Ralph Lauren embraces the American West _ and fast fashion

Another fashion-week frequent flier this time around was Jessica Alba, who attended the Tory Burch show Tuesday morning and a cocktail party at Burch’s home the same evening, which the designer threw to celebrate the launch of her brand’s new Gemini Link handbag collection and included a surprise performance by R&B YouTube sensations and Beyoncé protégés Chloe and Halle Bailey.

“I am a romantic at heart”, he said. Instead of previewing trends that won’t be available in stores for several months, more designers are offering see now/buy now or in-season collections at temporary shops.

Brown leather sandals are offered in a woven and studded version.

Model Liya Kebede on the Ralph Lauren runway show at NYFW. Newness-wise, the collection has legs, and Ralph knows how to use them: He will cover just about every current way to wear trousers, which-if you haven’t noticed already, you will very soon-are having a moment. Illusion or not, that specialness was not evident last night. They’ll be a part of the fall collection, but sold in separate areas in the flagship stores.

Ralph Lauren September Collection woven leather sandal. And it wasn’t just the Americans feeling giddy ― Canadian designer Jason Wu’s collection for Hugo Boss was equally as festive, focusing on the simple, classic lines the house is known for but adding more than a dash of merriment thanks to a vibrant color palette of royal blues, corals and sea greens. That’s a reflection of the trendless, eternal now of fashion today, in which all historical moments exist simultaneously, but sending collections straight to stores threatens to exacerbate this dynamic.

The soundtrack told you all you needed to know about the clothes before you even laid eyes on them during a low-key presentation of the latest KLS collection at Kimora Lee Simmons’ midtown office. What does an actress observe during a runway show, what stands out?

The New York shows wound down with a sunny moment at Michael Kors, where Rufus Wainwright took to the center of the runway and performed Harold Arlen standards as models appeared in floral-print dresses that popped against optic white, cropped pants, and a trio of handsome cocktail dresses in black, floral-embroidered crêpe.

“I went through this journey of, like, remembering all these pieces and what really stood out and what were elements that were signature Monique and have been in the collection since I started”, she said in an interview after her Tuesday show.