The Clothes: Peter Som has long-ago established himself as one of the prints-masters at NYFW, and for Spring 2013 he definitely lived up to his reputation for bold and unexpected color combinations. The first look to come out on the runway consisted of roomy, to-the-knee shorts in a kind of abstract floral print, and textured sweater over a fully-buttoned crisp white collar that was embellished with glittery floral appliques--themes and silhouettes that ran throughout the collection. (On another note, what do we call these to-the-knee shorts? Shants? Are these a thing?).

Peter Som's fall 2013 collection, like his digital-only show format, was pared down and simplified to only the most important elements. For Som, th

You know that cool, always-tan girl with the perfect body who looks like she spends every day at the beach despite living in New York City? That's the girl who will be wearing this Peter Som collection next spring.

“It’s a palate cleanser as I was really focusing on the line of the clothes,” says Peter Som of the 7-look long whiteout—sheer white nylon chiffon and organza dresses alternating with white silk crepe tuxedo shirts and ivory flannel pants layered with fuzzy ivory Mongolian lamb or lacquered wool tweed coats—that opened his Fall 2012 collection. Though color emerged for the remainder of the show, the all-white looks at the beginning were quite a departure for the designer, considering he is known for his bold color combinations. Case in point: a number of the audience members were sporting some of Som's photo-real, multi-colored floral items from the Spring 2012 collection. But Som didn’t forego his color combining entirely: