Backstage at London Fashion Week With Michael Halpern

Mark Gong kicked off Shanghai Fashion Week today with the final episode of his Sex and the City-inspired collections saga, with Charlotte York as the muse. The set was inspired by her classic Park Avenue penthouse—courtesy of her divorce from Trey—where riffs of the perennial Uptown It-girl’s uniform followed, all with a sense of play and little subversion. We couldn’t help but wonder, was Charlotte the show’s true style icon all along? | Vogue Runway