Of the lot of promising, young New York designers, Richard Chai is a quiet one, forgoing fanfare to focus on well-balanced sportswear that’s beautiful but never pretentious. He took a more aggressive approach to fall with mixed results. On one hand, silk parkas, tailored waistcoats and cashmere sweaters toughened up with asymmetric zippers were great wardrobe staples. While shaggy shearlings and silver fox furs made for a pleasantly edgy moment, the peaked shoulder effects and slouchy pants felt predictable. And as hard as the artsy, pink and purple abstract plaid print tried, particularly on head-to-toe looks, it didn’t give this collection the distinctive quality it needed.