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Fashion Week: it comes and goes in almost an instant and leaves you with a chaotic desk, dark under-eye circles and sore feet. There are probably trails of shoes and clothing strewn about your apartment and a fridge filled with nothing but Red Bull and vodka. If you’re feeling a bit out of sorts like we are, these 5 steps to post-fashion week recovery will help you relax and unwind after one of our most hectic weeks of the year.
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Shearling and leather and dragons, oh my. Staying on trend with many other Fall 2012 collections we’ve seen, Vivienne Tam used rich colors like burnt orange, eggplant and forest green to meld ethnic prints with sleek tailoring. Mongolian fur collars topped wool coats worn over skirts and pants of lustrous fabrics. Lace dresses were paired with wool trousers for daytime-chic outfits that could carry into the night. For the working girl who doesn’t want to compromise her free, ethereal sense of style, Tam’s collection will have the boho-pros lining up around the block.
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Kate and Laura Mulleavy turned to Australia for inspiration when designing the Rodarte Fall 2012 collection, and we’re crushing on the high-waisted wool pants, beautifully tailored double-breasted blazers and whimsical cool-girl gowns as usual. But the shoes, THE SHOES, have nearly thrown us backwards right out of our chairs. Look closely inside those Plexiglas heels, and you’ll notice they are filled with sand. Though much chicer, it brings to mind craft projects of yore – a sentimental and all around extraordinary idea. Not to mention the thick color blocked leather and metal plate detail adds to the wonderment below the ankles. Click for the gallery after the jump.
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Bright red lips are an obvious trend for Fall 2012 – we’ve literally been seeing them at every other show. But a bit more brooding and certainly a big statement, gothic lips are going to be huge come the changing of the leaves. Whether dark red or teetering on the purple side, a shadowy pout can work for both day and night. Click to see the trend gallery after the jump.
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Sniff, sniff. I smell Oscar dresses. It’s no surprise Reem Acra showed some of the most beautifully beaded gowns I’ve seen all week for Fall 2012, but the rest of the collection was just as interesting. Ladylike suits woven with metallic threads were accessorized with chic matching luggage. Leather pieces in black, burgundy and forest green demonstrated Acra’s affinity for impeccably tailored, sophisticated and body-conscious design. Thigh high slits, cutouts and sheer panels drove the evening wear to another level of red carpet worthiness. It’s guaranteed whoever wears Fall 2012 Acra during awards season will land on the best dressed list. If the dress fits properly of course.
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Who wouldn’t want to slip into one of the pieces from Rachel Roy‘s Fall 2012 collection? Made for the women who wants to dress chic, sexy and ladylike all at the same time, Roy’s smartly elegant pieces are just the right temperature. Click to see the entire collection after the jump.
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Clad in a clingy Calvin Klein, Lara Stone looked every inch the supermodel as I sat down — flustered and fresh off the subway — to interview her and photographer Alex Prager about their collaboration with Mercedes-Benz. During our little chat in the swanky Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge, I tried to explain the concept of a spirit animal — I muttered something about Native American mythology as the concept isn’t particularly clear to me either — but I feared that it would be lost somewhere in translation. After a few more explanations, we finally got around to the heart of the question – ”Who is your celebrity spirit animal?” As soon as she said the name, I realized the answer was fairly clear.
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We’ve already established orange is burning for Fall 2012, and Joy Cioci is right on trend for the season. Along two leafy backdrops, models stood on white platforms wearing 20 looks from the designer, and it’s easy to see that Cioci knows how young women want to dress. In both the tailored and more flowing pieces, the mood was all about the power of femininity: ruffles and pleats to subtly accentuate curves in all the right places, cutouts and sheer panels perfectly placed around erogenous zones. Practical yet incredibly gorgeous fur pieces reinforced her luxurious yet wearable line mentality.
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Whether straight or wavy; slick or tousled; loose, worn up or in a low pony, one thing is for certain: the center part is here in full force for Fall 2012. Bang-less models stormed the New York Fashion Week runways with hair framing the face evenly on either side, a super low-maintence look for the season. Check out our trend gallery after the jump.
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For Jason Wu‘s Fall 2012 collection, the designer asked “What is Chinese?” Finding he came up with three different answers to the question, the line was created with the military, the Qing Dynasty and the 1930s/40s Hollywood version of China in mind. After taking in the beautiful embroidery and silk tassels, our eyes move immediately to the floor where the strappy studded leather sandals are waiting for our feet to envy. Check out a few of our favorite pairs in the gallery after the jump.
