From left: Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Alexander Wang, 3.1 Phillip Lim

Marc Jacobs presented his take on the classic gray flannel three-piece suit during New York Fashion Week as did Michael Kors—both designed relaxed, slouchy variations on the Eighties working girl look. Alexander Wang took things further into the future with his midriff bearing jacket and thigh-high legwarmers. Over at 3.1 Phillip Lim the cropped jacket was collarless and the trousers high-waisted and loose-fitting. The silhouettes may vary, but the message is clear—the power suit is back.

Francisco Costa's womenswear collection and Italo Zucchelli's menswear collection will both be streamed live during New York Fashion Week on the brand's website and official facebook page simultaneously.

The men's fall 2010 runway show will be live on Sunday, February 14 at 2PM EST, and the women's show will air live later in the week on Thursday, February 18 at 3PM EST. Calvin Klein joins Marc Jacobs (which airs February 15 at 8PM EST on MarcJacobs.com) in major fashion houses to broadcast NYFW shows via live streaming video.

We're officially in love with Robert Duffy and grateful for his new twitter obsession. The president of Marc Jacobs, who started tweeting in anticipation of launching e-commerce for the brand in August, has already asked followers for set ideas for fashion shows happening next week and sent messages from Jacobs, “Marc says hi! He loves that I’m doing this. He thinks I’ll be bored in two days. Let’s see.”

He's also been uploading photos of Marc at work and yesterday told WWD the brand will launch a lingerie collection in 2011. Keep it coming!

Source: @robertcduffy

More from Magdalena Frackowiak by Josh Olins in Dazed & Confused's February issue.

The New York Times declares spring 2010 the season of ad campaigns featuring models lying down.

Coco Rocha wants to show her new collection during New York Fashion Week in September.

Marc Jacobs and Nathalie Rykiel are honored in Paris with the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

Louis Vuitton's $54,000 new age backpack.

Fashion shows with Jesus Luz and drinks with Naomi Campbell, V magazine's Cecilia Dean reports on the people, places, and parties of Sao Paulo.

Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone were not married in St. Barts last week, but may be planning March nuptials.

T magazine names the Nifty 50: America's up-and-coming talented young designers, models, artists, chefs, filmmakers and more.

Pringle of Scotland is partnering with London's Serpentine Gallery to commission a group of artists to create works inspired by Pringle's 195-year-long heritage.

Get at first look at Lizzie Fortunato's accessory collection for Urban Outfitters.

Swarovski contributed over 14,000 antique and costume jewelry pieces to the film The Young Victoria, all of which are exact replicas of Queen Victoria's gems.

Heidi Klum designs a 15-piece maternity collection for A Pea in the Pod.

Prada denies report that it is in talks to sell a sake of the company to Richemont.

Armani "plans to open at least ten hotels and resorts within the next ten years." The first of which will be opening in Dubai on March 18.

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First look at Valentino spring 2010 starring Dree Hemingway and photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

LVMH executive tweeted news that Marc Jacobs and Victoria Beckham are thinking about working on a fur collection together.

Images of Olsenboye by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen show a very borrowed-from-Stephen-Sprouse-style graffiti tee.

London police have put in place security systems for more than 100 luxury retailers to thwart thieves from targeting wait-listed fashion items from Anya Hindmarch and Dolce & Gabbana among others.

Twenty cheap and chic gifts under $20 for the last minute shopper on a major budget.

Karlie Kloss is Vogue's favorite model of 2009, followed by Lara Stone and Sasha Pivovarova.

Alberta Ferretti downsizes her popular cocktail party/fashion show for Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, in favor of a more casual informal presentation during NYFW in February.

A first look at Jamie Bochert for Marc Jacobs spring 2010 photographed by Juergen Teller.

Tavi pens a column on spring fashion for Harper's Bazaar.

Holiday kicks for the kids in red, blue, green, and black velvet by Jeffrey x Keds.

Elton John and David Furnish hold a closet sale.

Brown (champagne) diamonds enter the high-end market.

The Guardian names the 25 most powerful people in British fashion. List includes Sir Philip Green, Kate Moss, Guido Paloa, Pat McGrath, and John Galliano.

Sarah Mower predicts great things—in the forms of pencil cases and hair ties—for Luella Bartley.

Laurence Dacade stops by Vogue House for a preview of her latest collection.

Disney commissions Tom Binns to create a jewelry collection inspired by five "Alice in Wonderland" characters.

Marc  Jacobs concluded the Women's Wear Daily apparel/retail CEO summit yesterday with musings on the nonexistent idea of American fashion, "reindeer games" of the CFDA, and the arbitrary thoughts that spark a collection.

Speaking about the evolution from his Eightees hard-edged Marc Jacobs collection in fall of 2009 to the frills of spring 2010, Jacobs said, "“I have a very short attention span and I lose interest in things quickly. I also think that what works — and maybe this is just an S&M relationship that I have with myself — but whatever I don’t like, or causes me pain, will usually end up yielding the best results. For me to embrace something that I find unappealing, it has to be the least like whatever I just did in order to sustain my interest for the next six months. But it’s really torturous."

On traveling back and forth from New York, where he works on the Marc Jacobs collection, to Paris for Louis Vuitton, Jacobs said he will always feel most at home in New York but feels blessed to be surrounded by the passion for fashion in Paris.

WWD attributed Jacobs' bicontinental status to the following quote dismissing the idea of American fashion, although we think it has more to do with him not wanting to subscribe to one specific design philosophy:

“Sometimes I get really adamant when I hear designers make blanket statements like ‘American fashion should be...’ It gets my rebellious hairs up or something. This whole idea of American fashion or Seventh Avenue fashion is nonsense. It’s archaic and old, and we don’t have to subscribe to those rules. We work out of a loft in SoHo and we show wherever we want. So if we want to show a dress made of 50 yards of taffeta, who says that has to be couture?"

And finally, it's no secret Jacobs isn't always happy with the results of the CFDA's award ceremonies, so why doe he continue to attend? For Anna, of course. "I only go to the CFDAs because if I don’t go, Anna Wintour calls up and says, ‘You have to go because you’re part of the American fashion industry, da da da da da,’ and you can’t say no to her."

[WWD]