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What We Saw at New York Fashion Week, Day Nine
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What We Saw at New York Fashion Week, Day Nine

It’s over! New York Fashion Week wrapped up today with shows by New York fashion’s heaviest hitters: Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Marc Jacobs.

At Ralph we caught Anna and Grace sitting front row, at Calvin we took in the structured looks as the models whizzed by, and we got our tans on at Marc since he managed to lasso the sun for his fall show.

Click through to see what we saw on the last day! Now, to sleep.

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Jeremy Scott Fall 2013: Yeti Punk
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Jeremy Scott Fall 2013: Yeti Punk

Clearly skate punks are having their fashion moment, first at Rodarte and now at Jeremy Scott. As Cara Delevingne opened the show with black Joan Jett wannabe hair, it was obvious Jeremy Scott’s muse this season was a badass. The clothes were signature styles we’ve come to expect from Scott: cone bras, too-short cocktail dresses, Read more →

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Wednesday February 13th, 2013

A Chat With Karen Walker’s New Campaign Stars 91-Year-Old Ilona Royce Smithkin and 65-Year-Old Linda Rodin
Fashion Week

A Chat With Karen Walker’s New Campaign Stars 91-Year-Old Ilona Royce Smithkin and 65-Year-Old Linda Rodin

Karen Walker’s new eyewear look book features Advanced Style ladies Ilona Royce Smithkin, Linda Rodin, Joyce Carpati, and Lyn Dell, and it’s pretty much the best campaign ever.

We sat down with Royce Smithkin and Rodin, who sat front row at Walker’s show yesterday, to get the scoop on how they became models, and what they thought of Walker’s latest collection.

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Diesel Black Gold Fall 2013: Low Slung & Leather
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Diesel Black Gold Fall 2013: Low Slung & Leather

If you love leather, you’ll love Diesel Black Gold. Nearly every look that trotted down the runway featured leather as a major component, channeling a new, tougher ethos while still managing to retain the sex appeal. With new designer Andreas Melbostad, formerly of the Taylor Tomasi-loved brand Phi, Diesel revamped its approach, focusing on selling Read more →

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Tuesday February 12th, 2013

What We Saw at New York Fashion Week, Day Seven
Fashion Shows

What We Saw at New York Fashion Week, Day Seven

The light at the end of the tunnel is near as we power through day seven of New York Fashion Week. Or maybe we’re just still thinking about the fluorescent lights at Rodarte’s show this afternoon?

Either way, fashion week is almost over, so we’ve been snap-happy trying to take in all of its goodness before it’s too late.

Here’s what we saw today.

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Karen Walker Fall 2013: A Prim Siouxsie Sioux
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Karen Walker Fall 2013: A Prim Siouxsie Sioux

Karen Walker’s shows are filled with truly desirable pieces that you want to snatch right off the models and wear onto the street. The ability to create such special pieces season after season is Walker’s amazing gift, and for Fall 2013 she did not disappoint. Looking to Siouxsie Sioux for inspiration, Walker created pieces that Read more →

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Ohne Titel Fall 2013: Homage to the Square
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Ohne Titel Fall 2013: Homage to the Square

Squares could be boring, but for Ohne Titel’s Flora Adams and Alexa Gill, they proved a more than riveting inspiration. “We were playing with the idea of the grid,” said Adams, “If you lay squares in different places, how are they going to react?” The results varied from grid printed flounce skirts, to draped square Read more →

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Monday February 11th, 2013

What We Saw at New York Fashion Week, Day Six
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What We Saw at New York Fashion Week, Day Six

Day six of New York Fashion Week started for us with a very fancy presentation by The Row uptown, complete with a flickering fireplace and luxe fabrications, and ended at Betsey Johnson’s runway show featuring models using champagne bottles as free weights and Carmen Electra in the front row. So, you know, we’ve seen a lot today.

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Published at 10:30 PM