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Celine F/W 2012With Phoebe Philo very pregnant with her third child, the Celine label decided to opt for two relatively intimate fashion shows for the season. Nevertheless, Phoebe was able to churn out a well-received, rather personal, collection, headlined by drop-shoulder oversize coats, which she herself was seen often wearing last fall to protect her fast-growing baby [...]
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Balenciaga F/W 2012Nicolas Ghesquière is nothing if not visionary, constantly propelling fashion forward with each collection. And this F/W 2012 Balenciaga collection is no different. Although always drawing from the roots of the legendary house to inspire his haute couture constructions, Ghesquière put a lot out on the runway. His signature exaggerated shoulder jackets, floating above the [...]
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Anthony Vaccarello F/W 2012After making a mark with tight abbreviated, asymmetrical dresses in Spring/Summer 2011, Anthony Vaccarello does what any progressive designer would do and flips the script in his latest follow-up collection. “I wanted something more masculine, more strong,” he said of his tailored suiting pieces and distinct military vibe. Indeed, the dark suits that strutted the [...]
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Anne Valerie Hash F/W 2012Anne Valerie Hash manages to keep a girl covered up, yet still sleek and stylish with this season’s latest Yves-inspired collection. Using the timeless Smoking jacket as a somewhat loose motif, Hash presented a deconstructed, more casual take on the silhouette, while still retaining a certain formality through the use of Mikado silks, satins, and [...]
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Akris F/W 2012While big, bold photo prints have been Akris’s signature look the past few collections, its latest collection had a more geometric angle, with graphic prints and color-blocking patchwork. A decidedly more simple, sophisticated look inspired by Franz Kline’s Painting No. 7, the pieces were perfect odes to the American Abstract Expressionist’s trademark dynamism and easy [...]
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Balmain F/W 2012Everyone knows a Balmain collection is all about sculptural shoulders. This season, though, under Olivier Rousteing’s creative eye, the trademark jacket has been redesigned to form a boxier, slightly oversized, silhouette. Manifested in both jackets and blazers, the outerwear came in an array of colors and designs, from quilted needlepoint and exaggerated pockets to Baroque [...]
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Chloé F/W 2012In her second season as the label’s Creative Director, Clare Waight Keller injected her British sensibility into the signature French femininity at Chloe. The look was sporty and sophisticated while retaining the label’s polish, and mixed street-cool with refinement, showing voluminous shapes and proportions. Masculine trousers and jackets were contrasted nicely against lace, silks, pleats, [...]
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Dior F/W 2012For Fall, Bill Gaytten stuck to the blueprint of the Dior brand DNA. Reinventing iconic pieces from the archive, Gaytten showed classic portrait necklines, full silk tulle skirts, houndstooth embroidery, draped leather, tailored blazers and pencil skirts hitting just below the knee. Gaytten said the collection was ballet inspired which was apparent as everything was [...]
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Commes des Garçons F/W 2012Rei 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, [...]
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Aganovich F/W 2012Standard runway venues just aren’t cutting it these past few seasons, and Aganovich naturally followed suit hosting their latest F/W 2012 collection in a huge former car repair garage on rue de Turenne in the Marais. The relatively new label, founded by Nana Aganovich and Brooke Taylor in 2010, has launched yet another well-conceptualized collection [...]
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Carine Roitfeld “The Client” for W MagazineFormer French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld appeared at last Paris Couture week as a “client” —and W’s cameras went along for the ride. Filmed by famous French film director Loïc Prigent, they followed the charming ‘editrix’ to more than 20 fashion shows, to fittings with couturiers from Jean Paul Gaultier to the reclusive Azzedine Alaïa, and, [...]
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Stella McCartney S/S 2012Stella McCartney got it down pat when she described her collection with one word: “Summer!” As the official creative designer for the British Olympic Team in the 2012 games, her new collection for the year was definitely inspired by fitness, but had its share of breezy, lazy pieces, as well. The season’s tighter, curvier lines [...]