http://www.thefashionspot.com/ Where Fashion and Community Meet. http://www.thefashionspot.com/news/gothic:-dark-glamour-704 Images of the opening party courtesy of Cynthia Tomasini. "Gothic" is an epithet that evokes images of death, destruction, and decay. Not simply a word that describes something, such as a Gothic cathedral, it is almost always a term of abuse that implies the dark, barbarous, and gloomy. Such... http://www.thefashionspot.com/front-row/jonathan-saunders-capsule-collection-702 By Sharon Feiereisen In its continued attempt to bring designer fashions to the masses, Target will debut Scottish designer Jonathan Saunders GO International collection in their stores October 5th (it will be sold through the month of October).  Lucky for Manhattanites and those... http://www.thefashionspot.com/news/spring-colors-701 By Sharon Feiereisen As part of its upcoming Fashion Color Report for spring, the Pantone Color Institute provided WWD with New York designerss Spring 2009 collection (along with fuchsia, vibrant green, and a few other of the popular color picks). It will be interesting to see how other... http://www.thefashionspot.com/style-spot/must-haves-for-spring-700 By Sharon Feiereisen What do designers think you should have in your closet come spring? As part of its Fashion Color Report for spring, The Pantone Color Institute surveyed designers and revealed some of their findings to WWD.  While most designers pointed to pieces from their own collections... http://www.thefashionspot.com/fashion-week/invite-of-the-day:--thurs.-sept.-4th-698 By Lauren David Peden / The Fashion Informer Most Fashion Week invites tend toward the traditional collection.  Now, I have to admit I am not familiar with Rzepskis muse was simply a disaffected teenage girl or a modern day Bonnie and Clyde/American Badlands heroine, taking a breather before... http://www.thefashionspot.com/fashion-week/emerging-trends,-day-one-697 By Lauren David Peden / The Fashion Informer Although the shows have only begun, oversized boyfriend blazers would appear to be a burgeoning trend (or a carry-over trend from fall, if you70s-inspired evening jumpsuits (seen at Roy and Sue Stemp) look to be another spring trend worth... http://www.thefashionspot.com/fashion-week/next-stop,-1969:--trovata-696 By Lauren David Peden / The Fashion Informer Patrick and I used a variety of transportation Thursday (cabs, buses, feet), but my hands-down favorite was the bus to nowhere, a retrofitted white school bus parked outside the Trovata venue in Chelsea, which guests had to walk through (in the back... http://www.thefashionspot.com/fashion-week/cause-du-jour:--save-the-garment-center-t-shirts-695 By Lauren David Peden / The Fashion Informer Also seen at Roy info on the back (who knew you could actually e-mail Mayor Bloomberg directly?).  The cause is one near and dear to designers and CFDA members, who are lobbying the city to rethink new zoning laws so that fashion companies,... http://www.thefashionspot.com/fashion-week/best-sentiment:--rachel-roy-694 By Lauren David Peden / The Fashion Informer   suits, heart-embroidered dresses and sexy silk jumpsuits (all of which threw off an effortlessly sexy Garbo-meets-Gwen Stefani vibe as worn by models-of-the-moment like Sessilee Lopez).    Inspiring words, to be sure, especially in todays... http://www.thefashionspot.com/fashion-week/nicest-kick-off-to-fashion-week:--john-bartlett-693 By Lauren David Peden / The Fashion Informer Although Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week officially starts on Friday, in the last few seasons more and more designers have begun showing ve known John for a few years and his boyfriend, art framer extraordinaire John Esty, even longer.  The...