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Crazy Fashions at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week

The crazy heart penis pants For more wearable looks from the runway, visit our fashion show section We're going to have some fun here, because frankly how else can you describe these weird clothes? Could the "Hurt Locker" hurt more? "Where the Wild Things" were found Scarecrow from the "Wizard of Odd"

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Donna Karan Fall 2010 Collection Marks Its 25th Anniversary

WHERE IT NOW | #NYFW Runway Review: There is a three dimensional beauty to each architecturally crafted piece of fashion sculpture yet it remains easy to wear & always elegant It's almost hard to believe that the Donna Karan label is turning 25. Then again it is almost more impossible to think that there ever was modern fashion before Donna Karan. Donna Karan was able to reinvent women's fashion in a manner that made a woman of any age look modern, polished, and stylish in a way that let's you know that ‘she' has arrived. Her pieces endure fads and trends are like stunning old friends that you want to revisit time and time again in your wardrobe, perhaps by

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Wayne by Wayne Lee Fall 2010 Fashion Show

Runway Review: This collection is destined to have something every girl won't want to take off all season While Wayne Lee has made quite a name for her self in just a few short season's with her urban minded label Wayne amongst the "IT" girls out there with a never ending need for body-con party looks, her Fall 2010 collection was a smart move in the "something for everyone" direction >> See our complete fashion show section for more runway reviews and photo galleries Here she used sweatshirt fabrications with contrasting leather and fur panels for a look that was linear yet less unforgiving while slightly louche. And while city dressing comes with a familiar if not redundant vibe, Lee's

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Yeohlee Fall 2010 Fashion Show

Runway Runway: Pieces worn with such graceful ease realize the overall strength of the brand itself Quiet luxury and smart, efficient and architecturally constructed pieces with a timeless appeal & restraint have been a mainstay at Yeohlee and have won her a cult-like following of hardcore devotees and Fall 2010 was no exception. Yeohlee Fall 2010 Surveying front row attendees in their Yeohlee pieces worn with such graceful ease only helped one realize the overall strength of the brand itself.>> See our complete collection of fashion show photos & runway reviews Using cylinders as a starting point on everything from hems to padded collars the collection moved on to offer an appealing range of proper day clothes that had the

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Rad Hourani Fall 2010 Fashion Show

Runway Review: Rad Hourani has earned a cult-like following thanks to his razor sharp focus and concise direction making his Fall 2010 outing a must-see for the fashion forward downtown set In three short years Canadian based designer Rad Hourani has earned a cult-like following thanks to his razor sharp focus and concise direction making his New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 during outing one of the weeks must-sees for the fashion forward downtown set. What sets him apart from obvious futuro-goth predecessors Helmut Lang and Rick Owens is that Hourani's pieces are straight forward, less avant-grade for avant-garde's sake, yet just as strong, which is exactly what makes him so special. >> Check out our complete fashion show photos

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Twinkle By Wenlan Fall 2010 Fashion Show

Runway Review: Dark fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel were the designer's inspiration for fall Wenlan Chia's well-deserved claim to fame is the sweater knit and it is the element that has anchored her Twinkle line for a decade. She designs easy girly party dresses and soft separates that complement and never compete with her iconic knitted creations. For Fall 2010 she noted that her point of departure for were 'dark fairy tales" like Hansel and Gretel. And while her designs lacked the spooky menace of the tale as I know it, they did possess something of the innocence and naivete that led the wayward duo astray. Twinkle By Wenlan Fall 2010 Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week For instance,

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Mara Hoffman NY Fashion Week, Fall – Winter 2010

Runway Review: Mara Hoffman's girl for fall took a mystical, enchanted turn through a darker sort of place and was all the better for it. Mara Hoffman opted out of the tents and instead presented fall 2010 at the Openhouse Gallery in Nolita in combination with an original film and musical performance. The intimacy of the space was the perfect foil to the clothes that were done in decidedly sexy acid-hued dip-dyes, hieroglyph prints, and pops of off-primary pieces that were artfully slashed and punked up with chunky exposed zippers. Mara Hoffman expanse of models** >> See our photos of the full Mara Hoffman fall fashion presentation and event Mystical and cosmic musical performance The bi-level space was divided with

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Edition by Georges Chakra NY Fashion Week, Fall – Winter 2010

There is a pristine elegance in the collection's delicate beauty that is feminine but highly sophisticated at the same time. Runway Review Excerpt: The Edition by Georges Chakra collection brings to mind a very modern update on Jacques Fath who was known for his curvaceous and architectural cuts in cocktail dresses and ballgowns in the late 1940's to early 1950's. Once at the Paris flea market, I was lucky enough to come upon a steel colored brocade cocktail dress with a double row of velvet ribbons, black net inner slip, intricate inner and outer seaming, and sculpted to resemble an upside down champagne flute. The exquisite dress by the French designer Jacques Fath who was known for his curvaceous and

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Runway Review: Menswear, best of the classics fall 2010, Milan & Paris

Heritage is the Word! Four stand-out collections with "investment" potential & forward thinking clarity With the end of the last decade's heady maximalism behind us, and the dawn of a new era upon us with a loud call being heard for palette cleansing essentials in a time when the economy ain't so pretty, many are looking for easy, fuss-free propositions that are not only right for the times, but right for the future even. The day of instantly recognizable runway pieces is long gone and many venerable labels are looking back at not only their own heritages, but also the fundamentals of a smart wardrobe. >> See Runway Review: Menswear, best of cool for fall 2010 The urban warrior, the

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Runway Review: Menswear, best of cool for fall 2010, so far

What the cool dude will wear for fall 2010- John Varvatos, Roberto Cavalli, Woolrich & Opening Ceremony Milan & Paris Report: We admit it it that it can be tricky to get a guy to look cool and fashionable, when it's not in his genes. Most men can handle a twist on classic, well-cut pieces to look modern-- add the style edge of some Heritage basics, rugged Buffalo plaid, and Rocker perfection pieces that withstand the test of time. Here are some of our favorite designer key looks for fall 2010 that your man will want to mix into his wardrobe and not feel silly. >> Full Fashion Show Coverage >> See Runway Review: Menswear, best of the classics fall

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In Their Words: Fashion Designer Eyola opens her heart about her new collection

My fascination with the Victorian era continues with the new Octette in the Eyola family 'Tarcotsira Octette' inspired by Victorian Aristocrats' dress and lifestyle. I've written about the new octette from my heart! My fascination with the Victorian era continues with the new Octette in the Eyola family 'Tarcotsira Octette' inspired by Victorian Aristocrats' dress and lifestyle. Aristocratic women of this period were big on details especially when it came to accessorizing and one item that saw no boundaries was the bonnet. Bonnets were lavishly trimmed decorated with feather trimmings and flowers both of which feature in this Octette in the form of floral embroidery and a pheasant feather belt. Other influences of aristocrats fashion of the time includes the

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Paris Fashion Week: Gareth Pugh Spring / Summer 2010

A cool mix of Star Wars meets goth with androgynous models whose faces were painted in pale gray and eyes lined in red Paris Fashion Week kicked off last week and I was delighted to see one of the hottest and most coveted spring summer 2010 shows from the designer Gareth Pugh. Gareth Pugh is a young, bold designer coming into his own who was a protege of the uber edgy Rick Owens, the American designer living in Paris . The show was a cool mix of Star Wars meets goth with androgynous models whose faces were painted in pale gray and eyes lined in red. >> Read our complete runway reviews The Cher- like feather head dresses and the

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London Fashion Week: Luella Spring / Summer 2010

The Luella Bartley collection still retains the tongue-in-cheek attitude of former collections. For Spring/Summer 10 the Luella girl has grown up… Gone are the ditsy prints and layers of tulle we've come to expect from the former Voguette-turned-designer. Instead, in their place, Luella Bartley presented us with a more formal collection of fun, flirty dresses and pretty skirt suits. More moderate than Bartley's usual style, the collection still retains the tongue-in-cheek attitude of former collections. A spectrum of colours was on offer ranging from muted tones of beige, black and white to louder shades of lemon, pale blue and bright red. Dresses with sweetheart necklines, and even one with a cutout heart on the front, stole the show and are

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