Elie Tahari focused on some of 2009 s familiar silhouettes: exaggerated shoulders, harem pants, and—in a deliberate nod to "the Michelle effect"—shift dresses. But the execution favored sophistication over trendiness, and that should satisfy the designer s customers. Pops of fuchsia were balanced by hits of indigo, seen in sexy denim jackets and silk blouses with splashy prints resembling Rorschach tests.
