For his fall collection, Thakoon Panichgul juxtaposed the luxury and opulence of the fashions of Versailles and the vibrancy and prints from the tribes of Africa. And what better local to show the collection than New York's own palace, the Plaza Hotel? From the gate, Panichgul's royal blue and orange plaid puffer jackets, asymmetrical dress, and peplum skirt brought life to the ornate ballroom. There were red velvet booties fit for Louis XIV, and trains and ruffles that we could picture a modern Marie Antoinette in. The designer's tribal influence was imagined in long printed vests, red and black striped cropped pants, and colorful chokers.

If Jimi Hendrix had been born a chick (and in this decade), she would probably have owned every single piece in Nicole Miller’s seventies-inspired AW/12 collection. Set to a mishmash of thumping hip-hop and heavy metal tunes, the designer unleashed her inner ‘haute hippie rocker’ on the runway. Her ‘70s POV included fitted jackets with exaggerated shoulders, colorful silk blouses with bell sleeves, skinny velvet cigarette pants, slinky bellbottoms, suede mini shorts, floral bodycon dresses, and plush voluminous outerwear trimmed in metallic brocade, fringe, and fur.

If a rock star traveled to colonial India, what would he or she wear? At Timo Weiland’s fall presentation, we journeyed back to the 1960s where our question was answered. For the ladies, designers Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein created rock-star worthy metallic blue tops and paired them with a jumper and then a vivid multi-colored peplum skirt. There were tiger-striped pieces as a nod to India, far out purple-tinted shades, wide-leg pants, platform pumps, and wait for it…muffs!

California girls reported for duty at Charlotte Ronson’s military inspired show last night. Army green, camel, and charcoal dominated the color palette of tweed shorts, cropped jackets, beanies, and loose fitting fair-isle sweaters. As always, Ronson infused her laid-back west coast style into the collection. Her soldiers wore printed skirts, hole-y tights, John Lennon-style Ray Bans, ombre cotton shirts, and comfy sweater pants that we definitely want to live in this fall. And of course, it wouldn’t be a Ronson show without a good celeb spotting (Kim Kardashian!) and an appearance by a Ronson sibling. Sister Annabelle Dexter-Jones smirked her way down the runway in a riding jacket layered over a green silk romper, and then made her exit arm in arm with model Irina Lazareanu. **All photos by Imaxtree.