New York Fashion Week spring 2014: Mara Hoffman review

NEW YORK -- Mara Hoffman’s spring 2014 collection shown Saturday at New York Fashion Week was a pick-me-up if ever there was one, a rainbow haze of color and prints.

The look: Technicolor tribal hippie chic on acid. Iris, serpent and prism prints.

Key pieces: Rainbow dashiki; chiffon cutout maxi-dress; Guatemalan belt shorts; bomber jacket; tie dye peasant skirt; sexy swimwear with cutouts; and beaded sunglasses.

Styling trick to try at home: Guatemalan belt wrapped around a hair braid.

The verdict: A kaleidoscope of fun from a veritable patchouli Pucci. The New York-based Hoffman was “discovered� on the street when “Sex and the City� stylist Patricia Field stopped and asked her what she was wearing (her own designs). She launched her namesake line in 2000, and has built quite a business based on her signature prints.

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