Polka dots were all over the spring runways.

Allover print, a staple of women's wear, turned up on the men's spring runways at Miu Miu and Comme des Garçons, among others.

Stefano Pilati of Yves Saint Laurent practically banged the message over editors' heads with a spring runway strewn with violets and a man's jacket printed with a crowd photograph of Woodstock.

The lace patterns he paraded on the spring 2006 runway have found their way onto a carved metal staircase in the lobby, and a mosaic pattern in the bathroom is styled after one of his crystal-patterned evening dresses.

Mr. Wolfe attributed the infatuation with lace and chiffon, fabrics that dominated the spring runways, to the overwhelming influence of Hollywood.

Lea Michele wore one of the beaded, under-the-sea fantasy frocks from Marchesa's spring runway.

Leather punched out to resemble lace has become as common on spring runways as bare midriffs and denim.

After the spring 2009 runway season, Models.com and Style.com featured her as a top-ten newcomer of the season.

"She could have stepped off the spring runways of Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace or Prada," Wells says.