Desert's Fall

Even in the dead of winter, the Southwest is an inspiring and beautiful place. These almost Native American inspired stripes are drawing my mind there in a serious way. It's an unusual look for fall, but I find it to be both appealing and fresh.

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Thakoon (Fall 2011)

Proenza Schouler (Fall 2011)

Antionio Berardi (Fall 2011)

M. Patmos (Fall 2011)

Derek Lam (Fall 2011) Malandrino (Fall 2011) Band of Outsiders (Fall 2011) All runway photos courtesy of Style.com

In The Trenches

Yes, it's been overplayed, but for some reason a sharp trench coat never looks bad no matter who made it. Here's a few of my recent favorites:

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Celine (Pre-Fall 2011)

Viktor & Rolf (Pre-Fall 2011)

United Bamboo (Pre-Fall 2011)

3.1 Phillip Lim (Spring 2011)

Organic by John Patrick (Spring 2011)

Antonio Berardi (Spring 2011)

Alexander Wang (Spring 2011)

All runway photos courtesy of Style.com

GEO-Drape

It's a new kind of goddess this season. Never mind the soft curves of the original Greeks, these ladies have places to go! These structured fabrics create beautiful shapes - triangles, trapezoids...Buckminster Fuller would be proud!

Peter Pilotto (Spring 2011)

VPL (Spring 2011)

Christian Cota (Spring 2011)

Antonio Berardi (Spring 2011)

Ohne Titel (Spring 2011)

All runways courtesy of NYmag.com