Relatively sober black and brown dresses with short, rounded skirts, for example, are set off by the hot-pink and red tones the designer also favors.

The designers favored natural materials and a limited palette of restful grays and greens.

He chopped off skirts at the top of the thigh or the middle of the thigh, the two lengths most designers favored.

Many new-guard designers favor dresses with a hint of color - creamy yellow, ivory, champagne, blush.

The designer favored materials which were quite rough and open-surfaced, primarily cotton or woolen ones.

"For a while the designers favored pastels," Mr. Schneider said.

Shorts, which the designer has always favored, and slender skirts add variety to his suit look.

In both parks the designers favored the romantic over the formal, with winding paths, irregular views and, especially, unassuming architecture.

That shape is an idea other designers are favoring for fall.

Most looked best with the skinny pants and short skirts that designers favor at the moment.