The designer’s dramatic, lyrical fall show, which had a couture quality to it, was a haunting dialogue between intimacy and distance.

Marc Jacobs’ fall show was a tour de force of pure, unrelenting, magical fashion that ranged from want-it-right-now to full-on fantasy.

With strong homage to Yves Saint Laurent, Jacobs sent out a collection with a call for real fashion.

Everything on the designer’s runway was exaggerated to the nth degree — proportion, color, prints and juxtaposition.

A festive, pretty, mildly nostalgic collection embellished to capture beauty in motion.

Marc Jacobs’ feisty, fun fall collection was inspired by early hip-hop here with a soupcon of Seventies sportif.

For spring, Marc Jacobs threw a rave, all fever-pitched, frenetic fun.

This spirited collection channeled the louche Seventies — again — with a soupçon of the go-go Eighties.

For resort 2017, Marc Jacobs showed a feisty Eighties romp that screamed flamboyant fashion at every turn.

Kiernan Shipka, Juliette Lewis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emily Ratajkowski and Christina Ricci were front row at Marc Jacobs fall 2016.

Marc Jacobs closed out New York Fashion Week. In a word, it was extraordinary.

François Nars created six looks inspired by Eighties punk.

At Marc Jacobs, Francois Nars created a wash of turquoise on eyes, complementing the Forties-meet-Seventies imperfect chignons created by Guido Palau.

Marc Jacobs staged an over-the-top extravaganza at the Ziegfeld Theater to close the New York Collections. It was filled with fashion and fun.

Bette Midler, Deborah Harry and Sofia Coppola sat front row at Marc Jacobs Spring Show.