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When it comes to elements of style, style icons and fashion rebels are naturally intertwined, a match made in endlessly imitated, audaciously cool, fashionably adventurous heaven. It’s only logical the two would go hand-in-manicured, tattooed hand; it takes a degree of daring to launch a trend or do something different, while the vast majority of women are merely doing their best to look “pretty” and milking their smooth blowouts into day three.

An unscientific guide to your personality based solely on the way you put on your fragrance, in the grand tradition of insipid women's magazines

There’s been much written about what your choice of fragrance says about your personality. Those who gravitate towards fruity scents are fun and happy-go-lucky. A floral perfume connotes a girly, romantic sensibility. Women who wear sweet, sugar-inspired aromas appreciate nostalgia and apparently pleasing their men. Something woodsy translates to sexy and mysterious. But what about the way you apply your fragrance?

It’s the inside that counts, but what’s on the outside can really add up

Towards the end of the classic mid-nineties film Clueless, makeover maven Cher Horowitz, comes to a realization: “I decided I needed a complete makeover, except this time I’d makeover my soul.” The supposedly shallowest girl at Bronson Alcott High School becoming a selfless do-gooder who’s not thinking about looks first? It’s a turnaround for her; indeed, according to best friend Dionne, “Cher’s main thrill in life is a makeover, okay? It gives her a sense of control in a world full of chaos.” But Cher isn’t exactly off the mark when upon meeting grungy new girl Tai, her first instinct is to change her life by dyeing her hair, hacking her polo shirts into crop tops, and teaching her how to use a lip brush.  Sure, if you’re vapid and purposeless at your core, no physical alteration can help you. But, silly as it sounds, taking yourself out of your aesthetic comfort zone can have a major impact on your life and even your soul.

You know what I find to be annoying? When people say, "Hey, Anna, where are your pants?" or "You know, a sports bra is not a top." To that I respectively respond, "My pants are collecting dust in my closet where they belong" and "Tell that to my torso. Who asked you anyway?"

Necessary items every self-respecting woman-child should own

1. Leather Motorcycle Jacket
This needs no explanation. Equally helpful for the everyday grind and adventurous nights out, equally suitable for T-shirts and jeans, floral or lace dresses, and gala-ready evening gowns, it is a timeless staple that is well-worth a decent investment...

Subtle he is not. That we've known about Jeremy Scott for years, he of the snuggly teddy bear-tongued Adidas, Shrek-themed tees and sweaters, leather jacket-shaped bags, and Pink Poodle collection, which happened to be his gloriously tacky breakthrough back in 1997 (enter Elle Woods four years later). Also known as the reigning king of "junk culture," when California-boy Scott started at Moschino last year, he said, "It's the closing of one chapter and the beginning of a new one." McDonald's-themed pieces followed, and suddenly Ronald was having a moment.

While everybody has already moved on to Milan, we're still in New York (literally and figuratively), letting the Marc Jacobs show marinate. It was surreal, complete with a mind-bending audio recording and a Pepto-Bismol pink set that included a Wizard of Oz-inspired house and a glowing concrete runway. It was fun, with silhouettes that ran the gamut from baggy and boyish to friskily nymphet-esque. It was at once soft and strong, playing up classic themes of juxtaposition, without so much as a hint of pushed effort. And it was quintessential, uncut, liberated Marc Jacobs.

Now that New York Fashion Week is officially over (mourn! Rejoice! Shove off to London! Go take a nap!), we can take a step back and survey the eclectic cast of characters who made a showing this season. Not on the sidewalk outside Lincoln Center and Milk Studios (enough of you so-called street-style stars), but on the runways. Here's who to look out for, and possibly fear, come Spring 2015: