The Best Nails of Fashion Week 2014

To complement the label's trendy designs and the gorgeous cat eyeliner, manicurists at Cushnie et Ochs shaped models' nails into a soft stiletto point before layering on a oil slick-esque lacquer, which transformed from deep asphalt to holographic green depending on where the light hit.

Minimalism at your fingertips! A crisp line was drawn over a buff-toned base at Prabal Gurung's show.

"The collection was inspired by Ferran Adrià, a Spanish Catalan chef who creates food masterpieces. His dishes are each sketched before created and use a variety of different textures," says Butter London's global color ambassador Katie Jane Hughes. "This inspiration has translated into a collection of whites, gold, silver and black with textures such as pearls, beading and feathers." To nail the inspiration, Hughes started by applying a base coat of Butter London's Nail Foundation ($19; butterlondon.com) and followed with a diagonal sweep of Alabaster Glaze, a pearly white hue that hits stores in April.

Manicurist extraordinaire Miss Pop put a spin on Fetherston's charm school inspiration with feminine monogramming and sweet half-moon patterns. "I refined the half moon-a nail art trend started by flappers-into a more delicate stroke," she says. "Then, I added a hand painted monogrammed E using KISS Nail Artist Paint ($7 for a set of three; walgreens.com), alternating between white and black."

With a set of vampy red imPRESS Nails ($7; walmart.com), manicurist Gina Edwards used a black nail art polish to paint a scalloped pattern onto the lower half. "The two tone look is a must-have for fall," Edwards says.

Manicurist Jin Soon Choi gave the French Manicure new life by swapping the tried-and-true color scheme for a crisp white tip on a metallic black base.

File this under the cutest nail art we've seen all week long! Models at the Degen Fall/Winter presentation lacquered up in fun cloud-printed manicures and a rainbow statement nail.

Butter London's Katie Jane Hughes played off the metallic tones in the collection for the layered tones spotted at Dannijo. She began with a base coat of Goss, then used a makeup sponge to apply the hue in Posh Bird at the tips ($15 each; butterlondon.com).

While Deborah Lippmann has created fun nail art looks for Kate Spade season after season, sometimes seemingly-simple looks have an even bigger impact. "Originally we were going to do strong colorblocking, but then we tried nude colorblocking, and eventually we decided on a nude nail," Lippmann tells us. "I think this makes a statement, and maybe it’s a good statement to make, because maybe we’ve done enough nail art." A few layers of her lacquer in Naked ($18; deborahlippmann.com) and a generous swipe of shiny top coat was applied to the models' mile-long talons.

Hughes mirrored the agate stones from the Creatures of the Wind inspiration board onto the models' marbled nails for the label's show. She used a water marbling technique, where you pour drops of nail polish into a bowl of water, create rings of color, then dip the nail in to apply the pattern.

Lead manicurist Honey applied a stripe of Maybelline's Bold Gold nail polish ($4; drugstore.com) over a clear base coat to give the old-school French mani a Midas touch.

Som's models worked a half-moon pattern in a black and white color scheme.

Miller's collection was inspired by strong women warriors, so an equally-strong nail look was the only thing that would do. Hughes applied Butter London's Union Jack Black ($14; butterlondon.com) first, then swept on a layer of matte topcoat. She then used a thin striping brush dipped in the red Knees Up shade ($14; butterlondon.com) to paint a flame-like design starting at the cuticle.

Drawing upon the bewitching theme of Jackie Fraser-Swan's American Horror Story: Coven-inspired line, manicurist Miss Pop used Essie's Licorice and Master Plan ($8.50 each; essie.com) to paint up a negative space pattern.

Gold half-moons and tips on a nude base added a gilded accent to Shoji's elegant designs.

Lead manicurist Michelle Saunders applied a few layers of Essie's Bahama Mama, then used the metallic navy hue in Midnight Cami across the tip ($8.50 each; essie.com).