This was the third year for New York City’s Fashion’s Night Out, and it was certainly a happening event: our team covered the waterfront, from the new Michael Kors flagship in Rockefeller Center to Manolo Blahnik on 54th Street (where Sarah Jessica Parker was signing shoes) to Madison Avenue’s Bally, Barneys and Frette stores and a final wrap up down in Soho. It was amazing to see how many people poured out onto the streets and sidewalks. Thank goodness, it was a beautiful night, and a great time was had by all!

Every year, Parsons The New School for Design mounts a presentation of work by graduating BFA fashion-design students, and I try to make a point of attending: as I’ve said before, I love the thrill of discovery. But even in a roomful of talent, my eye is always drawn to the standout work of just a few young designers. This time, the first dress I noticed was literally hanging from the ceiling on wires (and a little difficult to see from that perspective), but a video loop showed it on a model, coming down the runway, above. The designer’s name is Sherman Hung, and the dress itself is super chic!

Last week I was in London for business and to attend the 10th anniversary of the International Herald Tribune ’s luxury conference. This time around, the questions posed by the IHT to the global fashion group gathered at the Intercontinental London Park Lane hotel concerned heritage, and how companies can reconcile the beauty of the past with the energy of the future.