Angela Ashman

Grin and bare it: Sofia Coppola and Christina Ricci at Marc Jacobs

As people filed into the Marc Jacobs show at the Lexington Avenue Armory last night, there were more than a few concerned faces and audible groans. The trouble was a fiery golden sun hanging from the ceiling, which cast an unflattering sepia tone on everyone in the room. "I forgot to wear sunblock," joked an audience member to his friend.

Getting a tan in their front-row seats were Sofia Coppola, Jessica Stam, and Christina Ricci. (Alas, poor Miley Cyrus, dressed in a midriff-baring Mickey Mouse sweater and long candy cane-striped skirt, missed some of the show because apparently no one told her that when Jacobs says eight o' clock, he actually means it.)

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Steven Alan

Steven Alan has always been the man to go to for an expertly made button-down (see our Best of New York issue for Best Shirts to Steal From Your Boyfriend) and an unexpected take on everyday basics. Over the last 10 years, he's launched numerous stores in the city and California and has a cult following of young fans who adore his line's perfectly imperfect rumpled look. For those who love him, his presentation at Lincoln Center did not disappoint.

Shirtdresses over pants have popped up at several shows this week. But Alan did something different with it by throwing a short leather skirt on top and letting the shirtdress hang down beneath the skirt's hemline. At first glance, you might think it's a mistake.

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Angela Ashman

rag & bone

When we arrived for check-in at rag & bone on Friday night, the woman behind the table asked, "Are your hands cold?"

"How could you tell?" we said as we shook a layer of heavy snow from our hat.

And that was when she gave us a black squishy thing. Yes, it was a hand warmer.

Call us easy, but we were quickly being won over. And once we were inside the industrial space at Moynihan Station, things got even cozier. The room was exceptionally well-heated--tropical almost--with reggae tunes to tap your feet to, samovars filled with mulled wine, and a line forming for gourmet pretzels. Blizzard? What blizzard?

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Models have bigger things to worry about than snow.

The schools closed early, flights are being cancelled, and Mayor Bloomberg has suggested that everyone "cook a meal, stay home, read a good book, watch a movie, take it easy." But for all those involved with Fashion Week, there remains a healthy spirit of optimism (or perhaps denial) that the shows will go on as expected. Among the models backstage at the Tess Giberson presentation at Pier 59 earlier this morning, it was all still smiling faces and some fearless attitudes about what forecasters are saying could be the largest blizzard in a century for some cities.

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Band of Outsiders

Don't have an invitation to Fashion Week? No problem. Scott Sternberg, the designer behind Band of Outsiders, has never liked a traditional runway show. He's had models rappelling onto the catwalk like rock climbers and swinging in hammocks on a manmade sandy beach at Milk Studios. Last summer, he put a male model in the window of a gallery in Paris for 60 hours and let the world watch via live stream as he went about his day (periodically changing outfits, of course).

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Alicia Keys and Ali Hewson

"Alicia! Alicia! Over here!" shouted the front-row photographers at Alicia Keys, who had just arrived at Moynihan Station to see the EDUN show. Decked out in sunglasses, a white blouse, and white jeans with black tuxedo stripes, she pulled another woman with long brown hair into the shot.

"Who's that?" one photographer asked another.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

They provided a Mister Softee truck. They handed out ice-cold Peroni and Perrier. But, alas, that still did not remedy the fact that the warehouse space at Moynihan Station, where Rag & Bone's show was held, felt more hot and humid than it actually was outside. Many in the audience used their invitations and programs to fan themselves. But the heat did not deter the celebrities, which included front-row guests Christy Turlington, actress Hailee Steinfeld, and Maggie Gyllenhaal (Ms. Gyllenhaal, we salute you for wearing a black jacket, black shirt, and black pants).

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Angela Ashman

Bill Cunningham

It's time to dust off our Converse and put away the heels: Fashion Week is officially over (tear). After roughly 26 fashion shows between two reporters, including the Oliver Twist-themed Marc Jacobs show, the Gisele-spectacle at Alexander Wang, and the fiery S&M show at Monique Lhuillier, we somehow managed to make it out alive.

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Angela Ashman

Anna Sui

Has Anna Sui been hanging out at Paris Review parties? This was the thought that immediately crossed our minds when out walked the model with the big glasses, blue cardigan, plaid skirt, and perfectly geeked-out cuckoo-clock print blouse. And then, just to make sure we got the point, Sui showed a georgette dress with tiny books printed all over it. The only thing missing was a Bolaño novel under the model's arm.

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Angela Ashman

Marc Jacobs

Well before Marc Jacobs's show even got started, it was hard not to be impressed. To design his set, he'd hired artist Rachel Feinstein, who created what appeared to be a crumbling castle in the woods and an elevated winding path leading out into the audience. It immediately called to mind something you might see on Broadway. Which turned out not to be that far off.

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