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Fall 2013

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First Look at Kate Spade Saturday's Fall 2013 Collection

For those of us who love the Kate Spade attitude but are more tomboy than girly girl, the brand's Kate Spade Saturday offshoot—which launched this spring—is something of a sartorial godsend. While the currently available styles are a fun, not-too-serious mix of '80s-inspired prints—I love the windowpane check and the blue paint splatter best—fall's focus is a deep, dark palette with just a hint of '70s ski bunny. But whatever era Kate Spade Saturday is channeling, the sporty, modern feel is the same. Click through for a first look at the fall collection. And shop Kate Spade Saturday's spring offerings at Saturday.com.

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Mapping Out Fashion Month By Color: Fall 2013

Last season we decided that seeing one collection and one look at a time was not a good enough way to determine color trends. You can't remember everything all at once. (At least, those of us who haven't been blessed with a photographic memory cannot.) So what's one to do? Put all the collections together, of course.

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The 10 Most Popular Instagrams of Fashion Month

Insta. Tweet. Pin. Vine. Get up from your seat, and repeat. That sums up Fashion Month for many of us. And with new social media outlets steadily emerging, that part of the job doesn't look like that's going to change any time soon. But whose posts truly resonate with followers? PR agency Krupp Group teamed up with Curalate—an analytics firm that focuses on social platforms including Pinterest and Instagram—to see which images performed the best. So we've put together a list of the top 10 Instagram images from New York, London, Milan and Paris. Click through to see who topped the Instagram charts.

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Aurélie Bidermann Debuts Fall 2013 Collection, Says She Will Open a New York Store 'Very Soon'

Aurélie Bidermann's fall collection was inspired by nature, and even more so than usual. The designer used real gingko leaves to create her intricate gold necklaces, and bakelite to mimic old ivory. "I'm being ethical," she said of the new technique in her Paris atelier. It sure looked authentic—and very Morocco in the early 1970s. (Bianca Jagger and Talitha Getty served as muses.)

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Sonia Rykiel Fall 2013: Lolita Loves Knits

For his runway debut, newly appointed Sonia Rykiel artistic director Geraldo da Conceicao made sure to make his presence known. While classic Rykiel was represented—knitted jackets in her signature purple, flouncy flamenco dresses in an easy black matte jersey, a series of kooky sweaters—there was plenty of new, too.

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Balenciaga Fall 2013: Ease Into the Archives

I'm pretty sure the fashion industry breathed a collective sigh of relief this morning after Alexander Wang debuted his first-ever collection for Balenciaga. (Note: Fashionista did not attend the very exclusive show, but since we've covered Wang since the very beginning of his career, we felt it was important to address it on the site.) Relief because, most importantly, it wasn't ugly.

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Christian Siriano Fall 2013: A Night At the Opera

Christian Siriano's girl got a whole lot more grown up over the course of one season. Gone were the pastel twinsets, polka dots, and ballerina buns of last spring, replaced by sophisticated pencil skirts, intricate gold hardware detailing and rich (though faux) furs for a collection the designer says was inspired by "the golden age of the Russian Opera."