Welcome to Air Marc — where you’re flying the fashion friendly skies. Marc by Marc Jacobs went retro and took us back to when flight attendants were “stewardesses” and you could get more than a plastic spork on a plane.

He sent out structured pieces like belted shift dresses, career-girl pantsuits, and an amazing pair of cream colored sailor pants. Colors were bold with a palette that leaned toward olive green, red, golden yellow, and color blocked prints. My favorite look overall was a surprisingly ladylike polka-dot print dress paired with a Kentucky Derby hat and cinched with a Lego belt.

Marc certainly hasn’t lost his sense of humor and lets it shine through in this unstudied collection.

Jaunty airline hats? Perfection!

Belts and accessories made from Lego’s? Cute!

Despite my lackluster response to Marc Jacobs Spring 2008 show, I really am a MJ fangurl, so seeing him come correct with the totally wearable styles in the Marc line makes me ecstatic.

First of all, doesn’t Marc Jacobs look amazing? Sobriety and healthy living seem to agree with him.

Now on to the show…it started late (natch) by 2 hours (ugh) and ran backwards with Marc taking his final bow first, followed by the model lineup, and then the individual model walks. Mmm’kay.

So will I be struck down by the fashion gods if I admit that I’m not really loving this collection? There are certainly some interesting pieces you can take away and mix with things you probably already have in your closet, but overall, I found it really hard to define a “look”. The most wearable thing he sent down the runway was a ruby-red sequined shift. But unlike previous years, there was never a moment where I said to myself, “I want to wear that and that, and I have to have THAT!”

Call me short-sighted, but I can’t how most of these are going to translate into everyday “cool girl on the street” clothes and I can’t help but think that Marc Jacobs has left a legion of his It girls supremely disappointed.

Le sigh.

Ah well, there’s always Marc to look forward to.

Phillip Lim has a knack for dressing girls in an unstudied yet chic style. His looks are perfectly put together but never seem as if they’re so polished that you can’t just throw on a 3.1 frock and dash out the door. Lim’s strength has always been in his dresses and for Spring 2008, he sent out goddess-like evening looks as well as stylish shifts and minis. Neutrals were punched up by a bit of yellow, red, or blue. I loved his pairing of a tomato red motorcycle jacket over a white flutter dress. Even the simplest thing in a woman’s closet – the LBD – benefited from great detailing. A black minidress bore a stiffly accordioned ruffle at the hem, another minidress featured gold embellishment down the bodice, while a knee length shift took swingy fringe around the neckline and down its deep armholes.

Diane von Furstenberg packed her trunks and went on a trip to the tropics for her Spring 2008 collection. So where are the wrap dresses? A few of the iconic styles made it into the collection, but for the most part, the clothes were easy, vacation-ready looks paired with slicked back hair and a flower over the ear. Wild ethinic prints covered one-shoulder dresses and rainbow-colored ombre prints made her t-shirt dresses delectably sweet. Her long, flowing halter dresses are made for shopping in a beachside village or fashionably dropping out of society in Tahiti.

Everyone knows I’m a complete Francophile, so my girl-crush on Catherine Malandrino should come as no surprise. She has that indescribable chicness that all French women seem to be born with and it bleeds through in every thread of her clothes. I am insanely jealous, yet I want to be her best friend and wear everything in her closet.

For Spring 2008, Malandrino brought out pretty dress after pretty dress in a citrus hued color palette. Floor skimming maxi dresses were set off with scalloped tiers and quirky bauble detailing at the neck. Malandrino continued the “return of the waist” trend with nipped waist cocktail dresses and belted pencil skirts.

Are they shoes or weapons? Killer studded Christian Louboutin heels at Rodarte Spring 2008

Proenza Schouler for Spring 2008 has turned a corner. Fashion critics have taken to declaring this collection “all grown up”, but I think the boys have been grown and ready for quite some time. However, a little cash doesn’t hurt and the influence of that Valentino money has certainly introduced a new luxe feel to the design house.

For Spring 2008, Jack and Lazaro brought British bobby style to the runway with looks topped off with military hats, serious plumage, and clothes that were far from simple. The gold embellished dresses were my faves and I love the belted jackets and coats. Like every other fashionista, I can’t help but overjoyed to the point of swooning at everything in this collection. Final verdict: ProScho, I love you!

Guess what I spied on the Ralph Lauren runway. Pink jodhpurs, crimson jodhpurs, white jodhpurs. If there’s one place where jodhpurs seem completely appropriate, Ralph Lauren is it.

The designer celebrated 40 years of clothing fashionistas in his classic style with a collection that showed away from the tents in Central Park and combined everything we know Ralph for – riding jackets, top hats, and nods to both equestrian chic and Anglo dandyism.

Models took to the runway in black and white dresses and Derby-ready hats that looked as if they were pulled from the set of My Fair Lady. His first look was a white gown with black ruffle trim and a sweeping hat fit for Eliza Doolittle’s debut at the Ascot races. He continued the show with floral garden party dresses, cropped riding jackets paired with slim pants or flouncy skirts, and more clothes fit for a day at the races.

This over the top collection already has the fashion glitterati clamoring for 40 more years of Ralph!

Okay, I’m a sucker for designer spawn at Fashion Week. Kimora Lee Simmons brought along the Kimussells when she debuted Baby Phat and KLS Collection for Spring 2008. The looks were a hip mix of urban streetwear from Baby Phat and glammed up sophistication from KLS collection. Fabulosity reigned supreme with splashes of color and body hugging cuts all around.

Mazel Tov! Tracy Reese celebrated her 10^th anniversary milestone collection by giving us more of the flirty femme looks we love.

Tracy Reese is one of my all time favorite designers. I like to call her dresses “brunch dresses” because they’re exactly what you want to pull out of your closet and wear to a Sunday morning brunch date. Her clothes are transformative and can take you from “oh my damn!” to glam in an instant. They make you look pretty and pulled together with minimal effort.

The Tracy Reese collection for Spring 2008 was all about bright, happy dressing — bold colors, eye-catching prints, and sweeping lines. Models wore clothes were soaked in color from a belted lavender dress to a beachy marigold shift and tapering off to crisp, white palazzo pants. She sent wide-brimmed hats and parasols down the catwalk as if we were under the French Riviera sun. One word – drama.

Apparently I’m not the only one all caught up in the cult of Tracy Reese. The crowd read like a who’s who and included industry notables like Andre Leon Talley, Bethann Hardison, Tim Gunn, Veronica Webb and “noted fashion photographer” Nigel Barker.