The fall lineup featured building-block pieces to mix and match, but with a DVF twist — delightful prints that say “notice me.”

For Diane von Furstenberg, this season is all about liberty — including the liberty to call it “summer.” “We’re on calendar,” she insists.

Yes, there were wrap dresses, but DVF’s spring collection, dubbed “Pioneer,” had other pretty yet practical options for working women.

Nathan Jenden is fully embracing the power of the iconic wrap dress.

The lively and feminine collection, offering a versatile wardrobe for contemporary city women, marks the return of designer Nathan Jenden.

Summer? Pre-fall? DVF’s Jonathan Saunders prefers the former, since the collection ships in May. Whatever the semantics, for his current collection, Saunders was inspired by Antonioni’s 1970 clunker-turned-cult classic, “Zabriskie Point.” But not the dark counterculture storyline; Saunders is at heart an optimistic designer, and the DVF customer, aspirational within the system. Rather, in the […]

At Diane von Furstenberg, Jonathan Saunders’ flamboyant clothes got lost in complicated staging.

Jonathan Saunders kept his momentum going, tempering DVF’s signature pattern and color with sophisticated, simplified silhouettes.

Saunders gave the DVF girl plenty to love in bold, graphic clashes of color, pattern and sometimes materials.

Jonathan Saunders’ second collection for the house was as pretty, peppy and fresh as his first.

Jonathan Saunders assumed the DVF design helm with a smart, feminine lineup that felt right for the label.

The clothes looked charming, most in a waft-of-Seventies way. But they were completely beside the point.

Pat McGrath, Orlando Pita for TRESemmé and Rica Romain for Nails Inc. were inspired by the Seventies.

Classic men’s tie prints and foulards inspired a light, travel-minded collection.

The intimate meal drew socialite Elizabeth Gilpin and Nadine Leopold.