New York Model Management Fall/​Winter 2012 Show Package

New York Model Man­age­ment–Among the usual sus­pects who have proven to be cast­ing favorites, rang­ing from Alexan­der Johans­son and Philipp Bier­baum to Char­lie France, New York Model Man­age­ment gets a fresh boost this sea­son with sev­eral hot com­modi­ties fresh off the run­way from Milan and Paris. Rack­ing up shows left and right this month, Andrey Smidl comes out on top as one to watch, fol­lowed by new faces Onnys Aho, Todd Tay­lor and Jor­dan Postrel.

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Dsquared² Fall/​Winter 2012 by Alessandro Casagrande

Scholas­tic Tales–Dsquared² went back to school for their fall/​winter 2012 show­ing in Milan and pho­tog­ra­pher Alessan­dro Casagrande was there to set his lens on a cou­ple of the boys, ready for their cat­walk debut. /​ View Dsquared²’s fall/​winter 2012 show here.

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Behind the Scenes | Daniele Alessandrini Fall/​Winter 2012

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Louis Vuitton Fall/​Winter 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

The Fash­ion Land­scape–In search of the season’s inspi­ra­tion, Louis Vuit­ton turns their atten­tion to the life of fash­ion illus­tra­tor Anto­nio Lopez. A con­ver­gence of motifs of the sev­en­ties and eight­ies, the fall/​winter 2012 col­lec­tion comes together seam­lessly with suit­ing, much like their peers play­ing a sig­nif­i­cant role in the dynam­ics of the range. Found out­side tai­lored bliss that brushes upon double-​​breasted coats in camel, duo-​​toned suit­ing and pin-​​striped trousers, the renowned fash­ion house grav­i­tates towards a more com­fort­able expe­ri­ence with blan­kets on sale, price tag and all, being paraded as fan­tas­ti­cally draped coats with the Louis Vuit­ton mono­gram in plain sight. Tak­ing the fash­ion cap­i­tals by storm, from Paris to Tokyo, the Louis Vuit­ton col­lec­tion wraps up nicely with var­ied influ­ences that blend sar­to­r­ial genius with cre­ative success.

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Ports 1961 Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Play­ing Shapes–Ports 1961 design­ers Fiona Cibani and Ian Hyl­ton pull together a metic­u­lous col­lec­tion focus­ing on sharp lines, con­struc­tion and vary­ing pro­por­tions. Cast in a somber gray palette, the label’s lead­ing man lives up to the clas­sic image of Sav­ille Row. Don­ning double-​​breasted suits and clad in out­er­wear, cut with a min­i­mal­ist hand, Ports 1961’s gen­tle­man embraces a smooth sea­son that plays tai­lored tra­di­tion against play­ful explo­ration. From nar­row, well-​​framed jack­ets to a final roundup of volu­mi­nous coats, Ports 1961 intro­duces a sea­son of func­tion and spon­tane­ity for a mod­est success.

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Dsquared² Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Schol­arly Days–Dsquared² design­ers Dan and Dean Caten send their boys back to school for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son. Bring­ing smarts to their sig­na­ture sta­ples, loosely slung denim was paired with light lay­ers con­sist­ing of leather jack­ets, sweat­shirts, button-​​downs and sweater vests. Acces­sorized with news­boy hats, duf­fels and back­packs, the season’s theme was a no-​​brainer. From goody two shoes prep to the sar­to­r­ial bad boy, Dsquared² packed an easy punch with a relaxed wardrobe that even­tu­ally tran­si­tioned into more pol­ished gar­ments. Still apply­ing their own hand­i­work to evening­wear, denim and sequins col­lided for a cheeky finish.

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