Some of the more colorful outfits from last night's party. Photo: Patrick McMullan

At last night’s Couture Council Summer Party—smack dab in the middle of Central Park at the boathouse—we caught up with some of the fashion pack’s busiest to see what they have planned for the last days of summer. Unsurpringly, it sounds like panic’s just about set in with less than three weeks to go until New York Fashion Week. Sophie Theallet told us, “There is no time! I make all of my samples in-house.” When asked about the status of her spring summer collection she nervously grinned and said, “It’s a work in progress.” Maria Cornejo said that she’s, “Just trying to stay healthy, eating well, and making it to the gym.” Cornejo said that her spring 2012 collection is inspired by, “the Museum of Mankind in Paris.” Also offering a bit of fashion foreshadowing was Zac Posen, who’s about to open his first retail location in NYC’s Meatpacking District. “We’re going to be installing the store overnight like elves, right now we’re about to finish editing the multimedia component.” The Z Spoke store will also house a fashion library curated by former book store owner Michael Gallagher. Nearby, Steven Kolb, still glowing from his recent promotion to CEO of the CFDA told us, “I’m just finishing up our blueprint plans, and will be taking a vacation in Nova Scotia the week before.” As far as his fashion week schedule, Kolb said he doesn’t usually get rundown because, “I don’t go out, I’m not really an after party person. I get home by 10 and I’m up by 5.” Smart words to live by—if only we could stay away from the champagne!