Breezy and bright was Gabriele Colangelo’s F/W 2012 collection. Light blue and orange pastels took over coats and monochromatic suits, emphasizing on the fabrics and silhouette. Clearly Colangelo put some serious thought behind this collection and went further than the common, current trends. New proportions and gradient color-blocking was the result.

Toned down, in comparison to his previous collections, Francesco Scognamiglio’s F/W 2012 collection emphasized on the shape: boxy coats (which were on the spotlight) covered the models up while deep skirt cuts gave out a hint of sensuality. The color palette ranged in safe dark hues, whites and unexpected splashes of neon. Brightest example: the [...]

The translation of the Roman history into futurism, especially when it comes to fashion designing, isn’t an easy task. But Silvia Venturini went through with it for Fendi’s F/W 2012 collection and the result vindicated her. The models down the runway wore a number of contradictions that seemed to blend effortlessly together, as raw elements [...]

Sportmax’s (Max Mara’s baby sister) inception was based on affordable outerwear, with a sporty street style that prides itself on quality, from the construction to the fabrics, with a mantra of care and precision.  For F/W 2012, technology stirred the pot, with neoprene being a big part of the textiles.  There was a lot of [...]

Rei Kawakubo’s inspiration for Comme des Garçons this Fall was a cheeky two dimensional world.  The extremely exaggerated shapes of this collection, which appeared to be flat as a pancake and looked almost like clothes for a cartoon paper doll, made their dramatic entrance on a music-less runway.  A parade of raspberry, mauve, cobalt blue, [...]

A visual challenge, would be one way to describe the F/W2012 collection that Veronica Etro created. In this festival of mixed fabrics and textures, take part paisleys (of course), knits, bright magenta, lots of velvet that takes part in an aesthetic game with strategically placed transparencies and sharply shaped and furry peplums which set the [...]

For Fall 2012, Michael Herz and Graeme Fidler seemed to have called forth diplomats’ references in order to put together the Bally F/W 2012 collection. Main benchmarks: dark leather and fur that added extremely polished finishing. Besides that, sculptural coat collars, full and side peplums as well as asymmetrical skirt cuts, enhanced a feeling of [...]

Deemed one of fashions must see young designers, Simone Rocha’s F/W 2012 keeps up with the buzz. Rocha uses a plethora of textiles ranging from detachable knit collars to wild mohair. Her use of lace, light colors and short dresses work seamlessly with her signature perspex sole shoe. This clunky white flat helps bring some [...]

Roksanda Ilinic’s F/W 2012 collection elegantly juxtaposes feminine and masculine shapes, textures and colors. The structural blazers and trousers adorned with fur keep one moving back and forth from the notion of bold masculinity to elegant femininity. The palette ranges from eggplant purple to copper to electric blue perfectly encompassing the feeling of fall.

Pringle of Scotland presented its clean and streamlined F/W 2012 collection with a mix of fabrications.  Boucle wool suiting, cashmere’s in contrasting colors and textures, and patterned jacquards were shown in a palette of soft pastels and deeper, retro reds, oranges and browns.