New York Fashion Week is winding down and the tribe will soon begin to make its way through Europe. Before we depart from style coverage, however, we wanted to highlight some of our favorite looks from fashion week. Below is a sampling of the the most playful collections and our favorite collections.

Playful:
Fashion must not always be serious. Who can resist fashionable irony, sartorial suggestion or an inside joke from your favorite garmento? We loved Ostwald Helgason‘s motifs that seem inspired by Jeff Koons’ balloon sculpture. (Ya think?) Alexander Wang poked fun of the black box parental warning labels currently used on video games and music. Jeremy Scott’s colorful collection was irresistible and the his “Earth Sucks” tee is destined to be a editorial showcase.

Sublime:
Once in a while you go to a fashion show and you fall in love. We aren’t talking about the love you have for a cute puppy on the street. A great fashion show can be as intoxicating as the perfect first kiss. Prabal Gurung was one of those instances where grace meets fashion forward. We loved the elegance of the collection that was given a twist of modern personalty by way of pastels and acid bright colors. Against many odds Victoria Beckham has made a name for herself among fashion elite. This season she even gained more respect as she turned in her expected body-con focus into a collection that is both crisp and polished. This season Milly caught us off guard. We were expecting a procession of her lady-like Madison Avenue shift dresses but instead got a refreshing dose of goth care of lots of fishnetting.

Our feet are shot and the novelty of celebrity spotting and free cocktails is wearing off but that doesn’t mean our fetish for fashion has fleeted. Today, we continue to call out the biggest trends of the season the moment they emerge.

Floral Prints:
May flowers are one of the most anticipated events of the Spring season and designers are embarrassing that love of nature. Grunge (for some odd reason) continues to inspire designers this season and Calla Haynes says her floral prints were inspired by 90s surf culture. Spanish design house, Delpozo combined both floral and plaid from pre-Clueless days, which resulted in an aesthetic much more posh than grunge. At Oscar de la Renta you could practically smell the spring bloom.

The Mullet Silhouette:
Get ready to ‘Party in the front, business in the back’ your wardrobe. The ape drape is destined dominating fashion this season. While a few fashion critics believe the mullet silhouette is ‘Achy-breaky-bad-mistakey’ — we just can’t get enough and neither will you. Check out Oscar’s version of the Mississippi Mudslide in a dazzling green croc embossed finish. Lisa Perry deviated from her usual a-line look a mullet gown in tennis white. ICB opted for a more casual but ultra chic hi-lo dress in black and white.

Bright Lips:
Throw away your barely there gloss and neutral lip stains because your lips are about to get a jolt of color. Dennis Basso colored puckers a bright red, as did, Suno. Badgley Mischka opted for a bright coral and Thom Browne went with a ghoulish bright lip.

Fashion week is going strong and we are fully intoxicated with the thrill Spring 2014. As the shows continue trends continue to emerge. Here are a few more to inspire your wardrobe.

Gold Lamé
Prior season’s sequin trends have nothing on the glitter and glamour of the upcoming spring season’s metallic fabrics. Opulence is the key in mastering this trend that comes a variety of skirts, dresses and pants. Reem Acra presented a segment of her collection that was sizzling hot. Altuzarra’s vision was appeared as liquid gold pouring down the model’s body and DVF shimmered glamorously in a mini shift.

Seafoam Green
Tired of 50 Shades of Gray? Fashion has embraced 50 shades of green. Well, maybe it’s not 50 but the emerald trend is surely giving way to seafoam green. Carolina Herrera opted to highlight the color of the season in a long slinky gown or you can opt for  Ruffian’s seafoam pant suit. Alice + Olivia designer, Stacey Bendet successfully fused preppy and pretty with the pastel hue.

Flats
Podiatrists can rejoice knowing that fashionable women everywhere can slip out of their 7-inch torture chambers and look just as chic in pair of flats. Ruffian showed his entire collection, ranging from flirty dresses to casual pants with pointy toe flats. Tibi’s minimalistic designs were punctuated by a simple flat sandal. Edun and Helmut Lang opted for a classic Birkenstock-ish style.

We are nearly half way through fashion week and it doesn’t take long for trends to emerge. Here are three trends that you can expect to see on the street and in pages of your favorite fashion magazines this coming Spring.

Bare Midriffs
This summer abs made their fashion debut for the first time in several decades. Looking forward to spring 2013, the trend is not going away. Here Thakoon paired red patent bra top with a patent leather whit shirt and here Peter Som showed a cropped jacket with a long skirt as a way to show some skin without suggesting a full peep show. Yigal Azrouel paired eye-catching print pants with a geometric bra top. The moral of this trend is that if you’re showing off the middle you need to cover up north and south and invest in one of those Abs of Steel videos.

Boxy Silhouette
One of the biggest trends for this fall is oversized coats and you can bet that your investment will carry you over at least through next Spring. Naturally, your winter coat won’t work in warmer temperatures but the silhouette translates seamlessly to dresses, vests and tops for summer. Here Suno paired an a-line print jacket with a full skirt, Opening Ceremony opted to layer pieces to exccentuate the shapelessness of the top sweater and Alexander Wang suggested an oversized nightshirt for summer ease.

Black & White
The fastest way to chic in 2014 is black and white. Almost every designer devoted a segment of their collection to a yin-yang combo. Yigal Azrouel used black and white prints to inspire minimalism, here DKNY printed her iconic logo in black and white and if you have legs as long as a giraffe than this DVF black and white jumpsuit is something you just can’t live without.