NEW YORK (Reuters): Elegance, sophistication and a touch of mystery dominated the runway at New York Fashion Week as designers took cues from bygone eras to feature glamorous gowns in silk, brocades, lace and velvet in their 2012 Fall/Winter collections.
Like the Hollywood hit films The Artist and Midnight In Paris and the hugely popular TV drama Downton Abbey that captured an earlier age, designers created sleek, sultry styles with deep-cut fronts and backs with beads, embroidery and pleats reminiscent of the 1920s, '30s and '40s.
