Blame it on Elvis. He made jumpsuits stylish in the ’60s and ‘70. Of course, technicians and laborers (not to mention prisoners) wear them still. In the past, designers have dabbled with the jumpsuit idea, but they never fully commit. Spring 2009 may change that. Jumpsuits (and rompers) were all over the runways at the recent New York shows. It’s as if the fashion elite all jumped on a conference call and said: “Hey, let’s all make jumpsuits!”

Thanks to the skilled eyes at WWD, and the thorough runway coverage of Style.com, we’ve found some examples of the jumpsuit parade. Some looked pretty, sleek and elongating, like a black one by Ralph Lauren (pictured above right), a shiny white one from Proenza Schouler or a draped gold satin one by Diane von Furstenberg (pictured above left). The drape of a pale taupe one-piece from Derek Lam and a fabulous Halston take on the style looked wonderful (maybe because with all the draping and looseness, you couldn’t really tell they were jumpsuits).

Betsey Johnson scared everyone with a skin-tight black and white striped jumpsuit with a big bubble at the hips. Anna Sui’s effort was also a bit crazed, a skin-tight wildly colored jumper cut off at capri length. Jill Stuart’s suit looked like gray full-body leggings which would be nice if you have the body for that. Others channeling Elvis included DKNY, Erin Fetherston, 3.1 Phillip Lim and BCBG Max Azria (pictured).

The rompers, however, are a different story. Maybe it’s just to satisfy a creative itch, but we can’t see many adult women walking around in public in these things, no matter what designer label (Marc by Marc Jacobs?) is on it.

And if your guy wants to jump back into the jumpsuit craze, send him to Myjumpsuit.com and he’ll find something perfect.