NYFW: Marc Jacobs' Fall 2009 Collection

NEW YORK -- With his typically amped-up runway sets pared down to nothing more than a trailing spotlight, Marc Jacobs showed a exuberant fall collection that reveled in the art of getting dressed. A riot of Crayola-box colors and 1980s references, the show was the jolt the floundering fashion industry needs, proving that the ostentatious furs and jeweled heels of yesteryear may be gone, but that luxury lives on in a purer form through energetic cut and color.

Their hair swept into pompadours and teased into Flock of Seagulls whooshes, Jacobs’ downtown denizens raced around the runway in Max Headroom sunglasses, chain-link necklaces and elfin booties with cartoonish, spring-loaded heels.

You could feel the influence of pop artist Stephen Sprouse in the Day-Glo baroque print leggings, scarves and quilted handbags. (Jacobs, also creative director of Louis Vuitton, recently released a Sprouse tribute collection for the brand.)