Les fleurs rouges: The Best of New York Fashion Week

Derek Lam: Pink pants just right for pool-side.

Derek Lam: A beach-worthy floral jumper dressed up for evening with a white tuxedo jacket.

Derek Lam

Derek Lam showed his patriotic roots for spring. No, there were no literal stars and stripes (oh wait, there were some stars — but done so chicly), but there was some of that wanna-buy-it American sportswear that Lam established his name with. There were any number of easy dresses, but all with some sort of great detail (a petal-like front, a glittering floral, a swoop-front hem). And he did it with some edge — a close fit here, a peekaboo of thigh there — and a smorgasbord of prints.

Derek Lam: A beach-worthy floral jumper dressed up for evening with a white tuxedo jacket.

Thakoon: This aquatic seafoam-printed draping creates a walk on the ocean.

Thakoon: More soft florals and easy draping.

Carolina Herrera started with a humble Japanese basket, and from there unfurled her spring collection. Her inspiration translated through the woven details she peppered throughout. But of course, hers came via silk linen jacquards and wood-tile embellishments. It was, as always, proper and sophisticated.