The detailed neckline of a gown by Vera Wang is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008.
A giant bejeweled bangle dresses the wrist of a model during the showing of the fall 2008 collection of Vera Wang on day seven of Fashion Week in New York, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Chunky accessories and tassles were seen in much of the show.
An orange coat adds a splash of color to a black sequined gown, part of the fall 2008 collection of Vera Wang. The designer says she was striking for a balanced fall collection - one that perfectly married light and dark, softness and structure, color and black.
The fall 2008 collection of Vera Wang is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Chartreuse was a familiar color in the fall collections shown in New York.
The fall 2008 collection of Vera Wang, gowns in blue, navy, and splashes of orange, lime, turquoise and purple -- are modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. After six days of fashion shows, the buzz backstage from editors and executives was that Wang's show revitalized them.
The fall 2008 collection of Vera Wang is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008.
The fall 2008 collection of Vera Wang is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Wang's most recent endeavor is a clothing line for Kohl's department store that debuted last fall. Dresses from that line start at $68, while her high-end gowns cost in the range of $3,000.
Wang's clothes often have an avant-garde edge. Here, a floral metallic "tent dress" in a Japanese techno tapestry fabric that stood away from the body and had an off-kilter neckline was a prime example of a gown that could be appreciated as art.
The fall 2008 collection of Vera Wang is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Wang worked as an editor and stylist at Vogue magazine before joining Ralph Lauren's company as a design director. She made her name in fashion however, when she started designing high-end bridal gowns.
Designer Vera Wang watches models rehearse on the runway for her fall 2008 collection during Fashion Week in New York Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Wang described the overall theme as "almost imbalanced balance." It matches her life, she said with a laugh.