NYFW Spring 2016 Day 5: Monique Lhuillier, Rachel Zoe

From an evening wear master to a fashion-designer-as-celebrity poster child, NYFW Spring 2016 marches on

From the LifeMinute Team

September 14, 2015

Scene: Monique Lhuillier

Known for her sophisticated gowns and evening wear, the designer's Spring 2016 collection offered slightly-more-casual dresses with youthful shapes and easy-to-wear fabrics such as jacquard and silk. Lhuillier launched her couture house in 1996 and has counts countless dedicated A-list fans, among them Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon and Michelle Obama.

"I think she makes beautiful, elegant, sophisticated dresses." Gillian Jacobs, actress

"She just really knows how to make a girl feel good, so that's why you've got this front row." Cara Santana, actress

"She dressed me and it's very comfortable." Analeigh Tipton, actress

"Spring is all about bold colors, about the more playful, youthful approach to evening and special occasion. And so for hair and makeup, because I have so much color in the collection and the shoes, all the accessories we played on the minimal side, and it was really about keeping it modern and feeling young. Fashion should be taken lightly and you should feel different in the way you dress and I ran with that this season." Monique Lhullier, designer

"We're doing just one color bolt across the eye. The rest of the skin is very clean and slightly moist, dewy. Very young." Val Garland, makeup artist

Scene: Rachel Zoe

Known across fashion circles as the ultimate celeb stylist, designer and reality star, the mother of two launched her line of vintage-inspired separates in 2011. The Spring 2016 collection also takes inspiration from the '60s and 70s with "some colorful updates," according to Zoe.

"She's a strong woman, very on the go, sultry sexy in a very modern, subtle way. Embroidery, fringe, lace, lots of off-the-shoulder beautiful sleeves. All my favorite things. Lots of color for me in this collection, and always black and white and ivory and gold of course. That's my language. And the hair and makeup works with the tones of the clothes, and the girls just look fresh and beautiful and the hair is just has a little bend in it. Very romantic."

Rachel Zoe, designer