Marc Jacobs is perennially coloring outside the lines and keen to establish that he’s the fashion trendsetter among the fashion trendsetters. For his fall 2009 collection, he used bubble gum 80s colors.

The designer went out on a fashion limb Monday night with a full-tilt, whip-it-good 80s revival. Jacobs also cut against the grain — as usual — and opted for every model to have drastically different hair.

It’s common for everyone to look like clones, ostensibly, so that you can pay more attention to the clothes. Jacobs, however, has the kind of confidence and bravado that allows him to break the rules and rest assured that no ones going to overlook any details.

After all he was showcasing shoulder pads, metallics and brights born of the why-aren’t-you-looking-at-me decade.

Is it a sign that Jacobs offered us a window opening upon the cavalier and beloved Me Generation. He hasn’t been the only designer encouraging shoppers to shake of the depression doldrums and start having fun.

Not all of his looks were neon, the first look was a not-so-simple gray cardigan with gray flannel pants.

It should be noted that the flannel pants had a flap of pleated fabric in back that looked a bit like the panel of a mini-skirt. This resulted in a winged-butt effect. I don’t say that to be funny. I’m just saying, it’s a look not everyone could (or SHOULD) attempt to pull off, but the same could be said of anything on a Jacobs runway.

The designer, who wore his usual kilt and white button-down during his curtain call, even got kudos for something that doesn’t seem so outlandish. Out of about 60 models, he used a handful of models who were not white — including four black models. Sadly, that makes a statement in a fashion industry where having one or two models of color is applauded as diversity. And sadly, many fail to reach even that low standard.

All photos courtesy of AP. And by the way, that’s Webster Groves resident Karlie Kloss above in yellow.