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Friday March 9th, 2012

The Best Handbags of Fall 2012
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The Best Handbags of Fall 2012

While shoes got a bit tamer for Fall 2012, handbags have only gotten more wild.

Fur and faux furs bags were all the rage at Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Dries van Noten, and Michael Kors, and while the perspex bags at 3.1 Phillip Lim and the cute minauderies from Diane von Furstenberg may not be totally useful, they sure are cute.

Or course if you need a bag that will actually fit your things inside it, the giant leather carryalls at Alexander Wang might just do the trick.

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Published at 6:00 PM

Thursday March 8th, 2012

The Best Shoes of the Fall 2012 Season
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The Best Shoes of the Fall 2012 Season

We’ve scoured the Fall 2012 collections for the most amazing shoes, and it was easy, because there were plenty. The best part? Footwear options for Fall 2012 are a lot more reasonable than their Spring 2012 counterparts. (Remember those 6 inch Versace lucite wedges?)

Fall 2012 saw lots of wide heels and mary-janes on the runway, and sometimes both simultaneously–like at Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Marni. Knee-high black boots ruled at Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Givenchy, and Rick Owens, and ladylike pumps could be found at Lanvin, Nina Ricci, and Jil Sander. Of course, if you’re looking for something crazy, look no further than Alexander McQueen’s heel-less fur shoes. Impractical, but so lovely.

Take a look at all the amazing shoes from Fall 2012 and just try to pick a favorite. It’s near impossible.

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Monday March 5th, 2012

Tuesday February 28th, 2012

Giorgio Armani Fall 2012: Menswear Staples and Mob Hats
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Giorgio Armani Fall 2012: Menswear Staples and Mob Hats

For my first-ever Giorgio Armani show I have to admit I was expecting something a little more red-carpet-worthy glam. Maybe it was just the post-Oscars buzz, or maybe it’s the fact that Armani has built a name for itself on gorgeous, couture-like gowns–but in any case, the designer had something else in store for Fall 2012, namely a collection rooted in menswear and far more appropriate for the daytime than any red carpet.

Coco Rocha opened the show in a tweed grey suit, huge flower lapel pin, and cocked fedora, which totally reminded us of something Nucky Thompson might wear on Boardwalk Empire.

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Published at 6:27 PM

Monday February 27th, 2012

Versus Fall 2012: A Happy Marriage
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Versus Fall 2012: A Happy Marriage

Donatella Versace and Christopher Kane are two very different designers–with generations between them–but the duo’s fall 2012 collection for Versus, was truly a marriage, of the best kind, of their two aesthetics.

Kane, a 29-year-old cool kid from London, clearly has an eye for what his peers want, and we can imagine he had young 20-something, club-goers in mind when he designed the dip-dyed, body-con, lace-up frocks. On the other hand, Donatella, a 55-year-old, glamorous Italian woman who’s been around the block a few times, probably had a hand in the collection’s more sophisticated and well-tailored pieces.

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Salvatore Ferragamo Fall 2012: The Soldier and The Gypsy
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Salvatore Ferragamo Fall 2012: The Soldier and The Gypsy

There were two distinct themes at work at Ferragamo’s Fall 2012: the soldier and the gypsy.

Designer Massimiliano Giornetti opened the show with a black military inspired dress coat, with gold buttons and belted at the waist. All sorts of variations of military coats and jackets followed one after another: velvet, wool, fur, brocade, double breasted , some with leather lapels, ranging in color from black, brown and dark green. Most of them were buckled at the waist; some were paired with fitted pencil skirts while others were paired with trousers. In both cases models wore knee-high leather boots– and the pants were tucked into the boots, adding to the military effect.

But then there were the gypsy looks:

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Published at 3:21 PM
Missoni Fall 2012: A New, Earthier Direction
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Missoni Fall 2012: A New, Earthier Direction

The fashion world–and everyone with two eyes–has already seen that Angela Missoni is an expert at reinterpreting the brand’s classic striped patterns with stylish–and commercial–results. But for fall 2012, the designer seemed intent on proving that her talents can be applied to more than just space-dyed knits.

Fall 2012′s palette was more subdued than past collections: There were browns, camels, greys, and while there were also hints of purple, blue and green mixed into the collection, they were subtle and toned down. The brand’s signature knit patterns were still there, but they weren’t necessarily the focus. Many of them were styled wrapped at the chest, and belted, and in many cases they were embellished with fur trim or panels of leather–one of our favorite looks was a scarf/shrug wrapped at the chest, and with a fluffy fur collar.

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Published at 3:09 PM
Marni Fall 2012: Streamlined and Graphic
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Marni Fall 2012: Streamlined and Graphic

While everyone has been busy drooling over Marni for H&M‘s quirky prints, designer Marni Consuelo Castiglioni had a more streamlined and graphic vibe in mind for her Fall 2012 collection.

The first look to come out–a bright red cape coat, paired with pale blue trousers and a blouse with a black collar–set the tone for the sharp-lined and boldly colorful show. Next came a series of dresses and coats, which followed the same aesthetic: Dresses were colorblocked and graphic, and the outerwear was belted at the waist and neck, and all were adorned with ample square pockets. One of our favorite looks was a skirt and shirt combo, which had a modern, geometric print in an intrinsically Marni palette of blush, black and brown.

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Published at 12:55 PM
Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012: Gilded Girls
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Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012: Gilded Girls

MILAN–Fashion industry people are not exactly the touchy feely type but at Dolce & Gabbana‘s Fall 2012 show everyone had to get very…intimate with each other. Apparently the house had decided to institute a new system which required each invite to be scanned. It didn’t go over so well. The bottlenecking was so bad I Read more →

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