, was strangely captivating. What all these designers have in common is an airy, romantic notion of what women should wear...
...with the guy I consider one of New York's great design talents: Narciso Rodriguez. He has a razor-sharp eye for tailoring and an ability to reinvent so much in terms of how clothes are cut. With innovative fabrics Rodriguez can take something so obvious - like a flowing chiffon goddess gown - and make it look totally new. For spring he added color blocking in tomato red or teal and sent out some beautiful breezy coats in cool lacquered fabrics. Derek Lam is also experimenting with the American sportswear vocabulary, drawing inspiration from such sources as Claire McCardell's popover...
Amid the stiff, constructed shapes of the season, some designers are loosening up the silhouette with softer fabrics and a more romantic feel. Opposite: Dolce & Gabbana Empire-waist chiffon dress and knee-high boots (dolcegabbana.it). This page: Ralph Lauren Collection cashmere cape, cashmere turtleneck and cashmere leggings runway.polo.com) In this story: hair by Kevin Ryan for Aveda; makeup by Frank B. for the Wall Group; manicure by Roseann Singleton for Art Department
...similar kind of determination drove Thakoon Panichgul to study fashion design at night at Fashion Institute of Technology while he worked a day job as an assistant at Harper's Bazaar. And his show on Sunday evening of delicate, multi-layered chiffon dresses in pastel pinks and lemons reminded me of the day three years ago when he rolled a rack of clothing into my office at TIME and announced that he wanted to be a designer. I was surprised to say the least since I knew him only as an aspiring fashion writer at the magazine. "You're crazy...