A STAMPEDE OF STILETTOS HAS TAKEN OVER BRYANT PARK THIS WEEK FOR NEW YORK CITY’S FAMED FASHION WEEK. MEGAN MEANY HIGHLIGHTS THE HITS FROM DESIGNER’S FALL 2008 COLLECTIONS. IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE – AND WHO BETTER TO TRANSLATE THE TRENDS FROM THE CATWALK TO THE SIDEWALK THAN FORMER SUPERMODELS? SOT: Veronica Webb. Model/Actress It's chunky knits its pom poms, its bright colors SOT: Molly Sims, Actress “A lot of the belted cardigans and the floral dresses” SOT: Tyson Beckford, Host “Who Wants to be a Supermodel” “I love it it's amazing” BUT BEAUTY NIKI TAYLOR SAYS SHE’S STICKING TO THE BASICS… SOT: Niki Taylor, Host “Who Wants to be a Supermodel “My favorite personal style is jeans and a tshirt” … TO THE RUNWAY! NEXT FALL, GET COZY IN A COCOON COAT FROM DOUGLAS HANNANT IN FUNKY FABRICATIONS LIKE FUR AND NUBBY BOUCLE. SOT:Douglas Hannant, Designer “More so than color, texture is really important.” TROUSERS ARE A REALLY IMPORTANT WARDROBE INVESTMENT NEXT FALL .... WHEN DENIM JUST WON’T DO – TRY CALVIN KLEIN’S SOPHISTICATED STRETCH PENCIL STYLES AND CROPPED ANKLE PANTS, PERFECT PAIRED WITH A CRISP SHIRT OR FITTED JACKET. SOT: Francisco Costa, Calvin Klein “the clothes have to be really sharp, precise to the body, there's no sloppyness there” THROW A NEW COLOR INTO THE MIX TO LIVEN-UP LAST YEAR’S DUDS -- DKNY PUSHING PIECES IN HIGH OCTANE RED AND PURPLE. PLUS… SOT: Donna Karan, Designer “A lot of jewel tones. Jewels and brights.” BRIGHT – AND SHINY! SILVERED LEATHER JACKETS .. EVEN A SHIRT .. WERE THE STYLE STAND-OUTS AT JOHN VARVATOS SOT: John Varvatos, Designer “But the kind of things that you can really wear not just to put them in just to create something interesting on the runway” TORY BURCH WENT CRAZY FOR CARDIGANS IN FLASHY GEOMETRIC PRINTS AND 60S-INSPIRED FLORAL PATTERNS LAYERED OVER SHEATHS SOT:Tory Burch, Designer “Our fabrics are really warm but light weight and a lot of them don't wrinkle so we have a lot of things to travel with” SPEAKING OF TRAVEL – DESIGNER TO THE JET SET -- MICHAEL KORS BRIGHTENS-UP CLASSIC CAMEL WITH SPRINGY LILAC AND FLORAL SOT: Michael Kors, Designer: “Forget the rules. Your Mother said you know don't wear pastels for winter, those days are done” BUT DRESSES ARE HERE TO STAY -- THAT’S THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT AT CARLOS MIELE -- MANY WITH EMBROIDERED DETAILS. SOT: Carlos Miele, Designer “This collection was inspired by uh... architecture I'm in love with architecture” CUSTO BARCELONA IN LOVE WITH THE 60S – LOTS OF GROOVY BRIGHTS AND GEOMETRIC PATTERNS … SOT: Custo Dalmau, Custo Barcelona “The color and the future of materials and graphics “ DONNA KARAN KEEPING US WELL COVERED WITH COWL NECK TOPS … WITH SLEEVES OR WITHOUT .. JERSEY DRESSES TOO IT WAS A PARADE OF PATTERNS AT THE RALPH LAUREN SHOW – BIG BUFFALO CHECK AND PLAID … IN COMBOS OF GRAY AND BLACK WITH POPS OF COLOR. AND A FEW FINAL STYLE SECRETS FOR NEXT SEASON … PLEATS ARE A-PLENTY AND WAISTLINES CONTINUE TO BE EMPHASIZED. SOT: TIM GUNN, Project Runway “It’s important to be polished and well groomed no matter what you’re doing.” IN NEW YORK, I’M MEGAN MEANY REPORTING.