New York Fashion Week: Rodarte

Inspirations for Rodarte's Fall 2008 collection included Kabuki, Japanese horror flicks, Eva Hesse string sculptures, and rebellion against a saccharine spring season. But I don't want to overthink the inspiration and lose sight of the quality and originality of the Mulleavy sisters' work.

It has been easy to feel blue about the state of American design the past few years, but a young crop of designers - Alexander Wang, Richard Chai (the most exciting collection from Wednesday in my opinion), and Kate and Laura Mulleavy to name a few - is reason for excitement. They are innovators, not imitators.

Below are images from the Rodarte Fall 2008 collection.








































[images via style.com]