Riccardo Tisci created this dress with overlapping 'bondage' strapsAs someone who really doesn't like crowds (being extra short usually guarantees I'll have my face jammed up next to someone's armpit or the like), Fashion Week has put me in a lot more squishy situations than I'd normally choose to participate in. Monday night was no exception. Swarovski elements commissioned twenty-two designers, including Lanvin, Givenchy, Fendi, Marios Schwab, and Boudicca to create their own versions of the classic Little Black Dress, incorporating Swarovski stones. It was really fantastic to see how each designer interpreted the classic, and a few even dared to diverge from the monochromatic palette with bits of gold mesh and the occasional flashes of color. The dresses were auctioned off that night to benefit the American Cancer Society, and New York's finest and fanciest ladies, including Halle Berry and Julianna Margulies, turned up to bid for the one-of-a-kind designer gems. While I wasn't amongst the select few who went home with a dress--the prices were just a tad bit out of my price range--they did give every guest a nice hard-covered auction catalog to take home as a wee consolation prize. Here are a few of my favorite gems of the evening.
My personal favorite--Martin Grant created a faded ombre pattern out of the crystals
Lanvin dress with Swarovski necklace detail
Phillip Lim was inspired by Picasso's cubist collages
Alexis Mabille covered his dress in stones to create crystal scales 
Sonia Rykiel's "Tete d'Affiche" or "Top Billing" dress
Gaspard Yurkievich created this armor like piece out of crystal mesh
Valentino dress with crystal-embellished flange 
Missoni's dress featured it's signature knit encrusted with thousands of crystals
-Tiffany
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