On the Fall /Winter 2012 runways, designers echoed the colors of their collections onto models’ hands, sending the message that it is more than okay to be matchy-matchy when it comes to your clothing and nails. From neutrals to nailart, here’s a few inspirational picks from the most covetable runway manis perfect for this time of year.
Nude.
Whether it is literally transparent or flesh-colored opaque, nude is in for fall and a great way to show off your filing, moisturizing and shaping efforts.

From L-R: Versace, Guy Larouche.

Blue.
Some of our favorite designers have a big crush on blue. From navy and grayish to barely-there blue, we can't wait to try this color on for size. Notice that matte colors made an appearance too.

From L-R: Anna Sui, Oscar De La Renta, Elie Saab.

Red.
When it comes to the color of the season, burgundy was it. So it comes as no surprise this was a big nail color tend too.

From L-R: Georges Chakra, Zac Posen, Doo Ri.

Nail Art.
Nail art was taken to a whole new level, from a hardcore medieval spin to DIY-looking tribal to midnight black, there's no shortage of imagination this season. For a serious over the top wow-factor, this can be your best bet.

From L-R: Thierry Mugler, Kate Spade and Vivienne Westwood.

Check out our pins for more Fall/Winter runway nails.

With all the amazing nail art these days you can’t help but wish you could do them yourself. From pretty floral patterns to tribal designs they all have us lusting after fun and far from boring nails. So here is a pattern that is so easy to do yourself – Perfect Polka Dot Nails!!! There just as eye catching as any fancy design and are so simple to achieve, all you need is a hair slide and your favourite nail polishes!!!! It’s far from complicated and takes little amount of time. Follow this step by step guide to get perfect polka dot nails!! 

• Start by painting your nails with your base colour and allow to dry. Paint your thumbs last as this will allow you to clean up any polish mistakes.

• Now the fun part begins. Using a simple hair slide (make sure to bend the slide as you will be able to dip it into the nail polish easier), place a dot in the center of each nail, and then carefully place dots around it methodically. Use the base colour to cover up any mistakes.

• Finish off by painting your nails with a clear top coat to give your polka dots some extra shine and to prevent the dots from chipping.

  

Prepare your nails for your polka dots with a manicure by booking at a number of trendy salons on SalonAddict.ie

Nails have always been extensions of our personalities and the nail polish that used to adorn them was not only as a form of expression but identification too especially where black nail polish was concerned- you would know someone is a rock star by spotting black nail polish. Before,  a perfect manicure entailed well shaped, clean and polished nails with a particular color to match an outfit or to simply express oneself.

Today, Nails are more than that. They have become accessories in the form of nail art! Not only are they long, nails now sport elaborate and decorative designs a faraway trend from the norm we were used to. A manicure is simply not a manicure anymore when there are so many designs for one use on their nails. The more creative the better.

From floral, velvet to fruits; the name of the game when it comes to nails is Nail Art!

Floral Nail Art.

Zombie Karl Lagerfeld Nail Art.

L-R: Fruity Nails and Hollywood Nails.

L-R: Velvet Nails and Cupcake Nails.

For more Nail Art ideas or just to see how creative people are getting with nail art, check out these fantastic board I follow on pinterest.

Pictures are courtesy of @katyperry, @flashesofstyle, @fashiontubuyaki,@ritaora on twitter.

Fashion Week is a world wide event where designers get to showcase their collections not only clothes but also some of the nail art sported by the models chosen by the designers to go with their runway collections.
Here is a look at some of the nail art that was sported by models on the runways of various designers.

 From L-R Costello Fred Butler Jeremy Scott Nicole Miller Pamela Love Rachel Antonoff