Runway Trends & Reviews

Runway trends and reviews from New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week. Fashion show photos and highlights on how to wear the catwalk look in your wardrobe.

Best Men’s Coats From Paris Fall/Winter 2012

Louis Vuitton Just in time for the current season’s winter chill comes a bevy of inspirational finds from the best men’s shows from Paris for 2012 to take a cue from when looking for fresh outerwear ideas. Consider Louis Vuitton's plush bomber (above) as a luxurious however bold way to combat the winter chill in a sartorially irreverent manner. Dior Homme Exaggerated volume gave this drab olive cape from Dior Homme a practical play on proportion while making for a smart way to stand out from the crowd. >>More Mens: Fashion Reviews & Runway Highlights Yves Saint Laurent A simple contrasting leather collar elevates YSL's take on the classic military coat to a devilishly handsome and subversively cool level. Acne Paired

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In the Details- Fall 2012 Menswear Moments You Shouldn’t Miss from Milan

Even though Spring 2012 hasn't hit stores yet, take notes from the recent men's shows while shopping this season to get ahead of the game... With season's now piling up on top of season's, there's too much fashion out there to take note from when considering what's next for the times ahead. Keeping that in mind we've culled a quick list of some of our top not-to-be-missed moments from the Men's Fall 2012 shows in Milan recently like Burberry's decadent patchwork tote (above). Jil Sander A statement-making black leather carry-all that boasts a paper bag shape adds a sinister touch of wit to such an everyday item. >>SHOP: MEN’S STYLE GUIDE TO EVERYDAY CHIC Dolce and Gabbana Paired with a distressed pair

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Best Men’s Coats From Milan Fall/Winter 2012

Roberto Cavalli Just in time for the current season's winter chill comes a bevy of inspirational finds from the best men's shows from Milan for 2012 to take a cue from when looking for fresh outerwear ideas. From Roberto Cavalli's contrast pea-coat (above) to heritage-minded finery, there's something for everyone to keep in mind when shopping for that perfect coat. Burberry  Burberry's color-blocked puffer may keep you warm, but its rich mix of colors offers a fresh alternative to drab winter dressing. >>SHOP: MEN’S STYLE GUIDE TO EVERYDAY CHIC Dolce and Gabbana While a majority of the collection was full of heavily gilded embroidered coats, this cloak allows for a dramatic sartorial touchdown in the dandiest way possible. >>More Mens: Fashion Reviews &

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Chloe Pre-Fall 2012- The bar is set

Chloe Pre-Fall 2012
Chloe Pre-Fall 2012 There's no secret that we are fans of Chloe at FoS. Under the new creative direction of Clare Waight Keller, the directional message from  a go-to label continues to shine. The reason: Chloe continually delivers wearable, uber stylish clothes that are flattering on a modern woman, and this time around, more stream-lined. to smart wardrobe building. Take for instance, the red dress pictured left. It continues the figure-friendly long, lean pleated dresses from spring. The silhouette moves away from the body with a soft double weight for early fall in a very cheery, brilliant shade of tomato red; a perfect accomplice to the warm skin tone shades in the rest of the collection and a boost to your complexion! Paired with perfectly sculpted

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Shopping the Trends of Fall 2011- The Peplum

Body-defining, figure enhancing peplums have been working their way on quite a few runways over the past few seasons(including next spring) so we couldn't think of a better time to take note on how to incorporate them into your repertoire for an unexpected dose of lady-like chic. We've pulled together some of our favorite uses of peplums for Fall 2011 and jotted a few quick notes down on how to pull them off and make them work for you. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Stella McCartney (and above) For Fall, Stella McCartney managed to incorporate 80's era touchstones such as bold polka-dots, sculpted shapes and peplums for looks that were achingly feminine with a controlled sense of cool(via ingenious tromp l'oeil patterns)

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Isabel Toledo Spring 2012 Runway Collection In Miami

Besides having Michelle Obama as one of her most ardent celebrity clients, Cuban-born designer Isabel Toledo has been wowing critics and fashion fans including yours truly since she began her eponymous line in the mid-80's with her artisinal-minded, avant-garde confections and her deliberately off-the-radar cult of personality. MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Leave it to Toledo to debut her Spring 2012 collection just weeks after the fashion-show season has ended and all the way down in Miami...Miami? Well, it makes sense after reading that the event was in conjunction with Vanidades' 6th annual 'Magia de la Moda' fashion event followed by the Fashion Group International honoring Toledo and her husband Ruben with a lifetime achievement award. Here's a breakdown of the show

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Leg Work- Spring 2012’s Best Footwear -Celine, Dries Van Noten, Rochas, Yves Saint Laurent

After seasons of major statement making shoes with mind-boggling heel heights and preposterous ornamentation, we're really feeling the simplicity of the footwear options we saw on the runways for next spring. That's not to say that footwear has been reduced to the simplistic and merely functional, quite the contrary indeed. From YSL's shielded heeled loafers to Rochas' mirrored slides, there were plenty of options out there to lift your wardrobe's potential and your spirits too.  Here's a look at the statement makers for next spring that caught our eye... >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Yves Saint Laurent (and above) With heeled loafers making the top of our footwear lists this current season and for that matter, the past few season's as well, YSL's

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In the Details- Fresh Spring Ideas at Paris Fashion Week You Shouldn’t Miss

After a month+ of consecutive international fashion shows, it can be hard to not only remember what we've seen, but to get a second to glance at all of the astonishing details seems sadly unlikely. That being said, we wanted to take a moment and look back at everything one could easily miss. Here's a look at our favorite elements from all of the Paris shows starting with Rochas' angular techno take on 50's starlet glamor as seen above.  >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Valentino The espadrille, a classic summer stand-by, got an ultra-chic re-thinking chez Valentino via delicate and forever feminine sheer lace. Yves Saint Laurent At YSL, strict buns were given the gilded treatment with sculptural gold crescents. Nina Ricci

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Alexander McQueen Off The Runway, an Illustrated Look for Spring 2012

Alexander McQueen Spring - Summer 2012 look 2 by Michalis Christodoulou
  Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen, offered a truly inspiring collection for Spring/Summer 2012 and in our books, one of the most exciting shows during Paris Fashion Week. MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS As Burton said, the collection was an exploration of ideas of beauty at their most extreme and women as objects of desire. Models had beautifully veiled eyes and expertly lace-bound heads, which immediately triggered my inspiration for illustrating some of the looks. Featuring skirt suits, dresses with translucent chiffon and embroidered lace beneath caged corsets and wide cummerbund belts, narrow skirts pulled in tight under shapely moulded jackets and dresses that encased the bodies in gold and silver ripples, most of the 34 piece strong collection was

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Chloe – Spring 2012 Fashion Show Photos

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CHLOE Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Spring  / Summer 2012 Paris Fashion Week MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS [nggallery id28] Peek at CHLOE in store now: More Chloé... In their words... Chloé Spring/Summer 2012 In her first season for Chloé, Creative Director Clare Waight Keller considered the mood of the Chloé girl and discovered a multitude of feminine personalities that define the brand. "I looked at festival girls, girls on the street and David Bailey’s photos of Marie Helvin and Anjelica Huston on a beach," says Keller. "There’s a sense of feminine complicity, sensitivity and sunniness in this collection." Powdery pastels, makeup shades with nudes and pinks and soft bright accents define Chloé’s spring palette. The attitude is confident, but charming

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Best of Milan Fashion Week- D&G, Jil Sander, Moschino, Prada – Spring 2012

As per usual, from New York collections one can expect pragmatic sportswear(the kind that doesn't often reinvent the wheel, maybe just spins it), from London one can expect out-of-this-world, well executed propositions and from Milan; riotous colors, bold adornments and brilliant uses of technological advancements in fabrications. And with that being said, Milanese designers did not disappoint. We saw a large variety of finessed, retro-inspired options full of energy, enticing plays on print and a generous dose of giddy sex appeal. Here's a look at our favorite outings from the season in Milan. MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Jil Sander (and above) Looking back at the elusive and yet wondrous world of couture's past without a retro sense of vision has propelled Raf

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Emilio Pucci Off The Runway, an Illustrated Look for Spring 2012

Emilio Pucci Spring/Summer 2012 by Michalis Christodoulou
Peter Dundas for Emilio Pucci, offered  an ultra modern gypsy-sexy catwalk look, with visible dentelle knit panties, lace embellished tops and slipdresses with embroidered beads, and breathtaking skirts and dresses with amazing detailed prints. MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS My illustrated look from the catwalk was this  ethereal, ultra sexy, stylish and see through lace embellished black dress, which with the right dentelle panties, just can’t go wrong. The makeup was also exquisite. I just love this look! --Michalis Christodoulou Watch the Pucci fashion show; collection available at LuisaviaRoma: Please read here for Michalis' take on the Gucci Runway Collection.

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