Izzy Lane kicked things off on the second-to-last night of fashion week, coming from all the way across the pond with a collection that wove a pale tartan through its looks—which featured as its high point wonderful wool from the sheep of wool’s capitol: Scotland.

BlairWair came out next with a very off-to-the-office vibe, though many of the mostly mature pieces could easily take you to after-work dinner and drinks. A hint of power suiting sharpness in the shoulders turned up on a few blazers, echoing mandates from the fashion world at large, the edgiest moment in a collection that erred on the conservative side.

Del Forte came next with denim and cotton separates. Definitely in the high-waisted camp, some cute (if you can get away with them) versions, both long and short, made their way out, along with a few corsets and cropped slim legged pieces. A sailor style pair of jeans took the cake for eliciting the most applause from the audience.

Versatility was a theme in Lara Miller's collection, with dresses becoming skirts and sweater pieces in light greens being turned every which way. Several play suits came out, both great: either a shiny tiny-shorts version that could pass as lingerie and a long strapless production that looked as devastatingly sexy as it did confortable.

As for Anna Cohen, well I don't want to say I told you so when I hinted earlier in the week that orange was a theme—but big beautiful oranges were the anchor of Cohen's color scheme this season, sometime showing up more modestly in peachier shades, but more often than not it was bold and roaring, on its own or paired with neutral separates, which included more dramatic high waisted jeans, a perfect pair of black shorts, and brilliantly, peeking under the lapels of a subtly great coat.

all photos, Minh Tran!