Marc Jacobs at New York fashion week

A nostalgic beginning to the Marc Jacobs show Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA Wild crimped tresses were Jacobs' hairstyle of choice Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images A dramatic look from Marc Jacobs Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Muted pinks and golds featured heavily in the show Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images A model channels Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP Sexy satins in the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2011 collection Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Gold lamé and sparkles at the Marc Jacobs show Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Giant flowers featured heavily in the show, worn here at the neck Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images More giant flowers, the perfect accessory for gold lamé hotpants Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Giant flowers and very sheer fabrics from Marc Jacobs Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images A dramatic look from the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2011 collection Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images A blast from the past at the Marc Jacobs show Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images “After last season’s beige, I wanted to see more color,” said the designer backstage Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images High-waisted trousers from Marc Jacobs Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Supersized accessories provide a striking look Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images A model strides out to "Summer" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images A dramatic summer look Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Staged in the round, the show's giant gold sculpture centrepiece has been variously described as a cooling tower and a cross beween a skateboard ramp and the Great Wall of China Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA Marc Jacobs comes forward to take a bow Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images