Jim Shi

The invitation read "Come Dressed for Bill." And, boy, did they.

It was one of those quintessential -- and unforgivable -- New York moments Monday night when Bill Cunningham received the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence. There, at the Waldorf Astoria, the iconic New York Times shutterbug, despite being the...

Is Shanghai the London of the East?

Alfred Dunhill certainly seems to think so. In China, infusing technology with luxury is no longer a novel concept, but the quintessential British label's amalgamation of architecture, culture, fashion and whispered elegance played out beautifully when the brand unveiled its fall 2012 collection...

Recession be damned, stars turned out in impressive force to celebrate and raise awareness for amfAR's Inspiration Gala, a celebration of men's style, honoring Jean-Paul Gaultier and Ricky Martin. "I had no idea I was the first," admitted Gaultier of the inaugural event, whose dress code was billed as "Black...

Reed Krakoff
What Reed Krakoff accomplished as executive creative director at Coach--transforming the sleepy $500 million leathergoods brand into a $3 billion behemoth--he's well on his way to doing with ready-to-wear. Krakoff is discerning, detail-oriented and has enough exquisite taste to spare--all of which reflected the carefully cultivated sportswear...

Ralph Lauren
Never one to mince trend and style, Ralph Lauren instead manages time and time again to achieve a beautiful balance in fashion's decidedly grey area. His fall show was no exception. While the overall vibe was still harking towards downtown cool--a continuation of his Great Depression-inspired spring...

Tory Burch
"The idea of a girl in a gallery, any gallery, anywhere in the world," Burch explained of her inspiration. In the short amount of time since Burch started her company, this was easily her boldest collection to date; a risky move whose well-received reaction paid off in...

Derek Lam
Inspired by Julie Christie in the '70s film McCabe & Mrs. Miller, where she plays a British expat in the Robert Altman Western, Derek Lam sought to tackle the Wild Wild West by churning out cowgirl style that was supremely refined and sleek (translation: a European vibe)....

Carolina Herrera
Daywear is a term not oft heard to describe Carolina Herrera, but in her show Monday she delivered a commanding lineup of ultrachic shirt-and-pants combos inspired, as it would seem, by herself (it is her go-to uniform, after all). This was a return to Herrera at its...

Donna Karan Collection
With nary a sign of aging and shoulders as bold and strong as ever, Donna Karan celebrated 25 years of radical female progression and power with a breathtaking runway show that was as much effortless as it was elegant. "Forever Black" was Karan's theme for the...

Marc Jacobs
Emotional. The one word best sums up Marc Jacobs' brilliant fall show. There was a sense of serenity at the Lexington Avenue Armory Monday night, where the lack of typical frenzy over VIP guests and dodging paparazzi flashbulbs was replaced by the anticipation of what was to...

Thakoon
The day of Thakoon Panichgul serving as New York's designer of all things "pretty" appear to be over--and he would have it no other way. For fall, Panichgul explored a feral notion--savage, even--that resulted in a meld of high fashion and primitive pursuits. Most evident in the gorgeous...

Diane von Furstenberg"I always wanted to live a man's life in a woman's body." That mantra--her inspiration for her fall collection--said it all. The blazer is the DVF girl's new uniform; power trips came strutting down the runway in many forms, all comfortably encased in felted wool dresses and crepe...

Victoria Beckham
Simply put: this woman's got it going on. In the tightly edited collection of day-into-night dresses and resplendent evening gowns she presented in an intimate setting Sunday afternoon, Mrs. David Beckham proved she's got the chops to sit at the adult's table--and at the head, no less....

Alexander Wang
The menswear trend has been the dominating influencer thus far as the Fall 2010 New York collections get underway, and Alexander Wang -- always a barometer for what's cool and, more importantly, what's upcoming -- took the motif of masculinity to the apex. In a dramatic about...

Jason Wu
Princess Diaries be damned. Jason Wu is determined to prove he's not a one-hit wonder, and if the fall collection he delivered on Friday was any sign of things to come, he has a long career ahead of him. Moving beyond his sweet, saccharine-filled dresses and ladies-who-lunch...

BCBG Max Azria
In what was easily one of their best collections in recent memory, Max and Lubov Azria sent out a fluid, almost scarf-like, collection of color-blocked pieces that, when broken down to its core, emanated from a simple black, long-sleeved T-shirt. A delight to partake in were...