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Raf Simons Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2012

For Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2012 Raf Simons' might not have unveiled the kind of magic that led John Galliano to catapult the storied house back into the stratosphere, but nevertheless, his debut collection certainly caught our eye. And indeed, it is clearly a new day at Dior. From the serenity of the floral filled room to the steadied pace of the models on hand, its clear that at first glance this was a remarkable palette cleanser, albeit a masterfully rendered and conceived one at that. Precise, clean architectural and assured where the first things that came to mind... >>MORE: Runway Coverage Opening with a series of crisp if not sterile tuxedo suiting that was svelte and appropriately glamorous, the

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Resort 2013: Highlights From The Runways So Far from Preen, Celine, Valentino, Balenciaga

While the Resort 2013 presentations can't hardly be over, we can't help but take a moment and share highlights from the season so far... And with men's fashion weeks popping up just as couture is set to start early July, there are still Resort shows being intimately, however sporadically shown, that cannot be missed. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Take note as many of the season's collections continue to deliver completely wearable, functional clothes to covet, and what's even more to take note of is what we've got in store for you this week. Straight from the top collections we've highlighted here will be a four-day look at how to incorporate key ideas into your own look this summer. After all,

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Trend Tuesday – Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron in Top Spring Business ChicTrends

Why do we tip off what works about these two political ladies? Because both Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron have mastered sophisticated business chic, and here's how you can add polish to your workwear wardrobe  too! Call it a double-impact dose of top Spring cool when Michelle Obama & Samantha Cameron are paired together... MORE: Michelle Obama Style and Samantha Cameron The duo looked easy- business chic last week meeting in D.C in a natty white skirt suit with a sculptural peplum flair and a daytime elegant color-blocked belted shift dress that leaves no debate on who wore it better as both style mavens made quite a beautiful set of polished statements. >>More: Latest Trends On Obama, Zac Posen's monochromatic skirt suit

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Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton So Gamine- Oscar Red Carpet Fashion 2012

Michelle Williams made a typically feminine choice to compliment her gamine pixie cut with a vivid red tiered dress from Louis Vuitton that worked to highlight her radiant complexion while nailing the season's top peplum trend while on the red carpet. >>More: Oscars 2012 Not a bad move considering the more matronly choices her fellow actresses wore to today's 84th annual Academy Awards. >>MORE: Red Carpet By choosing a decolletage baring floor length number, Williams' look stands on its own while not forgoing the actress's grasp on subtle but fierce impact. --Naveed Hussain

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Narciso Rodriguez Fall 2012 Runway Review

Narciso Rodriquez fw 12 Runway Review: Body conscious, well-tailored and asymmetric dresses with expert seaming and unusual folding and pleating are what really draw my attention to this collection... The fall 2012 Narciso Rodriguez collection was a seamless continuation of what we saw in pre-fall with structured outerwear, oversized and voluminous silhouettes, asymmetrical draping and folding, seaming, and color blocking. Narciso Rodriquez fw 12 Very true to it's identity, the perfectly tailored, clean line is a home run.  The warm chestnut browns and smoky greys were kicked up with saturated oranges and chartreuse and balance of chunky tweeds paired with soft, shiny silks.  there is a moss / olive green that had me question the wearability against an array of skin tones,

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Tracy Reese Fall 2012 Runway Review & Fashion Show Photos

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Tracy Reese fw 12 Runway Review: Tracy Reese gives us a colorful fall 2012 collection that balances strength with femininity with her use of punchy colors, large tropical prints, sturdy fabrics paired with draped silk, and silhouettes that accentuate the female shape. It's refreshing to see a fall collection that isn't dark and dreary, instead the saturated oranges, purples, aquas and yellows put a sunny spin on the cold months of the season. This line had some of the most wearable, flattering peplum shapes I have seen yet, because they are small and pieced in, more subdued so as to not appear like you have an extra 7lbs on your hips. The cropped peplum blazer and long, slim coats with a seam

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Rebecca Taylor Fall 2012 Runway Recap

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Rebecca Taylor fw12 Runway Review: The urban girl with a rocker sensibility will feel right at home with this collection that emphasizes rich tactile fabrications that play off more than black. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Rebecca Taylor fw12 Classic silhouettes such as bomber jackets, shirt dresses, moto jackets and even what could be a Saville Road herringbone get a cool and downtown vibe at the hands of Rebecca Taylor. Expertly cut loose layers and the de rigueur peplum, all look fresh and lively, particularly when in a succession of filmy layers mixed with rougher fabrications. SHOP: Rebecca Taylor at Shopbop Rebecca Taylor fw12  The collection is not as much young as for the young at heart who appreciate a mix of

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Celebrity Watch- Rooney Mara Shows You How To Pull Off Sculptural White

While Cate Blanchett made a stunning recent appearance in the black version of the sculptural white Givenchy dress Rooney Mara wore last week in Tokyo for the premiere of The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo, Mara made a case for alternative red carpet dressing in winter white and looked all the more memorable for it. Consider white as a fresh alternative to party dressing and the ubiquitous L-B-D as it is certain to make you stand out from the crowd in a discreetly chic manner when planning your next night out on the town. For Mara, the color choice also highlighted the piece's decadent peplum waste, frothy ruffles and the actress's flawless milky complexion.  >>Make Peplums Work for You: Peplum

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Bonus Styling Tips this Season- The Best of Pre-Fall 2012 Part 2

Day two of our Pre-Fall roundup for 2012 has us continuing to scour the best collections out there to help you update your look immediately -why wait? Didn't you love Day 1 of our Best of Pre-Fall styling tips? >>More: Runway Pictures & Shows Balenciaga- Taking his cue from the illustrated works of celebrated fashion artist Antonia Lopez and 80's era French power dressing from the likes of Mugler & Montana, Nicolas Ghesquiere's latest outing didn't abandon his signature takes on 60's sci-fi, cool street wear and Balenciaga-isms -instead, they were super-charged. While the solid pants in off-colors could be the easiest ideas to lift from the outing, there was plenty of new styling tricks to take advantage of this

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Bonus Styling Points this Season- The Best of Pre-Fall 2012 Part 1

It's only the last day of January yet we've had a tad too many shows to share with you over the past weeks... we know. And with that in mind we've condensed Pre-Fall 2012 to two posts of inspirational collections. Pre-Fall 2012, yes it's too much! But look at it this way, we are currently phasing through mid-winter so use these collections to your advantage and work new ideas into your current look to stand-out. >>More: Runway Pictures & Shows No 21- Just a few seasons old, we've been fans of Alessandro Dell'Aqua's new signature label No. 21 since it launched as it remains consistently wearable while retaining the kind of nonchalant sex appeal that fashion has embraced since the begining of the last decade.

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Celebrity Watch- Cate Blanchett in Givenchy

Actress Cate Blanchett radiated a confident sense of easy glamour in black sculptural Givenchy while in Geneva this week at the IWC Top Gun Gala and made a case for one of fashion's eternally-chic trends as of late -the peplum. >>More on how to: Get Peplums Right Although her L-B-D has a rather complex pattern she managed to work in a chunky gold bracelet to give the eye something else to focus on while not distracting from the beauty of Ricardo Ticsi's sublime peplum number for Givenchy. -- Naveed Hussain RELATED: How to accessorize a LBD video Posts on little black dresses Take a cue from Blanchett's Sculptural Givenchy with these finds:  More Halston...

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In The Bag- Mary Katrantzou for Longchamp

Over the past few years London based designer Mary Katrantzou has made quite a name for herself with collections that boast signature out-of-this-world collaged prints and could be considered a harbinger of the digital print craze that has had designers of all types trying to out-do each other with the never-before-seen. Starting Jan. 23rd fans of Katrantzou's namesake collection and her witty use of vivid prints will now be able to get their hands on something a bit more practical than a peplum floral printed dress from Katrantzou's collection of covetable totes for Longchamp. Featuring festive Chinese interiors and an "East meets West" theme, they are certain to be quite the conversation starter for seasons to come and are destined to

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Celebrity Watch- Michelle Williams in Jason Wu

I'll Have What She's Having: A modern take on feminine style Michelle Williams recently made a sophisticated ladylike statement on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in an elegant Jason Wu black & ivory ensemble that boasted a prim peplum and decadent embroidery and made a case for the demure, figure flattering power of one of the season's top trends: the peplum. Topped off with a girlish pixie cut, Williams makes a striking argument on the updated retro-minded appeal of a proper day dress. MORE: We recently considered the best ways to make a peplum work for you: How to Wear Peplums Alice + Olivia Victoria Peplum Dress in black or beige Budget Alert: A $2,500+ Jason Wu not for

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