New York Fashion Week: 3.1 Phillip Lim Pretty pastel shades, flowing silks and soft tailoring marked Phillip Lim's most sophisticated collection yet.

Phillip Lim's collection showed off what New York designers do best: clean lines, sophisticated tailoring and neutral (yes, I can hear you saying "safe") colours. New York might, quite rightly, be derided for being the capital of commercial fashion, but there are legions of ladies out there who don't want to look "directional" in Rick Owens. They want to look groomed. This is what New York style is all about.