Louis Vuitton RTW Fall 2012

Louis Vuitton RTW Fall 2012

Marc Jacobs RTW Fall 2012

NYFW - Marc Jacobs RTW Fall 2012

A Sunday-night preview flaunted major fashion — girls awaiting fittings in enormous furry hats, Pilgrim by way of Dr. Seuss (and Stephen Jones), atop elaborate pilings of impeccably sculpted clothes in incredible custom fabrics and tricked-out (holograms, sparkly buckles) shoes. What the preview didn’t telegraph: the intense emotion and lyricism of the show Marc Jacobs would present in little more than 24 hours.