Fashion Week: Betsey Johnson, Marc Jacobs, and Luca Luca

As predicted, designers are producing fashion that is a bit more conservative that typical at fashion week. Said to be influenced by the slumping economy and the fact that this year is an election year, designers are showing a sophisticated and classic edge.

Betsey Johnson

Always one to go out of the mold, her show featured a drunken pirate throwing coins at the audience, handcuffed brides, huge hoop skirts, and as always, a cartwheeling Betsey herself. Her selection was quirky as usual featuring rompers, ruffles, minis, tiered skirts, and huge hoop skirts. A sexy lingerie collection and “Wendy’s World” smocks looked a lot of country- from decades past. Overall her line will probably be tamed down quite a bit before it will be wearable by the general public.

Marc Jacobs

While his line was spotted with gray suits and pink gowns the majority of his collection appeared like a mirrored carnival fun house. Lots of bright colors, mixed together in unexpected ways. New silhouettes, and metallic fabrics.  He featured plaid shirts under snug vests and jackets and wide-leg cropped pants. Another favorite were the long skirts pinned in the back like a bustle.

Luca Luca

Extremely minimalist and mostly black and white, Raul Melgoza’s first line with Luca Luca was well received (for the most part.) Great cutaways, and amazing fashion architecture were the themes of his line. Sculptured waistbands with chiffon insets and a mixture of fabrics from mesh to cotton played up this line. Falling in step with the economy and the predictions for the Spring 2009 lines, Luca may just have the won the women’s vote.

Front Row; Diane Von Furstenberg, DKNY, and Rock & Republic

Diane Von Furstenberg

Honoring the goddesses of rock, her line was more hippie chic and lacking her signature style. Harem pants, flowing maxi dresses embellished caftans, and a pair of jeans took over the runway while flowers, feathers and fabric were woven into the models hair. The look is more spring vacation than work appropriate.

DKNY

Donna Karan threw herself a 20th birthday to be remembered. In addition to having a special DKNY bottle of champagne on every seat in the house, her front row was star studded (Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, and Nicole Richie attended), and ended with a anti-fur protest by two women who stormed her runway. Her collection featured minidresses, fluttery skirts, floral tweed coats and biker bests and vintage DKNY looks.

Rock & Republic

Black, white, and tight was the dress code for this show. Tiny jackets with ruffles in the front, super-tight leggings and mini skirts took over the runway. The surprise of the show were the unique prints; a connect-the-dots “wired ball” design and a “show your I.D.” barcode pattern were featured on leggings and sexy dresses.

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Celebs Dive into Fashion Week

When actress Christina Ricci saw the absolute chaos of flashbulbs surrounding fellow star Nicole Richie at the DKNY show this morning, she was a bit peeved.

“I think the media attention’s fine until it becomes a weird frenzy,” she says.

Then why even come to the media circus that is Fashion Week?

“I usually don’t go to a lot of shows in New York. I go to the shows overseas,” Ricci says. “But I love Donna Karan’s work and her attention to quality of fabric.”

Needless to say, we couldn’t get close enough to Richie — or seatmate Winona Ryder — to get in even a quick question. C’est la Fashion Week.

It was madness in the Tents as Lindsay Lohan and gal-pal Samantha Ronson arrived to take their seats at Sam’s sister’s fashion show.

-See all the photos of Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson here.

The paparazzi stormed the two girls as soon as they peeked their heads out from behind-the-scenes. We tried to snap some shots, but all we got were the backs of dozens of photographers’ heads. Maybe this is why fashion people wear heels.

Charlotte Ronson’s clothes were great, but the focus continued to be on the couple — even during the show, as the girls talked, giggled, whispered and cheered for the models.

Although the photographers snapped plenty of runway pics, Samantha took some digitals for the family album. Thankfully, she didn’t record brother DJ Mark’s timing mess-up near the end of the show, though glances were exchanged.

More to come this evening as we check out the after-party.

-Click here for all the photos of Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Ronson, and the other celebrities at Fashion Week–Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey Fergie, more.

You can also amuse yourself with 69 photos of Lindsay Lohan (and Samanthan Ronson)’s fashion looks over the years. (Warning: Some photos may not be suitable for children).

Courtesy of AM NY Blog

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Are You Ready For Spring Fashion Week?

I will be keeping you updated on the lastest fashion week news and runway looks. Keep looking for trend updates for spring!

Here are some previews:

Economic Fashion:

Expect to see either uber-conservative or excessively lavish pieces this season. When the economy is in a slump designers tend to go overboard, saying the consumer will only spend money on “must-haves” or they will go the opposite extreme, explaining that in a recession, especially with the election coming up, many consumers will only be spending money on work-appropriate or serious pieces.

Wider Styles:

The skinny pants seem to be walking out the door with this upcoming season, and the wider, more voluptuous pants are making their way down the runway. Keep an eye out for Lara Stone, who is said to be seen everywhere this fashion week.

Minimalism and Crispness

Look for a style more reminiscent of Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Cardigans, pencil skirts, tailored dresses and long pearls are expected to be the “it” look this spring. Classics with a souped up edge will be on everyone’s runway.

What are you looking forward to with this Spring Fashion Week?