New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 Coverage: Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs

New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 Coverage:
Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs

By Alexandra SUHNER ISENBERG
Editor-at-Large

September 14 - 16, 2011, [New York]

Oscar de la Renta

Amongst the huge number of ladylike suits, pretty cocktail dresses, and serious ballgowns expected at Oscar de la Renta, there were a few stars, and a few duds. I loved some of the pretty bright coloured short dresses and the taffeta ballgown skirts worn with heavy lace tops...read more

Ralph Lauren

I know that Ralph Lauren is not out to surprise, he does the same classics every season and it works for him as a business. This season, those classics included far too many shiny, cheap-looking satins, hideous cloche hats, and a few ugly gangster-style suits...read more

Marc Jacobs

Call me old fashioned, but I don't believe in making dresses out of plastic bags, and so therefore I wasn't a fan of about a quarter of this Marc Jacobs collection. For me, the tailoring at the beginning stole this show, jackets and coats had interesting pocket details and sleeve cuffs...read more

Photos courtesy of Vogue.com