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Outerwear in New York: Fashion Week Trends for F/W 2011

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Tuesday February 22, 2011 by Hafsa

Designers at New York Fashion Week brought back the hot looks in outerwear from 2010 into Fall/Winter 2011:

Oversized Blazers
Many collections were clearly menswear-influenced, oversized blazers replaced cropped jackets and typical trenches.

Yigal Azrouel, DKNY

Steven Alan (both)

Ponchos & Capes
The slip-over coverups were embellished with fur, fringe and zipper details.

Rag & Bone, Milly,...

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Milan F/W 2011 Menswear Recap: What's Hot, What's Not

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Monday January 24, 2011 by Alexandra

Unlike the changing landscape of women's fashion, menswear generally stays true to form and convention. "To evolve you have to reinvent what you already have,” said Tomas Maier, creative director at Bottega Veneta.

Filled with subdued color palettes, fitted suits (leather and cashmere), bold splashes of color and BAGS, BAGS, BAGS, this F/W 2011 Milan Fashion Week took the essentials of...

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Karl Lagerfeld to Design Collaboration Collection for Macy's

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Thursday November 25, 2010 by Claire

Never say never, Karl.

Karl Lagerfeld's 2004 H+M line

Despite harsh words following his successful collaboration with H+M, Karl Lagerfeld is prepping for another 'masstige' line - this time with Macy's.

Chanel RTW Spring 2011 (images via Style.com)

We are salivating in anticipation. Would you buy Lagerfeld's Macy's line? This is assuming, of course, that you...

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ChickChat TV: Hot Trends for Spring 2011 Preview

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Friday November 19, 2010

The weather outside isn't frightful (yet), but we already have an appetite for the newest Spring fashions of 2011. We chatted up the style-savvy attendees at Toronto Fashion Week for their take on what will be trendy next season:

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Derek Lam to Produce 'Crowd-Sourced' Collection

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Monday November 8, 2010 by Claire

We hear tell that Derek Lam wants you to pick the looks for his new diffusion collection with auction giant Ebay.

A few pieces from Lam's Spring 2011 RTW collection (images via Style.com)

The Chinese-American designer will showcase his designs during New York Fashion Week in February 2011, followed by a voting period. The idea is simple: whichever designs are the most popular will...

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Toronto Fashion Week Pics: Denis Gagnon

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Monday October 25, 2010

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There is a reason Denis Gagnon is considered to be one of Canada's finest designers. We'll let the pictures speak for themselves...

Like what you see? Check out our full Flickr feed here and feel free to use our pics for your own blog!

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Toronto Fashion Week Pics: Amanda Lew Kee

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Monday October 25, 2010

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Amanda Lew Kee's Spring 2011 show featured neutral colours and simple flowing shapes. Exposed zippers added an edgy texture to the otherwise delicate designs.