Mystified by this week's New York Magazine Fall Fashion issue? You're not alone: it's a mess. "In a culture saturated with pop-tart style, it's a relief to report that grown-up glamour is back in a big way," claims the opening story. But turn the page, and there's a spread on total pop-tart and foxy tennis-star Andy Roddick girlfriend Mandy Moore. Since former New York Magazine Fashion Editor Sally Singer left for Vogue, it seems each New York Fashion Issue is more phoned-in than the previous.

In the women's evening wear section, the Tom Ford dresses look good as always, but even a cute Armani number can't sell any sensible woman on the idea that "There's something refreshing about slipping into a white floral halter in the winter." There absolutely is not, unless by refreshing they mean "retarded and pneumonia-inducing."

The handbags section is fine, but the women's shoes spread is an abortion. Hideous boots are not, repeat, are not in fashion, so disregard the Ungaro, the Tod's, and the Sergio Rossi highlighted in the magazine.
Fall Fashion Issue [New York Mag]