Giorgio Armani Fall 2013 - “Garçonne”

Decidedly avant-garde," announced the show notes, the collection titled “Garçonne” - meaning the boyish look tailor-made for women, celebrated the spirit of today's independent women. 

Versace Fall 2013 - "V" + P"UNK" = "VUNK"

“VUNK”, yes this is the name Donatella chose for her Fall 2013 offering, which was nothing but a fusion of p(unk) and” V” of Versace. Dresses held together with steel nails instantly took us back to the house’s iconic safety pin dress which was worn by Liz Hurley to the premiere of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' in 1994.

Just Cavalli Fall 2013 " Bhutan in Italy"

The collection was an exotic journey to Bhutan, “Land of The Thunder Dragon”. Roberto and Eva  Cavalli, inspired from a visit to Bhutan last year, immaculately captured the essence of  the Himalayan kingdom in this offering for Fall/Winter 2013. They infused ethnic & spiritual Bhutanese motifs into their collection, in the form of prints and patterns, thus giving a refreshing and spectacular twist.

Prada Fall 2013 (Clothes do have character)

Miuccia Prada’s Fall winter 2013 offering was mysterious, romantic, sexy, raw and had a strong Hitchcockian vibe. The collection also makes you believe that clothes do have character.

Gucci Fall 2013 " Celebrating Darkness"

Gucci's woman for Fall 2013 is confident, modern, mysteriously feminine with an element of darkness. The collection was an interesting combination of shiny black python, sheer, hounds tooth prints and blend of jewel tones - gold, blue, forest green, teal as well as aquamarine, burgundy, burnt orange and oxblood.

Burberry Prorsum Fall 2013 - "Subversive & Kinky"

‘“Trench Kisses, A Collection of Classics and Christine Keeler.”, that is the name Christopher Bailey chose for his fall 2013 Burberry collection and as the name suggests, Christine Margaret Keeler is an English former model and showgirl whose scandalous involvement with a British government minister, John Profumo discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan in 1963, in what is known as the Profumo Affair.

Marc Jacobs Fall 2013

Marc Jacobs's Fall 2013 show at New York Fashion Week was one of a kind visual production. The show was centered around a giant orb sun that casts a yellow (sepia tinted) light. In the first half, the models emerged under the giant orb that washed the entire room in spectacular sepia tinted light, which was quite cinematic. To every one’s surprise, each models appeared again, this time under full light, so that one could see the colour of each look.

Marchesa Fall 2013

Luxurious fabrics, intricate embroideries, fluid silhouette, fishtail  dresses in a luxurious colour palette and an inspiration drawn from  famous Spanish painter, Francisco Goya's Portrait of Maria Teresa de  Vallabriga on horseback, reminiscent of 18th century romanticism era,  made the Marchesa Fall 013 collection apt for a red carpet event.

Oscar De La Renta Fall 2013 at New York Fashion Week

Though John Galliano was nowhere in sight, it is learnt that he was  in the back stage, assisting Oscar de la Renta with the finishing  touches for his Fall Winter 2013 collection before it was presented at  the New York Fashion Week on Tuesday. The influence of John Galliano’s signature styling was very much visible from the very first look, be it cloche hat topping, greasy eye make-up or a cinched in waist reminding of Dior's classic Bar silhouette.

Diane von Fürstenberg Fall Winter 2013

The youthful fall winter 2013 collection by the First Lady of American fashion (remember Diane’s iconic wrap dress) had a strong essence of 1970s New York fashion. Diane is currently acting as her own creative director after the exit of her former creative director Yvan Mispelaere, thus directing the design team herself.

Prabal Gurung Fall Winter 2013

Prabal Gurung‘s Fall Winter 2013 collection was a celebration of women empowerment. The collection had a strong essence of military style as the designer took his inspiration from various sources including a Time magazine article, “The Best Inventions of 2012” that featured body armor specially designed with a woman's body in mind. He also took his inspiration from a Ukranian women vigilant group who are fighting against human trafficking in their country by teaching the art of self-defence.

Balmain Fall Winter 2013 - East & West

Fusion of eastern and western aesthetics with a strong Asian essence, intricate detailing that can be compared to couture, loose silhouette and extravagant – this in Balmain Fall 2013 Menswear for you. Olivier Rousteing’s latest offering was created keeping Asian market or to be more precise Asian young men into consideration as they are the ones investing in the pieces thus promoting the brand. 

Gucci Fall 2013

Savile Row Tailoring, fabulous colours, comfortable silhouettes with a fine balance of classic and contemporary style –that is Gucci’s Fall 2013 collection for you.

Jil Sander Fall 2013 -" Epic Masculinity"

“Epic masculinity” – Yes that is what Jil Sander’s press note for the collection said. The collection was a celebration of masculinity with strong references to military styling shapes and details.

Etro Fall 2013 - Philosophy of flow

The theme of the collection was based on pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus’ two word philosophy "panta rei" - literally everything flows, meaning that everything is constantly changing.  True to its theme, the collection was indeed a cosmic flow, a journey to far lands for inspiration. The collection with an undercurrent of Himalayan (read Mongolian), Japanese and North European inspiration was meant for someone who is a world citizen with a bohemian edge.

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2013 - Dedicated to devotion

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2013 was all about connecting to the Sicilian roots and celebrating religion and faith. Once more for this season, the designer duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana chose ordinary Sicilians as their models. The designers said that the collection was dedicated to devotion. The collection with images of repeated haloed Madonnas, crucifixion of Jesus and scarves edged in gold fringe had a strong religious tone to it and was indeed a sartorial devotion to faith, belief and roots.

Burberry Prorsum Men's Fall Winter 2013 (I ♥ Classics)

After metallic silk bomber, it is the turn of spicy and playful animal prints for Burberry men. Chief creative director, Christopher Bailey called the collection “I ♥ Classics”, aptly titled as he kept the house’s heritage alive in the form of trench, cashmere overcoat and signature check but at the same time being more technology oriented while developing fabrics and infusing youthful, modern and bold graphic animal prints and playful heart motifs in a classic colour palette of navy, camel, bone, olive green, purple, black, burgundy and Windsor red.