Vera Wang’s out-of-India collection put a strong focus on the simple beauty of a jacket, a sheath and languid pajama trousers (another one of the week’s biggest trends). The fact that the beauty part was found in Wang’s exceptionally intricate fabrics – the soutache embroidery on the all-white looks and gold buillion details on green faille tunic tops, for example – nodded to the emerging power and influence of the East. After all, she likely expects them to be the ones who can afford it.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters