One of the best things about Fashion Week is putting faces to names.

I’ve met a handful of commenters and finally, after four seasons, gotten up the courage to introduce myself to a couple of people I really admire which is why it’s actually kind of nice that nothing starts on time - even a presentation like Jeremy Laing.

Especially when the clothes end up being worth the wait.

The Canadian embraced the layered legging trend, showing textured, seamed, skin tight layers under drapey asymmetrical tops. There’s so much texture this spring - especially where color used to be - that we’re already longing for April.

Laing Love: Chadwick Tyler shot Heather Marks for Jeremy Laing’s AW09 campaign. The images are hauntingly gorgeous. {JeremyLaing}

Picture Perfect Pixie: Pixie Geldof landed an editorial in September’s British Vogue shot by Alasdair McLellan and we find ourselves desperately wanting a peroxide bob. {Models}

Ben or Noel? Ben, always Ben. Just yesterday over lunch we were wondering why the heck we don’t have more Scott Speedman in our lives. Banana Republic has answered our call as he’ll be appearing in their new ads. Bless you, Banana. {WWD}

Majority Does Not Rule: In case you were wondering, Hamish is not a member of this newly discovered Condé club. We love that they even asked the question. {Daily Intel}

The Jeremy Laing show was held in a tiny Chelsea studio about 45 minutes late.

While everyone sat/stood around to see if it was worth it to give up such a huge break until Y-3 at 5pm, the mustachioed DJ’s entertained themselves in their corner, and everyone tried to ignore them until the clothes finally came out.

The collection consisted of mostly dresses, some that floated behind the models as they walked, some that looked like wearable takes on Star Trek, and everyone in the front row - Mickey & Lynn, Julia Frakes (aka Bunny Bisous), artist Terence Koh, and too many bloggers to name - seemed genuinely interested in what came down.

In the elevator on the way out, Lynn talked about the economy and the idea of getting a Master’s degree in journalism (she doesn’t think it’s a good idea), and everyone seemed genuinely excited to have a couple hours’ break.

The Bumble and Bumble space on West 13th is one of our favorite venues for the shows.

There’s good light, you can take pictures from several different points, and we love when the out-of-work model waiters serve us fat little macaroons before and after.

So it comes as no surprise that it’s kind of the place to show this season. Their roster of designers: Ohne Titel (for a third time, a Bumble first), Catherine Holstein (doing her first real runway show there), Staerk, Jeremy Laing, Vicente Villarin, Koi Suwannagate, Liz McClean and Victoria Bartlett.

The Bumble people have a way of picking out the next successful designers to show at their space. Not to mention, if you actually have time to kill between shows, you may as well be in the West Village.