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BLOOMS FILL THE AIR WITH SPRING ON BIG APPLE CATWALKS

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14 SEPTEMBER 2006

The runways at New York Fashion week have been coming up roses - and a host of other blooms - as designers pay homage to spring flora in their collections for next year. The Oscar de la Renta show, which opened with a pretty poppy-strewn sundress, was an ode to flower power and explored the theme in myriad variations.

A youthful feel infused the show as models in sleeveless, delicate poppy-print dresses wooed the fashion set. The Dominican designer, who is renowned for his love of embroidery, also previewed floral crochet patterns and appliqués - most notably on a stunning marigold gown with graphic flowers around the hemline.

While poppy prints led the way at Oscar's show, Anna Sui was enjoying a love affair with roses. Her sensational puffball dress and matching coat were covered in the romantic red blooms.

Elsewhere, other couturiers explored the floral trend through carefully crafted detailing. Brit label Marchesa kept to a romantic rose motif, reflecting it in the construction of a pink swirl cocktail dress and with the addition of an outsize rosette at the hip on one cleverly tailored LBD.

At the Marc Jacobs show - which is always one of week's highlights and this year boasted Demi Moore and Winona Ryder in the front row - flower power, in the form of a sculpted rose detail on one shoulder, added a flirty touch to an otherwise carefully neutral ensemble.