Teen Fashion Updates

Marc Jacobs is a guy who can affect what direction of a fashion juggernaut by having a single silhouette. If some other designers are performing sleek and slim, he'll do big and pouf y. If everyone else is doing neutral colors, he'll go bold.

While he swaps out of the details in rapid fire, there is certainly almost unparalleled regularity, too: He likes surprises, takes risks, embraces showmanship, pairs patterns and textures, finds balance among artistry and commercialism, and sees the importance in a visual statement. There has been the grunge collections, the granny collections, harem pants, punk prom dresses and ultra-chic skirt suits. If they seem out of step with trends seen elsewhere on runways throughout a particular season, others come around in the weeks and months that follow, just when Jacobs is ready to move on again.