Ask a designer to tell you about his or her collection and they’ll either wax on for hours or stare at you mutely. This season we tried something different: We asked for just one word to describe spring 2009. The resulting list is comical, endearing, puzzling, and enlightening.
- “Sweat”
- Alexander Wang
- “Fantasy”
- Jill Stuart
- “Rauschenberg”
- John Whitledge, Trovata
- “Gnarly”
- Derek Lam
- “Architectural”
- Michael Kors
- “Femininity”
- Oscar de la Renta
- “Rigorousruffulous”
- Phillip Lim
- “Egyptomania”
- Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock, Vena Cava
- “Liquid”
- Donna Karan
- “Work-in-Progress”
- Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Proenza Schouler
- “Redemption”
- Michael Ball, Rock & Republic
- “Friction”
- Thakoon Panichgul
- “Magic”
- Max Azria
- “Earthworks”
- Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Rodarte
- “Sunny”
- Anna Sui
- “Sunset”
- Erin Fetherston
- “Live”
- Yigal Azrouël
- “Relax”
- Peter Som
- “Delicate”
- Narciso Rodriguez
- “Etch”
- Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi, Preen
- “Adventure”
- Nanette Lepore
- “Sleek”
- Carlos Miele
- “Flavorful”
- Chris Benz
- “Gardens”
- Tory Burch
- “Love”
- Alexandre Herchcovitch
More in our Spring 2009 Fashion Week Preview:
The Fug Girls Answer Your Fashion Week Questions
Fashion Week’s Greatest Moments
The Freshman Class: Meet the New Girls of the Season
Designers to Watch: Joanne Cordero Reyes
Designers to Watch: Jen Kao
Designers to Watch: Miguel Adrover
Designers to Watch: Frank Tell
Designers to Watch: Abigail Lorick
Spring 2009 Fashion Week Party Guide