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Ask a designer to tell you about his or her collection and they’ll either wax on for hours or stare at you mutely. This season we tried something different: We asked for just one word to describe spring 2009. The resulting list is comical, endearing, puzzling, and enlightening.
* “Sweat”
Alexander Wang
* “Fantasy”
Jill Stuart
* “Rauschenberg”
John Whitledge, Trovata
* “Gnarly”
Derek Lam
* “Architectural”
Michael Kors
* “Femininity”
Oscar de la Renta
* “Rigorousruffulous”
Phillip Lim
* “Egyptomania”
Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock, Vena Cava
* “Liquid”
Donna Karan
* “Work-in-Progress”
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Proenza Schouler
* “Redemption”
Michael Ball, Rock & Republic
* “Friction”
Thakoon Panichgul
* “Magic”
Max Azria
* “Earthworks”
Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Rodarte
* “Sunny”
Anna Sui
* “Sunset”
Erin Fetherston
* “Live”
Yigal Azrouël
* “Relax”
Peter Som
* “Delicate”
Narciso Rodriguez
* “Etch”
Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi, Preen
* “Adventure”
Nanette Lepore
* “Sleek”
Carlos Miele
* “Flavorful”
Chris Benz
* “Gardens”
Tory Burch
* “Love”
Alexandre Herchcovitch
* “Sweat”
Alexander Wang
* “Fantasy”
Jill Stuart
* “Rauschenberg”
John Whitledge, Trovata
* “Gnarly”
Derek Lam
* “Architectural”
Michael Kors
* “Femininity”
Oscar de la Renta
* “Rigorousruffulous”
Phillip Lim
* “Egyptomania”
Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock, Vena Cava
* “Liquid”
Donna Karan
* “Work-in-Progress”
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Proenza Schouler
* “Redemption”
Michael Ball, Rock & Republic
* “Friction”
Thakoon Panichgul
* “Magic”
Max Azria
* “Earthworks”
Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Rodarte
* “Sunny”
Anna Sui
* “Sunset”
Erin Fetherston
* “Live”
Yigal Azrouël
* “Relax”
Peter Som
* “Delicate”
Narciso Rodriguez
* “Etch”
Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi, Preen
* “Adventure”
Nanette Lepore
* “Sleek”
Carlos Miele
* “Flavorful”
Chris Benz
* “Gardens”
Tory Burch
* “Love”
Alexandre Herchcovitch
— NYMag
