Having recently launched her men's collection, Maria Cornejo allowed masculine shapes to inspire her pre-fall lineup of workwear style jumpsuits, sharp vests, and oversized tops. Printed dresses added color to the largely black and gray collection, popping up in digitally printed shades of green, blue, and purple.
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Zac Posen described his pre-fall collection as "Lewis Carroll meets Paloma Picasso". The former expressed through whimsical prints of hopping bunnies, mushrooms, and swans and the latter via bow-front blouses, tailored wide leg trousers, and the models' beauty moment—pulled back hair with red lips.
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"My girl, she's got to go to work sometime," said Alexander Wang of his pre-fall 2010 lineup. Focusing on narrow knit trousers and tailored jackets, the new collection was decidedly more grown up—but not without its dashes of sequins and leather.
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Inspired by Helmut Newton photographs, the Michael Kors pre-fall collection is heavy on feminine looks with architectural details. His updated little black dresses—one with lace cutouts and another made with a detachable leather peplum belt—should be big hits when released in 2010.
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>> For last year's Chanel Pre-Fall "Paris-Moscow" collection, Karl Lagerfeld directed a ten minute silent film, with Edita Vilkeviciute starring as a young Coco Chanel. This year's Chanel Pre-Fall collection, which was dubbed "Paris-Shanghai," debuted in the latter city today; Karl directed a new short film for the occasion, with Edita back as young Coco in a more expansive 22-minute set, this time with dialogue. Heidi Mount, Freja Beha Erichsen, and of course, Baptiste Giabiconi, join her in the tableau, which was projected against the Shanghai cityscape as part of the presentation.
