“I like clothes that you can throw down on the floor and still be able to wear.”

“Sexy to me is not showing a lot of skin. Or maybe an arm is sexy instead of cleavage.”

“It was a fine way to travel to see up-and-coming L.A.-based designer Jenni Kayne in a Lower West Side loft. Framed by floor-to-ceiling views of the Hudson, her collection was full of the simple summertime separates one might pack for a last-minute adventure. The tightly edited show -- which included an inky blue silk dress with latticework at the neck, a blanket-stripe shawl thrown on top; an easy navy cashmere shell paired with a lace-edged white linen skirt; and a fitted jacket in nubby linen buttoned over a crisp khaki skirt -- was spot-on for the mood of cleaned-up sophistication that is emerging for spring.”