Old Money's New Look

To paraphrase Marx, fashion repeats itself— the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. The most recent round of New York collections revived what might be described as "Old Money"—there was Michael Kors's patio wear, Kenneth Richard's "Savile Row Desperado," and Isaac Mizrahi's "Insex"—with particular emphasis on the Wasp. The same trend was detectable on the runway, where the supermodels took a backseat to well-bred English beauties with names such as Honor Fraser, Jodie Kidd, and Stella Tennant—superdebs. Still, if flashbulbpopping glamour was officially over, no one told Hollywood. Julia Roberts, Julia Ormond, Liza Minnelli, Timothy Hutton, Ali MacGraw, Goldie Hawn, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Dillon, and Sandra Bullock were among those holding front-row seats throughout the week. TOBY YOUNG

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