| Style for the Prom, Circus & Woodstock
Betsey Johnson's spring 2008 runway show featured looks inspired by pouffy, frilly prom designs of the past half-century. A model in a yellow strapless bouffant dress with a tulle skirt was escorted down the runway while a remix of the 1950s hit "Mr. Sandman" played in the background. There was a marked transition to the '60s, when Feminism was embraced, the girls lost their dates, and the dresses became decidedly shorter. Later decades were represented with looks such as a white satin, knee-length dress with a stripe of pink around the chest and a huge bow at one shoulder. The showstopper came in the form of an all-white strapless satin gown with an oversize red sash tied around the waist. As always, the eccentric Ms. Johnson danced and cart wheeled down the runway at the end.
Laura Sinberg The highlights of Nili Lotan's spring collection included 1970sinspired caftans and paisley-and-bandana print tops.
Feminine Dresses for Women In for Spring at Fashion Week
A woman's best bet for spring fashion success? It's still the dress. But the spring 2008 styles shown at Wednesday's opening of New York Fashion Week were more loose and feminine than the ladylike, polished fall fashions now in stores. Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. collection offered both mod frocks and sexy sheaths. BCBG Max Azria showed sheer, flowy dresses, while Abaete turned to '40s-inspired sheaths and halters for the collections shown at Bryant Park. New York Fashion Week lasts eight days, previewing the spring-summer looks of 60 designers for fashion editors, retail buyers and stylists. Highlights this season will include Ralph Lauren celebrating his 40 years in fashion with a black-tie dinner Saturday night. Dresses have been a strong trend the past three fashion cycles, but what started with short, boxy shifts in the spring morphed into shirtdresses for fall.
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