Imagine Marie Antoinette. Now imagine a Maasai warrior. Then mash them up and you have Thakoon Fall 2011. It sounds crazy, but like green juice it's actually really good. He took classic 18th century styles — peplum waists, breakaway jackets, long trains — and gave them a funky, global vibe via batiks, abstract paisley, and plaid prints. Mixing prints is a Thakoon signature, and highlights here included a striped sleeveless peplum jacket over batik cropped pants and a swirly-print cropped jacket over those same stripes, which had been formed into a chic side-draped skirt. Kudos to Thakoon for taking classically old silhouettes and not only injecting them with a new cultural reference, but giving them a sporty update for modern gals. The result was one of the most original and refreshing collections of New York Fashion Week.

• Trends: Peplum, plaids, tribal, layering, batiks, sleeveless jackets.
• Colors: Red, blue, yellow, and Thakoon's prints.
• Key Looks: The plaid peplum jackets and vest will be a must have next Fall.
• Accessories: Pointy-toe booties in red and in one of the funk prints.
• Who Would Wear It: Risk-takers and taste-makers; we bet Michelle Obama will be sporting this collection.

Day five of New York Fashion Week has wrapped — have you started jotting down notes for Fall? We hope so! The 10 looks that captured our fashion hearts today were courtesy of Tracy Reese, Jenny Packham, Zero + Maria Cornejo, Monique Lhuillier, and more. There are maxis and minis, brights and darks, airy and tight; a little bit of everything. Click through to see which outfits made the cut.

Donna Karan designed Fall for the kind of woman “who commands a room.” Now that might inspire visions of power suits, but fear not. Karan is talking about the kind of woman so confident and elegant she needn’t dress like a man to indicate her strength. Thus, structured silhouettes were softened by artful draping that accentuated curves but didn’t exploit them. Luxe fabrics were part diaphanous — iridescent silk chiffon, cupro satin — and part cozy — stretch wool jersey, long-haired shearling, mohair — making texture a major factor in the collection’s wearability and ease. Karan's woman also doesn't need red to be sexy; the soft palette of cream, blush, gray, and some iridescent sea green was intended to “evoke the glow of pearls on skin.” What a lovely and classy image, helped along by the models' pearl-bedecked necks. Rich accents like suede elbow-length gloves, micro pearls, sequins, and silk chiffon scarves worn as hoods added subtle glamour and reminded us that these are not just clothes for confident, classy women; they're for the kind of woman who has made it, too.

• Trends: Draping, Fur.
• Colors: Cream, blush, silver, sea green, gray.
• Key Looks: The mohair skirts, a draped wool jersey dress that is totally delicious-looking.
• Accessories: Silk chiffon scarves doubling as hoods, shearling satchels, suede gloves with shearling cuffs.
• Who Would Wear It: Power chicks who appreciate subtle elegance, i.e. Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, and Tilda Swinton.