Donna Karan Revisited

So, at first, when I saw pics of Donna Karan's Fall '08 collection, I was vaguely irritated. I don't know what it is about that woman and her easy pieces and her yoga-loving gyno-power cashmere scented lifestyle (and I say this as an Iyengar instructor, card-carrying feminist who can't get enough of anything that either smells good or has the word cashmere in it...) Sometimes I just feel like she's hitting me over the head with her brand. And it's so vast, like an empire, that I can't go through it or get around it or find myself within it.

But a few of my daily-read blogs have written about her show and, in light of this, I have found myself thinking DK was rather luxe, and far less drab than most of what I saw at NY Fashion Week this time around. Sidebar: You see, the incomparable community of fashion bloggers has actually swayed my opinion. According to my husband - and various mental health practitioners I've seen over the years - this is a veritable miracle!

So in the spirit of reconsideration, here are a few of the pieces I'm drawn to:


Gotta say her colour palette manages to be both subtle and bold at the same time. It seems to have been inspired by fall trees in New England. What do you think?