NewYork fashion weekThis year marks Trina Turk's 20th in business. And while the early tenets of the line are still in place—retro-inspired prints and silhouettes, always with a Californian attitude—the customer's obsessions have changed. "First we really sold a lot of pants. Then it was the date top, which they wore with premium denim. It evolved into dresses, and in the past few seasons we've seen a huge surge of jumpsuits," said Turk, managing to sum up the last two decades in contemporary fashion in a few sentences.

That's not to say that now it's all jumpsuits, all the time. Pants, in fact, were big for Fall. The slim-cut ankle-length style that's been going strong for a few seasons is still there, but Turk mixed in flat-front palazzos and elongated kick flares. A Watteau-back dress in a hand-painted floral was paired with matching narrow trousers, while a camel tunic and trenchcoat were matched up with a more '70s shape.

Turk spends most of her time in Palm Springs and Los Angeles, but she was born in San Francisco, and she found a lot of inspiration in Northern California this season. There were many coats, including a mohair buffalo-check style with an oversize collar and some faux fur looks. "It's citified in a fresh way," she said. What the collection offered, more than anything, was options. While Turk's world will always revolve around the colorful and the almost-kitsch, she's been doing this for long enough that she knows what her customer wants.

Fashion Brand: Trina Turk | www.trinaturk.com

A genuine California local, Trina Turk is inspired by the Golden State's multicultural mix, creativity, craftsmanship, architecture, and landscape--a synergy that permeates her contemporary, colorful aesthetic.