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DIANE VON FURSTENBERG FALL/WINTER 2013

EVERY GIRL’S A PARTY GIRL Really, what can you say about a Diane von Furstenberg collection?  She is more than a fashion icon, she is, truly, one of the greatest designers.  She knows her customer, and pretty much all women, … Continue reading

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MONIQUE L’HUILLIER FALL/WINTER 2013

LIVING THE BEAUTIFULLY-CLOTHED DREAM In one of my fashion fantasies, I open my lavish, walk-in closet to find it filled with Monique L’Huillier designs.  On one side, hanger after puffy hanger hold sleek, beautifully tailored suits, slim, stylish trousers and … Continue reading

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JILL STUART FALL/WINTER 2013

REAL CLOTHES FOR REAL GIRLS Jill Stuart is one of those designers who is not an enigma.  And that is a good thing.  You know what you’re going to find in her clothes:  feminine, functional and very, very pretty.  The … Continue reading

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KATYA LEONOVICH FALL/WINTER 2013

HARD-EDGED ROMANCE WITH A FEMININE FLAIR As a not very girly-girl, I am always on the lookout for women’s fashion with an edge.  Don’t get me wrong, I love to look at flouncy and pink (I even write these blogs … Continue reading

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REBECCA MINKOFF FALL/WINTER 2013

WHAT THE COOL GIRLS WILL WEAR IN THE FUTURE, AND BEYOND OK, hands up.  I am one of those people (I’m assuming I’m not the only one) who spends actual time, every season, thinking about developing my personal “style”.  You … Continue reading

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CARMEN MARC VALVO FALL/WINTER 2013

MYSTERIOUS, ROMANTIC DENIZENS OF THE NIGHT The master of hard-edged romance described what we could expect to see at his runway show in perfectly poetic form:  “haunting and alluring”, dark shadows, moonlit sonatas, baroque scrolls and rock and roll”, “mysterious, … Continue reading

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CZAR BY CESAR GALINDO FALL/WINTER 2013:

ROOTS IN TEXAS, A STYLE THAT IS ALL NEW YORK In the interest of full disclosure, I had more heard about Cesar Galindo than actually seen his designs before seeing his Fall/Winter 2013 runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.  But I’d … Continue reading

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MAISON DE URBANA FALL 2013

THE EYES HAVE IT, IN A MYSTERIOUS MIX OF FASHION AND CULTURE Consider the Burkha.  For most of us in the West, it is either an object of mystery, or an evil piece of cloth designed to imprison women and … Continue reading

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HEATHER LAWTON FALL/WINTER 2013

CREATING A WEARABLE WINTER’S TALE I have to put my hands up here and admit that, before I received an invitation to her Fall/Winter 2013 Presentation, I’d never heard of Heather Lawton. But I do believe you learn a lot … Continue reading

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RITA VINIERIS FALL 2013:

A BEAUTIFUL, ARCHITECTURAL APPROACH TO RED CARPET DRESSING IN HER FASHION WEEK DEBUT Mercedes-Benz Fashion Weeks lasts a very carefully considered, specific amount of time:  Thursday through Thursday.  But if you’re lucky enough to be invited to one of the … Continue reading

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