Fashion Show

Just days after launching his Target collection with an indoor carnival, Prabal Gurung was in the spotlight with a showing of fall womens wear at St. John's Center Studios. As a dramatic way to end the Villa Eugenie-produced show, the designer used a relatively simple grid of lights, putting all of the models in an illuminated square patch on the runway.

Mixing modern with a little Old-World glamor, Jason Wu's show at 583 Park Avenue was anchored by an enormous chandelier that hung in the center of the square-shaped runway. Sleek black-and-white flooring kept the design from being too fussy at the Bureau Betak-produced event.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Kate Spade's fall presentation, held at Center548, lived up to its "Vintage New York" theme, incorporating a bevy of yellow checked cabs in the center of the venue. Models surrounding the taxis, clad in outfits that featured whimsical urban icons like hot dogs, street signs, and the Empire State Building, were bathed in a plethora of neon lights while a backdrop Kate Spade New York logo wall was even tagged with pink graffiti.

After multiple seasons of showing in vast downtown spaces, Jason Wu opted for the uptown glamour (and intimacy) of 583 Park Avenue. His fall show, entitled "Extreme Femininity" and produced by Bureau Betak, was set up in a square formation with models walking along a glossy black-and-mirrored runway around a massive crystal chandelier that hovered in the middle of the runway and was hung low to the ground.

In keeping with Michael Bastian's design concept of exploration and evolution, producer Stefan Campbell turned Industria Superstudio into an untouched corner of the Galapagos Island for the Gant by Michael Bastian presentation on September 12. Models stood on platforms—some decorated with brightly colored patterns, others with netting and rope. Overhead, palm leaves framed a screen showing models cheekily wearing the collection in animated GIFs.