New York Fashion Week spring/summer 2013 latest All the New York Fashion Week spring/summer 2013 action from the catwalk, front row, backstage and parties. Today: Google makes a catwalk appearance - and so does Naomi Campbell. 10 September 2012 Monday, September 10: MOVING TO THE MUSIC Clashing prints, pops of colour, and plugged-in music were on show at Walter Baker's W118 playful show: each girl wore her own pair of colourful pastel headphones, and some bopped their heads and wiggled their hips to the music. Photo courtesy of Sleeplessfashion CARINE'S CR FASHION LAUNCH CR Fashion Book Magazine held its launch party in New York City on Saturday night, and Carine Roitfeld (centre) invited a bevy of beautiful friends such as Alessandra Ambrosio (on her right) and Izabel Goulart (in red). In the marble floored atrium of the Frick Museum on New York's Upper East Side, guests partied in black tie to "Cat Daddy" and cheered when Champagne glasses smashed on the ground. Unfortunately cover girl Kate Upton - Cat Daddier extraordinaire - didn't make it to the dance floor. Photo: Rex; Courtesy of The Cut NAOMI: ALL SMILES BACKSTAGE Seemingly having ball prior to the Zac Posen show, Naomi Campbell was all chatty chatty/ giggles giggles while getting her hair and make-up done. Not a strop, bad hairline - (or mobile phone winging its way through the air) in sight. Photo: Getty ZAC POSEN'S BIG GIRLS The New York Fashion Week fixture didn't call upon just any clotheshorse to show his new collection; not only did he persuade Naomi Campbell (centre) out of retirement, Pozen also lured: (clockwise from Naomi) Crystal Renn, Isabeli Fontana, Erin O'Connor, Karolina Kurkova and Alek Wek. Photos: Vladimir Potop/ Getty GOOGLE'S GLASS HITS THE RUNWAY While Diane Von Furstenberg included a covetable selection of glasses in her show (see above), a handful of models sported 'Google Glass'. The new specs are being used to record behind-the-scenes video footage to create the short film 'DVF through Glass', to be released on September 13. The collaboration has seen Furstenberg and her design team, as well as models, sport said glasses in the run-up to the show to capture every angle of the creative process from entirely new perspectives. Click here for the full news story on Google Glass Photos: Vladimir Potop Backstage at the Emerson show, the ratio of make-up artists to model was 5:1. Looks like a cosmetics Spaghetti Junction to us. Photo: Reuters THAKOON'S CHICK TRIUMPH From exotic birds to elegant lacy monochrome, Thakoon delivered a romantic and sensual collection. See the show in full here Photos: Vladimir Potop So Noughties; the Kardashians? Not haute enough babes. No, there's only one set of socialites New York designers want at their show and that's the uber-glamorous Clarins-Courtins possee. The granddaughters of Jacques Clarins, the founder of the skincare giant, have a huge fortune but very charitable hearts between them. The only hard part is ID-ing them, but in the picture above we're delighted to introduce you to Virginie Courtin-Clarins, Prisca Courtin-Clarins (the brunette) and Jenna Courtin-Clarins. ELEMENTS OF NYC The DKNY press release has surpassed itself this year - and the bar was set mighty high last season. Here's a taster. We couldn't agree more. Not that anyone here would take any notice. No one seems to understand our British accent this year. Peeps, water is not that different from waddar. And what is not right about our pronunciation of yo!gert? You're making it very hard for us to eat or drink anything. Lisa Armstrong Sunday, September 9: VB'S POST SHOW RITUAL Apparently Victoria Beckham and her right hand PR have a post-show ritual from which they never deviate: straight after the last mwah mwahs, they head for a downtown lunch. Always the same brasserie, always the same pink champagne, always steak frites for the PR and steamed fish for VB, while they peruse Twitter and the blogs for verdicts. "Except this time, if they're horrible , I won't be able to eat, " VB told me backstage. VB if you're reading this, order some extra helpings. It was a hit. Lisa Armstrong, fashion editor Photos: Vladimir Potop VICTORIA BECKHAM GOES FLAT OUT Brand Beckham were in full force this morning in New York. With David by her side and - rumour has it - Harper supporting the team backstage, Victoria Beckham presented her spring/summer 2013 collection. Perhaps the biggest surpise from the show was that it included flats - shock horror! Another curve ball was that the shoes were not designed by Victoria's longstanding confidante Christian Louboutin but rival footwear designer Manolo Blahnik. Day one of NYFW - ok it's day two really, but we've just started - and already THREE major trends. Block heels kick skinny ones into the dirt next summer and centre partings are back. Alexander Wang made the point with luminous adhesive landing strips that came into their own under the ultra violet lights in the finale. Just in case you hadn't noticed them already. Shorts are coming through properly, especially worn with matching tunics. In other breaking news a proper, real tornado swept through the borough of Queen's... Left to right: Centre partings at Alexander Wang, block heels at BCBG Max Azria and Suno and shorts at Rag&Bone Photos: Vladimir Potop BOBBING ALONG Following the success of the Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton collaboration it seems that everyone wants a piece of the artist's cool aesthetic, not to mention British model Karen Elson who was seen sporting this season's must-have cut at the Alexander Wang show last night. STREET STYLE (OR PERHAPS NOT) Spotted: the shortest skirt so far on the front row. And the 'skirt' in question was walking very slowly. Paparazzi anyone? VICTORIA BECKHAM'S ONLINE PREVIEW For many, Victoria Beckham's ready-to-wear show is considered Sunday's highlight at New York Fashion Week. Last night the former Spice Girl treated her 4,505,185 followers to a sneak peek of her spring/summer 13 collection with a snapshot on Twitter. Yet again, showing off her humourous side (trying to prove a point maybe?) the designer suggested that this was to be 'Look no 1' from her show. Well, at least we are hoping your joking Victoria... Photo: Twitter/@victoriabeckham ROSS RETURNS TO THE RUNWAY Model-slash-actress Liberty Ross returned to the runway for the first time since news broke of her husband's affair with Kristen Stewart. Ross walked for highly acclaimed New York designer Alexander Wang, whose collection provided a new take on American sportwear. Click here to see the Alexander Wang show in full Photo: Reuters NEW YORK'S NEXT FASHIONISTA Now three years old, Alexander Wang's niece Aila Wang has progressed from leather pinafore dresses, to the halterneck version, which she accessorised with Wintour-esque shades and a black Chanel bag. Oh Suri, you have much to learn. EDUN: A LEAN, GREEN FASHION MACHINE Following last week's Bonologue at the GQ Men of the Year Awards - where the U2 singer's cod-Irish accent sounded oddly West Country- Ali Hewson (aka Mrs B) presented her Edun collection this afternoon. A mash-up of military and yummy mummy chic, Hewson's collection mixed layered floaty chiffon 'safari' florals, pastels and sequins with olive, dog-tags and drab. Maharishi-reminiscent parachute trousers were functionally-baggy and chequered with zips, there was a pleasant recurring cloud-pattern camo on frayed miniskirts and chiffon tops. Hewson's ethics-to-the-fore brand featured mud-dye techniques picked up and Mali and 18 pieces either made in Africa, or of material sourced there. Luke Leitch, deputy fashion editor Photos: Vladimir Potop For a moment at Prabal Gurung I thought I was at the Alexander Wang show. Not Jetlag. The first few (and last) looks really were similar. Same floaty layers, same slightly high-maintenance "too cool for make-up" girls. But in between were Prabal-drop waisted, full skirted dresses in bright red with sporty necklines and backs. Perfect for Prabal's core constituency of uptown customers, albeit cool ones. You may not like our Prabal but he has that most precious of qualities: a distinctive point of view. And that's alway better than looking like something else. Lisa Armstrong, fashion editor Click here to see the Prabal Gurung show in full Saturday, September 8: That evergreen "models-are-too-thin" fashion debate was kicked off this season by Fox news' discovery of the old wives tale - at least we mightily hope it's an old wives' tale - that some girls eat cotton wool to stay full. Far more surprising was the talk at Lacoste today male models competing in a back-room boxing competition here in New York last night at which, apparently, even blows to the face were allowed . This sounds rash in the extreme... don't they know their faces are their fortune? Luke Leitch, deputy fashion editor. A seemingly unscathed male model backstage at Lacoste. Photo: Reuters. PACKHAM ON NYC FASHION The US remains one of fashion's biggest commercial markets, and this is what draws British designers to try their luck here too. One of the Duchess of Cambridge's favourite designers, Kentish Town-based Jenny Packham, who specialises in show-stopping evening wear and bridal gowns, moved to New York Fashion Week from London three years ago. She says: "We have to be commercial about what we're doing: I show the clothes because I want them to sell, so that means presenting them in a way women can imagine themselves being seen wearing them." She says sales have increased dramatically since coming to New York, "especially here in America. They respect you a lot more when you are out here on their own turf. What would raise her profile still further would be the presence of Manhattan's most-discussed visitor of the moment: Pippa Middleton. Along with the debut show of Katie Holmes's collection on Wednesday morning, the presence of Pippa is New York's subject du jour: observers are on tenterhooks to see if she makes a front-row appearance. Packham will not be drawn on this, but does mention that her collection is inspired by Las Vegas. So it's a fair bet, at least, that Prince Harry won't be there. LACOSTE SERVES UP SOME ENTERTAINMENT Designer Felipe Oliviera Baptista served up an entertaining collection riffing on tennis perfectly timed for the action underway at Flushing Meadow. Prints of tennis racquets, umpire's chairs, polo shirts and clay courts were deployed on bumbags (fannypacks in American), loosely tailored trousers, hooded cagoules, clean-cut shirts and fitted dresses featuring tennis-net mesh at the back. Less convincingly sporty were the leather, crocodile relief tracksuits, transparent jackets and strapless evening dresses - all shown to a sountrack of tennis balls being thwacked across court. Photos: Getty/ Reuters TEAM TELEGRAPH LAND IN NYC "So NYFW off to an excellent start" says Daily Telegraph fashion editor Lisa Armstrong. My new strategy for light packing and avoiding heavy airline fees paid off handsomely - was seven kilos under. Now feeling bitter that I didn't pack more...or maybe not. The rooms at The Standard are so small and the closets even more minute, there were only two hangers in mine. But at least I got some. One fashion PR of a major European house didn't have a closet at all. As she said to the concierge: 'a room for a woman with no closet during fashion week? Are you insane?'. FOOD ON-THE-GO So, apparently the models are nibbling on 'deLISH' mixed berry pieces backstage. If we get these packs shipped over, do they include the bombshell body...? KARLIE'S DAY OFF Having taken a stylish turn in shows for Jason Wu and Rag & Bone yesterday, top model Karlie Kloss has tweeted that, *shock, horror* she's already taking a day off. But the 20-year-old Chicago native won't be spending the day baking her favourite cookies, instead she's been picked for a "great shoot." BECKHAM FEELS THE BURN Showing her GSOH, Victoria Beckham is obviously not getting much sleep in the run-up to her show, which takes place on Sunday at 10am. Last-minute fittings and emails, the immaculate one still has time for a genius Twit-pic... STARS IN THEIR EYES 15-year-old starlet Hailee Steinfeld (left) has been busy - three shows already and counting; while reather endearingly, Team USA sprinter Sanya Richard-Ross took her two gold Olympic medals to the BCBG show and we've already been treated to an appearance by the newly engaged Kate Bosworth. Click here to see more celebrities on the front row . Photos: Getty KARDASHIANS JENNERS INVADE THE KATWALK Looking like a couple of prom princesses, sisters Kendall (age 16) and Kylie Jenner (15) of Keeping up with the Kardashians TV fame, were models of honour at the Evening Sherri Hill show, which took place at the Grand Corridor of the Trump Tower. No sign of big sister Kim and her boyf Kanye on the front row though.... SWEET SUPERMODELS Far from being jaded by catwalks, Victoria's Secret pin-up Erin Heatherton (above, right - and girlfriend of Leo DiCaprio) took to Twitter to express her gratitude, pride and a photo - just to convey her emotions towards designer Jason Wu. Click here to see the Jason Wu show in full DOES MY HEAD LOOK BIG IN THIS? ...Or so we imagined that's what the less-than-impressed models backstage at the Noon by Noor were discussing. Ladies, don't you know you have to suffer for your art? BRITS ABROAD: RAG & BONE Was there a hint of the 'rag and bone man' - the label's namesake who collects unwanted items - in Britons' Marcus Wainwright and David Neville latest collection? Perhaps the fluid layering suggested as much, but elegant colour pops provided a suitably sport-luxe feel in this fresh show. YOUNG CARRIE BRADSHAW AT FIRST FASHION SHOW* *Well, we're talking of AnnaSophia Robb, the pretty blonde who has been cast as the young Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex And The City prequel The Carrie Diaries . The actress took in Jason Wu then performed a quick outfit change for Rebecca Minkoff. We think Carrie would approve. Photo: Getty See Robb shooting 'The Carrie Diaries' JASON WU'S BLACK SUMMER Black, black and more black: Jason Wu, one of First Lady Michelle Obama's favourite designers, showed a fierce collection centred on monochrome with spike-adorned heels and handbags - and a sprinkling of bold honeysuckle. Carolyn Murphy (centre), the 37-year-old face of Estée Lauder, opened the show looking tanned and toned, and was joined by Victoria's Secret Angel Erin Heatherton (left) and our Brit 'babe' Cara Delevingne (right). Photos: Vladimir Potop Click here to see the Jason Wu show in full Friday, September 7: HEIDI'S PROJECT The season 10 finale of fashion reality TV show 'Project Runway' should have seen the spotlight placed on the competing designers, but German uber-model Heidi Klum hoovered up all the attention in a sparkling gown slashed to the navel. The 39-year-old mother of four was seen chatting to fellow judge Michael Kors as singer Jennifer Hudson took a front row seat of support. FASHION'S FUN-FILLED NIGHT OUT It's rare that you'd encounter Victoria Beckham, Anna Wintour, Karlie Kloss and Ryan Lochte all supporting the same cause, but the talented quartet each did their bit to promote the shopping extravaganza. Lochte was the natural host for 'Guy's Night Out', and Kloss baked several dozen of her famous oatmeal cookies, selling each for $5 apiece - which would provide 10 school meals via the anti-hunger charity FEED. Photos: Rex/ Getty/ AP Click here to see all the stylish goings on HONOUR GIVES BIRTH TO ELEGANT COLLECTION Honor's creative director and CEO Giovanna Randall - the opera singer turned pre-medical student turned luxury designer - was inspired by the phenomenon of the human anatomy after giving birth to her first child this year, report Style.com. A typically feminine collection ensued, with delicate references to the body across the range of floor-sweeping gowns and elegant skirts. NOT BY JENNY LAI If you thought New York Fashion Week were an uber-commercial bunch, think again. Not By Jenny Lai's presentation, showcased at the Highline Loft, saw models decked out in generous lashing of tulle, asymmetric cuts and patterned sunglasses. Best of all the palette fused lilac, mauve and honeysuckle. Perhaps the Upper East Siders won't be tempted out of their power suits by it, but we're hoping the folk of Brooklyn will.