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Published on April 7th, 2012 by Lauren Valenti

Alexander Wang enhanced the darkness, which held steady amongst his entire F/W 2012 collection, with a fittingly-moody avant-garde soundtrack. The closing number, “Rockers to Swallow” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs was without question the frontrunner, practically tailor-made for the black-cast runway. ALEXANDER WANG F/W 2012 TRACK LIST : 1. Last…

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Published on March 18th, 2012 by Lauren Valenti

Stylist-turned-designer Rachel Zoe’s third collection was, in a nutshell, “If you took Mick Jagger in the ’60s and made him a woman- these things are what he’d be wearing — with a bit of Marianne Faithfull, Bianca Jagger and Jane Birkin thrown into the mix,” according to Zoe herself. Anyone familiar with…

Rodarte Fall 2012
Published on March 17th, 2012 by Lauren Valenti

Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s fall collection, which was inspired by the arid and rugged Australian Outback, was an imaginative take on the land down under. “We have been looking at the history of the building of Australia—the layers and layers of it we found in Victorian photographs, all the way…

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Published on March 16th, 2012 by Lauren Valenti

Olivier Theyskens’ F/W 2012 collection is dark sophistication for a women who has an affinity for the avant-garde but at the end of the day, needs pieces that are wearable. Of course, this women is also has a bit of a dark streak. Dually inspired by luxury ready-to-wear of the…

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Published on March 15th, 2012 by Lauren Valenti

Designer Amy Smilovic’s F/W 2012 was a juxtaposition between the ’90s and ’60s decades. According to Style.com, it’s “the Narciso-wearing Gwenyth Paltrow, not the leg-baring Pucci Gwynny” meets swinging Beatles girl. With a fittingly-mod color palate featuring black, white, cobalt, and burgandy, with pops of emerald green, the collection was…

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