The essentials: Fur hats, jackets, and boots; bodyhugging tweed skirts, dresses, and suits; embellished flare jeans; jeans skirts; second-skin, floor-skimming gowns.

The palette: Red, white, black, gray, gold.

Bottom line: Kimora Lee's latest line--hip-hop bling meets Byzantine--was good in theory, but the pieces themselves looked a little stale.