IT TAKES TWO: The runway can be a strong jumping-off point for accessories designers, and spring 2010 will mark a bevy of collaborations between New York-based accessories designers and fashion houses. Geren Ford has tapped Ken & Dana Design for jewelry; Pamela Love Jewelry is doing pieces for Frank Tell and Zac Posen, respectively; Dannijo is doing a capsule collection for both Walter and Bensoni; Kipling is doing bags with Bensoni; Erin Fetherston is working with Lulu Frost on jewelry for her show; Loeffler Randall is doing Costello Tagliapietra’s shoes; Be & D has once again hooked up with Doo.Ri for bags, as has Rachel Roy; Albertus Swanepoel is doing Rachel Antonoff’s hats; Venexiana has called upon guitar god-cum-accessories maven Carlos by Carlos Santana for its shoes; Dana Lorenz from Fenton/Fallon is doing a few pieces for John Patrick Organic; VPL has tapped Tiffany Tuttle of LD Tuttle for shoes, and jeweler Alexis Bittar is working on no fewer than three shows: Michael Angel, Gottex, Dennis Basso and Michael Kors. Bittar said collaborating is beneficial: “For branding and editorial purposes, it links us with the ready-to-wear fashion business,” he said.