Dries.

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It's me and not me all at the same time, which is probably why I love it so much.

Dries Van Noten F/W 2011

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True Colors

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Cannot get this collection out of my head. Possibly my favorite of the season.

Proenza Schouler Fall 2011

Runway images via elle.com (see the whole collection here); detail shots by Tommy Ton (more here - definitely worth a look).

Guilty Pleasure

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It goes over the top and lands too far on the other side of the costume-y line – but it's fun and it fits with the glammy 70s moment I've been feeling lately. I can't lie, I love it.

Isabel Marant Fall 2011 [click to enlarge]

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Open Country

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Hussein Chalayan Fall 2011 [click to enlarge]

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Ciao, Bella!

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For me, one of the first truly inspiring shows – fresh-feeling, but old-fashioned; relevant, but sweetly anachronistic; and nothing trop de tout – of the season. Surprised it's Marni? Of course not!

Marni Fall 2011 [click to enlarge]

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Theory and Practice

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Theyskens' Theory, Fall 2011 [click to enlarge].
Low-key, affordable Rochas!

Rochas, Olivier Theyskens, directed by Xavier Cariou and Damien Beneteau (fka Les Cyclopes). 2006 CFDA Fashion Awards.

It's About an Idea

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The Central Saint Martins show reliably provided some interesting ones.

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William Hendry; Viktor Smedinge

Bethan Silverwood

Charlotte Smith

Jamie Cockerill

Helen Bullock

Phoebe English

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American Sportswear

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Layers, texture, ease. Loved this collection.

3.1 Philip Lim Fall 2011 [click to enlarge]

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Down and Back

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Fall 2011 [click to enlarge]

TRIAS

Alexander Wang

Altuzarra

Daryl K

Duro Olowu

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