Michael Kors and Anna Sui at New York fashion week

Michael Kors, a designer known for his bright, bold blocks of colour, made a move to pastels for this collection and added zips in strange places Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images

A distinctive feature of the show was the architectural cutout lines filled with transparent plastic Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images

Michael Douglas is an old friend of the designer and sat on the front row: perhaps he was looking for a new dress for Catherine? Photograph: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for IMG

Anna Sui went pattern crazy Photograph: Stephen Chernin/AP

Although we didn't see any tie-dye, there was a definite 60s feel to the show Photograph: Stephen Chernin/AP

Little dresses and headscarves carried on the floral peasant-chic theme Photograph: Stephen Chernin/AP

At 3.1 Phillip Lim, hemlines were super-short, heels were sky-high, and there was lots and lots of red (because the designer has just discovered a little-known artist called Picasso, apparently) Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

See what we mean about the red? Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP

The Milly show featured boxy, short jackets ... Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

... and micro teeny-weeny hemlines for the gazelle-legged among us Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

For those who like their fashion conceptual, there was Alexandre Herchcovitch's show Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

The models almost looked like piñatas: lucky there were no big sticks allowed in Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IMG

The designer took to the runway at the end of the show. And yes, he does seem to be wearing a denim jumpsuit Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IMG

Nanette Lepore's show was full of vibrant colour-blocking Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

We quite liked the layering of two skinny belts, but weren't so sure about the rainbow beaded tassels Photograph: Cary Horowitz/Reuters