Back-to-school fashion - Runway inspiration - Tiza Prom Dress and Pageant Blog

Today marks the end of New York's fall fashion week - an annual spectacle of glamour, champagne-soaked parties and (of course) the latest collections from some of the nation's foremost designers. It's a week when the city streets are even more palpably chaotic than usual: models run frantically from one show to the other (often decked out in full hair-and-makeup from their last shows), top style editors convene to see their friends and collaborators present their latest collections, and nightly parties celebrate everything from just-completed runway shows, to various clothing line launches, to... well, let's be real: NYC fashionistas would celebrate the opening of the door, if the party promised models and free booze. And while the clothes you'll see on the runways won't make their way into stores until this spring, you don't have to live anywhere near the Big Apple in order to benefit from the festivities. After all, there's plenty of inspiration to be derived from the shows - especially when it comes to that other (slightly more universal) great thing about fall: Back-to-school fashion. We've compiled some of our favorite - not to mention seasonally adaptable and dress code-friendly - looks to get your creative sartorial juices flowing. DIY home tie dye experiments highly recommended.

Proenza Schouler