New York Fashion Week: Proenza Schouler

The first thing one notices in the Proenza Schouler Fall 2008 collection is the elaborate folding that characterizes the jackets and coats, and in fact, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCullough were inspired while folding paper airplanes on a Texas roadtrip. Dresses received a similar treatment with undulating layers of folds; as for the slouchy trousers, they were exquisitely cut and entirely wearable.

Sequins also played an important role in this collection, and looked shockingly fresh when paired with one of the paired down oversized jackets or coats. After a Fall 2007 season with sequins covering every cocktail dress from Tory Burch to Alice + Olivia, I thought I was completely over them. I was wrong.