Vaughan Alexander's silk jersey tank, knotted cotton skirt and cotton shorts

If you love a black wardrobe, Verlaine is the collection for you. Designed by Vaughan Alexander for the global woman who’s “leaning toward the darker side,” this line boasts technique and handcrafted details. The collection is sold at Kirna Zabête in New York.

Maison Bellaish’s viscose dress

An alum of Roberto Cavalli and Gianfranco Ferré, Victor Bellaish has done time at some of Europe’s finest design houses. He launched his line Maison Bellaish in 2006, and his work is just as fine – the designs, handmade in Israel, focus on silk, lace and feathers. The collection is sold exclusive at the Maison Bellaish Atelier in New York.

Lekuin’s silk and cotton dress and tank top

If you want to be eco-friendly and not look trashy like KeSha, Leticia Garcia has the tonic. The model turned designer uses recycled fabrics for her line Lekuin, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. She describes the line as androgynous, “urban, a little bit punk but with a strong, feminine spirit.” You can snag the collection at BoutiqueToYou.com.

Sara Roka’s cotton shirtdress

After Vancouver native Sara Roka‘s 2009 capsule collection flopped, she dusted herself off and launched a shirt-centric label in 2010. Perfect for the girl with effortless style, her ruffled blouses, shoulder-baring dresses and puff-sleeved tops go above and beyond the basic white tee. Her collection is available at Gregory’s in Dallas, Nia Roma in Rome and Bugatti in Dubai.

Penumbra’s sand-washed silk blouse and sand-washed silk and cotton jersey pants

Courtney Bennett and Stephanie Giorgio don’t have design backgrounds, and maybe that’s what makes their line Penumbra so eclectic. Penumbra means “partial illumination” or “between dark and light.” Their clothes, mostly draped and cut from rayon jersey or sand-washed silk, transition well between day and night. The collection is sold at Saks.com, Intermix, Shopbop.com and Revolveclothing.com.

Joy Cioci’s silk jacket, tank and pants

Joy Cioci, fresh from her recent experience working under Tom Ford and Oliver Theyskens, is debuting her fall 2011 line at New York Fashion Week in February. Expect cool and sophisticated cocktail wear with deep-v backs and sexy silk separates. Fall’s inspiration, Cioci adds, “is the way light can embrace an object. So the colors are muted and washed out, and there’s a sense of freedom with the silhouettes and shapes.”

Irwin & Jordan’s wool and satin jacket, sequined polyamide and elastane bikini top and wool pants. Alejandro Ingelmo shoes

If you’re dreaming of white suit that doesn’t belong in Miami, designer Zoë Jordan has the classic tailoring skills to meet your expectations. Her line Irwin & Jordan is clean and feminine with a boyish edge and falls somewhere between classic and avant garde. “You’ve got Vivienne Westwood on one hand and Ralph Lauren on the other,” she says. “We sit somewhere in the middle.” The label is available at LouisBoston and Arcade Boutique in West Hollywood.

Norisol Ferrari’s deer leather jacket and lamb suede pants

Why just eat delicious game meats when you can wear them too? Native New Yorker Norisol Ferrari believes in lamb and deer leather, garments signed by the seamstress and NYC manufacturing. “I am a born and raised New Yorker,” Ferrari said. “This city made me. I feel indebted to it.” Her line of leather, suede, lamb and deer is sold in Maxfield in Los Angeles.

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Vaughan Alexander's silk jersey tank, knotted cotton skirt and cotton shorts

Maison Bellaish’s viscose dress

Lekuin’s silk and cotton dress and tank top

Sara Roka’s cotton shirtdress

Penumbra’s sand-washed silk blouse and sand-washed silk and cotton jersey pants

Joy Cioci’s silk jacket, tank and pants

Irwin & Jordan’s wool and satin jacket, sequined polyamide and elastane bikini top and wool pants. Alejandro Ingelmo shoes

Norisol Ferrari’s deer leather jacket and lamb suede pants

The new Citroen 2CV by Hermes

Louis Vuitton Vespa

Volkswagon Beetle for Barney's NYC

Louis Vuitton car

Bugatti by Hermes

On Monday Rebecca wrote about how she wanted the new Fiat 500 by Diesel, well after two more designer/fashion inspired cars were spotted today, I am officially over this lame trend. The new Hermes Citroen 2CV and the Volkswagon Beetle for Barney’s are pretty damn lame if you ask me. As if the orginal car isn’t expensive enough (with the exception of the VW) now you have to pay the added super premium price to have the left over fabric from an old Hermes line stiched over the seats. The only really cool vehicle I see here is the Louis Vuitton Vespa, mostly because you can actually see the signiture monogram print. If you like Hermes or Diesel enough to buy their collaboration cars, save your money on the car and spend it on their clothes where it should be spent in the first place.

Thanks to Selectism for the images.