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Carolina Herrera, Tracy Reese and DKNY

Like several other designers, Carolina Herrera was inspired by the orient when creating her spring/summer 2011 collection. Embroidered silk gowns in gorgeous fuschia, mint green and pumpkin hugged the figure while billowing ivory-and-black gowns followed the free-flowing trend that has emerged this season.

Day dresses in lively hummingbird and calligraphic prints were belted with silken cord and ribbon, and topped with wide-brim hats.

Front Row Roll Call: Anna Wintour, Nina Garcia, Andre Leon Talley, J. Alexander, Paula Zahn, Lauren Bush, Fran Lebovitz, Graydon Carter, Glenda Bailey.

Tracy Reese is consistently one of my favorites, and this collection did not disappoint. Pieces like a gorgeous indigo trench, a white shirt dress with mango and black flower pattern and an adorable black tweed mini with white piped pockets caught my eye. Like several other collections, so far, Reese's looks had a definite '70s feel (I smell a trend!), with large, round sunglasses and floppy hats accentuating several of the looks. Charlie's Angels chic.

Front Row Roll Call: Denise Richards, Kelly Osbourne, Aisha Tyler, Veronica Webb, Angela Williams, NBA player Chris Bosh, Dania Ramirez.

Donna Karan's DKNY collection included a lot of the elements seen in other designer collections this season--smart suiting pieces in neutrals, floral print dresses ideal for work or down time and jumpsuits in vivid colors. Many of Karan's pieces had frilly, feminine details, such as ruffles. Looks were completed with ankle strap molded shoes in a rainbow of bright colors. The overall effect was safe, yet pretty.

Front Row Roll Call: Singer Estelle, Leigh Lezark of the Misshapes and Jade Jagger.

Carolina Herrera's artistic wedding gown collection

If you always dreamed of walking down the aisle in a Carolina Herrera wedding gown, 2010 might be the year to get hitched.

Herrera on Sunday showed her spring 2010 wedding gown collection (at Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store on Fifth Avenue) as part of Bridal Fashion Week in New York. All of the gowns were named for artists, with many of them in fabrics representing the artist's style. (The George Seurat gown with dots; the Claude Monet ball gown with handpainted wispy flowers and clouds).

But by far, the most stunning of the bunch was the John Singer Sargent, a column gown in ivory faille with a portrait neckline and embroidered floral brooch. Quite a sophisticated bridal look, minus the feather in the head, of course.

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