fall 2012

Cheap Chic Alert: Martin Margiela for H&M Sneak Peek

Cheap Chic fans rejoice as avant-garde pioneer Martin Margiela unveils a collection for H&M this fall... That's right, the mega-retailer is sure to have another crowd pleasing hit on their hands judging by first look at the just released lookbook images. We at FoS have been longtime fans of the labels beautifully considered deconstructed patterns and subtle, subversive elegance. And over the years many of the more basic Margiela items, especially the tailored pieces, become closet constants. >> MORE: Cheap Chic Working more as a celebration or tutorial on house signatures, highlights from some of season's past greatest hits are sure to bring about a buzzy, must-have energy soon enough. By the looks of it, this will definitely be one

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Trend: Boldly Elegant Surreal Jewelry to Brighten Fall

With our earlier coverage of the Baroque trend sweeping through the Fall 2012 shows comes surreal jewelry taking the spotlight with statement making pieces this season That's right, after seasons of sleek minimal baubles comes a chance to easily incorporate heady, baroque inspired gems into your accessory repertoire while hitting trend notes in a more subtle fashion. >>MORE: Fall 2012 Maybe designers took a cue from The Met's retrospective of designers Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiaperelli which pointed to their similar juxtaposition of surreal touches with even the most modest of looks. From Lanvin to Delfina Delettrez, some of the most lust-worthy jewels evoke an homage to the celebrated designers irreverent, yet beautifully rendered conversation starters. >>In Case You Missed

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Cheap Chic Alert: H&M Fall is all about strong women with plenty of embellishment

The three key trends for H&M this fall are embellished, clean cut, in a new fabric, like coated wool. Emphasis is on slacks, a pencil skirt, and something decorated with a strong woman in mind, and a strong shoulder with a enhanced waist... love that! >> MORE: Cheap Chic Watch the H&M video trend report for fall 2012- (it has menswear too): >> DON'T MISS: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS

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The Return of the Glitter Heel from Miu Miu – Trend Tuesday

Last fall the crew here at FoS were beginning to get rather tired of seeing editors and their comrades in Miu Miu's sensational glitter heeled 40's inspired booties, yet the labels latest offering for fall, glitter heeled mary-janes, has us re-thinking the versatility of the idea... And with those retro-tinged mary-janes done up in a slew of delicious, vivid patent leather hues, the concept now has an even greater reach as we see them working well with looks high & low for a woman of any age. How to make them work without surrendering to an all-out trend while adapting them to a wardrobe for any age you ask? >>REVISIT: The Best of Pre-Fall 2012 Well for starters, high-heeled mary-janes

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Artful Prints from United Bamboo for Madewell – Trend Tuesday

From United Bamboo, New York's quintessential label for preppy downtown cool with a slightly off-kilter vibe comes one notable, affordable collaboration with Madewell that hits stores today... Over the past decade, New York's United Bamboo has continually delivered well-made goods that subtly evoke the spirit of the avant-garde without forgoing an easy wear for fashion's sake. We've seen them riff on nautical & architectural themes, preppy regalia, tailoring of all sort -all envisioned with an arty bent that begs onlookers to look twice, in the right kind of way. >>FIND: The perfect printed tee -and it's affordable too... And just as we've all been trying to work prints into our wardrobes comes a selection of pieces in classic shapes with

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Revisit The Best of Pre-Fall 2012 Part 2

Day two of our Pre-Fall roundup for 2012 has us scanning the best collections as they hit shops 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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Revisit The Best of Pre-Fall 2012 Part 1

Although it's still mid-August, we've begun to look forward to fall dressing over the past few weeks. And with that in mind and with deliveries of cooler weather clothes hitting shops,  comes another look at Pre-Fall 2012 with two posts of inspirational collections. Look at it this way, we are currently phasing through summer so use these collections to your advantage and work new ideas into your current look to stand-out and look fresh. >>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. Keeping with

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Fall 2012 Ad Campaigns – McQ by Alexander McQueen and more Miu Miu

So far the Fall 2012 ad campaigns have yet to disappoint! From McQ by Alexander McQueen to more from Miu Miu, we've begun to set our minds on the season ahead Another batch of Fall 2012 ads comes your way to ignite lust and inspiration well ahead of the new season. And by the looks of it, there's plenty of substantial style notes to take in. >>DISCOVER: Fall 2012 Campaigns Featuring Aymeline Valade and  Arthur Gosse photographed by David Sims, McQ's fall ads boast a stark, clean background to highlight the collections military and sport references and slick leather options. We love the men's bomber, imagined in black polished leather for a thoroughly modern look alongside the women's contrasting sleeveless

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First Look- Fall 2012 Fashion Ad Campaigns

First Look at the Fall 2012 ad campaigns has us excited for fall dressing during this brutally hot summer... Since designer collections make their runway debuts months before they hit sales floors, it's not usually until we see new ads circulate that we get a clue to the bigger picture behind the season's story and along with that a dynamic dose of dreamy inspiration -early on! Surveying Fall 2012 ads from our favorite image makers that have hit the web so far leads us to believe that almost every label is continuing on in now signature directions. >>MORE: Fall 2012 Runway Coverage From Celine's Juergen Teller snapped shots of Daria to Valentino's trio by Deborah Turbeville to Miu Miu's star campaign

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Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Campaign

Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Campaign Images - First Look We loved every look from Balenciaga's 80's tinged ode to the working girl's wardrobe for Fall 2012 and the just released campaign images are equally seductive. Modern, sophisticated looks are juxtaposed with a faux country setting to highlight each pieces considerate design and hyper-stylized features. >>MORE: Balenciaga And the men's image although shot in a studio, also exhibits a fearless, ultra-stylish mode to boot. It's hard to even contemplate a favorite shot as it all looks too cool as per usual from the house's director, Nicolas Ghesquiere. REVISIT: Fall 2012 Highlights Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad

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Giorgio Armani Prive Fall 2012 Collection

Giorgio Armani Prive delivered the maestro's signatures a plenty for one classic collection Tailoring with soft, subtle feminine flourishes is the name of the game chez Armani and the designer managed to weave key trends into his latest outing from ombre to color-blocking to pajama dressing, it was all here. >>MORE: Armani In their words: Discover the enchantment of daylight hues – the continuous nuances of color, the playful contrasts between light and shadow. Magical moments of everyday beauty inspire an intense and tempered collection. >>HIGHLIGHTS: Couture Fall 2012 Giorgio Armani Prive Fall 2012 This is a collection, which from daybreak borrows shades of blues, lilacs and mauves, and which announces the coming luminosity of daylight with strokes of purple, paired with black velvet:

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Dream Wardrobe Alert! And A Fab SALE Too… Thank You Barney’s

Dream Wardrobe and SALE in the same sentence... I could swoon. Barney's just launched its Dream Wardrobe with some pretty fabulous high-end new arrivals for fall 2012. You may want to salivate over here. THE ROW Kekman Vest $14,000 The highest price item at the moment of writing is The Kekman Vest from The Row. Frankly, I'm not a fan of wearing vanity fur but this one looks like chiced up roadkill to me to boot, and for 14 grand... eeech. >> MORE: Shopping Guides and Shopping Stories Patchwork fur aside, there are some pretty gorgeous luxury items hitting Barney's. But not to feel excluded, they are kind enough to also have their PHENOMINAL 60%OFF SALE now for the rest of us. Updated

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LONDON Show ROOMS in New York – Fall 2012

From London Fashion Week to Industria Super Studio in New York, The British Fashion Council was back in town to champion the latest collections of its talented roster of young designers to watch. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Among the group Holly Fulton, J.W Anderson and Simone Rocha's collections stood out as they each retain a vision that's completely modern & original. Fulton always gets our attention with her deco inspired prints, this time around in unexpected bold pink hues and electric blues. While we just can't get enough of Anderson's techno/retro masterpieces and Rocha's cool allure too. Overall, nothing compares to the visually stimulating, beautifully executed visions of London's top young designers over almost any city. -- Naveed Hussain Louise

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