>> For all the spectacle that was couture week, with John Galliano's voluminous transparency, Alessandra Facchinetti's debut for Valentino couture, and Christian Lacroix's buggy beauties, let us not forget the red carpet-ready Atelier Versace. Donatella may choose to show off her latest pleated, ruffled, and printed gowns by appointment only, but that doesn't mean we don't get to have a look later. Enjoy the collection, as modeled by Georgina Stojilkovic, complete with Donatella's sketches.
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>> Cathy Pill has been showing during couture week since January 2007 when she was invited into the fray by the Chambre Syndicale, but the collection she produced last week for Fall 2008 is really an attention-grabber. 

Full of paint-spattered prints and sporty, deconstructed tank dresses, the collection doesn't have all the pomp and circumstance of say, Chanel or Dior couture, but it does hold its own as the voice of a younger generation. Plus, it's worth noting that Cathy was produced by the same Brussels Academy that honed Olivier Theyskens. 

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