Pre-fall usually offers a glimpse of what’s in a designer’s head for fall, and Christopher Bailey is clearly having a sedate, tweedy, ladylike reverie. And for a fashion house whose bread and butter is the trench coat, Burberry probably breathes a little easier when there’s a nip in the air. The coats are always the anchor of a Burberry collection, and this one includes a lovely mix of wool and tweed with a bit of mink thrown in for good measure. With muted, dusty colors like mustard, blue sage, and charcoal, you can imagine a bunch of people hanging out at an English country house wearing this collection.
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Pre-Fall 2012
Donna Karan Pre-Fall 2012: Wo-Man
Donna Karan called her 2012 pre-fall collection “Wo-Man,” breaking apart the word to emphasize the masculine. Donna Karan’s line sheets are always awesome, so we’ll quote directly: “Back to the beginning, and into the future, punctuating the masculine with the feminine, empowering her unique wo-manhood with ease and sophistication tailored to embrace the world.”
Sounds lofty but it was all there: A dressed-up elegant collection with a masculine edge and emphasis on tailoring, allowing for some red carpet-ready high-drama evening dresses to round it all out.
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Pre-Fall 2012
Chanel Pre-Fall 2012: Paris-Bombay
Leave it to Karl Lagerfeld to infuse all the decadence, luxury and over-the-top theatrics of the regular show season into the smaller, less-glitzy (until now) Pre-Fall season for Chanel.
Set in the Grand Palais in Paris, models walked a circular runway bordered by two lavishly set long banquets piled high with fruits, flowers, candelabras and there was even a silver toy train that delivered decanters of liquor to guests (according to Style.com). In other words, it was fit for a king–or, in this case, a Raj.
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