Alison Lewis was the last of New York Fashion Week’s hip alternative presentations.

She showed at 5 Ninth, the pretty, brick walled bar conveniently located near Milk Studios.

Prop stylist Kenyan (who pops up on The Selby more often than not) decorated the space with amazing carnival props including a carved wooden carousel, old costumes, signs and even an old clown trunk while a self-produced film projected onto the back wall.

It was a soft and fun setting for the natural looking, girl next door models showing off Lewis’ brightly colored prints - including an original floral. Her vintage inspired collection was both realistic and wearable. It didn’t veer too far to the retro, incorporating cutouts (an SS10 pre-requisite?) and paired with cute navy or white Keds.

Sarah Sophie Flicker popped in to say hello and we’re pretty sure we’ll see her wandering the village in this come May.

Keds were our sneaker of choice in grade school, but they haven’t been since - and we’re sure we’re not alone in this.

But have you seen the sneakers they had some GenArt kids design?

At left, is the limited-edition design by artist Anne Faith Nichols, of British Columbia. They’re blue, there’s a bird, they’re $60 and they even come in half sizes - in short, they’re kind of perfect for jeans on the weekends and printed mini-dresses for Spring.

Plus, wearing them around would be a little like time traveling - and who didn’t want to do that in sixth grade?