The year in fashion 2010

Two designers defined the second half of 2010, and they each gave very different performances. Tom Ford went for mystery with his no-photos-please womenswear presentation in September, while Alber Elbaz was suddenly everywhere. He finally opened a Lanvin shop on Madison Avenue, threw a Halloween rager there complete with a Champagne fountain and dueling drag queens, and then provoked near riots around the world with his smash hit Lanvin for H&M launch. Next thing you know, he'll be showing up at Art Basel