Back on the Scene, Trasteverine

If there's one universal truth about Fashion Week, it's that perpetual It girl Chloë Sevigny has the Midas touch.

Her latest appearance was at last night's amazing Trasteverine presentation at the Green-Naftali Gallery. Technically, she wasn't there in person (at least not that we saw), but she did star alongside musician Devendra Banhart in a silent film projected on huge white walls during the de'file'.

Not that she was the focal point of the night. (Fashion Week 08 can't be ALL about her.) Trasteverine's nine looks — all dresses, all black, and all named for naval battles — stole the show with, as co-designer Michalyn Andrews put it, "minimalism and austerity with the memory of decadence." (That's a mouthful.) Our favorite piece had to be Raval, a layering piece that's half shrug and half huge flowing collar — no, no, keep reading — that comes down to the bust and spans front and back.

This collection marks their fourth season. They took a break to travel for all of 2007. Welcome back, Trasteverine. We'll take one of everything.