Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will kick off with Michael Angel followed by BCBGMAXAZRIA, Duckie Brown, Ports 1961, Cesar Galindo, Cynthia Steffe, Yigal Azrouel, Charlotte Ronson, Nicole Miller, This Day/Arise: African Fashion Collective, Venexiana, Lacoste, Georges Chakra, Andy & Debb, Academy of Art University, Christian Siriano, Chado Ralph Rucci, Vivienne Tam, Lela Rose, Derek Lam, DKNY, Thuy, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, Diane Von Furstenberg, Rebecca Taylor, Tuleh, Custo Barcelona, Carolina Herrera, Carlos Miele, Jill Stuart, Tracy Reese, Donna Karan, Yeohlee, Tadashi Shoji, TonyCohen, Gottex, Badgley Mischka, Brian Reyes, Toni Maticevski, Pamella Roland, MAX AZRIA, Dennis Basso, Willow, Tibi, Narciso Rodriguez, Toni Francesc, Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Nanette Lepore, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Milly by Michelle Smith, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Anna Sui, Doo.Ri, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi, Trias, Calvin Klein, Chocheng, Argentinean Designer Collections and Tommy Hilfiger.

With spring in their step, deisgners Andy Kim and Debbie Yoon, of Andy & Debb, made the cold and barren fall season a few degrees warmer. Andy & Debb’s butterfly-themed sportswear collection, although subtle in design, was an obvious decree that the life, delicacy and youth of the season should be forever evident, even when the leaves fall and the moods drop. Keeping the fall color scheme in mind, the collection utilized bow-shaped draping, petal ruffles, stained-glass reminiscent patterns, lilly-pad inspired corsets and oversized shoulder designs to bring out the butterflies of spring. 

GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Andy & Debb Fall 2009

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