I am a lover of high fashion. For me, New York Fashion Week is like the NBA playoffs. I live to see what designers are coming out with next and I love to see new looks walk up and down the runway. I won't lie though, creativity is extremely lacking among many designers. So I perked up when french designer Sophie Theallet made a bold choice and featured all dark-skinned models from various nationalities in the runway show for her Spring 2009 Ready to Wear collection. I'm not old enough to know if this has ever been done before but in my lifetime, I don't remember such a thing. It's pretty darn subversive and I love it!

Call it affirmative action on the runway or whatever, but her choice made her collection stand out and it instantly made her one of my new favorite designers to watch. So many designers opt to feature 25 Kate Moss look alikes every season. It's refreshing to see someone take a risk and do something different that isn't trite or gimmicky. The face of modeling has changed so much over the years, yet many designers collections don't often display that.

Theallet is one to watch!