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MFW: Dolce & Gabbana's emotional moment

Dolce & Gabbana

Audience members were in tears at the end of Sunday’s Dolce & Gabbana show, which returned to the house’s roots by focusing on tailoring, fit and romantic Sicilian dressing. The collection began with precisely cut jackets before segueing into civilized suits interspersed with Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce’s familiar steamy corsets. Pretty

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MFW: Off the runway, the weekend

Valentina Di Pinto

Brit McCay

-by Tamu McPherson, All the Pretty Birds

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MFW: Highlights, Girls' girls at Marni

Marni

Never mind the more subdued utilitarian direction Consuelo Castiglioni’s pre-fall collection hinted at, her autumn separates were back to her usual whimsically printed tricks. Highlights included a salmon colored sleeveless top and bermuda short set that featured embroidered and sequined circular appliqués in lavender and a very retro, furry black and ivory floral printed

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MFW: Trend within a trend (seeing a lot of fur sleeves this week)

Gucci

Gianfranco Ferré

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MFW: Highlights, Raf Simons' badass tailoring and footwear for Jil Sander

Jil Sander

Over dinner after the Jil Sander show last night, Tamu and I were talking about how we don’t normally think of footwear when the brand comes to mind. And yet, I would wear those badass ankle boots that Raf Simons showed (the models literally raced down the catwalk in them like they were

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MFW: The new chic feels retro

Giorgio Armani

The autumn Giorgio Armani collection was called “The New Chic” and revealed the same purity of line that the designer mogul has built an empire on. Skirts and dresses came in A-line shapes, while cropped jackets had broad shoulders. On paper it sounds rigid, but on the body it was quite fluid and

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MFW: Etro's wanderlust

The Orient and Daphne Guinness references gave this collection a very grown-up, worldly feel to it. Think the wardrobe of that eccentric, globe-trotting aunt who couldn’t be bothered to stay at home and have kids (exotic chinoiserie kimonos worn over blazers, dramatic satin wrap dresses, a go-to-hell military cape with dip-dyed fur pelts, you get

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MFW: Gucci puts a spin on sexy

Gucci

Gucci

Gucci

Gucci

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MFW: Max Mara owns the season's outerwear trend

Max Mara

Max Mara

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MFW: Trend watching, fur will be big again for autumn (literally and figuratively)

Gianfranco Ferré

D&G

Versace