Fashion Week Fall 2011: Growing Up

I think I must be growing up. It's not just the greys and the worries that tell me so. This fashion week, I've been drawn to Michael Kors.

I never totally got him before. I mean, I know from Project Runway that he knows his stuff, but to me his brand suffered from some serious dilution (they sell his, admittedly cute, cheapo flats up at the insane shoe store on the corner of Broadway and 14th Street. Marc would never do that!) He was "luxe" for the masses. Donna Karan- same thing.

But now, I'm feeling it. This fashion week, his collection was a celebration of his 30 years in the biz- which is longer then some of his competitors have been alive. And wow! Was I ever in the mood to wear those clothes!

They are the sort of uncomplicated pieces that really set off the wearer, and make her feel good. Rich fabrics, great tailoring, easy colors, perfect drape and flow. It was like a light-bulb went off over my head; so that's what a lady- a grownup woman- dresses like today! These are clothes that make you not just look great, but feel great, and you don't have to be a size nothing to pull them off (but hey, that helps, right?). Anyway, I would run out and buy this sweet leather minidress in a hot second. It's not new, but it's just right.