Runway

Secretly Mary Poppins has a way cooler wardrobe than her nanny duties would lead you to believe.

Vampy bored housewives who cannot be bothered to change out of their boudoir finest.

Everything a starlet could need for her movie junket from smart pantsuits for the late night talk show circuit to glamorous red-carpet gowns.

The world according Karl should be protected by damsels in furry pastel helmets, chains, and a hearty helping of tweed.

Elizabethan England reimagined with the haunting beauty and love of the gothic macabre that is signature to the house of McQueen.

Life is a fairy tale in these ethereal dresses – except these stories star Wednesday Addams and not Snow White.

Luxurious tailored pieces for the most discerning working woman who finds “rocker leather” to be a foreign concept.

Glittery, glamorous grunge getups for the girl who fondly remembers digging through the racks at Antique Boutique.

Cool mannish looks for a woman who considers being called handsome the ultimate compliment.

Red carpet glamour at its best and most French: the red carpet stylists are probably already reserving looks now. 

It's all coming up roses - especially for the street style photographers snapping these clothes next season.

An encyclopedia of everything a Left Bank Parisian girl wears day in, day out.

Deconstructed and exaggerated menswear for moments when a three-piece suit feels wildly under-dressed.

An edgy trip through deconstructed Victoriana, geometric origami, and 70's smoking jackets.

Craquele painted knit wear, sculpted black and white crepe made up this studied black and white parade of Balenciaga’s greatest hits.

Cheeky jewelry and vampy luxury at its best, with fox fur gloves, constructed shapes and deconstructed details.

Glamorous eighties vamps get ready for a night out at The Limelight.

Formichetti defines the molded by air standard of futuristic flight attendant uniforms.

Modern day ghouls come to play in structural floor length power pieces. 

Byzantine beauties in bejeweled crowns and gold and turquoise mosaics.

It’s into the woods at Marni with furry accents and earthy tones.

Maier takes his collection to an overtly conceptual level with architecturally sleek looks.

For when you just want to listen to The Mamas & the Papas on your shag carpet.

Barbarella’s grungy little sister decided to pay a visit from the future.

The Scot’s are taking over, and they come bearing fancifully tailored tartan getups.

Possibly the most psychedelic biker gang you’ll ever come across.

Unconventional gridded outerwear for the daring grandmother.  

Post-apocalyptic glamorous Hitchcock heroines who happen to find themselves in a mysterious alley.

Coats, coats, and more coats to keep the perpetually cold model warm for days.

Fanciful fur looks literally from head-to-toe for the fur enthusiast.

Frank Costello’s upper echelon gangster groupies make an appearance.

Eye-searing brights meet elaborate prints by way of the Ming Dynasty.

Glamorous looks for every charity luncheon and benefit galas required of a true UES lady who lunches.

Dark, romantic and glamorous clothes begging for a Bond movie appearance.

Elaborate detailed pieces for the worldly traveler who demands luxury mixed with eccentricity.

Latex, animal print, and a hearty dose of metallics for trench coat diehards who need to mix it up.

Grunge meets glamour in the most wearable way possible.

Vibrant digital prints for the woman who refuses to own a monochromatic wardrobe.

When the local caped bird lady starts working her corner.

An autumnal collection of layered outerwear, for women with poor circulation.

Vegas sparkle with a New York sensibility.

A wardrobe for hip jetsetters (and wannabe jetsetters).

Leather and lace, for ladies.

Impeccable structure turned Katrantzou's prints 3D, while out-of-character etched black leather proved a satisfying palette cleanser.

Blair Waldorf just got a little rebellious.

Far as she's come since the '60s housewife lifestyle, Temperley's woman is still blending in with the upholstery.

From funky wiggle dresses to gauchos and destroyed denim, clothes for every retromaniac.

Any punk rock girl group's dream wardrobe.

Annie Oakley's signature look, you know, if she lived today and cared about fashion.

The perfect outfits for when you're feeling a little robotic.

Fringe, sparkle, and more skin than we'd care to bare in October.

Crop tops, disco shine, and mesh blouses: '90s looks that require supreme confidence.

Crows descend upon a rose garden.

James Turrell meets a Warhol screen test meets the lost reel of a Fellini film.

We hope the costume designer for The Carrie Diaries took note of this collection; she'll probably be calling in some looks.

Such a perfect recreation of swinging London style that it's beginning to appear Sui has a time machine synced with '60s Carnaby Street.

Classic Klein, with more skin and more shine.

Luxe velvet and the occasional newsboy cap: For the lady who rides thoroughbreds by day, attends balls by night.

A masterful collection playing with proportions, scale, and grayscale (and a little beige, just because).

Polished separates for the cosmopolitan snake(skin) charmer.

Marchesa does Marchesa just perfectly, as usual. Start placing your red carpet bets...

Rachel's latest hapless assistant booked her on a flight to Paris, Texas instead of Paris, France.

Carefully refined elegance, with just the occasional hint of sassy eleganza.

Chic camo and blazing orange outerwear for all that laser tag you've been playing lately.

If Prabal Gurung showed women in the military, this is women in the military on their day off.

This season's hot dog with a supersize side of French fries (a la Galliano).

A refined, fluid take on color blocking.

Even the moodiest kids at summer camp enjoy tie-dye.

Find this season's Donna Karan girl a strong breeze: outerwear to keep her toasty warm; gowns and assorted drapery to billow just so.

Clothes for the morning commute, hair not recovered from the (wild) night before.

Fancy city clothes for chic women who will never, ever live in the White House.

Blair Waldorf returns from summer school in Paris. (She bought Serena some cheese.)

Quilting far more luxurious — not to mention stylish — than your average 4 ply.

Extravagant gowns and luxurious furs: everything the Upper East Side grand dame needs for the charity ball circuit.

Fancy pajamas and crisp tailoring make for chic uniforms — for work and play.

Oufits for when you just want to blend into the furniture... in the sexiest possible way.

Check out this fall's quintessentially prep aesthetic. Hilfiger does it as well as ever.

Well-draped gowns and loungewear get their groove on; get their drinks paid for.

Kaleidoscopic plaids and houndstooths: a resounding checkmate.

Had the legendary Isabella Blow mandated a dress code for her funeral, it would have probably been this.

Voluminous fur and leather fit for the  New York It girl ready to make "downtown" an international adjective.

Sexy, sophisticated looks for women who werk.

Hippie meets geometry in color blocked leather, fur, and wool.

One part biker chic, two parts 'My oligarch father just bought a Formula 1 racing team.'

Luxurious looks for downtown girls who wish they were uptown women.

Curve-hugging formal wear... but what else is new?

A well-dressed army of warrior princesses... who love to flash some leg.

Monet's waterlilies bleeding out over snakeskins and Baroque florals.

After backpacking through Istanbul, the grunge girl gets a little bohemian.

Making it work... or not.

Patterns and revealing slits make for perfect selfie outfits for style bloggers - at least the ones who wear post their photos first.

Ultra-angular looks for the Kandinsky fan in all of us.

Party-wear for an arctic safari.

Classic J. Crew cuts (cafe capris anyone?) in Marrakech-inspired prints to keep high fashion folks coming back.

A slick appropriation of the Balmain aesthetic, for folks not fond of the Parisian label's price tags.

Clothes for uptown shoppers, hats for uptown shoplifters.

Living the wild life: a safari trip across the concrete jungle.

In which grandma makes a quilt out of black leather and old-school haberdashery.

Gowns to wear before KMid does, or everyone will make jokes about you trying to bag Prince Harry.

Polished leather and metallics serve as armor for urban warriors.

If the Disney team animated Monsters, Inc. after a three day-long bender.

Athletic warm-ups on fashion steroids.

It's hip to be square — and occasionally rectangular.

A slouchy take on prim patterns, for the puritan girl with a bite.

This season she's feisty: the Vera Wang girl storms up to her room, slams the door and blasts some angry disco music.

The best kind of sportswear: looks athletic but would make actually being athletic a problem.

Clothes that Downton's Crawley sisters would fight over, when the time (period) is right.