Jen Kao

Since its launch last April, Anthropologie's online collaboration platform Made In Kind has consistently and quietly offered up some of the best capsule collections around. To date, there have been ranges from Gregory Parkinson, Timo Weiland, Tracy Reese, John Patrick, Chris Benz, and Samantha Pleet, among others, and each has been just as appealing as the first. The latest batch, available online now, is no exception.

Karen Walker, one of Made In Kind's inaugural designers, is back with a new line called Runway. Inspired by "Victorian seaside holidays," the dresses, skirts, and tops come in a nautical palette of blue, red, and white; a few striped-bottom ruffled pieces call to mind Walker's outstanding Spring 2010 collection.

Meanwhile, with a collection filled with mixed prints and femme silhouettes, Jen Kao is making her Made In Kind debut. Inspired by a trip to Bali a few years ago, her collection has a distinct East-meets-West vibe and also features five silver pieces — a ring, a necklace, two sets of earrings, and one very charming bracelet.

Click through to peek all the items in February's installment of Made In Kind — including work from Byron Lars and Dusen Dusen — here in the slideshow.

The East and West collided together at Jen Kao's Fall showing, resulting in an unapologetic mashup of sexy fringe, baseball caps, and ombré lace dresses. While it might sound a little disjointed, Kao managed to pull it all together creating a carefree attitude with her mixed bag of offerings. Printed floral dresses were decorated with fringe, pleated leather and silk maxi dresses were styled with baseball caps, and crochet dresses were layered over silk printed tops. The results? A rebellious kind of beauty any cool girl — like front-row attendee Zoe Kravitz — would love to wear on any given day.

• Trends: Fringe, Asian-inspired floral prints, lace, pleats, brocade.
• Colors: Blue, black, brown, gray.
• Key Piece: We love how Jen Kao added a cool ombré effect to her lace shift dresses.
• Accessories: Patent loafers, low-heel ankle boots, sporty caps.
• Who Would Wear It: Girls who crave a unique, edgy touch like front-row attendee Zoe Kravitz.

>> Everyone knows this girl: The girl who can pile on the most random assortment of pieces and still manage to look amazingly cool. A vintage dress, cowboy boots, an odd little cap — somehow, it works. It was this kind of irreverent spirit that Jen Kao riffed on for Fall 2012. The designer tapped a seemingly endless supply of influences — the Far East, Western, Military, a bit of '20s — and strung it all together with leather, crochet, plaid, dip-dyed lace, and fringe. It made for an intriguing assortment and — at its most successful — managed to capture that elusive, freewheeling spirit with utter ease.

Sure, there are biggies like Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, and Proenza Schouler — but this Fashion Week, we're equally excited to see what our new favorite up-and-comers are bringing to the table. From Misha Nonoo's laid-back luxe to the all-out sex-kitten silhouettes at Cushnie et Ochs, we're looking forward to lots of freshness in the coming weeks. Click through now to see five burgeoning designers that we're super excited about this season, and why we're so smitten.

Romantic brides – you know the type. She's beautiful, ethereal, whimsical, and utterly breathtaking. If you're looking for something in that vain, peep our top 10 picks, ranging from a short tiered Lanvin confection to a rocker romantic gown from Jen Kao, that's sure to leave wedding attendees swooning at the very sight of you. After all, it's your day, so live it up.