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With Joan Jett sitting in Miller's front row last Friday night, the designer showed super-skinny black pants - some with patches of satin - paired with boxier jackets or cozy cocooning sweaters. She also hit on the miniskirt and the yin-and-yang dynamic that seems to be emerging as a trend, with either loose tops and tight bottoms or vice versa. Outside Miller's traditional comfort zone of cute cocktail dresses were a black, zip-front catsuit and draped silk dresses in chain-mail or fleur-de-lys prints. Lacoste's golfing and tennis fans will have new options for the ski slopes. The French brand made its case on a gigantic bear rug on Saturday, opening with cozy jumpsuits in sweatshirt material for women and chunky turtleneck sweaters for men. Next came some more fashion-forward looks - shorts with tights, and flat-weave sweaters with geometric patterns. There were plenty of menswear influences in the women's styles, including skinny ties and traditional blazers with country club-style emblems. There also were gray flannel pants in every possible silhouette - gaucho pants, wide-leg palazzo pants, slim trousers and capris. The finale was an apres-ski disco party with a dress code of striped sweaters and knit minidresses in blue and purple worn with legwarmers. Rag & Bone declared itself a serious player with a fall collection that was equally somber and stylish. The label, known mostly for its denim just a few seasons ago, showed serious clothes for men and women on Friday - clothes worthy of the buzz designers David Neville and Marcus Wainwright have been generating and of their up-and-comer award last year from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.