RUNWAY: Parke & Ronen SS12

Parke & Ronen's colorful prints reminds us of a trip we took a few years ago to Barcelona, particular to Park Guell, the famed park littered with the work of arist Gaudi. The bright, ofttimes very busy, prints was a staple for Parke & Ronen's skimpy collection. Aside from the swimwear, there were some great pieces in equally light and colorful fabrications like a paper thin linen salmon shirt paired with a mustard yellow jacket in the first look to horizontally a contrast striped shirt with a grey accent trim with rolled up shorts. It is becoming abundantly clear from New York that SS12 is a season where one should embrace color, color blocking and wild prints, which could be a problem for many a New Yorker, whose favorite color is black.

RUNWAY: Nautica SS12

Nautica's familiar SS12 collection kept true to the brand's preppy sailing heritage, started by David Chu in the 1980s. The color palette was sea themed like coral, dazzling blue, and yellow. Though Nautica didn't offer much in terms of innovation, it still presented a good selection of clothes that were similar to previous collections but were modern.