New York: Sunday was a day for remembering and looking ahead as New York Fashion Week continued in Manhattan.
Early in the day, one of fashion's own (albeit a sharp-tongued one) was remembered at Joan Rivers' funeral. Among the guests: designers Carolina Herrera and Michael Kors, and E! network "Fashion Police" co-hosts Giuliana Rancic and Kelly Osbourne.
Victoria Beckham took a conservative approach to spring 2015; Joseph Altuzarra went for girly naivete inspired by Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick. And Public School went coed. The beaches of California and the south of France inspired Nanette Lepore.
Among the highlights:
DKNY
The DNA of DKNY has always been about New York. But Donna Karan paid homage to the city's different cultures and neighborhoods through an explosion of bright patterns of reds, blues and yellows and a heavy dose of textures from mesh to viscose wool for her spring 2015 runway show on Sunday.
In an interview after her show, Karan said that her spring collection is about "the streets of New York. The people of New York. The art of New York. The energy of New York. The modernity of New York."
"It's really the collective," Karan said. "Thinking of high energy, what is tomorrow and celebrating the people ... from all different cultures and walks of life. And giving them a freedom to have fun."
The result? The DKNY runway collection, which is more casual and less expensive than her signature line, featured oversized wool sweaters in red and ink blue geometric patterns paired with pleated striped skirts, and red and blue nylon T-shirt dresses. There was also a black and white capsule of striped strapless tops paired with full skirts in black mesh. Some gold looks shimmered down the runway too, like gold-plated nylon quilted cropped bomber jackets paired with a black viscose stretch short tube skirt or a gold-plated nylon quilted full skirt.
The show opened with a one-minute film featuring young New Yorkers talking about why they like the city.
Actress Victoria Justice, best known for starring in the Nickelodeon TV series "Victorious" and a devotee of the brand, was in the audience.
"I love DKNY so much. I am such a huge fan," said Justice, who says she believes this is her third DKNY show. "It's just like classic New York street chic and it's edgy and it's totally my vibe."
Justice acknowledges there's lots of pressure to look your best during Fashion Week, but she's having fun too.
"At the end of the day it's just about feeling good in the clothes and having fun and doing different things with your hair and makeup and taking risks and just being a girl and loving every second of it," she added.
