This past week in NYC, The Washington Post's Robin Givhan hosted a panel discussion, called "Voices in American Fashion," between Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa, Maria Cornejo and Yoehlee Teng. Fashionologie took notes of the conversation, which covered celebrity designers, real-sized women and the alienation women thanks to fashion magazines. (Cornejo herself admits to feeling this way, saying, "I don't even want to look at them. Anybody can make a 15-year-old model look good. It takes a lot to make a 47-year-old look good. There's just this really big disconnect."). The discussion got more interesting when the topic moved to sustainable fabrics.

Roland Mouret is doing it. So is Ruffian, whose lower-priced line for guys will debut at Macy's this spring. Add Matthew Williamson and Zero + Maria Cornejo to the list too. Now comes news that John Galliano, the eccentric, long locked designer behind Dior who made a name for himself designing clothing for women, will be getting into the men's wear game as well.

Maria Cornejo -- a favorite of the First Lady and arbiter of feminine yet distinctly modern styles, not to mention flats -- is introducing something for men this spring. According to The Cut, "the designer first previewed four unisex menswear looks at her Zero + Maria Cornejo spring 2010 runway show in September, and the response was so positive that she expanded her men's offerings for the season." The collection will include "a printed scoop-neck T-shirt, navy rain jacket, sheer brown sweater, and tailored black pants -- as well as drawstring wool shorts, cotton fleece blazers, and cotton mesh knits." Also to be included in the mix: a plaid print which hits Cornejo's namesake NYC boutique and No.8b come mid-January.

2009 has been the year of the model tumble (from Prada during Spring 09 presentations to the three falls on the catwalk at Hérvé Leger Fall 09 this past week); fashion show falls have been sprouting up as a direct result of fashion's trend towards sky-high heels. For designer Maria Cornejo, this meant a perfect opportunity to make a statement, which is exactly what she did with footwear for her Fall 09 fashion show for Fashion Week. At the collection presentation, which included "roomy plaid coats, hooded sweaters, leather accents, and skinny pants," according to New York's The Cut. And Cornejo opted to outfit her models in low wedges, or flats.