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Dress Me Up: Full of Fall
Donna Karan's Fall collection is the epitome of Autumn. Warm browns, vivid rust, olive green, terra cotta, mustard, and burgundy were the plush colors the designer used to spice up her line. Now is the perfect time to draw inspiration from it and fill our closets with similar pieces.
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New York Fashion Week, Fall 2008: BCBG Max Azria
No matter the silhouette or color palette of BCBG's Fall 2008 collection, one thing was a constant much like the Spring 2008 collection: belted waists.
Floor-length dresses, mini frocks, tulip skirts, long blazers, pleats, one-shoulder styles, and silky fabrics were all tied pretty with rope-like belts, which provided an overall at-ease vibe. The silhouettes and fabrics were far more interesting to me than the color scheme, which included mostly neutrals and some mellow jewel tones.
Behind the Seams: Nordstrom Fall 2008 Designer Preview
Seeing runway photos is not nearly as enticing as seeing the clothes live, and Nordstrom's Designer Preview 2008 reiterated that fact. For example, Bill Blass's gray/black tulle-bodice strapless dress — you know, the one Anne Hathaway wore at the Get Smart premiere — literally came to life before my eyes on the catwalk. While I admired it on Anne, I fell madly in love with it that night because I saw the way the bottom half of the dress danced as the model pranced down the runway.
Paris Fashion Week, Fall 2008: Balenciaga
Structure, rubber, and slits: That's what Balenciaga Fall 2008 is made of.
Although the collection had continuity from previous seasons — cocoon-shaped jackets, cropped fitted pants, and greyscale color — surprises still abounded. Pearl-encrusted and rhinestone costume jewelry draped around necklines and wrists, deconstructed velvet bandage tops popped in primary colors, and hand-painted warrior armor closed the show.
New York Fashion Week, Fall 2008: Rodarte
If someone were to costume design a sci-fi ballerina flick, the result might be something like Rodarte's Fall 2008 collection. Tattered loosely-knit fishnets, super studded gloves and Louboutin heels, and Degas-inspired tutus: they were all there.
The sisters Mulleavy have come a long way in a few seasons, and this time around presented a spectacle of ghostly alien girls decked out in everything from a highlighter-green chiffon dress to a red and black yarn skirt.
Best of 2008: Fabulous Fashion Week Shows
2008 spawned a tremendous flurry of fabulous Fashion Week shows. Let's see, there were New York Fall and Spring shows, Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, and LA Fashion Week. Oh, and don't forget all of the ravishing Resort and Pre-Fall collections.
2008 Fall Couture: Christian Lacroix
Mythical goth drama emanated out the seams at Christian Lacroix's 2008 Fall couture showing. Through tons of noir and lace, I was spellbound with how the designer captured the essence of insect beauty and turned it into a magnificent collection of wearable art.
Models walked down the bright red runway morphing from simple, cocoon-like structures into free form gowns.
Sneak Peek! Mossimo For Target Fall 2008 Collection
I know you're all as excited as I am about the news that Thakoon is collaborating with Target. To keep busy until its arrival in December, check out Mossimo's Fall 2008 collection. I must say, it's a good distraction.
Fab Ad: Givenchy Fall 2008
Ricardo Tisci describes his latest ads for Givenchy's Fall 2008 collection as "a family portrait," and a diverse family at that! The models he used — Lara Stone, Maria Carla Boscono, Lakshmi Menon, Natasha Poly, and Kristen Owen — are all very different. But all of them "represent elegance, femininity and masculinity with character," Tisci continued.
2008 Fall Couture: Jean Paul Gaultier
If Ursula from The Little Mermaid had a closet, many pieces from Jean Paul Gaultier's 2008 Fall Couture collection would hang in it. First thing you notice when dissecting this line is the intricate details such as piping that can be mistaken for octopus legs.
The bright colors — cobalt, neon yellow, orange, green — take center stage and up the drama factor.
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