Isaac Mizrahi's Fall 2010 runway show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in NYC was classic Isaac: Colorful, ebullient, and full of surprises! The inspiration, according to his show notes, was an eclectic mash-up of whimsical ideas evoking fairy princesses, bag ladies and the great outdoors (stay with me here, it all made sense in the end!). Think "Buffalo Bill Blass" or "Geoffrey L.L. Bean", the program read.

The result: Down parkas over cocktails dresses; a quilted strapless LBD; fur on backpacks and disembodied hoods (that woul be a hood, sans coat). Then, sparkling sequin embellished party frocks, red-carpet looks that seemed swept up in chiffon tornadoes. And throughout it all, thoroughly wearable separates, tons of texture and rich colors like a brilliant tomato-red, moss green and mustard yellow that made for a show with never a dull moment.

I had a fabulous seat thanks to Sarah but my video unfortunately didn't come out as well as I had hoped. Nonetheless, it's worth watching to see the snow and to see Isaac skip out onto the runway to take his bow. Priceless!

Video by Dianna Baros, thebudgetbabe.com

NYFW coverage proudly sponsored by IGIG.

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