Carolina Herrera's SS04 show was one of the best of New York. Youthful, elegant, atheletic... Her new design team (headed by her daughter) worked wonders in the otherwise stale, bland, safe NY fashion week last year. But then their FW04 show tanked. The clothes were decent, but the styling was wrong and makes you feel you've aged 20 years after watching the show. The SS05 show on the other hand was a return to Herrera's youthful elegance. While it does not break any new ground, it echoes nicely with the main themes of the season--laid-back, colorful sportswear. I like a lot of the two-piece's. The gowns with patterns did not look so good, but the ones in single colors were nice.
And Herrera's favorite Jacquetta Wheeler is back after a seasonal haitus. And Caroline Ribeiro, of course.