With a rotund drag-queen wearing garish blue eye make-up and black stockings, Auckland designer Lucie Boshier today launched a visual assault on Fashion Week, with her first official collection.
While not in the main tent, Boshier’s over the top cabaret-themed show was one of the most sought after to attend today, with a long line of disappointed fans left outside.

With the amply sized man — most definitely not a male model — walking down the catwalk, between two women writhing around in oversized champagne glasses, it was hard not to realise this was a show unlike any other at Fashion Week so far.

The parade of women wearing 1930s-inspired dresses and lingerie resembled more of a stage show than fashion show, a point of difference in a competitive market which Boshier’s customers lap up but at times made it seem difficult to know where to look next.

Proenza Schouler

The designers of all those super pretty and cute dresses last season (and that of the model silhouette of this blog’s FW08 banner!) did a 180 this season and went hardcore on us, and maybe a little bit punk.
The one thing that stood out from this collection though was the silhouette. It is definitely unique and edgy. It is not an immediately ew. But it sort of looks like the models are pinned onto a wall with by their sleeves. Or like those flying chipmunks (or whatever they are) we see in cartoons. The model in the cream suit jacket looks like her left arm is disjointed. I highly doubt this unique silhouette will be as well received as the pretty dresses last season (or I hope not!).

Cynthia Steffe

The Cynthia Steffe collection on the other hand is very wearable and pretty (as usual). I’ve always had a liking for them ever since I picked up something from this brand during Thanksgiving sale at Neiman Marcus.
Two things I love about this collection. First, it is very put together and neat, like this very chic dress here (left). This black/white circular print is is interesting and very versatile (it was used very prominently on the runway). Second, I love how wearable every piece is. Not only is this all white outfit (right) gorgeous in it’s own right, but individually these pieces are incredibly versatile. Besides the neat and the structured, they also offered the flowy and the floral. Ok, I probably wouldn’t pair the blue floral outfit (right) as it is, but I’d definitely wear those two pieces seperately. And I’m simply LOVING those genie capris!

Jill Stuart

The Jill Stuart collection is not exactly the most original or fashion forward show on the runway this season. Admittedly certain looks even reminds one of the Marc by Marc Jacobs runway a few years back (remember the long sleeved ribbed thermals layered with a very colorful array of other ballerina-esque items?). But this collection has its charm.Mostly because I am a sucker for flowy, flirty, girly ballerina-esque looks, which this collection is the epitome of. That simple white dress is gorgeous. And I love those genie pants. They are like the pant version of a pretty flowy skirt.

It was a busy day in the Big Apple for Victoria Beckham - front row fashion, clothing line launch and new hairstyle.As the former Spice Girl revealed her debut fashion collection to a handful of fashion’s elite editors on Monday, she also showcased a daring new hairdo, a short spiky crop.

Super svelte Victoria deemed New York Fashion Week the perfect time and place to debut her new collection via private viewings at the historic Waldorf hotel.She revealed even husband David had not seen all the finished pieces, although he regularly texted throughout the showcase for progress reports.

The novice fashion designer described her collection of ten dresses as “classy”.Each fashionable frock is typically Victoria Beckham, super figure-hugging, though all feature a modest below-the-knee hemline.