Religion and glamour don’t necessarily go hand in hand, although in this case, the designers somehow made the mix work.

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais based their collection on Françoise Sagan’s novel “Bonjour Tristesse.”

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais looked to the saloons, opium dens and theaters of the Bowery’s dark and intriguing yesteryear to inform the line’s fall aesthetic.

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais mixed couture and hipster wear.

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais looked to the sculptures of Henry Moore, as well as the English countryside, to shape their fall collection.

WWD went behind the scenes at the spring show.

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais went for a jockey theme throughout much of the collection.

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais tried to see how far they could take the tuxedo with their fall collection.

WWD goes behind the scenes at the fall show.

Makeup was inspired by retro beauties Marlene Dietrich and Lauren Hutton.

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais drew on women in the military for their spring show.

Though Brian Wolk and Claude Morais built their outing around more mature variations of their go-to themes, the collection was anything but stale.

Ruffian’s fall-winter beauty was inspired by both French fashion and the cosmos.

Faces at Ruffian’s spring runway show channeled the colorful, impressionist feel of a Picasso painting.

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais started with strong takes on their signature military motif. But there’s much to be said for civilian style, too.