Stacey Bendet's Alice+Olivia Spring 2012 collection went with a "60's Secret Garden" theme right in the middle of New York's Meatpacking District.

When a model walks down the runway with a real beard down to their chest, you know the inspiration has grown from the streets. That is exactly what Asger Juel Larsen did for his spring 2012 collection.

Callula Lillibelle's Spring 2012 collection complements feminine, flirty, and fun qualities, with a timeless sense of elegance.

Pint sized Siriano creates big time dresses. With a collection inspired by the creatures of the sea, Siriano spoke in an exclusive interview about his love for bright colors as well as his requirement to reach out to audiences of all tax brackets.

At 'Arbiter Elegantiarum' Corrie Nielsen showed us a sharp mix of Victorian and contemporary Japanese sillhouettes, teamed with a use of strong colour for Spring 2012.

Bringing us to a new dimension, Custo Barcelona's Spring 2012 was what one would call psychedelic.

Doo-Ri Chung is known for her draping skills, and there is a reason for it: she's damn good.

No wonder Falguni and Shane Peacock are a top choice for female pop divas. Their Spring/Summer 2012 collection is fit for those who want to make a statement and be adored. Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Rowland would agree.

Citing the differences between London and her previous, conflict torn home of Israel as an inspriation for her work, Inbar Spector juxtaposed intricate details with oversizing and volume.

This season J. W. Anderson combines rich with poor and natural with monochromic.

For Spring 2012, king of fashion-irony Jeremy Scott went to his roots growing up on a farm outside Kansas City for inspiration.

Kimberly Ovtiz’ Spring/Summer 2012 presentation was designed to be slightly unapproachable. 

70's punk with African tribe with bondage - KTZ experiments with wild fun.

For their 4th ready-to-wear collection, Eran Elfassy and Elisa Dahan - the design duo behind cool-girl and celeb staple, Mackage - presented a series of downtown-chic separates that highlight the juxtaposition of hard and soft, good and bad.

A classic collection of beautiful prints and billowing fabrics alongside block colours and tailoring, Maria Grachvogel interchanged her trademark design aspects with a new twist. 

Staying true to the modern, sophisticated woman, Norman Ambrose delivered yet another line of classic womenswear for Spring/Summer 2012.

Were it not for the press release for Odilon’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection, the references to Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain would not have been blatantly obvious. 

With a sincere appreciation of the overall 50's trend that's been going around for the last several seasons, Miuccia Prada's Spring 2012 collection represents the movement's artistic peak.

When one‘s thought drift off into summer, certainly thunderous drumming and abstract howls are not part of the daydream. That slightly unsettling situation is exactly how the Rachel Comey’s Spring 2012 presentation began...

Romantic minimalism was how Rachel Roy named her Spring 2012 collection. All parts romantic and all parts minimalist, it was the perfect title.

Usually dipping into darker palettes, Richard Chai added color to his design, including yellow stripes. Chai utilized fabrics, bold patterns and color to fuse together both male and female designs, displayed in his Love and Men 2012 collection.

For Spring 2012, designers Claude Morais and Brian Wolk decided to explore their roots beginning with their namesake, the famous female racehorse, Ruffian.

New York Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2012 was kicked off at 9AM sharp with a light and airy presentation by Sachin + Babi.

With models resembling skeletons wearing black fitted frontal skull caps and bold black lips Sally LaPointe's Spring-Summer 2012 collection actually was brought to life by death.  

A very relaxed Steven Alan presented his collection at 9am at the studios at Chelsea Piers. Wearing jeans, Adidas sneakers and a plaid shirt from his own collection, Alan greeted guests and explained his collection with ease. And, this is exactly what the clothes reflected: ease.

Known for their one-off, hand made, one of a kind pieces, the Blonds have outdone themselves this season.

While staying true to the brand's signature aesthetic of light fabrics and draped cuts, for Spring 2012 Unconditional designer Phillip Stevens added an element of something fresh with block colours in bright, primary shades. 

A versatile line of separates for the downtown girl, the Spring/Summer 2012 Wayne collection emphasized harsh angles and heavy attitudes.

Talk about sport-chic, Y-3 took NYFW by storm this season with a completely wearable, completely current-with a touch of that Japanese futuristic feel. We're talking about a Yohji Yamamoto collaboration here, and a completely fun collection. Young and versatile, the Y-3 customer is the girl-(or boy)-about-town.