The fashion world lost one of its most celebrated designers this year when Yves St Laurent passed away this June, so how fitting that many of 2009 Spring/ Summer collections that showed at New York City Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week were inspired by his many iconic collections, his legacy and his life. Derek Lam showed looks reminiscent of YSL including sheer blouses and elegant trousers. Diane von Furstenberg, President of …

If you’re anything like us, you’ve planned your Fall schedule around September 5-12, the days when the some of the world’s greatest designers land in New York to present their Spring 2009 collections for New York Fashion Week (only 2 more days to go!).  If you can’t wait that long to get a fashion fix, check out New York Magazine’s homage to fashion week with their slideshow of Fashion …